Film and TV Quotes

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Are you dead when your brain stops working, or your heart stops beating?

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By: Tom Selleck
Characters: Dr. Norman Milford
From: Terminal Island
Genres: Action | Adventure | Exploitation

Context:
Tom Selleck (as Dr. Norman Milford), has a rare intimate conversation with fellow "inmate" Barbara Leigh (as Bunny Campbell), discussing life on the island prison known as Terminal Island. The 1973 exploitation film was directed by Stephanie Rothman, one of the few female moviemakers who specialized in low-budget drive-in exploitation fare during the 1960s and '70s.

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Sévérine: How much do you know about fear?

James Bond: All there is.

Sévérine: Not like this!

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By: Bérénice Marlohe | Daniel Craig
Characters: James Bond | Sévérine
From: Skyfall
Genres: Action | Adventure | Spy and Espionage

Context:
Bérénice Marlohe, as the seductive Sévérine, describes Javier Bardem's character Silva, a man she is attempting to convince James Bond to kill in order to set her free from Silva's bondage.

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Remember, this is America boys, just because you get more votes, doesn't mean you win.

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By: David Duchovny
Characters: Fox Mulder
From: The X-Files
Genres: Cult Television | Mystery | Suspense | Television

Context:
David Duchovny, as FBI Agent Fox Mulder, is speaking to The Lone Gunmen, Richard "Ringo" Langly (Dean Haglund), Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood) and John Fitzgerald Byers (Bruce Harwood), during Season 8, Episode 16 of the X-Files, while they are investigating a mysterious death on the White House lawn. The man reportedly had information about an alien invasion of Earth and Mulder is seeking to find further evidence of colonization. The episode originally aired on Sunday, Apr 8, 2001.

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Randy:
There are certain RULES that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie.

For instance, number one: you can never have sex.

[crowd boos]

BIG NO NO! BIG NO NO! Sex equals death, okay?

Number two: you can never drink or do drugs.

[crowd cheers and raises their bottles]

The sin factor! It's a sin. It's an extension of number one.

And number three: never, ever, ever under any circumstances say, "I'll be right back." Because you won't be back.

Stu:
I'm gettin' another beer, you want one?

Randy:
Yeah, sure.

Stu:
I'll be right back!

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By: Jamie Kennedy | Matthew Lillard
Characters: Randy (Scream) | Stuart (Scream)
From: Scream
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thrillers

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Carson Wells: You know... I counted the floors from here to the street. There's one missing.
Man who hires Wells: [Rolling his eyes sarcastically] We'll look into it.

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By: Stephen Root | Woody Harrelson
Characters: Carson Wells | Man who hires Wells (Stephen Root)
From: No Country for Old Men
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thrillers

Context:
Woody Harrelson's character Carson Wells is having a conversation with his employer. Wells isn't familiar with the superstition regarding the 13th floor in office buildings.

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Here last week they found this couple out in California. They rent out rooms for old people, kill' em, bury' em in the yard, cash their social security checks. Well, they'd torture 'em first. I don't know why. Maybe the television set was broke.

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By: Tommy Lee Jones
Characters: Ed Tom Bell
From: No Country for Old Men
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thrillers

Context:
Tommy Lee Jones, who plays Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, is speaking to his deputy, and gives an example of how bad crime is getting in their jurisdiction.