「Quotes」

「The radical may fight with the purity of Jesus. But the rich guy wins with the cunning of Satan.」


「All of us agree that the Constitution of the United States must be defended. But the way to do this is not by shutting up the man you disagree with. You must fight for his right to speak and be heard. All civil liberties go hand in hand. And when one goes, the others are weakened. Just as a collapse of one pillar in a house would endanger the whole structure.」


「Some reminds me that what the imagination can't conjure, reality delivers with a shrug.」


「Not a single page is entertaining. But there's a good story in there somewhere.」


「Very nearly a perfect piece of shit. → But there's a good story in there somewhere.」


「That Oscar belongs to you. Get it. → My God. You're nothing like me. You're worse.」


「I started wondering, why hasn't anyone taken a good long look at them and their work in the movie industry. You see, they were convened to uncover enemy agents, expose Communist conspiracies and write anti-sedition laws. Well, here we are, thousands of hours and millions of dollars later. Agents uncovered, zero. Conspiracies exposed, zero. Laws written, zero. You see, all they do is deny people the right to work. And they can't even get that right. Academy Awards, two.」


「Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo」


「The blacklist was a time of evil. And no one who survived it came through untouched by evil. Caught in a situation that had passed beyond the control of mere individuals, each person reacted as his nature, his needs, his convictions and his particular circumstances compelled him to. It was a time of fear, and no one was exempt. Scores of people lost their homes. Their families disintegrated, they lost! And some... some even lost their lives. But when you look back upon that dark time, as I think you should every now and then, it will do you no good to search for heroes or villains. There weren't any. There were only victims. Victims, because each of us felt compelled to say or do things that we otherwise would not. To deliver or receive wounds, which we truly did not wish to exchange. I look out to my family sitting there, and I realize what I've put them through. And it's unfair. My wife, who somehow kept it all together, amazes me. And so what I say here tonight is not intended to be hurtful to anyone. It is intended to heal the hurt. To repair the wounds, which, for years, have been inflicted upon each other, and, most egregiously, upon ourselves. Thank you. Thank you kindly.」