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Familiar Quotations

Movies

Stewardess! Oh Stewardess! What's the in-flight movie today?–Con Air

Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.–Fred Allen

Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.–Anonymous

Movie-related foods, such as Milk Duds, buttered popcorn, Junior Mints, Red Hots, and Tootsie Rolls, do not have additional calories because they are part of the entire entertainment package and not part of one's personal fuel.–Anonymous

Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.–Dave Barry

It is a mark of soulfulness to be present in the here and now. When we are present, we are not fabricating inner movies. We are seeing what is before us.–John Bradshaw

Theatergoing is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.–Robert Brustein

In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.–John Carpenter

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.–John Le Carre

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on good wine gives his old lady a kiss after supper and his day is over. Finished.–Louis-Ferdinand Celine

• Preface iv
• Familiar Quotations 1
• Movies 1
• Movies – "Film" 3
• Movies – "Flicker" 5
• Use in Literature 6
• Movies 6
• Movies – "Film" 12
• Movies – "Flicker" 13
• Movies – "Night" 13
• Movies – "Theater" 14
• Nonfiction Usage 15
• Lyrical Usage 15
• Script Usage 15
• Spoken Usage 19
• Presidential Usage 20
• Song Title Usage 20
• Journalism Usage 20
• Legal Usage 152
• Governmental Usage 157
• Patent Usage 159
• Bibliographic Usage 161
• Encyclopedic Usage 279
• Lexicographic Usage 507
• Index 632