...And Justice for All

"You can't lose hope.  You understand me?  You can't lose hope."

Al Pacino as Arthur Kirkland

...And Justice for All (1979)

In the Shadow of the Moon

"[The earth] is truly an oasis, and we don't take very good care of it."

Astronaut Dave Scott

In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

In the Electric Mist

"It's been my experience that you let go of the past by addressing it."

Tommy Lee Jones as Dave Robicheaux

In the Electric Mist (2009)

Don Juan DeMarco

"I just feel as though we've surrendered our lives to the momentum of mediocrity.  I mean, what happened to all the celestial fire that used to light our way?"

Marlon Brando as Dr. Jack Mickler

Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Milk

"Businesses should be good to their customers."

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk

Milk (2008)

The Contender

"Greatness, it comes in many forms.  Sometimes it comes in the form of sacrifice, that's the loneliest form."

Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans

The Contender (2000)

Jesus of Montreal

"Live in peace with one another."

Lothaire Bluteau as Daniel

Jesus of Montreal (1989)

Hero

"If we help each other we can all be heroes together."

Andy Garcia as John Bubber

Hero (1992)

The Pentagon Papers

"Peace isn't a political goal.  It's a human goal."

James Spader as Daniel Ellsberg

The Pentagon Papers (2003)

American Dreamz

"Can causing someone else's suffering ever truly ease one's own suffering?"

Sam Golzari as Omer

American Dreamz (2006)

Lust for Life

"I don't care to be respected.  I'm trying to live like a true Chistian. I'm not going to worry about how I sleep. Look at the fresh graves of the children in the cemetery. Scrub floors and pick coal with the women. Get those fine clothes dirty with the blood and sweat of dying miners. Then come here and lecture me about Christianity!"

Kirk Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh

Lust for Life (1956)

Seraphim Falls

"You men, you're always choosin' a gun over a remedy."

Anjelica Huston as Madame Louise

Seraphim Falls (2007)

The American President

"In this country it's not only permissible to question our leaders, it's our responsibility."

Michael J. Fox as Lewis Rothschild

The American President (1995)

 

Falling Down

"Everybody has their own idea of what they think paradise is."

Robert Duvall as Detective Prendergast

Falling Down (1993)

The Big Chill

"Are not the satisfactions of being

a good man among our common men

great enough to sustain us any more?"

James Gillis as The Minister

The Big Chill (1983)

Broadway Danny Rose

"It's important to have some laughs, no question about it, but you've got to suffer a little, too, because otherwise you miss the whole point of life."

Woody Allen as Danny Rose

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

Grand Canyon

"All of life's riddles are answered in the movies."

Steve Martin as Davis

Grand Canyon (1991)