The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Mark Ruffalo: Stephen

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• Stephen : Have at thee, you ham-headed bastards!

• Stephen : The perfect con is one where everyone involved gets just what they wanted.

• Stephen : You were the only audience I ever needed.

• Stephen : [Opening a gate at the zoo]  Is this the bathroom? Nnnnno. This is camels.

• Stephen : I'm not thrilled they set this in Mexico. There could be legitimate reasons, but Mexico's- and I don't like to simplistically vilify an entire country- but Mexico's a horrible place.

• Stephen : So what are your plans in Greece?

  Penelope Stamp : I don't plan.

  Stephen : Good for you.

• Stephen : That's my new favorite camel.

• Stephen : We're a genius, Bloom.

• Stephen : I have at different times in my life, sold sand to an Arab and ice to an Eskimo.

• Stephen : The score to beat is 7.9. Keep your head in the game, that Japanese judge is very tough.

  Bloom : This is a banana seat, man.

  [Stephen and Bang Bang stare at him] 

  Bloom : Don't give me that blank look. You know what a goddamn banana seat is.

• [repeated line] 

  Stephen : Tastes like tinfoil.

• Stephen : Can I get a 'wow'?

• Bloom : I can't wake up next to another stranger, who thinks they know me, or even wants to know me, cause I don't know - who - I'm thirty five years old, and I, I'm useless, I'm crippled, I don't, I've only ever lived life through these roles that aren't me, that are written for me by you.

  Stephen : Tell me what you want.

  Bloom : Why? So you can write me a role in a story where I get it? You're not listening to me. I want a real... thing, I wanna do things how I don't know are gonna work out, a-I, want, a...

  Stephen : You want an unwritten life.

• Stephen : In my story you don't get the money, or the sunset, or the girl.

• Stephen : [about the Curator]  Penelope, do you know our friend?

  Stephen : Only as the creepy Frenchman.

• Stephen : See, you've reached an unethical conclusion. You think you want out, but you don't. One last con.

  Bloom : Where are we going?

  Stephen : New Jersey.

  Bloom : ...I'll get my coat...