Don't get sorry; try to get intelligent!
--Judge Judith Sheindlin's response to a rather dim-witted defendant who said "Sorry" instead of answering her questions

I am not one of those who in expressing opinion confine themselves to facts.
--Mark Twain

How is that even possible?!!
--Nathan's retort to my jest that he "knows absolutely nothing"

We had to choreograph, it was definitely like walking on the moon for the first time. But it wasn't . . . the butt of a mule. I was kissing a human being with a soul. And part of the magic of acting is, you harness the infinte power of belief. You know when you see the preachers down South? And they grab a beliver and they go, "Bwoom! I touch you with the hand of God!" and they believe so strongly they're on the ground shaking and spitting. And fuck's sake, that's the power of belief. Now, I don't believe in Jesus, but I believe in my performance. And if you can understand that the power of belief is one of the greatest tools of our time and that a lot of acting comes from it, you can do anything.
--Heath Ledger, on making love 0n-screen to his Brokeback Mountain co-star Jake Gyllenhaal (in a Rolling Stone interview written by David Lipsky, appearing in the March 23, 2006, edition of the magazine)

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
--Francois de la Rochefoucauld

You know, there are four words I need to hear before I go to sleep. Four little words: "Good night, sweet girl." That's all it takes. I'm easy, I know, but a guy who can muster up those four words is a guy I want to stay with.
--Andera (Uma Thurman), Beautiful Girls

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
--Michael Crichton

Sometimes what's right isn't as important as what's profitable.
--Trey Parker & Matt Stone, creators of South Park

Supermodels are beautiful girls, Will. A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high with the single greatest commodity known to man--promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. . . . The supermodels, Willy? That's all they are. Bottled promise. Scenes from a brand new day. Hope dancing in stiletto heels.
--Paul Kirkwood (Michael Rapaport), Beautiful Girls

Have you ever thought that even if I am Satan and an adulterous bitch, that I still might be the love of your life?
--Dr. Addison Shepard (Kate Walsh), Grey's Anatomy, "Deny, Deny, Deny"

In the Wachowski update, England is a police state ruled by Chancellor Stuler, a fear-mongering, gay-bashing, Islam-hating dictator who strips citizens of their civil rights and religious freedoms in exchange for protection from bioweapons of mass destruction. Some see parallels here to BushWorld. Come on. The chancellor. . . can't be W--he's hyperarticulate.
--Peter Travers, in his Rolling Stone review of the new Wachowski brothers movie, V for Vendetta

People used to ask June Carter how she was doing, and she used to say, "I'm just trying to matter." And I know what she means. You know, I'm just trying to matter, and live a good life, and make work that means something to somebody."
--Reese Witherspoon, in her acceptance speech at the 78th Academy Awards

I would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing. We're the ones who talked about AIDS when it just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular. . . . This Academy, this group of people, gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be a part of this community, and proud to be out of touch.
--George Clooney, in his acceptance speech at the 78th Academy Awards

Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
--from the movie Billy Madison, and recently used in a footnote by a Federal Judge.