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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

From the Silver Screen


The following are some of the lines that stayed with me long after the show ended, from knee slappers, to tear-jerkers, and everything in between.

"You gonna hit the ball or you gonna dance with it?"
The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000

"If he calls Wednesday for Saturday, you have to be busy...even though you're free?! It's so annoying!" 
Aquamarine, 2006

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."
A League of Their Own, 1992

"If I ruined it for you, I don't want it anymore."
                 Bride Wars, 2009

ANNIE [about her cappuccino maker from dad]: "I couldn't love anything more." 
GEORGE: "My thoughts exactly."
Father of the Bride, 1991

"I treasure my remark to my grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said, 'No...but I served in a company of heroes.'"
Band of Brothers, 2001

"We're gonna run the picket fence at 'em!...Now, boys, don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!"
Hoosiers, 1986

"I realize as a woman how lucky I am. I was there when that wonderful creature drifted into my life, and I was there when she drifted out. It was the most precious moment of my life." 
Steel Magnolias, 1989

"'Joe'? 'Just call me Joe'? As if you were one of those stupid 22 year old girls with no last name? 'Hi, I'm Kimberly!' 'Hi, I'm Janice!' Don't they know you're supposed to have a last name? It's like they're an entire generation of cocktail waitresses."
You've Got Mail, 1998

FAIRCHILD: "You don't deserve her."
 LINUS: "I don't. I know. But I need her--and I don't need anything."
Sabrina, 1995

"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion!"
Steel Magnolias, 1989

"I got a lifetime of knowledge."
      She's the Man, 2006

"Wanna know a secret? You're the sweetest guy I've ever known."
 13 Going On 30, 2004