The Truman Show Quotes from the film



The Truman Show Quotes from the film | |

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|[pic]  "On the air, unaware." (film's tagline) |

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|[pic]  "We found many viewers leave him on all night for comfort" (Christof) |

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|[pic]  "For me there is no difference between private life and public life. My life is the 'Truman Show'. The 'Truman Show' is a lifestyle. It’s a noble|

|lifestyle. It is ... a truly blessed life." (Meryl) |

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|[pic]  "Why do you want to have a baby with me? You can't stand me!" (Truman) |

|"That's not true! ... Why don't you let me fix you some of this Mococoa drink, all natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount Nicaragua, no |

|artificial sweeteners?" (Meryl) |

|"What the hell are you talking about?!? Who are you talking to?!?" (Truman) |

|"I've tasted other cocoas, this is the best!" (Meryl) |

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|[pic]  "What are you gonna do? Dice me, slice me or peel me? There are so many choices!" (Truman) |

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|[pic]  "I've been your best friend since we were seven years old Truman . . . You're the closest thing I ever had to a brother. . . But the point is, |

|I'd gladly walk in front of traffic for you, Truman. And the last thing I'd ever do is lie to you." (Marlon) |

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|[pic] "One point seven billion were there for his birth. 220 countries tuned in for his first step. The world stood still for that stolen kiss. And as |

|he grew so did technology. An entire human life - recorded on an intricate network of hidden cameras and broadcasted live and uninterrupted 24 hours a |

|day, seven days a week, to an audience around the globe." (TV) |

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|[pic]  "As Truman grew up, we were forced to manufacture ways to keep him on the island." (Christof) |

|(flashback) "I'd like to be an explorer like the great Magellan." (Truman as a child) |

|"Oh, you're too late, there really is nothing left to explore!" (his teacher) |

|(back to present) "Finally I came up with the concept of Kirk's drowning." (Christof) |

|"Most brilliant! Truman's been terrified of the water ever since." (interviewer) |

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|[pic] "Was nothing real?" (Truman) |

|"You were real. That's what made you so good to watch. There is no more truth out there than there is in the world I created for you. The same lies, the|

|same deceit. But in my world, you have nothing to fear." (Christof) |

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|[pic]  "Everything on the show is for sale. The actor's wardrobe, food products, to the very homes they live in." (Christof) |

|"And of course all of it available in the Truman catalogue." (interviewer) |

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|[pic]  "Hi Christof, I'd just like to say one thing. You're a liar and a manipulator and what you've done to Truman is sick!" (Sylvia) . . . |

|"I have given the chance for Truman to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in, is the sick place. Seahaven is the way the world should |

|be." (Christof) |

|"He's not a performer, he's a prisoner. Look at him, look at what you've done to him!" (Sylvia) |

Christof: We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.

Truman Burbank: Good morning! And in case I don’t see you: good afternoon, good evening and good night!

Network Executive: For God’s sake, Chris! The whole world is watching. We can’t let him die in front of a live audience!

Christof: he was born in front of a live audience.

Christof: Truman, I’ve watched you your whole life. I saw you taking your first step, your first word, your first kiss. I know you better than you know yourself. You are not going to walk out that door.

Truman: You never had a camera inside my head.

Truman: Blocked at every turn. Beautifully synchronized, don’t you agree?

Meryl: I thought we were going to try for a baby. Isn’t that enough of an adventure.

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