Quotes of: Morris Keyword

I was so naive I didn't even know about agents. I telephoned the William Morris agency and asked to speak to Mr. Morris. I expected Bill Morris to be waiting for my call.

Kirstie Alley

John Anglin: Hey, how's it going, Frank? Frank Morris: Well, the Anglins. What are you guys doing, just dropping by? Clarence Anglin: Yeah, thought we'd pay you a visit. Frank Morris: Gonna stay long? John Anglin: Nah, not long. Only about fifteen or...

Escape from Alcatraz

Frank Morris: Something special about those steps? English: The higher you sit, the more status you got. So we kind of play King of the Mountain. Except here we don't play for fun, man. Frank Morris: And you're King? English: Yeah. [Morris walks down...

Escape from Alcatraz

Frankie Carbone: [Morrie jokes at the table] Morrie, stop breaking my balls, all right?

Goodfellas

Morris tried to keep the books in some sort of order, but they always mixed themselves up. The tragedies needed cheering up and would visit with the comedies. The encyclopedias, weary of facts, would relax with the comic books and fictions. All in al...

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

I think the leaders inevitably express the people they are leading.

Leonard Baskin

Morrie: [on Morrie's wig commercial] Don't buy wigs that come off at the wrong time.

Goodfellas

All evil begins with this belief: that another’s existence is less precious than mine.

The Messiah of Morris Avenue

Don't build a glass house if you're worried about saving money on heating.

Philip Johnson

The people with money to build today are corporations - they are our popes and Medicis. The sense of pride is why they build.

Philip Johnson

New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Prison Guard: D-Block, Morris! Frank Morris: But he came at me! Prison Guard: I said, D-Block!

Escape from Alcatraz

I guess I want to make money just like other people, perhaps more than most people.

Philip Johnson

Wolf: I'm Wolf. Where did they transfer you from? Frank Morris: Atlanta. Wolf: Nice town, Atlanta. Frank Morris: I never saw it.

Escape from Alcatraz

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

Peter Zumthor

I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.

S. Jay Olshansky

Frank Morris: Tell me, you stopped killing white people? English: Why? Frank Morris: Well, next time I wouldn't turn my back on ya.

Escape from Alcatraz

Vaughan Cunningham: I don't understand. Morris: Exactly the point, my young level-headed friend. Vaughan Cunningham: I don't get it. Morris: Well, I rest my case.

Sling Blade

Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.

S. Jay Olshansky

There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things" -he sighed- "these things I so regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do? Morrie Schwartz

Tuesdays with Morrie

Van Helsing: Mr. Morris, your bullets will not harm him. He must be beheaded. I suggest you use your big Bowie knife. Quincey P. Morris: Well, I wasn't plannin' on getting that close, Doc.

Dracula