Sen. William J. Tadlock:
We're mere men, but a man's nature is enormous. It contains both the great and the small. Even the meanest of us can be as large as this whole continent.
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in The Way West
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in The Way West
Sen. William J. Tadlock:
You know, it's no easy matter to share a vision - particularly for a man and a woman.
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in The Way West
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in The Way West
Spartacus:
And maybe there's no peace in this world, for us or for anyone else, I don't know. But I do know that, as long as we live, we must remain true to ourselves.
--Kirk Douglas (as Spartacus) in Spartacus
--Kirk Douglas (as Spartacus) in Spartacus
Vincent Van Gogh:
I tried to show a place where a man can ruin himself, go mad... commit a crime.
--Kirk Douglas (as Vincent Van Gogh) in Lust for Life
--Kirk Douglas (as Vincent Van Gogh) in Lust for Life
Vincent Van Gogh:
If I'm to be anything as a painter I've got to break through that iron wall between what I feel and what I express. my best chance of doing it is here, where my roots are... the people I know, the earth I know.
--Kirk Douglas (as Vincent Van Gogh) in Lust for Life
--Kirk Douglas (as Vincent Van Gogh) in Lust for Life
Walter O'Neil:
Couldn't you see blackmail in his eyes?
--Kirk Douglas (as Walter O'Neil) in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
--Kirk Douglas (as Walter O'Neil) in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Whit Sterling:
Let's go down to the bar. We can cool off while we try to impress each other.
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
Whit Sterling:
My feelings? About ten years ago, I hid them somewhere and haven't been able to find them.
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
Whit Sterling:
You're gonna take the rap and play along. You're gonna make every exact move I tell you. If you don't, I'll kill you. And I'll promise you one thing: it won't be quick. I'll break you first. You won't be able to answer a telephone or open a door without thinking, 'This is it.' And it when it comes, it still won't be quick. And it won't be pretty. You can take your choice.
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
--Kirk Douglas (as ) in Out of the Past
