Dead Poets Society (1989)
Ethan Hawke: Todd Anderson
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Quotes
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John Keating : Close your eyes, close your eyes! Close 'em! Now, describe what you see.
Todd Anderson : Uh, I-I close my eyes.
John Keating : Yes.
Todd Anderson : Uh, and this image floats beside me.
John Keating : A sweaty-toothed madman.
Todd Anderson : A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain.
John Keating : Oh, that's *excellent*! Now, give him action - make him do something!
Todd Anderson : H-His hands reach out and choke me.
John Keating : That's it! Wonderful, wonderful!
Todd Anderson : And all the time he's mumbling.
John Keating : What's he mumbling?
Todd Anderson : Mumbling truth.
John Keating : Yeah, yes.
Todd Anderson : Truth like-like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold.
John Keating : [some of the class start to laugh] Forget them, forget them! Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket!
Todd Anderson : Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying t-to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream.
[long pause then class applauds]
John Keating : Don't you forget this.
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Neil Perry : [finds Todd sitting alone on the roof] Hey!
Todd Anderson : Hey.
Neil Perry : What's going on?
Todd Anderson : Nothin'. Today's my birthday.
Neil Perry : Is today your birthday? Happy birthday!
Todd Anderson : Thanks.
Neil Perry : What'd you get?
Todd Anderson : [indicating the desk set lying beside him] My parents gave me this.
Neil Perry : Isn't this the same desk set...
Todd Anderson : Yeah. Yeah, they gave me the same thing as last year.
Neil Perry : Oh.
Todd Anderson : Oh.
Neil Perry : Maybe they thought you needed another one.
Todd Anderson : Maybe they weren't thinking about anything at all. The funny thing about this is, I-I didn't even like it the first time.
Neil Perry : Todd, I think you're underestimating the value of this desk set.
[picks it up]
Neil Perry : I mean, who would want a football or a baseball or...
Todd Anderson : Or a car.
Neil Perry : Or a car, if they could have a desk set as wonderful as this one? I mean, if-if I were ever going to buy a desk set, twice, I would probably buy this one. Both times! In fact, its shape is... it's rather aerodynamic, isn't it?
[walks to the edge of the roof]
Neil Perry : You can feel it. This desk set wants to fly!
[hands it to Todd]
Neil Perry : Todd? The world's first unmanned flying desk set.
[Todd throws it off the roof - papers fly everywhere and things crash and clatter to the ground]
Neil Perry : Oh my! Well, I wouldn't worry. You'll get another one next year.
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[last lines]
Todd Anderson : [stands up on his desk] O Captain! My Captain!
Mr. Nolan : Sit down, Mr. Anderson! Do you hear me? Sit down! Sit down! This is your final warning, Anderson. How dare you? Do you hear me?
Knox Overstreet : [climbs up onto his desk] O Captain! My Captain!
Mr. Nolan : Mr. Overstreet, I warn you! Sit down!
[Pitts climbs onto his desk, followed by Meeks, then over half the class, one by one]
Mr. Nolan : Sit down! Sit down. All of you. I want you seated. Sit down. Leave, Mr. Keating. All of you, down. I want you seated. Do you hear me? Sit down!
John Keating : Thank you, boys. Thank you.
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Todd Anderson : [talking about people listening to him] The point is, that there's nothing you can do about it. So you can just butt out. I can take care of myself just fine. All right?
[long pause]
Neil Perry : No.
Todd Anderson : What do you mean 'no'?
Neil Perry : [grinning] No!
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Todd Anderson : Mr. Keating! They made everybody sign it.
Mr. Nolan : Quiet, Mr. Anderson.
Todd Anderson : You gotta believe me. It's true.
John Keating : I do believe you, Todd.
Mr. Nolan : Leave, Mr. Keating.
Todd Anderson : But it wasn't his fault!
Mr. Nolan : Sit down, Mr. Anderson! One more outburst from you or anyone else, and you're out of this school! Leave, Mr. Keating.
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Todd Anderson : Keating said that everybody took turns reading and I don't wanna do that.
Neil Perry : Gosh, you really have a problem with that, don't you?
Todd Anderson : N-No, I don't have a problem, Neil. I just... I don't wanna do it, okay?
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Todd Anderson : You want me out? Fine, I'm out.
Neil Perry : No, I want you in, but being in means you have to do something. Not just saying you're in.
