Perhaps, but that’s not where the quote comes from. It’s actually said by a more important person than Orson Welles as studio executive (though I know that’s hard to imagine!)
“I had a father, his name was Ben Parker.”
“Godspeed, Spiderman.”
Sin City
- Sleep is a slice of death
36. I’m very busy and important. How can I help you? : Isn’t this from Bridget Jones?
31. Sleep is a slice of death: Journey to the Centre of the Earth?
My thought, too. But the real quote is more like “I dislike those little slices of death”, said by Saknussem (David Thayer) to Lindenbrock (James Mason) when he is asked why he isn’t sleeping.
Close – it’s from an actor who was also in the Bridget Jones movies – but not quite there yet.
That quote was from* The Last Starfighter*, wasn’t it? Spoken by Centauri.
Bingo! Robert Preston as Centauri channeling his Music Man character to Lance Guest as Alec Rogan.
I think that’s said by Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister in Love, Actually.
I remeber it as sleep is a slice of death. Poe said I dislike those little slices of death. But I can not find proof yet.
Still unguessed:
gonzomax: I stand by my rendering – I’ve got JttCotE on DVD-- I’ll have to dig it out and check.
Where does Poe say that? I can’t recall anything like that in Poe, myself.
Yes, to his sister (not in real life, but in the movie).
- Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh . . . Oh, that’s not right!
Sam Rockell as Guy Fleegleman (The Guy in the Red Shirt) regarding Tony Shaloub and Missi Pylse’s inter-species tryst in Galaxy Quest
These should be pretty easy…
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You fellas have nothing to worry about. I’m a professional.
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When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
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We got both kinds – country and western.
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You only moved the headstones!
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In Philadelphia, it’s worth fifty bucks.
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Only one thing in the world could’ve dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window.
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Humpin and pumpin is not Sheldon’s strong suit.
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Wash day tomorrow. Nothing clean right.
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Sometimes I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.
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Deserve’s got nothing to do with it.
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We got both kinds – country and western. – The Blues Brothers
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You only moved the headstones! – Poltergeist
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Wash day tomorrow. Nothing clean right. – Terminator
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Deserve’s got nothing to do with it. – The Unforgiven
Forest Gump.
Only one left from my set:
- As-tro-nomical.
The Third Man
Ed Wood?
A Christmas Story
BrainGlutton and bouv, you’re correct. commasense, A Christmas Story is correct, but the other two are not.
bouv, I just can’t think of the source of your remaining one. It seems like it’s on the tip of my tongue, but…