Film and TV Quotes

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Is it safe?

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By: Laurence Olivier
Characters: Dr. Christian Szell
From: Marathon Man
Genres: Action | Cult Cinema

Context:
Laurence Olivier (who played Dr. Christian Szell) repeats the phrase to Dustin Hoffman's character, Thomas 'Babe' Levy, in the John Schlesinger thriller. Szell - a trained dentist - proceeds to pull Levy's teach out of his head, without anesthetic, in order to find the answer he seeks.

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You're gonna need a bigger boat.

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By: Richard Dreyfuss
From: Jaws
Genres: Cult Cinema | Horror

Context:
Richard Dreyfuss (who played Matt Hooper) says this to Roy Scheider (Chief Martin Brody) and Robert Shaw (Sam Quint), after seeing the size of the shark in Steven Spielberg's classic thriller Jaws (1975)

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I know what you're thinkin. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?

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By: Clint Eastwood
Characters: 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
From: Dirty Harry
Genres: Action | Cult Cinema

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I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan….I’ve tried ‘em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.

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By: Susan Sarandon
From: Bull Durham
Genres: Comedy

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Those two bitches that left, they betta' learn to sell pussy in Iceland, because if I ever see them again, I'm gonna' cut their fuckin' throats... We are family, and that's how we're gonna' stay!

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By: Nichelle Nichols
Characters: Dorinda
From: Truck Turner
Genres: Action | Blaxploitation | Cult Cinema

Context:
Nichelle Nichols (famous for her role as Lt. Uhura in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek) played Dorinda, a female pimp in the Jonathan Kaplan classic blaxploitation film Truck Turner, which starred musician-turned-actor Isaac Hayes. She said this statement to her stable of working girls as a warning to those looking to leave.