Every cigarette still thrills me. The zing, the smell, the trail of vapor beside me, as if I am a tiny airplane. And I am a tiny airplane, going off on a brief trip to bliss.
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Quotes tagged ‘smoking’
John Gustafson: You're supposed to be smoking filter cigarettes. Grandpa Gustafson: I'm 94 years old. What the hell do I care?
— Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, Mark Steven Johnson, John Gustafson, Jack Lemmon, imdb.com
Ishmael: You really should try to quit, Mr. Munson. They say it’s bad for your heart, your lungs. It quickens the aging process. Roy: Is that right? Who’s done more research on the subject than the good people at the American tobacco industry? They say it’s harmless. Why would they lie? If you’re de…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
These days, when someone smokes in the movies, they're either a psychopath... or a European.
Smoking is the greatest thing that slowly kills you.
Olivia: Yuck. Is that ham? We're vegan now, remember? Aimee Gibbs: Oh, right, yeah, I forgot. Anwar: Have you been smoking again? Aimee Gibbs: No, I haven't. Ruby: Good. Because smoking is definitely not vegan.
Sylvia: Why don't you smoke? Sal: I don't want the cancer.
— Frank Pierson, Salvatore "Sal" Naturale, John Cazale, imdb.com
Smoking is gonna save lives.
Ethel: How long have you been a smoker? Margot: 22 years. Ethel: Well, I think you should quit.
— Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, Margot Tenenbaum, Gwyneth Paltrow, imdb.com
I never had a real house to grow up in. You know, home. I never belonged anywhere. And all my life, I was looking for that thing you know. Thinking that it was out there somewhere. That all I had to do was find it. But I think, maybe that home was us. It was you and me together in that stupid car ri…
Bill Tench: Smoke? Holden Ford: Oh, uh I don't smoke when I eat. Bill Tench: Want to go outside? Holden Ford: I don't smoke when I don't eat, either.
Cathy Jamison: I'll pay you a 100 bucks for every pound you lose. Here. Here's a good faith... $23. We meet in the gym every Friday at 2:00 for weigh-ins. If you smell like a cigarette, the deal is off. Andrea Jackson: This skinny bitch will see you on Friday, then.
Derice Bannock: [Derice sees Sanka's breath in the cold Calgary air] Sanka mon, whatcha smoking? Sanka Coffie: I'm not smoking, I'm breathing!
— Lynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg, Tommy Swerdlow, Derice Bannock, Leon, imdb.com
Samantha: No smoking in bars? What's next, no fucking in bars? Miranda: Well, first there would have to be a no-fucking section.
— Michael Patrick King, Miranda Hobbes, Cynthia Nixon, imdb.com
Have you been smoking one of your ponchos?
f there's one thing working in witness protection has taught me it's that people hate change. Oh, we all say we want to change; get thinner, quit smoking, learn to speak Portuguese, but we don't. For better or worse, our habits define us. We turn the pages of the same tattered script over and over,…
— Matt Ward, David Maples, Mary Shannon, Mary McCormack, imdb.com
Stan: Damn it, Roger! I've told you a million times: No smoking in the house! Roger: And I told you it's menthol. So it's healthier than an apple.
Funny. ‘Cause I look around at this world you’re so eager to be a part of, and all I see is six billion lunatics looking for the fastest ride out. Who’s not crazy? Look around. Everyone’s drinking, smoking, shooting up, shooting each other, or just plain screwing their brains out ‘cause they don’t w…
You're a woman and you smoke. What do YOU want?
— Jonathan Igla, Matthew Weiner, Ted Chaough, Kevin Rahm, imdb.com
As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.