Personal Favorite 10 Movies

1.       Bull Durham

“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball, and it's never boring, which makes it like sex.”

2.       Running on Empty

“Now, go out there and make a difference. Your mother and I tried. Don't let anyone tell you different.”

3.       Local Hero

“We open at eight. Seven in the fishing season. (pause)  This isn’t the fishing season.”

4.       Lord of the Rings Trilogy

“History became legend. Legend became myth.”

5.       Casablanca

“I was misinformed.”

6.       Philadelphia Story

“No, I can't afford to hate anybody. I'm only a photographer.”

7.       To Kill a Mockingbird

“If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

8.       Nashville

“This is Bergman. Pure, unadulterated Bergman. Of course, the people are all wrong for Bergman, aren't they?”

9.       The African Queen

“Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.”

10.   Good Will Hunting

“See you Monday. We'll be talking about Freud and why he did enough cocaine to kill a small horse.”

Special mention: Shallow Grave and The Third Man, just because they were both so f*cking brilliant.