Gattaca

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Gattaca (1997) Science fiction film; Written and directed by Andrew Niccol

• They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of happiness. They don't say that anymore. ~ Vincent

• I know he'll do something. You'll do something. ~ Marie (Vincent's mother)

• The child is still you - simply the best of you. ~ Geneticist

• We now have discrimination down to a science. ~ Vincent

• Come on, you coward ~ Anton

• I bet I could be an astronaut if I wanted ~ Anton

• There's no gene for fate. ~ Vincent

• My resumè was in my cells ~ Vincent

• You sure you want to do this? You know you're gonna lose ~ Anton

• ...the impossible happened. It was the moment that made everything else possible ~ Vincent

• Son, the only time you're going to see the inside of a space shuttle is if you're cleaning it. ~ Antonio

• When you clean the glass, Vincent, don't clean it too well...you might get ideas. ~ Caesar

• Blood has no nationality. ~ German

• What makes you think that you can be me? ~ Jerome

• Listen, it's not too late to back out. This is the last day you are going to be you and I am going to be me. ~ Vincent

• I'm proud of you, Vincent. ~ Jerome

• If at first you don't succeed... try, try again. ~ Jerome

• No one exceeds their potential - if he did it would mean we did not accurately gauge his potential in the first place. ~ Director Josef

• You can't quit on me now - I've put too much into this. ~ Jerome

• You still don't understand, do you? When they look at you, they don't see you any more, they see me. ~ Jerome

• You are the authority on what is not possible, aren't you Irene? They've got you looking for any flaw, that after a while that's all you see. For what it's worth, I'm here to tell you that it is possible. It is possible. ~ Vincent

• Are we brothers? ~ Vincent

• You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton— I never saved anything for the swim back. ~ Vincent (on how he was finally able to beat Anton in their swimming contests).

• I'm going travelling, too ~ Jerome

• I got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body- you lent me your dream. ~ Jerome

• Unfortunately, my son's not as good as they promised...but then, who knows what he could do. ~ Dr. Lamar

• For future reference, right handed men don't hold it with their left... just one of those things... ~ Dr. Lamar

• For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm suddenly having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home. ~ Vincent

• Don't eat that ... that's Pluto. ~ Vincent

• I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right beside it. ~ Vincent

Cast:

• Ethan Hawke - Vincent Freeman
• Uma Thurman : Irene Cassini
• Jude Law : Jerome Eugene Morrow
• Gore Vidal : Director Josef
• Xander Berkeley : Dr. Lamar
• Jayne Brook : Marie Freeman
• Elias Koteas : Antonio Freeman
• Ernest Borgnine : Caesar
• Alan Arkin : Det. Hugo
• Loren Dean : Anton Freeman

External links

• Gattaca at IMDb
• Gattaca at RottenTomatoes
• Gattaca Draft Script at DailyScript.com

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