Quotes from Dominic West movies and TV shows

Jasper: No one adult human being is happy! People are born, they have a limited amount of time going around thinking life is dandy but then, inevitably, tragedy strikes and they realise life equals loss! The whole point of the game is to minimise the pain caused by that equation! Now some people do it by having kids, or making money, or taking up coin collecting, and others do it by getting wasted.

Theron: [before raping the Queen.] This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this. I'm not your King.

Robert Mallory: It's never darker than when we close our eyes, and yet we keep them shut. Why is that?

Robert Mallory: There have been other sightings. The boys believe.
Florence Cathcart: Boys believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. I'm sure some of them even believe in God.

Willy: You're overreacting. This was purely a business decision.
Colette: Isn't that what our whole marriage has been? Wasn't I the best investment you ever made? No dowry, but my God, she can write for her keep.

Telly Paretta: At first I thought it had something to do with the plane crash. Remember when that TWA plane crashed over Long Island? Everybody thought it was a missile, friendly fire, or some type of government cover-up.
Ash Correll: Yeah, I remember that.
Telly Paretta: But then I thought, you know, 'How could the government erase our memories?' Its just not possible. So.
Ash Correll: What?
Telly Paretta: So you don't think I'm out of my mind?
Ash Correll: I don't anymore.

Telly Paretta: Do you get drunk every night?
Ash Correll: No. Sometimes I'm drunk by noon.

Bromley: Just for future reference... my name is Joe.
Jonathan: You tell him, Bromley.

Reggie: Nobody said anything about hiding who we are.
Mark: Yes, they did. You.
Reggie: I just think if everybody takes it easy on the.
Ray: Flamboyance.
Reggie: We're more likely to fit in.
Jonathan: I'm sorry, just to be clear, when you say "flamboyance", you mean gay. And when you say "everyone", you mean me.
Mark: Jonathan.
Jonathan: Good. It's just I haven't spoken 1950s in quite a while.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: All those mopes in bracelets and not one of them named Osama.