Delay quotes

“- Dr. Otto Hasslein: Negative, negative, negative!
- E-1: Don't worry. We'll catch them, sooner or later.
- Dr. Otto Hasslein: That's what I'm worried about. Later. Later we'll do something about pollution. Later we'll do something about the population explosion. Later we'll do something about the nuclear war. We think we've got all the time...” (continue)(continue reading)

Eric Braeden - Dr. Otto Hasslein
Albert Salmi - E-1

“No matter how much I drank the night before, I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up.”
Toshirō Mifune On Akira Kurosawa

“No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.”
Ed Wynn - The Mad Hatter

“- President Roosevelt: Good night to you, Winston. It must be late there.
- Winston Churchill: In more ways than you could possibly know.”
David Strathairn - President Roosevelt
Gary Leonard Oldman - Winston Churchill

“- Bobby Pellitt: You're three hours late. What's the deal?
- Kurt Buckman: I was at your father's funeral.
- Bobby Pellitt: Uh huh. Well, maybe that excuse would have flown when my dad was here, but I'm in charge now.”
Colin Farrell - Bobby Pellit
Jason Sudeikis - Kurt Buckman

“- Britney: Is this English? Are you Mrs. Webster?
- Mrs. Webster: It is, I am, and you're late.”

Hayden Panettiere - Britney
Conni Marie Brazelton - Mrs. Webster

“Marilyn Monroe was no fun to work with. She would report to work around 5:00 in the evening. You've been in make-up since 8:30 in the morning waiting for her.”
Tony Randall On Marilyn Monroe

“- Jan Curtis: Mom said she'd only be a minute.
- Paul Curtis: Yeah, well that means ten.”
Lynn-Holly Johnson - Jan Curtis
David McCallum - Paul Curtis

“The clock on the dash told me I was five minuteslate, and a lifetime with my mother told me she'd think that meant I was dead.”

Katherine Heigl - Stephanie Plum

“- Nicholas Angel: Did you find anything?
- DS Andy Wainwright: Yeah, I looked at my watch, and I found out that it's way past time to stop working and that I should be at the pub.”
Simon Pegg - Nicholas Angel
Paddy Considine - DS Andy Wainwright

“- Frodo: You're late.
- Gandalf: A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.”
Elijah Wood - Frodo
Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf

“- Paul Hackett: Could we have the check?
- Coffee Shop Cashier: It's on the house.
- Paul Hackett: Really?
- Coffee Shop Cashier: Sure. What the hell. Different rules apply when it get's this late. You know what I mean? It's like after hours.”
Griffin Dunne - Paul Hackett
Rocco Sisto - Coffee Shop Cashier

“- Mad Hatter: [to Time] Is it true that you heal all wounds?
- March Hare: [sits next to Time and elbows him] Time is on my side!
- Mad Hatter: Why is it that you wait for no man?
- Mallymkun: [covers one eye] I just can't find the time!
- [Cheshire appears behind Time]
- Mallymkun: Cheshire! Where have you been? You're late.
- Cheshire Cat:...” (continue)(continue reading)
Johnny Depp - The Mad Hatter
Paul Whitehouse - Thackery
Barbara Windsor - Mallymkun
Stephen Fry - Cheshire Cat

“Sorry I'm late, but my car broke down and I had to hijack a bus.”
Kirt Earhardt - Tom

“- Pierre Del Rio: I'd rather be late than dead.
- Lucy: We never really die.”
Amr Waked - Pierre Del Rio
Scarlett Johansson - Lucy

“- Toby Right: Look, alright, I was late for the meeting, Simon, I am sorry, but it's not like I threw up in there, is it?
- Simon Foster: No, you're right, I'm being unfair. I should be thanking you for not throwing up. Well done, you're a star.”
Chris Addison - Toby Wright
Tom Hollander - Simon Foster

“- Homeroom Teacher: Homeroom starts at 8:45 sharp.
- Bonnie: Sorry, my pedicure ran late.”
Janet Rotblatt - Homeroom Teacher
Neve Campbell - Bonnie

“- Dan Evans: Where's the 3:10 to Yuma?
- Train Clerk: Running late, I suppose.
- Ben Wade: Goddamn trains. Never can rely on 'em, huh?”
Christian Bale - Dan Evans
Jason Henning - Train Clerk
Russell Crowe - Ben Wade

“- James Bond: [Q hands Bond a watch] What does it do?
- Q: It tells the time. Might help with your punctuality issues.
- James Bond: M's idea?
- Q: Precisely. Oh, one word of warning, the alarm is rather loud... if you know what I mean.”
Daniel Craig - James Bond
Ben Whishaw - Q

“- Richard Clark: Why are you late?
- Natalie Thompson: Because the bell rang before I got here.”
Jon Lovitz - Richard Clark
Malinda Williams - Natalie Thompson

“When a man's late, it's time to clear the decks.”
Cher - Mrs. Flax

“I'm gonna be late for work again. That's the fifth time this week, and it's only Tuesday, man.”
Cheech Marin - Cheech

“- Richard Parker: Well, you're a half hourlate.
- Larry Wilson: Only half hour? I'm usually forty-five minuteslate. I'm early today.”
Jonathan Silverman - Richard Parker
Andrew McCarthy - Larry Wilson

“- Andrea: You're late.
- Lanie Kerrigan: I'm not late. You're early.”
Melissa Errico - Andrea
Angelina Jolie - Lanie Kerrigan

“The principal, Mr. Yodelbean, sent out bulletins to all the classrooms that said if anybody was going to be late, they were going to be punished.”
Phil Gordon - Flash Hercules