Famous quotes containing the words michael, powell, captain and/or lansdorff:
“I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom line.”
—Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
“Growing olds like being increasingly penalized for a crime you havent committed.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)
“Do you know whos sneaked into my stateroom at three oclock this morning? Nobody, and thats my complaint!”
—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, a complaint shipboard stowaway Groucho makes to the ships captain (Ben Taggart)
“I dont like sending ships to the bottom. What sailor does?”
—Screenwriter. Michael Powell. Captain Lansdorff (Peter Finch)