Tonight, my dad and I watched the first part of Lonesome Dove, and it inspired me to add another chapter to the “Movie Wisdom” series. This collection of posts delves into the career of an actor and lists the quotes from their movies that may offer words to live by. For the rules of this endeavor, check out the Burt Reynolds Edition.
This edition examines the films of Tommy Lee Jones.
From Lonesome Dove
A man who wouldn’t cheat for a poke don’t want one bad enough.
From JFK
“Treason doth never prosper,” wrote an English poet, “What’s the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
One may smile and smile and be a villain.
Telling the truth can be a scary thing sometimes.
From The Fugitive
Don’t ever argue with the big dog, because the big dog is always right.
From Natural Born Killers
A moment of realization is worth a thousand prayers.
The media is like the weather, only it’s man-made weather.
Nobody can stop fate, nobody can.
You can’t hide from your shadow.
You know, the only thing that kills the demon… is love.
From Cobb
Greatness is overrated.
The desire for glory is not a sin.
From Batman Forever
Broken wings mend in time.
I guess we’re all two people.
A man’s got to go his own way.
From Men in Black
There’s only one way off this planet.
It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
From No Country for Old Men
You can’t help but compare yourself against the old timers.
This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.
But I think once you quit hearing “sir” and “ma’am,” the rest is soon to foller.
Well all the time ya spend trying to get back what’s been took from ya, more is going out the door. After a while you just have to try to get a tourniquet on it.
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 