Selfishness quotes

“- Fanny Price: I do not trust him, sir.
- Sir Thomas Bertram: What do you distrust?
- Fanny Price: His nature, sir. Like many charming people, he conceals an almost absolute dependence on the appreciation of others.
- Sir Thomas Bertram: And what is the terrible ill in that?
- Fanny Price: His sole interest is in being loved, sir, not in loving.”

Frances O'Connor - Fanny Price
Harold Pinter - Sir Thomas Bertram

“You're like one of those clipper ship captains. You're married to the sea.”

Seymour Cassel - Bert Fischer

“It's a more honest genuine friendship. I can't trust you. You can't trust me. I'm not gonna take a bullet for you. I'm not gonna jump on a grenade for you.”

Owen Wilson - Jack Ryan

“- Bud: He said I was selfish. He said that everything's always about me.
- Cindy: He called me a drama queen, said I was trying to sabotage him.”

John Lithgow - Bud Brumder
Catherine O'Hara - Cindy Beugler

“If you should decide to stop being selfish and accept your responsibility, you won't be alone. You'll have support.”

Alan Rickman - Metatron

“- Leah: Jones, what in the world makes you think I would ever go out with you?
- Osmosis Jones: What you talking about? I'm a legend, girl! The chicks line up to divide with me!
- Leah: Oh really? 'Cause to me you look like the kind of cell who mostly divides with himself.”
Brandy Norwood - Leah
Chris Rock - Osmosis Jones

“- Dan Mott: What are you doing?
- Jerry Conlaine: Taking off my shoes.
- Dan Mott: Why?
- Jerry Conlaine: Because I run faster with no shoes.
- Dan Mott: You can't out-run that bear!
- Jerry Conlaine: I don’t have to out-run the bear, I just have to out-run you!”

Seth Green - Dan Mott
Matthew Lillard - Jerry Conlaine

“You know what you are? You're the lowest of the low. You use people for your own entertainment, your own little whims and fancies.”

Jeffrey Byron - Paul Bradford

“But enough about me, let's talk about you... what do you think of me?”
Bette Midler - CC Bloom

“- Princess Evie: So you rob from the rich, and give to the poor?
- Deathstalker: No, I rob from the rich, and pretty much keep it for myself.”
Monique Gabrielle - Princess Evie
John Terlesky - Deathstalker

“- Lisette Linares: You know what your problem is? You never think about the other person.
- Chino Linares: Good night, other person.
- Lisette Linares: It's morning, Chino.
- Chino Linares: Good morning.”
Luna Lauren Velez - Lisette Linares
Jon Seda - Chino Linares

“- Pacha: Why did I risk my life for a selfish brat like you? I was always taught that there was some good in everyone, but, oh, you proved me wrong.
- Kuzco: Oh, boo-hoo. Now I feel really bad. Bad llama.
- Pacha: I could've let you die out there in that jungle, and then all my problems would be over.
- Kuzco: Well, that makes you ugly and...” (continue)(continue reading)
David Spade - Kuzco
John Goodman - Patcha

“What about me? Huh, what about how I feel? Did you ever stop to consider that? Huh? I mean, what did you think I was? Just some slut plaything you could do what you want with and then just throw me away afterwards?”
Molly Ringwald - Melissa Nelson

“Listen, buster, you endangered my children. And you didn't do it for anything as noble as The People. The only time you even see The People is when you look down to see what it is you're stepping on.”
Bonnie Bedelia - Holly McClane

“- Lucy Kelson: George, I think you are the most selfish human being on the planet.
- George Wade: Well, that's just silly. Have you met everyone on the planet?”
Sandra Bullock - Lucy Kelson
Hugh Grant - George Wade

“- George Khan: You bring shame on the family!
- Ella Khan: No, you should be ashamed, George. Because you're not interested in these kids being happy. You just want to prove to everybody what a great man you are. Because you're ashamed of me, George, and you're ashamed of our kids. And you won't even admit it.”

Om Puri - George Khan
Linda Bassett - Ella Khan

“When I give the word, your little town thingy will be bye-bye. Bye-bye!”
David Spade - Kuzco

“- Barney Cousins: You don't care if she's alive or dead anymore.
- Jeff Harriman: Yes, I do.
- Barney Cousins: No, you don't. You're just scared that without the search you won't know who you are. Who is Jeff Harriman, if he's not the guy looking for Diane? Can you really walk away from finally knowing the answer?”
Jeff Bridges - Barney Cousins
Kiefer Sutherland - Jeff Harriman

- James Wright: This check seems to be made out to "selfish, arrogant dickhead".
- Miranda Presley: Yeah, they'll cash it. They know it's you.
River Phoenix - James Wright
Samantha Mathis - Miranda Presley

“What a selfish, hopeless, callous heel of a cad I've been. Blind to the needs of society's lowly unloved.”
Burt Reynolds - Charlie B. Barkin

“Don't you ever get tired of all the beautiful people, Harry? Doesn't it ever bother you that they do whatever they want because there are people like you and me who'll clean up after them?”

James Garner - Raymond Hope

“The winner of this tournament - no, no, the privilege - will have the honour of rescuing the beautiful Princess Fiona from the fiery pit of that dragon! Should the winner fail to return, the runner-up shall take his place, and so on and so forth... Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.”

John Lithgow - Lord Farquaad

“- Marius: Do you think of anyone but yourself?
- Lestat: I only have myself. You taught me that.”
Vincent Perez - Marius
Stuart Townsend - Lestat

“She's not your friend. She's just someone you use to feel better about yourself.”

Wes Bentley - Ricky Fitts

“Do you realize what you've done? You've taken a woman who loves you, one of the greatest women in the world and thrown her away. I lost her too, but I will get over it because I am shallow and self-centered. But you, you won't, because you are complex. You will feel terrible anguish for the rest of your life. This is turning out to be a pretty...” (continue)(continue reading)

Alexander Godunov - Max Beissart