Quotes from Ethan Hawke movies and TV shows - page 3 of 4

Paul: A man can only take so much.

Everett Lewis: Oh! When I was their age did the work o' ten men. Clean this yard, chop wood.
Mr. Hill: Yeah.
Everett Lewis: Built that fence.
Mr. Hill: Yes, but - You were here, around people. Everett? If someone applied for that job? Hire them.

Everett Lewis: Not more pain. Ever since you stepped into my life... Nothin' but pain.

Everett Lewis: I'd rather stick it into a tree.

Dock Newton: You ain't any less of a drunk now than you was when hooch was legal.
Jess Newton: Well, you see, there's my point. That particular law ain't really doin' it's job, now is it?

Willis Newton: This isn't a real job.
Jess Newton: It is real. It is real fun.

The Bartender: The one thing that this job has taught me is that truth is stranger than fiction.

The Bartender: Here you are at the beginning of your new life. It can be overwhelming knowing the future you're about to create. Knowing the purpose of that life. You know who she is. And you understand who you are. And now maybe you're ready to understand who I am. You see, I love her too.

The Bartender: You're about to embark on the most important job a man has ever had. And you're going to do great. I know.

The Unmarried Mother: You ever hear the expression "a ruined woman"?
The Bartender: Of course.
The Unmarried Mother: Well, I was as ruined as a woman could be. I was no longer a woman and I did not know how to be a man.

The Bartender: The only thing that I know for sure, is that you are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
The Bartender: You know who she is, and you understand who you are, and now maybe you're ready to understand who I am.

The Unmarried Mother: I stopped looking in the mirror. I hated what I saw. I have no photos of myself as a young girl. I don't even remember what I looked like. It's just more of a feeling now.
The Bartender: Well, you look better than I do.
The Unmarried Mother: Who cares how a barkeep looks? Or a writer for that matter.

James Sandin: Tonight allows people a release for all the hatred and violence that they keep up inside them.
Charlie Sandin: Why don't you guys kill someone tonight?
James Sandin: Because we don't feel the need to, Charlie.

Mary Sandin: You just gave our son a gun. You wanna tell me what the hell we're doing?
James Sandin: We're gonna fight.

Troy Dyer: I've wanted you like this for all these years.

Troy Dyer: This girl is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Troy Dyer: You look like a doily.

Troy Dyer: Did he dazzle you with his extensive knowledge of mineral water, or was it his in-depth analysis of, uh, uh, Marky Mark that finally reeled you in?

Troy Dyer: You can't navigate me. I may do mean things, and I may hurt you, and I may run away without your permission, and you may hate me forever, and I know that scares the living shit outta you 'cause you know I'm the only real thing you got.

Troy Dyer: I'm bursting with fruit flavor.