Latest Quotes

“I think someone should just take this city and just...just flush it down the fuckin' toilet.”

— Paul Schrader, Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver

“The days go on and on...they don't end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people.”

— Paul Schrader, Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver

“Wizard: Look at it this way. A man takes a job, you know? And that job—I mean, like that—that becomes what he is. You know, like—you do a thing and that's what you are. Like I've been a cabbie for thirteen years. Ten years at night. I still don't own my own cab. You know why? Because I don't want to…”

— Paul Schrader, Wizard, Peter Boyle, Taxi Driver

“The idea had been growing in my brain for some time: TRUE force. All the king's men cannot put it back together again.”

— Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver

“Iris: God, you're square. Travis Bickle: Hey, I'm not square, you're the one that's square. You're full of shit, man. What are you talking about? You walk out with those fuckin' creeps and low-lifes and degenerates out on the streets and you sell your little pussy for peanuts? For some low-life pimp…”

— Paul Schrader, Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver

“Personnel Officer: How's your driving record? Clean? Travis Bickle: It's clean, real clean. Like my conscience.”

— Paul Schrader, Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver

“Thank God for the rain which has helped wash away the garbage and trash off the sidewalks. I'm workin' long hours now, six in the afternoon to six in the morning. Sometimes even eight in the morning, six days a week. Sometimes seven days a week. It's a long hustle but it keeps me real busy. I can ta…”

— Paul Schrader, Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver

“Wow, it's a really beautiful night tonight. It's a perfect night for horseback riding.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Debbie Dunham, Candy Clark, American Graffiti

“I just love listening to Wolfman. My Mom won't let me at home. Because he's a Negro. I think he's terrific.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Carol, Mackenzie Phillips, American Graffiti

“[to a girl in a Studebaker] If you ever get tired of going steady with somebody that ain't around, I'm up for grabs.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, John Milner, Paul Le Mat, American Graffiti

“Girls don't pay—guys pay!”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Debbie Dunham, Candy Clark, American Graffiti

“Curt Henderson: You know Toby Juarez? Toby Juarez, he's a Pharaoh, isn't he? Joe: Toby Juarez? Sure, we know Toby. We killed him last night. Tied him to a car and dragged him.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Joe Young, Bo Hopkins, American Graffiti

“[to Debbie] Hello. Buenos noches. You sure you don't need a lift somewhere? Huh? Hey, you know John Milner? John Milner's a good friend of mine. Hey, did anybody ever tell you that you look just like Connie Stevens?”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Terry 'The Toad' Fields, Charles Martin Smith, American Graffiti

“Steve Bolander: Where are you going? It's awfully early in the morning. Curt Henderson: [pause] I have a dentist appointment.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Curt Henderson, Richard Dreyfuss, American Graffiti

“John Milner: So, your Judy's little... Shit! How old are you? Carol: I'm old enough. How old are you? John Milner: I'm too old for you. Carol: You can't be that old.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, John Milner, Paul Le Mat, American Graffiti

“Steve Bolander: I thought, maybe before I leave, we could agree that... that seeing other people while I'm away can't possibly hurt, you know. Laurie Henderson: You mean dating other people? Steve Bolander: I think it would strengthen our relationship. Then we'd know for sure that we're really in lo…”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Steve Bolander, Ron Howard, American Graffiti

“Ants: Hey, man, who cut the cheese? Joe: He who smelt it, dealt it.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Joe Young, Bo Hopkins, American Graffiti

“Oh, no, not me. Not old Carol. The night is young and I'm not hittin' the rack till I get a little action.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Carol, Mackenzie Phillips, American Graffiti

“[gleefully] Rome wasn't burned in a night.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Joe Young, Bo Hopkins, American Graffiti

“[to Terry] Peel out, I just love it when guys peel out.”

— George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Debbie Dunham, Candy Clark, American Graffiti