The Aviator

"Some men dream the future. He built it."

"Tell Juan Trippe something for me. Tell him thanks for the flowers. And he can kiss... both sides... of my ass."

"(In front of the Motion Picture Censorship Board) Good to see you, Mr. Breen. Gentlemen, its good to see you- I havent seen you all since that issue with all the violence in Scarface. The problem here seems to revolve around Ms. Russells mammaries, is that correct? Mr. Breen feels that they are too prominant, yes? More prominant than other mammaries have been up on the screen? Well... we hope to dispel that notion. Jean Harlow. Ann Sheridan. Irene Dunne. Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Bettie Grable... and the lovely Ms. Jane Russell. Now all of these photos- save for Ms. Russells- have been enlarged from pictures that received Mr. Breens seal of approval... and as you can see they all contain mammaries. At this point Id like to introduce my assisstant, Dr. Ludlow Branson. Dr. Branson is a mathematician of some note...yes. And he will prove that, in fact, Ms. Russells mammaries are no more prominant than any of these other fine ladies. Doctor? Doctor... you forgot your calipers."

"Quarantine. Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e. Quarantine."

"The XF-11! Shes a spy-plane really. Designed every inch of her myself. Shes got a top speed of 350 which means she can outrun anything they throw against her. Yeah, after the Japs stole my H-1 design for their goddamn Zeroes I figure Id better do em one better. Yeah, shes my Buck Rogers ship."

"Im Howard Hughes, the aviator."

"Tell Jimmy I want ten chocolate chip cookies, medium chips, none too close to the outside."

"Sh- Show me all the blueprints, Odie. Show me all the blueprints... (Lower) Show me all the blueprints. Im serious now- show me all the blueprints... ... ... Show me all the bl- Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. (clears throat) I wanna get it done right so show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints show me all the blueprints."

"Orange juice has... nutritional value. Theres some... flies... outside the window. Little Howard likes... citrus. Dont he just."

"I am supposed to be many things that are not complimentary. I am supposed to be capricious, I have been called a playboy, I have even been called an eccentric. But I do not believe I have the reputation of being a liar. Now, needless to say, the Hercules was a monumental undertaking; it is the largest plane ever built. It is over five stories tall with a wingspan longer than a football field, that is more than a city block! Now I put the sweat of my life into this thing, I got my reputation all rolled up in it, and I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back... and I mean it! Now, Senator Brewster, you can subpoena me, you can arrest me, you can even claim that I have folded and taken a run-out powder, but, well, I have had just about enough of this nonsense! Good day!"

"[to Katharine Hepburn] You come out of the blue and tell me you’re leavin me and have you have the nerve to expect graciousness?!"

"Boy, you are just hittin on all six cylinders arentcha? My God. Would you do me a favor and just...? Would you just smile for me one time, just once? Yeah, yeah, see you got a short upper lip...makes for a much nicer smile. See I wonder what gives a beautiful woman like you pleasure. I mean say youre just standing there, right and I- I just touch you. Just like this... see my fingertips. I mean, do you like that? Do you? See, I wanna learn what pleases you. I wanna learn everything about you. Would you let me do that? Would you give me that job?"