Top 10 Movie Quotes

I was asked to choose 10 quotes from movies and provide personal meaning behind each. So here they are:

10. "Where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. Now, now... Here's looking at you kid." - Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

Casablanca is a movie full of memorable quotes. This one, however, is my favorite. It comes near the end of the movie when Rick tells Ilsa she must get on the plane and leave without him. This is what makes the movie a classic. If he had gotten on the plane and left with her, it would be another forgettable movie no one would be talking about today. I think it's incredible and brave of him and shows his true love for her. In many of his movies, Humphrey Bogart's character seems like a shady person at first, but he ends up showing wisdom and character that I admire.

9. "Isms, in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ism--he should believe in himself." - Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

This quote is right to the point. Ferris Bueller is not really a bad kid, he just does things his own way.

8. "I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen." - John Cusack, Say Anything

I don't think Say Anything is a cinematic masterpiece, but I love it anyway. It's a fitting movie about young love to watch when you're a teenager, but people of all ages can enjoy it. Cusack's character, Lloyd Dobler, is a noble underachiever who is trying to win the heart of the class valedictorian. When she breaks up with him, she gives him a pen to remember her by. That is not the end of the movie, but I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it.

7. Tony Montana: "Me, I want what's coming to me." Manny: "Oh, well what's coming to you?" Tony Montana: "The world, chico, and everything in it." - Al Pacino and Steven Bauer, Scarface

This represents to me how I look at life. I don't believe there is anything you should be afraid of. You can always dream big. I want to experience everything and not hold back.