Collage, from top left: 1 – image from “Lords of Dogtown”, 2005. Columbia Pictures| 2,3,4 – Classiq Journal
Some are hilarious, some are emotional, some are adventurous, some instantly make you relive the thrill of watching an entire film, some can serve as life mottos and some bottle up the magic of summer or that special feeling of a childhood summer holiday. These movie lines weave together our summer manifesto.
“This road will never end. It probably goes all around the world.” Mike Waters (River Phoenix), My Own Private Idaho
”You gotta approach every day as if it’s your last!” Skip Engblom (Heath Ledger), Lords of Dogtown
“Where’s the goat?” Lex (Ariana Richards), Jurassic Park
“Try laughing. Then whatever scares you will go away.” Tatsuro, My Neighbour Totoro
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?” The writer, Stand by Me
“All this sunshine, day after day, doesn’t seem natural somehow.” Lucy Drayton (Brenda de Banzie), The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1958
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” Rick (Humphrey Bogart), Casablanca
“You’ll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is, uh… how much more enjoyable it is to win. It’s inevitable to lose now and again. The trick is not to make a habit of it.” Uncle Henry (Albert Finney), A Good Year
“I prefer watching movies on my own.” Marie (Marion Corillard), Les petits mouchoirs (Little White Lies)
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat!” Chief Brody (Roy Scheider), Jaws
“Today’s temperature’s gonna rise up over 100 degrees, so there’s a Jheri curl alert! That’s right, Jheri curl alert. If you have a Jheri curl, stay in the house or you’ll end up with a permanent black helmet on your head fuh-eva!” Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson), Do the Right Thing
“Well, we’re not in the middle of nowhere, but we can see it from here.” Louise (Susan Sarandon), Thelma and Louise
“You know what the best age is? I’ll tell you. The age you are, day by day. Until you croak, of course.” Bruno Cortona (Vittorio Gassman), Il sorpasso
“Let me tell you something kid; Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because they’re too scared, or they don’t recognize it when it spits on their shoes.” “The Babe” (Art La Fleur), The Sandlot
“- I don’t call what I’ve been doing living.
– And what do you recommend for yourself, doctor?
– A holiday.
– For how long?
– As long as I need.
– You mean just to play?
– No. I’ve been working since I was 10. I want to find out why I’m working. It can’t just be to pay bills and pile up more money. Even if you do, the government’s going to take most of it.
– But what is the answer?
– I don’t know. That’s what I intend to find out. The world’s changing out there. There are a lot of new, exciting ideas running around. Some may be right and some may be cockeyed but they’re affecting all our lives. I want to know how I stand, where I fit in the picture, what it’s all gonna mean to me. I can’t find that out sitting behind some desk in an office, so as soon as I get enough money together, I’m going to knock off for a while.”
Johnny Case (Cary Grant) and Linda Seton (Katharine Hepburn), Holiday
“Wide awake. I don’t remember ever feeling this awake. You know what I mean? Everything looks different. You feel like that, too, like you got something to look forward to?” Thelma (Geena Davis), Thelma and Louise
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