America quotes

“About a hundred years ago he came up with a theory about the frontier. He said the frontier was a safety valve for civilization, a place for people to go to keep from goin' mad. So, whenever there were folks who couldn't fit in with the way things were, nuts, and malcontents, and extremists, they'd pack up and head for the frontier. That's how...” (continue)(continue reading)

Chris Cooper - Bob Cody

- Mia: Shut up!
- Queen Clarisse Renaldi: I beg your pardon, "Shut up"?
- Consulate Maitre D' : Oh, your majesty, in America, it doesn't always mean to be quiet. Here it could mean "Wow, gee whiz, golly wolly"...
Anne Hathaway - Mia Thermopolis
Julie Andrews - Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Joe Ross - Consulate Maitre D'

“Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.”
Michael Douglas - Gordon Gekko

“- Mr. Green: This is ridiculous. If he were such a patriotic American, why didn't he just report us to the authorities?
- Wadsworth: He decided to put his information to good use and make a little money out of it. What could be more American than that?”

Michael McKean - Mr. Green
Tim Curry - Wadsworth

“People say that if you don't love America, then get the hell out. Well, I love America.”
Tom Cruise - Ron Kovic

“After all, what is the United States? A charming cocktail of Irish and Jews. Very spectacular; but very childish. And England? A few old ladies wearing their grandfathers' leather britches.”
Walter Slezak - Major Erich von Keller

“Nobody told us there was two America: the real one, United State, and the fake one, Canada. Then, to make matter even worse, there's two Canada: the real one, Ontario, and the fake one, Quebec.”
Paul Sorvino - Gino Barberini

“- Hoover Dam Guide: Now, can anybody tell me how much energy it takes to power Las Vegas?
- Beavis: Yeah, I just have a question. Is this a God dam?”
Tim Guinee - Hoover Dam Guide
Mike Judge - Beavis

“Speak up, America, for the home of the brave. Speak up, America, for the land of the free gift with purchase. Speak up, speak up!”
Reese Witherspoon - Elle Woods

“- Dennis: Seriously, you guys should move out to L.A.
- Eliot: Sure, why not? Vinny can act, Ray can paint, and I can find some other fucking job I hate.”
Kevin Bacon - Dennis
John Malkovich - Eliot

“Ever since Kennedy and Castro, you can't get a good cigar in America.”
Peter Bogdanovich - Eddie Schuman

“America has now become the fattest nation in the world. Congratulations!”
Morgan Spurlock - Himself

“You're living the American Dream. You really bought into it, didn't you? You've been this other guy, almost as long as you've been yourself.”

William Hurt - Richie Cusack

“[Mitzuko and Jun hear a loud noise outside]
- Mitzuko: Was that a gun?
- Jun: Probably. This is America.”

Yûki Kudô - Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase - Jun

“- Miss Pearl: They wouldn't do that, would they? When they know we're in here.
- Mays Gilliam: Miss Pearl, I love you. I've known you a long time. You've seen a lot of things in your life. You've seen churches burned to the ground. You've seen dogs sicced on children. You've seen Malcolm X killed. You've seen JFK killed. They shut up Muhammad...” (continue)(continue reading)

Gammy Singer - Miss Pearl
Chris Rock - Mays Gilliam

“- Jammubhai: Anil, you have become American.
- Anil: So what? I'm living in America! You don't like it? Then go back to India!”
Anjan Srivastav - Jammubhai
Ranjit Chowdhry - Anil

“Spring in Wyoming lasts all of two weeks and is marked by mud and rampant pregnancy.”
Bug Hall - Sam Callahan

“Do you know why they call it the American Dream? Because it only happens when you are asleep.”
Emil Marwa - Vijay Rao

“- Tai: I could really use some sort of herbal refreshment.
- Dionne: Oh, well we do lunch in ten minutes. We don't have any tea, but we have Coke and stuff.
- Tai: No shit. You guys got Coke here?
- Dionne: Well, yeah.
- Cher: Yeah, this is America.”
Brittany Murphy - Tai
Stacey Dash - Dionne
Alicia Silverstone - Cher

“October 21st, 1492. I think we have returned to Eden. Surely this is how the world was in the beginning of time. If the natives are to be converted to our ways, then it will be by persuasion and not by force. I believe no man will ever see this land again as we do, for the fist time.”
Gérard Depardieu - Columbus

“- John Connor: We're playing the most American of games.
- Web Smith: Which is what?
- John Connor: Catch-up.”
Sir Sean Connery - Capt. John Connor
Wesley Snipes - Lt. Webster Smith

“It's true we Americans don't know very much about you Japanese. And we never did. And now I realize you know even less about us. You can kill us. All of us, or part of us. But if you think that's going to put the fear of God into the United States of America, and stop them from sending other flyers to bomb you, you're wrong.”
Dana Andrews - Capt. Harvey Ross

“- Malloy: This is your last chance, hotshot.
- Snake Plissken: For what?
- Malloy: Freedom.
- Snake Plissken: In America? That died a long time ago.”
Stacy Keach - Cmdr. Malloy
Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken

“It's a damn nice country here, I like it. A man can get away with anything, long as he just keeps paying his friends.”
Powers Boothe - Cash Bailey

“- Jean Michel Basquiat: I gotta get out of New York...
- Andy Warhol: We could go to Pittsburgh! I kinda grew up there. They have this room with all the world's famous statues in it, so you don't even have to go to Europe any more... just go to Pittsburgh.”
Jeffrey Wright - Jean Michel Basquiat
David Bowie - Andy Warhol