Sometimes I felt as a writer I was purging, and it almost hurt to purge to that level. Now it doesn't feel that way, maybe because I'm older. Maybe life has given me some punches, but it didn't knock me down.
Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another.
I have a stunt double; his name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously, it's actually been recorded by 'National Geographic.' He calls it the Hammer Fist.
There have been some terrible winters in Chicago, where it feels like I'm literally being punched in the face, and everyone walks around looking stunned like they've just witnessed a murder.
Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force.
I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely.
Vern: Ha-ha! You flinched! Two for flinching! Two for flinching! [Teddy punches him twice in the arm] Vern: ...B-but... you flinched! Teddy: I know. Two for flinching.
[reaches for a pair of glasses in his pocket and puts them on] The Joker: You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses on, would you? Huh? [Batman punches him]
I could take all the cartoons in the tabloid newspapers, but I couldn't take my daughter punching me in the belly and asking why I was so fat. That was my inspiration to lose the weight. And probably the last time anyone hurt my feelings.
When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time.
Anthony: You wanna get killed, nigger? Cameron: [punches him] Say that again, man. Call me nigger again. Anthony: You stupid motherfucker.
Donnie Brasco: [to his fellow wiseguys, after he punches a man who tries to expose him] Fuckin' asshole, he grabbed my cock!
Lou: *punches Tyler in face* You here me now? Tyler Durden: Alright, alright, I got it. I got it - shit I lost it.
Sherry Peatty: It isn't fair. I never had anybody but you. Not a real husband. Not even a man. Just a bad joke without a punch line.
Gene: [after punching Adam] That ain't no way to treat your wife, buddy. I don't care what she's done.
Colonel Blake: What the hell's gotten into you? Trapper John: I dunno. I must be losing my punch. I never expected the son of a bitch to get up.
Danny: All right. [Bruiser punches Danny] Danny: Ahh! Jesus, Bruiser, not until later! Bruiser: Sorry Danny, I forgot. Danny: It's all right.
John Hartigan: [beating the Yellow Bastard's head in] After a while all I'm doing is punching wet chips of bone into the floorboards. So I stop.
Sherlock Holmes: You have the grand gift of silence, Watson; it makes you quite invaluable as a companion. [Watson punches him in the face]
[after punching Marko in the face] Bryan: Wake up! I need you to be focused! [stabs Marko in the legs with metal rods] Bryan: Are you focused yet?
Buzz: [marveling at the interior of Pizza Planet] What a spaceport! [Woody punches him in the shoulder] Buzz: Good work, Woody.
