Famous quotes containing the words michael, powell, captain and/or lansdorff:
“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.”
—Julius J. Epstein, U.S. screenwriter, Philip Epstein, screenwriter, Howard Koch, screenwriter, and Michael Curtiz. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)
“Growing old’s like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven’t committed.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)
“Fear has nothing to do with cowardice. A fellow is only yellow when he lets his fear make him quit.”
—Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. Captain Ross (Dana Andrews)
“I’m like a pretty girl: I change my frock; I change my hat—I am a different girl.”
—Michael Powell. Captain Lansdorff (Peter Finch)