Risk quotes

“The actor who thinks too much is troubled by one ambition: to be great. This is a terrible obstacle and it carries with it the risk that his playing may be deprived of much of its truthfulness.”
Michelangelo Antonioni

“I don't think I'm cut out for this hero stuff.”

Robbie Rist - Michaelangelo

“- Jack Singer: Let's just say that I get a little flustered when I'm hurling through space and... what happens if I pull the red one first?
- Roy Bacon: Oh, well then neither chute will open. You'll end up on the ground looking like a well-done chili burger. They'll have to shovel you into a coffin!”
Nicolas Cage - Jack Singer
Burton Gilliam - Roy Bacon, Elvis Impersonator

“Oh man, we're doin this shit like Dukes of Hazard style!”

Tyrese Gibson - Roman Pearce

“When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.”
Steve Martin - C. D. Bales

“- Bo: See? I knew that would work.
- Dave: Just like we planned... with a momentary near-death income.”
Steven Yeun - Bo
Keegan-Michael Key - Dave

“- Joey: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I get you?
- Chandler: It's an electric drill! You get me, you kill me!”
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing

“If you are just safe about the choices you make, you don't grow.”
Heath Ledger

“I was almost killed. A truck's bumper was this far from my nose. My whole life passed before my eyes... and it wasn't even interesting to me.”
Forest Whitaker - Edward Garlick

“- Batman: Are you ready to follow Batman and maybe learn a few life lessons along the way?
- Robin: I sure am, Dad Two! But first, where's the seat-belt?
- Batman: The first lesson is, life doesn't give you seat-belts! Let's go!”
Will Arnett - Batman
Michael Cera - Robin

“All addiction is progressive. The addict always needs to take greater risks.”
David Morrissey - Michael Glass

“I can't jeopardize my company's success to retain an untrustworthy employee.”
Jake Gyllenhaal - Lou Bloom

“- Arnie: I'm going higher than before. I'm going high!
- Deputy: It's getting dark soon. Come on down.”
Leonardo DiCaprio - Arnie Grape

Those who have gone before us say "no more"! No more! That means protest! That means march! That means disturb the peace! That means jail! That means risk! That is hard!
David Oyelowo - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“- Jamie Sullivan: So, would it kill you to try?
- Landon Carter: Yup, and I'm too young to die.”
Mandy Moore - Jamie Sullivan
Shane West - Landon Carter

“- Sarah: We're in a desperate situation here! We need each other. Can't we just get along?
- Rhodes: You need us the way I see it, lady. I'm not so sure we need you at all. I'm not even sure just what the hell it is you're doing in there. Just what the hell it is my men are risking their asses for.
- Sarah: Well, maybe if there was more...” (continue)(continue reading)
Lori Cardille - Sarah
Joseph Pilato - Rhodes

“- Ice Cube: If we we're so good, why didn't you give us contracts in the beginning?
- Jerry Heller: Because nothing is a sure thing, Cube. Even a great talent can crash and burn. Too much ego, too much excess, too many expectations. It tends to ruin things. You oughta keep that in mind.”
O'Shea Jackson Jr. - Ice Cube
Paul Giamatti - Jerry Heller

“The final measure of bravery is to stand up to death.”
Marlon Brando - McCarthy

“I have to take that chance!”

Carlos PenaVega - Oscar Vasquez

“You start with some crazy idea, take insane risks, make barely enough to feed your family, not a chance you're gonna succeed. Then all of a sudden you've got all these things and you're terrified of losing them.”

Tommy Lee Jones - Gene McClary

“- Arcee: I was afraid you'd be trapped outside the city.
- Hot Rod: Hey, I wasn't worried for a microsecond.
- Arcee: Then you probably didn't understand the situation.”
Susan Blu - Arcee
Judd Nelson - Hot Rod

- FBI Director Womack: Just clippers, no scissors.
- Paul the Hotel Barber: No scissors, you've got to be kidding me, no scissors. I mean, did they tell Picasso "no brush"?
- FBI Director Womack: With scissors, this man could kill you.
John Spencer - F.B.I. Director Womack
Anthony Clark - Paul the Hotel Barber

“- Fielding Pierce: I risk throwing away everything that I've worked for. This way eventually, I can make some real substantial changes without throwing away my life on some ultimately meaningless gesture.
- Sarah Williams: Sometimes, meaningless gestures are all we have.”
Billy Crudup - Fielding Pierce
Jennifer Lynn Connelly - Sarah Williams

“Do not let your eyes see or your ears hear that which you cannot account for.”
Philip Anthony Hopkins - Abraham Van Helsing

“- Cowboy: Okay, what are we gonna do now?
- Swan: We're going back.
- Vermin: You mind tellin' me how? Fuckin' Coney Island must be 50 to 100 miles from here!
- Swan: It's the only choice we got.
- Cochise: Yeah, real simple. Except that every cop in this city is lookin' to bust our heads.
- Swan: We got somethin' else to think about then the...” (continue)(continue reading)
Tom McKitterick - Cowboy
Michael Beck - Swan
Terry Michos - Vermin
David Harris - Cochise