Thorin Oakenshield: Where did you go, if I may ask? Gandalf: To look ahead. Thorin Oakenshield: And what brought you back? Gandalf: Looking behind.
Frodo: [finds a manuscript] What's this? Old Bilbo: That is private, keep your sticky paws off! It's not ready yet! Frodo: Not ready for what? Old Bilbo: Reading!
Balin: Ohhh! Evening Brother. Dwalin: By my beard, you're shorter and wider than last time we met. Balin: Wider, not shorter. But sharp enough for the both of us.
Thorin Oakenshield: Azog the Defiler is no more. He was slain in battle long ago! Great Goblin: So you think his defiling days are done, do you?
Teaching is a very effective way to get children to learn something specific - this tube squeaks, say, or a squish then a press then a pull causes the music to play. But it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and to dra...
Mike Shiner: A man becomes a critic when he cannot be an artist, the same way that a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier.
Broadway Lady: [sees Riggan on the roof] Hey, is this for real, or are you shooting a film? Riggan: A film! Broadway Lady: You people are full of shit!
[first lines] Young Birdman: How did we end up here? This place is horrible. Smells like balls. We don't belong here.
We often forget how thirsty we are because we believe we will fulfill our dreams.
The life of faith is a struggle enough in a broken world without us complicating it for other believers.
The day I am unable to handle more than one woman is the day I die. Do you take me for a feeble old dotard? I’m a true son of Venus and Bacchus! - Caligula
Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And, although many concerns have been expressed about the potential for unexpected consequences, the un...
Dori: [regarding a piece of lettuce] Try it. Just a mouthful. Ori: I don't like green food. Dwalin: Where's the meat? Ori: Have they got any chips?
[Radagast endeavors to cure an ailing hedgehog] Radagast: I don't understand why it's not working! It's not as if it's witchcraft! [pause] Radagast: Witchcraft... Oh, but it IS. A dark and terrible magic...
Bilbo Baggins: I am surrounded by dwarves! What are they doing here? Gandalf: Oh, they're quite a merry gathering. Once you get used to them.
Balin: I have to agree with Mr. Baggins, he is hardly burglar material. Dwalin: Aye, the wild is no place for gentle folk who can neither fight nor fend for themselves.
Mike Shiner: Does she speak? Sam: She does. Yeah, she can sit, stay, and roll over if you have any treats.
Riggan: [waiting for his cue during Mike's scene] He's good, huh? Annie: He's incredible. I think he's drinking real gin.
Lesley: Mike's available. Riggan: I thought he was doing the thing...? Lesley: He was. He quit... or got fired. Riggan: Which is it, quit or fired? Lesley: Well, with Mike it's usually both.
Mike Shiner: They called me for an interview. I told them the first thing that came into my head. The front cover of the art section for Christ's sake. Riggan: Fuck the art section!
People leave companies for two reasons. One, they don't feel appreciated. And two, they don't get along with their boss.
