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Was going to do a poll but my guess is there are hundreds of potential contestants. I'll list a few personal favorites and we can go from there - if any of these are your personal favorites, chime in.

1. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.' - Henry Hill, Goodfellas

2. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about..." - Mr. Brown, Reservoir Dogs

3. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden..." - Narrator, Fight Club

4. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General Patton, Patton

5. "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski." - The Stranger, Big Lebowski

6. "Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television." - Renton, Trainspotting

7. "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life." - Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams

8. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it." - Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

9. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Bonasera, The Godfather

10. "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir." - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket

And my personal favorite....

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." - Mike McDermott, Rounders
 
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Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp)

The Departed
“I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."
Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
“The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it."
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick)

Mallrats
“One time my cousin Walter got this cat stuck up his ass. True story."
Brodie (Jason Lee)
 
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GITTES All right, enough is enough -- you can't eat the Venetian blinds, Curly. I just had 'em installed on Wednesday.

Miller's Crossing
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I'm talkin'about friendship.
I'm talkin'about character.
I'm talkin'about--
Hell, Leo, I ain't embarrassed
to use the word.
I'm talkin' about ethics.
 
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Midnighter said:
Was going to do a poll but my guess is there are hundreds of potential contestants. I'll list a few personal favorites and we can go from there - if any of these are your personal favorites, chime in.

1. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.' - Henry Hill, Goodfellas

2. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about..." - Mr. Brown, Reservoir Dogs

3. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden..." - Narrator, Fight Club

4. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General Patton, Patton

5. "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski." - The Stranger, Big Lebowski

6. "Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television." - Renton, Trainspotting

7. "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life." - Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams

8. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it." - Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

9. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Bonasera, The Godfather

10. "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir." - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket

And my personal favorite....

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." - Mike McDermott, Rounders
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Technically, the opening lines of Ferris Beuhler were....

Ferris.... Tom!
What's the matter, honey.
It's Ferris...

I had to look it up because the opening line cited above didn't sound right. ;-)

My fave:

Inside Man - Clive Owen

My name is Dalton Russel. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself... I've told you my name. That's the who.
The where could most readily be described as a prison cell. ... The what is easy. Recently I planned and set in motion events that execute the perfect bank robbery.
 
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Midnighter said:
Was going to do a poll but my guess is there are hundreds of potential contestants. I'll list a few personal favorites and we can go from there - if any of these are your personal favorites, chime in.

1. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.' - Henry Hill, Goodfellas

2. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about..." - Mr. Brown, Reservoir Dogs

3. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden..." - Narrator, Fight Club

4. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General Patton, Patton

5. "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski." - The Stranger, Big Lebowski

6. "Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television." - Renton, Trainspotting

7. "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life." - Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams

8. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it." - Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

9. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Bonasera, The Godfather

10. "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir." - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket

And my personal favorite....

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." - Mike McDermott, Rounders
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Some great ones, but the Godfather and Goodfellas take it.
 
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Midnighter said:
Was going to do a poll but my guess is there are hundreds of potential contestants. I'll list a few personal favorites and we can go from there - if any of these are your personal favorites, chime in.

1. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.' - Henry Hill, Goodfellas

2. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about..." - Mr. Brown, Reservoir Dogs

3. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden..." - Narrator, Fight Club

4. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General Patton, Patton

5. "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski." - The Stranger, Big Lebowski

6. "Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television." - Renton, Trainspotting

7. "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life." - Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams

8. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it." - Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

9. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Bonasera, The Godfather

10. "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir." - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket

And my personal favorite....

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." - Mike McDermott, Rounders
Click to expand...

Good stuff Midnighter

Of that list I have to go with Amerigo Bonasera and Patton
 
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Saigon, shit. I'm still only in Saigon. Every time I think I'm going to wake up back in the jungle. When I was home after my first tour, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing... I hardly said a word to my wife until I said yes to a divorce. When I was here I wanted to be there. When I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I've been here a week now. Waiting for a mission, getting softer. Every minute I stay in this room I get weaker. And every minute Charlie squats in the bush he gets stronger.
 
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Midnighter said:
Was going to do a poll but my guess is there are hundreds of potential contestants. I'll list a few personal favorites and we can go from there - if any of these are your personal favorites, chime in.

1. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.' - Henry Hill, Goodfellas

2. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about..." - Mr. Brown, Reservoir Dogs

3. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden..." - Narrator, Fight Club

4. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General Patton, Patton

5. "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski." - The Stranger, Big Lebowski

6. "Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television." - Renton, Trainspotting

7. "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life." - Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams

8. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it." - Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

9. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." - Bonasera, The Godfather

10. "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir." - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket

And my personal favorite....

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." - Mike McDermott, Rounders
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In Virginia, high school football is a way of life.

Remember the Titans
 
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The Church of Baseball - Annie Savoy / Bull Durham:
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, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there’s one hundred and eight beads in a Catholic rosary and there’s one hundred and eight stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring, which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just got to relax and concentrate. Besides, I’d never sleep with a player hitting under .250. Not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there’s a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I get a ballplayer alone, I’ll just read Emily Dickenson or Walt Whitman to him. And the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it’s foreplay. I make them feel confident and they make me feel safe and pretty. ‘Course what I give them lasts a lifetime. What they give me lasts a hundred and forty two games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball. Who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake! It’s a long season, and you got to trust it. I’ve tried them all, I really have. And the only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.
 
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Player2BNamedL8r said:
The Church of Baseball - Annie Savoy / Bull Durham:
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, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there’s one hundred and eight beads in a Catholic rosary and there’s one hundred and eight stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring, which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just got to relax and concentrate. Besides, I’d never sleep with a player hitting under .250. Not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there’s a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I get a ballplayer alone, I’ll just read Emily Dickenson or Walt Whitman to him. And the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it’s foreplay. I make them feel confident and they make me feel safe and pretty. ‘Course what I give them lasts a lifetime. What they give me lasts a hundred and forty two games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball. Who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake! It’s a long season, and you got to trust it. I’ve tried them all, I really have. And the only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.
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William Blake?
 
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Not an opening line, but I will put this out there because the actor and author recently died.

I’ve seen things you people would not believe
Attack ships on fire off Orion’s Shoulder
C- Beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhauser gate
All these moments will be lost in time
Like tears in rain
Time to die
 
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Player2BNamedL8r said:
The Church of Baseball - Annie Savoy / Bull Durham:
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, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there’s one hundred and eight beads in a Catholic rosary and there’s one hundred and eight stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring, which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just got to relax and concentrate. Besides, I’d never sleep with a player hitting under .250. Not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there’s a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I get a ballplayer alone, I’ll just read Emily Dickenson or Walt Whitman to him. And the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it’s foreplay. I make them feel confident and they make me feel safe and pretty. ‘Course what I give them lasts a lifetime. What they give me lasts a hundred and forty two games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball. Who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake! It’s a long season, and you got to trust it. I’ve tried them all, I really have. And the only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.
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Brilliant opening.
 
“Bloody Bill” Anderson: Name’s Anderson. Bloody Bill’s what they call me.
[Looks around]
“Bloody Bill” Anderson: Red Legs? You’ll find them up in Kansas. They’re with the Union. And we’re goin’ up there and set things aright.
Josey Wales: I’ll be comin’ with you.
 
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"Hello. My name's Forrest. Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?

"I could eat about a million and a half of these. My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
 
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Player2BNamedL8r said:
The Church of Baseball - Annie Savoy / Bull Durham:
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, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there’s one hundred and eight beads in a Catholic rosary and there’s one hundred and eight stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring, which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just got to relax and concentrate. Besides, I’d never sleep with a player hitting under .250. Not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there’s a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I get a ballplayer alone, I’ll just read Emily Dickenson or Walt Whitman to him. And the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it’s foreplay. I make them feel confident and they make me feel safe and pretty. ‘Course what I give them lasts a lifetime. What they give me lasts a hundred and forty two games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball. Who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake! It’s a long season, and you got to trust it. I’ve tried them all, I really have. And the only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.
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Nice! Some great film monologues - one of my favorites is actually the opening lines to True Romance (Dir. Ridley Scott, Writer - Quentin Tarantino):

"I had to come all the way from the highways and byways of Tallahassee, Florida to Motor City, Detroit to find my true love. If you gave me a million years to ponder, I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together. And to this day, the events that followed all seem like a distant dream. But the dream was real and was to change our lives forever. I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and everything seemed so s--tty. And he'd say, 'That's the way it goes, but don't forget, it goes the other way too.' That's the way romance is. Usually, that's the way it goes. But every once in awhile, it goes the other way too." - Alabama Worley
 
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Not sure if this counts: "Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen... Right now I got to tell you about.... the fabulous... most groovy.... bellbottoms...Bellbottoms! "

 
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"In the middle of Huntington, West Virginia there's a river. Next to this river there is a steel mill. And next to the steel mill there is a school. In the middle of the school, there is a fountain. Each year on the exact same day, at the exact same hour, the water to this fountain is turned off. And in this moment once every year, through out the town, through out the school, time stands still."

WE ARE Marshall

actually the river boarders Huntington, but hey, this makes for a better story, all the rest is accurate though.
 
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sunshinedynomite said:
Hey miss I heard your copier is broken.

73 percent of pornos I watched as a youth.
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Hello. Mein dizbatcher says zere iss somezing wrong mit deine kable.

Yeah, come on in, I'm not really sure exactly what's really wrong with the cable.

Dat's vhy day zent me, I'm un exspert.

The TV's in here.
 
There’s this boy I sent to the ‘lectric chair in Huntsville a while back
My arrest and my testimony
He kilt a fourteen year old girl
The paper said it was a crime of passion, but he told me there wasn’t any passion to it
Said he wanted to kill somebody as long as he could remember and
If they turned him out, he’d do it again
Said he knew he was goin’ to hell
Be there in about fifteen minutes
I don’t know what to make of that
 
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