Latest Quotes

“She has a song called ‘Ornament’ I’ve never heard anything like that song.”

— Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish on her five favourite new artists right now

“Old people (in this case, anyone over about 23) may be quick to cite Billie Eilish’s obvious influences as evidence of the 17-year-old’s unoriginality: Lana Del Rey’s broken balladry, Lorde’s hip-hop-adjacent pop minimalism and witch house’s lo-fi spookiness all seethe through her debut.”

— Laura Snapes, Billie Eilish

“In early February, users began noticing that their 'Your day at a glance' push notifications — which give you a personalized look at how astrology might impact your day — changed. They went from emoji summaries of your luck or frustrations that day to direct, occasionally off-putting, statements and…”

— Anna Gragert, You're Not the Only One Being Dragged By Your Astrology App

“Interactivity is a sense in itself, it brings whatever is special within the individual and allows them to put themselves into the story.”

— Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams Hyperland

“Lynn Bracken: You say ‘fuck’ a lot. Bud White: You fuck for money.”

— Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, Lynn Bracken, Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential

“Stick it up your bottom!”

— Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Juliet Hulme, Kate Winslet, Heavenly Creatures

“I gave you your life twice. I'm asking you to give me mine once.”

— Donald E. Westlake, Lilly Dillon, Anjelica Huston, The Grifters

“Helen Tasker: Have you ever killed anyone? Harry: Yeah, but they were all bad.”

— James Cameron, Helen Tasker, Jamie Lee Curtis, True Lies

“Nokes: What do you want? John: What I've always wanted. To watch you die.”

— Barry Levinson, Sean Nokes, Kevin Bacon, Sleepers

“An erection is a flagpole on your grave.”

— Alan Parker, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Anthony Hopkins, The Road to Wellville

“Gwenovier: Come on, Frank. What are you doing? Frank T.J. Mackey: What am I doing? I'm quietly judging you.”

— Paul Thomas Anderson, Gwenovier, April Grace, Magnolia

“The Bulgarians always say: ‘Brother, if you can't solve a problem with money... solve it with a lot of money.’”

— Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihić, Matko Destanov, Bajram Severdzhan, Crna mačka, beli mačor

“Cedric: Do you make an effort to be stupid, or does it come naturally? Edward: Are those the only two choices?”

— Paul Simpkin, Gary Sinyor, Cedric, Robert Portal, Stiff Upper Lips

“You don't know how lucky you are being a monkey. Because consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer. And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. And they won't allow it... because I raise issues.”

— Charlie Kaufman, Craig Schwartz, John Cusack, Being John Malkovich

“I want to thank you for seducing my wife. I mean it. The anger kept me going. It was like strong, cold coffee. Sometimes when it was bad the only way to keep my mind together was to concentrate on ways of killing you.”

— David Rayfiel, Judith Rascoe, Arturo Duran (uncredited), Raul Julia, Havanna

“I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here.”

— Michael Tolkin, Griffin Mill, Tim Robbins, The Player

“I think the real obscenity comes from raising our youth to believe that sex is bad and ugly and dirty, and yet it is heroic to go spill guts and blood in the most ghastly manner in the name of humanity.”

— Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Larry Flynt, Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt

“I don't know if I started drinking 'cause my wife left me or my wife left me 'cause I started drinking, but fuck it anyway.”

— Mike Figgis, Ben Sanderson, Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas

“You lost a lot of blood but we found most of it.”

— Jim Abrahams, Greg Norberg, Michael McManus, Jane Austen's Mafia!

“I ain't no white trash piece of shit. I'm better than you all! I can out-learn you. I can out-read you. I can out-think you. And I can out-philosophize you. And I'm gonna outlast you. You think a couple whacks to my guts is gonna get me down? It's gonna take a hell of a lot more than that, Counselor…”

— Wesley Strick, John D. Macdonald, Max Cady, Robert DeNiro, Cape Fear