The best Quotes by Tommy Lee Jones

The best Quotes by Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor. He played Agent K in the Men in Black franchise. Other notable roles were in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Natural Born Killers (1994), The Client (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Double Jeopardy (1999), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Company Men (2010), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Jason Bourne (2016), and Ad Astra (2019).

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I want to photograph what I see and put it in a dramatic context. I'm an actor and a writer, and I want to tell these stories and present these shapes, colors and movements as I see them, as I see them serve a narrative. As I see that narrative serve an audience. That's what I want to do.

I felt like the luckiest kid in the world because God had put me on the ground in Texas. I actually felt sorry for those poor little kids that had to be born in Oklahoma or England or some place. I knew I was living in the best place in the world.

In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.

The quality of one's emotional life changes over the years, doesn't it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there's a sense of fulfillment to living a creative life. So I guess that's what keeps me going.

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And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up!

Alfred in Batman - Begins

23

Giving Up Beginning

You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!

Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight

18

Craziness & Weirdness Gravity

Sometimes the truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded...

Batman in Batman - The Dark Knight

16

I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you... stranger.

Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight

15

Salvatore Maroni: "If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?"
Joker: "If you're good at something, never do it for free!"

Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight

13

The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.

Harvey Dent in Batman - The Dark Knight

13

Why so serious?

Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight

12

Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy. He can't feel the next.

Joker in Batman - The Dark Knight

9

Black Widow: "I don't know, the truth is a matter of circumstances. It's not all things to all people all the time, and neither am I."
Captain America: "That's a tough way to live."
Black Widow: "It's a good way not to die though."

Black Widow in Captain America - The Winter Soldier

3

Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eyes and say no, you move.

Sharon Carter in Captain America - Civil War

3

Hi. I'm Captain America. Here to talk to you about one of the most valuable traits a soldier or a student can have – patience. Sometimes patience is the key to victory.

Captain America in Spider-Man - Homecoming

1

Tony Stark: "Oh, you're gonna have to take this into the shop!"
Scott Lang: "Who's speaking?"
Tony Stark: "It's... your conscience. We don't talk a lot these days."

Iron Man in Captain America - Civil War

This man declined the Nobel Peace Prize. He said peace wasn't an achievement, it was a responsibility.

Nick Fury in Captain America - The Winter Soldier

Wilson: "How do we know the good guys from the bad guys?"
Captain America: "If they're shooting at you, they're bad."

Steve Rogers in Captain America - 2: The Return of the First Avenger

I just wanna make sure we consider all our options. Because people who shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me, too.

Sam Wilson in Captain America - Civil War

I do what I do because of my dad. He was a hero. He gave his life for the pursuit of knowledge.

Roy McBride in Ad Astra

You instilled in me a strong work ethic. You should know I’ve chosen a career that you would approve of. I’ve dedicated my life to the exploration of space, and I thank you for that.

Roy McBride in Ad Astra

The Empire improves every system it touches. Judge by any metric: safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace. Compare Imperial rule to what is happening right now. Is the world more peaceful since the revolution? I see nothing but death and chaos.

The Client in The Mandalorian - Season 1 Episode 7

Such a large bounty for such a small package.

The Client in The Mandalorian - Season 1 Episode 3

Bounty Hunting is a complicated profession.

The Client in The Mandalorian - Season 1 Episode 1

Greef Karga said you were coming. He said you were the best in the parsec. Would you agree?

The Client in The Mandalorian - Season 1 Episode 1

Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2022

The stars at night, are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.

1

Of course, nobody I knew in East-Texas in 1989 cared about Newtonian Physics. The only Newtons they cared about were Wayne and Fig.

Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon - Season 1 Episode 1

1

When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, he gets right back on. That is the second most important thing about bein' a Texan, right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.

Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Season 4 Episode 8

...yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

17

You just ask the same questions every week. 'How's your job? Are you having any negative thoughts?'
All I have are negative thoughts.

Joker in Joker

5

Cop partnerships are like marriages. You know each other better than your wives.

Harvey Dent in Gotham - Season 1 Episode 18

Fear doesn't need conquering. Fear tells you where the edge is. Fear is a good thing.

James Gordon in Gotham - Season 1 Episode 1

Talk about being a few sardines short of a can.

Bucky Barnes in What If…? - Season 1 Episode 1

At some point we all have to choose. Between what the world wants you to be and who you are.

Black Widow

3

You break the rules and become a hero. I do it, I become the enemy... that doesn't seem fair.

Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange - in the Multiverse of Madness

1

Stark: "Can I give you a piece of advice?"
Carter: "I'd rather you didn't."

Peggy Carter in What If…? - Season 1 Episode 1

Your skin may be a different color, but there is no man alive I'm prouder to call brother!

Sam Wilson in Marvel Comic Books - Captain America Vol 1 126

Been riding a desk for the past six years trying to figure out where our future enemies are coming from. Never occurred to me they would be coming from above.

Nick Fury in Captain Marvel

Stark: "Red, green, blue... who paints a button blue?"
Carter: "Don't tell me the American playboy needs help pushing buttons."
Stark: "Hedy Lamarr and I spent a weekend together, but she wasn't teaching me German."

Howard Stark in What If…? - Season 1 Episode 1

I have been a voice with no body. A body, but not human. And now, a memory made real. Who knows what I might be next?

Vision in WandaVision - Season 1 Episode 9

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