Quotes from Jeff Bridges movies and TV shows - page 7 of 7

Rooster Cogburn: It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.

Preston Tucker: Isn't that the idea? To build a better mouse trap?
Abe: Not if you're a mouse.

Preston Tucker: "Big ships fine," Confucius say. "Rowboats long in tooth, make big noise, go nowhere."

Preston Tucker: What's the difference, fifty or fifty million? That's only machinery. It is the idea that counts, Abe, and the dream. (01:43:53)

Barney Cousins: You don't care if she's alive or dead anymore.
Jeff Harriman: Yes I do.
Jeff Harriman: No you don't. You're just scared that without the search you won't know who you are. Who is Jeff Harriman, if he's not the guy looking for Diane? Can you really walk away from finally knowing the answer?

Barney Cousins: To me, to kill is not the worst thing you can imagine. There is more.

Jeff Harriman: I just want to know what happened to Diane.
Barney Cousins: Then you'll want to listen to the story, and you'll want to listen carefully because sometimes the Devil is in the details.

Helene Cousins: Look, he put up a new one. I heard him on Talk Radio. Every month he puts up a new one.
Barney Cousins: Every 30 days, you could set your watch by it.
Helene Cousins: He must have loved her very much.
Barney Cousins: ...I do admire his perseverance.