tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post9081354800853650320..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Writing Memorable DialogueSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-38106364550578816032011-09-02T09:51:19.144-07:002011-09-02T09:51:19.144-07:00Fun game!
My local newspaper prints lines every Fr...Fun game!<br />My local newspaper prints lines every Friday in the movie sectionand I'm always tickled by which lines people remember.<br /><br />I was filling out some paperwork to help coach my local High School speech team this year. Boring, standard application questions: "Tell us why you want to be a coach/teacher."<br /><br />I quoted from one of the last chapters of Prince of Tides. <br />"It makes my heart swell with pride when I hear a kid call me teacher. I honor the entire family of man by choosing to teach."<br /><br />good stuff. :)J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69284245435693057032011-08-31T15:20:44.502-07:002011-08-31T15:20:44.502-07:00Good post. Some of my favorite lines have already ...Good post. Some of my favorite lines have already been mentioned here. Love the one Marcelle mentioned. Here's one:<br />From Steel Magnolias, "Ouiser, you sound almost chipper. What happened today? You run over a small child or something?"Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69834661596938743672011-08-31T13:57:38.120-07:002011-08-31T13:57:38.120-07:00It's so true, Julie. You can have all the flam...It's so true, Julie. You can have all the flamboyant description in the world, but your hero and heroine do eventually have to speak to each other. :)<br /><br />@Rita "Yes, Yes, YES!" hahahahaMaureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54982702279520925672011-08-31T12:47:17.733-07:002011-08-31T12:47:17.733-07:00@Toni: Cute!! @Rita: Of course, all of those we...@Toni: Cute!! @Rita: Of course, all of those were classics, especially Clint Eastwood's "Make my day!!" :)Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-68184795508146733212011-08-31T12:46:32.959-07:002011-08-31T12:46:32.959-07:00@Marcelle: I like that line, too. That was a grea...@Marcelle: I like that line, too. That was a great movie!!Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-31443041949933229872011-08-31T12:46:07.776-07:002011-08-31T12:46:07.776-07:00@Flowerpot: I LOVE that comment by Jack Nicholson...@Flowerpot: I LOVE that comment by Jack Nicholson!!Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-59176505641878215652011-08-31T09:36:23.562-07:002011-08-31T09:36:23.562-07:00AA few of my favs
J Nicholson - The Shining "...AA few of my favs<br />J Nicholson - The Shining "He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!" <br />A Few Good Men "You can't handle the truth."<br />The Witches of Eastwick "Do you think God knew what he was doing when he created woman?"<br />Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry “Go ahead make my day”<br />Meg Ryan -When Harry met Sally “Yes, Yess, YES!”<br />Anthony Hopkins- Silence of the Lambs “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.<br />"I'm having an old friend for dinner."Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-84973194517564001142011-08-31T07:59:23.292-07:002011-08-31T07:59:23.292-07:00Julie, excellent advice. I love dialogue. Love it....Julie, excellent advice. I love dialogue. Love it. I'm trying to think of my favourite line...all I can think of is Douglas Adams. "So long and thanks for all the fish." But I can't remember if that's dialogue or just the title :)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-37050286317673861812011-08-31T07:16:56.262-07:002011-08-31T07:16:56.262-07:00Good advice, Julie. Flowerpot jogged my memory wit...Good advice, Julie. Flowerpot jogged my memory with the mention of As Good as it Gets. My favourite line from that movie has to be when Jack Nicholson tells Helen Hunt, "You make me want to be a better man."Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-20675258369868090202011-08-31T03:04:01.114-07:002011-08-31T03:04:01.114-07:00i love Jack Nicholson in As Good as it Gets when h...i love Jack Nicholson in As Good as it Gets when he is in hte shrink's waiting room and looks round as says the "What if this is as good as it gets?" Great post on dialogue, Shirley.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.com