Chance quotes

“If only I was born Italian... all the best Yankees are Italian. My mother makes spaghetti with ketchup, what chance do I have?”

Jonathan Silverman - Eugene Morris Jerome

- Natasha "Nat" Binder: What kind of a name is Chance?
- Chance Boudreaux: Well, my momma took one...
Yancy Butler - Natasha "Nat" Binder
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Chance Boudreaux

“- Anastasia: Nobody ever told me I had to prove I was the grand duchess!
- Dimitri: Look, I...
- Anastasia: Show up, yes. Look nice, fine. But lie?
- Dimitri: You don't know if it's a lie. What if it's true?”
Meg Ryan - Anastasia
John Cusack - Dimitri

“- Michael Shayne: She can't do that to me!
- Ethel: You can't blame her none, Mike. After all, she was caught between a stiff breeze and plenty of wind.
- Michael Shayne: Talk English!
- Ethel: You gave her a stiff breeze, and he gave her plenty of wind.”

Lloyd Nolan - Michael Shayne
Marie Blake - Ethel

“- Chance: I can do better! Just give me a second chance!
- Shadow: That was your second chance, Chance!
- Chance: Then give me a third chance!”
Michael J. Fox - Chance
Don Ameche - Shadow

“You've been telling yourself for years that someday you would do something. You never really meant it. You've been fooling yourself, excusing your own weakness. Today you had your chance, and you didn't take it.”

Katherine Locke - Mrs. Sauer

“- C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
- Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.”
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
Harrison Ford - Han Solo

“- O'Dell: What are the chances a bunch of kids from Coalwood actually winning the national science fair?
- Homer: A million to one, O'Dell.
- O'Dell: That good? Well, why didn't you say so?”
Chad Lindberg - O'Dell
Jake Gyllenhaal - Homer Hickam

“- Bob: I work, let's say, for the government. We've decided to give you another chance.
- Nikita: What do I do?
- Bob: Learn. Learn to read, walk, talk, smile and even fight. Learn to do everything.
- Nikita: What for?
- Bob: To serve your country.”
Tchéky Karyo - Bob
Anne Parillaud - Nikita

“- Doug: Maybe we should invite him down his first night?
- Jane: No, no. Doug, the last thing you want is for your tenant to become your guest. Keep your distance.
- Doug: I suppose.
- Jane: Well, don't. Don't. Leave him alone. Let's... let's give him a chance to get adjusted first.”
Brian Cox - Doug
Mercedes Ruehl - Jane

“Things change. Always do. You'll get your chance! Important thing is, when it comes, you've got to grab with both hands, and hold on tight!”

Vernon Washington - Otis

“- Travis: You think I'm a mean son of a bitch?
- Libby: I think you could have given her a second chance.
- Travis: There are no second chances in this house, baby. This is the last chance house! You try to understand that.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Travis
Ashley Judd - Libby

“Do you? Well, you're right. I can only bring her unhappiness. Well, warn her. Speak up, man. It's your last chance.”

Cary Grant - Johnnie Aysgarth

“People don't believe in God so much as they choose not to believe in nothing.”
Jeff Bridges - Max Klein

“- Sam Daniels: Why don't you just for once take a chance?
- Robby Keough: You know what, Sam? I did. I married you.”
Dustin Hoffman - Sam Daniels
Rene Russo - Robby Keough

“When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them.”
Bill Pullman - Daryl Zero

“The only engine we got with enough power for a direct abort is the SPS on the service module. From what Lovell has told us, that could have been damaged in an explosion, so let's consider that engine dead. We light that thing up, it could blow the whole works. It's just too risky. We're not going to take that chance. About the only thing the...” (continue)(continue reading)

Ed Harris - Gene Kranz

- Bob Keene: I understand about friendship... but I'm being honest here. Not everyone in the world gets a shot at the "brass ring." You're gonna have to ask yourself what's more important, your friends... or your music.
- Ritchie Valens: My family.
Joe Pantoliano - Bob Keane
Lou Diamond Phillips - Ritchie Valens

“- Tommy Oliver: Anything's possible.
- Fred Kelman: You really think so?
- Tommy Oliver: I know so.”
Jason David Frank - Tommy Oliver
Jamie Croft - Fred Kelman

“- Andrew Miller: Mrs. Karkanie is giving me a do over. She says everyone get's a second chance.
- Daniel Miller: That's only because she's been married 5 times. Let me tell you something, in the business world there are no second chances.”

Mikey Kovar - Andrew Miller
David Paymer - Daniel Miller

“All I want is a chance to earn an honest living.”
Barbara Stanwyck - Lily

“Everybody deserves a fresh start every once in a while.”
Warren Beatty - Bugsy Siegel

“Any chance for getting time off for good behavior?”
Michael J. Fox - Michael Chapman

“- Pigeon Lady: A person's heart and feelings are very different than skates.
- Kevin McCallister: They're kind of the same thing. If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing...” (continue)(continue reading)
Brenda Fricker - Pigeon Lady
Macaulay Culkin - Kevin McCallister

- Mrs. Van Hopper: Most girls would give their eyes for the chance to see Monte!
- "Maxim" de Winter: Wouldn't that rather defeat the purpose?
Florence Bates - Mrs. Van Hopper
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter