Esmail: [to Lester, holding him at gunpoint] My name is Esmail, not Ishmel.
Lester Burnham: Good. I'm looking for the least possible amount of responsibility.
Lester Bangs: And then it just becomes an industry of... cool.
Lester Bangs: Don't let those swill merchants rewrite you.
Dr. Lester: My spunk is to you manna from heaven...
American politics is theatre. There is a frightening emotionalism at national conventions.
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I'd finished playing, I had to go to work.
My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.
I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.
Pimp Lester: [pointing gun at Oleg] Say hello to my little friend! Joey Gazelle: That's real fuckin' original. What are you, a fuckin' cartoon? Pimp Lester: I'm a Mack Daddy pimp! You know that. And now I'm gonna cap your ass, and when I'm finished w...
The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.
I had great representatives looking out for my best interests and safety. They just happened to be my parents.
I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and the duties that I was assigned.
I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.
Of course, I'm sour that if (retirement) happens, I didn't get to quit on my own terms.
I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful.
You can say what you want about me, but don't mess with my wife.
I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one.
I was lucky that it hit my shaft, and then my helmet, and I was lucky enough to get that breakaway.
