Facebook’s “25 Things” trend has spawned many new lists and questionnaires. One of my favorites is this one: look up (or recite) a quote from 20 of your favorite movies and see how many people can guess correctly. These are the 20 that occurred to me the fastest, how many can you identify?
1. “I want reliable people, people who aren’t going to be carried away. After all we’re not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks.”
2. “The only currency you have in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.”
3. “Some people hear their own inner-voices with great clarity, and live by what they hear. Such people become crazy or they become legends.”
4. “You have so many extraordinary gifts! How could you expect to live a normal life?”
5. “The only thing you have to be by 23 is yourself.”
6. “I could easily forgive his pride had he not mortified mine.”
7. “I object! Can you recall the dates of these alleged tardies?”
8. “What was I supposed to do – call him for cheating better than me, in front of the others?”
9. “You will inherit your fortune. We cannot even earn ours.”
10. “Listen, baby, when we first met – you and me – you thought I was common. Well, how right you was.”
11. “I’m not living with you! We just occupy the same cage, that’s all!”
12. “You look better than Veronica Lake.”
13. “Here we are – Sunset and Camden!”
14. “My daughter is in pain! Can’t you understand that?! Give my daughter the shot!”
15. “If you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody come sit by me.”
16. “If you’re going to sleep this late, you’re going to miss a few mini-dramas.”
17. “It seems to me that, I mean, except for being a little mentally ill, she’s pretty normal.”
18. “You’re my best friend. Marry me.”
19. “I asked myself, ‘why would he do this, he knows I’ll come after him?’ Then it occurred to me. He knows I’ll come after him.”
20. “Listen, I don’t mean to be a sore loser, but when it’s done, if I’m dead, kill him.”
1. The Godfather, 2. Almost Famous, 3. Legends of the Fall, 4. Little Women, 5. Reality Bites, 6. Pride & Prejudice, 7. Clueless, 8. The Sting, 9. Sense and Sensibility, 10. A Streetcar Named Desire, 11. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 12. L.A. Confidential, 13. Singing in the Rain, 14. Terms of Endearment, 15. Steel Magnolias, 16. The Big Chill, 17. Benny and Joon, 18. Walk the Line, 19. Quiz Show, 20. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
