Close-Up Culture share our favourite 25 movie quotes from the year 2000.
25. “Poppycock. Pushy Americans. Always showing up late for every war. Overpaid, oversexed and over here!” – Chicken Run
Fowler complains about the Yanks.
24. “Describe your ideal date.”
“That’s a tough one. I’d have to say April 25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.” – Miss Congeniality
Miss Rhode Island hilariously misunderstands a question.
23. “I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?” – Meet The Parents
Jack questions Greg’s claim that he can milk anything.
22. “Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup ‘o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins… London!” – Snatch
American Cousin Avi sums up London in one hilarious sentence.
21. “I love you, and I’m about to boldly go where…many men…have gone before.” – Almost Famous
William amusingly professes his desire for groupie Penny Lane.
20. “Wilson!” – Cast Away
Chuck yells out for his only friend on the island, a volleyball named Wilson.
19. “They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.” – In The Mood For Love
Chow Mo-wan talks about an old tradition for those words that can never be spoken.
18. “There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable… I simply am not there.” – American Psycho
Patrick Bateman questions his existence and grip on reality.
17. “They have escaped the weight of darkness.” – Werckmeister Harmonies
János’ incredible eclipse demonstration ends with this wonderful line.
16. “What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?” – High Fidelity
Rob ponders the heartbreaking power of pop music.
Grandma, I miss you. Especially when I see my newborn cousin who still doesn’t have a name. He reminds me that you always said you felt old. I want to tell him that I feel I am old, too. – Yi Yi
Young Yang Yang says an emotional farewell to his grandmother.
14. “If there is a war on drugs, then many of our family members are the enemy. And I don’t know how youwagewar on your own family.” – Traffic
Robert ends his press conference with a hard-hitting truth about drug policy.
13. “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” – Almost Famous
Lester shares some words of wisdom with aspiring journalist William.
12. “Am I not merciful?” – Gladiator
Commodus terrifies his sister with a question that echoes his nemesis Maximus.
11. “As bent as the Soviet sickle and as hard as the hammer that crosses it.” – Snatch
Turkish describes the tough bastard Boris ‘The Blade’. Classic punchy Guy Ritchie writing.
10. “I’m sweating in here. Roasting. Boiling. Baking. Sweltering. It’s like a sauna. Furnace. You can fry an egg on my stomach. Ohh, who wouldn’t lap this up? It’s ridiculous. Tremendous. Fantastic. Fan-dabby-dozy-tastic.” – Sexy Beast
Gal soaks up the Spanish sunshine in his yellow speedos.
9. “I’ve already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit.” – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon –
Li Mu Bai uses his dying words to finally declare his love for Yu Shu Lien.
8. “Protection from what? ‘Zee Germans?” – Snatch
Turkish questions why Tommy is carrying a gun. This one is all in the delivery.
7. “Look at your suntan, it’s leather, it’s like leather man, your skin. We could make a fucking suitcase out of you. Like a crocodile, fat crocodile, fat bastard. You look like fucking Idi Amin, you know what I mean? Stay here? You should be ashamed of yourself. Who do you think you are? King of the castle? Cock of the walk?” – Sexy Beast
Dom berates Gal in blistering fashion, as he does for a good chunk of Sexy Beast.
6. “Daddy, you can’t see what I see and I can’t see what you see. So how can I know what you see?”
“Good question. I never thought of that. That’s why we need a camera. Do you want one to play with?”
“Daddy, can we only know half of the truth? “
“What? I don’t get it.”
“I can only see what’s in front, not what’s behind. So I can only know half of the truth, right?” – Yi Yi
Young Yang Yang asks profound questions to his father NJ.
5. “Can’t remember to forget you.” – Memento
Leonard faces the truth and tries to burn it away with this line.
4. “Are you not entertained?”– Gladiator
Maximus questions the Rome crowd after displaying his fighting skills.
3. “How do you know when you’re finished with a painting?”
“How do you know when you’re finished making love?” – Pollock
Painter Jackson Pollock gives a magnificent interview answer.
2. “I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can’t remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world’s still there. Do I believe the world’s still there? Is it still out there?… Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I’m no different.” – Memento
Leonard grapples with his memory and reality.
1. “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” – Gladiator
Maximus reveals his true identity to Commodus and the Rome crowd.