The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son

...the second time you see something is really the first time. You need to know how it ends before you can appreciate how beautifully it's put together from the beginning.

I mean that it's all right to go to bed with an asshole but don't ever have a baby with one.

It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to.

She was a stirrer of the pot, a lover of intrigue and distress, a creature who seemed to draw oxygen from the spectacle of people at each other's throat, everybody in a state of upset and talking about her.

The trick to having a happy life is being good at something.

But you, your life, it's just starting, it's all ahead of you. It's yours to throw away.

When a woman tells you she's had a dream about you, you know what's going on, don't you? It means she likes you. It's her way of telling you that you're on her mind. Really on her mind.

I had a girlfriend once. All we ever talked about was our relationship. That's what we did instead of having one.

Love affairs that start in blood tend to end up in blood.

If you really want to make a difference in the world, you have to understand how it works and leave behind the desire to smack someone.

... sự bí ẩn của người nào đó xuất hiện và biến mất trong cuộc đời bạn suy cho cùng lại chẳng phải điều gì quá bí hiểm.

Choisir un film pour quelqu'un est une chose risquée. En un sens, c'est aussi révélateur que de lui écrire une lettre. Ça expose notre façon de penser, ça parle de ce qui nous émeut, ça peut même parfois exhiber la façon dont nous pensons être perçu par le monde.

Women can be kind of a blood sport.