Half Nelson (film) Quotes

Half Nelson (film) is a television program that debuted in 1970 . Half Nelson ended its run in 1970.

It features Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, and Rosanne Korenberg as producer, Broken Social Scene in charge of musical score, and Andrij Parekh as head of cinematography.

Half Nelson (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Half Nelson (film) is 106 minutes long. Half Nelson (film) is distributed by ThinkFilm.

The cast includes: Ryan Gosling as Dan, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Isabel, Tristan Wilds as Jamal, Shareeka Epps as Drey, Nathan Corbett as Terrence, Denis O'Hare as Jimbo, Nicole Vicius as Cindy, and Tina Holmes as Rachel.

Half Nelson (film) Quotes

Ryan Gosling as Dan

• (Ryan Gosling) "Look, you don't really see other kids coming up to my car, Drey, to talk to me it's uh- I'm your teacher, not your friend. Why don't you go play with other kids your own age? I'm just trying to be alone."
• (Shareeka Epps) "Then be alone, then, asshole."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Bitch."

• (Ryan Gosling) "Man -- I'm sweating like George Bush on Judgment Day."

• (Ryan Gosling) "One thing doesn't make a man."
• (Ryan Gosling) "What?"
• (Shareeka Epps) "One thing doesn't make a man?"

• (Ryan Gosling) "Knock, knock."
• (Shareeka Epps) "Who's there?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "The Interrupting Cow."
• (Shareeka Epps) "The Interrupting Cow, who?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "-- Moooooo."
• (Shareeka Epps) "That was horrible."

• (Ryan Gosling) "Change moves in spirals, not circles. For example, the sun goes up and then it goes down. But everytime that happens, what do you get? You get a new day. You get a new one. When you breathe, you inhale and you exhale, but every single time that you do that you're a little bit different then the one before. We're always changing. And its important to know that there are some changes you can't control and that there are others you can."

• (Ryan Gosling) "Second chances are rare, man. You ought to take better advantage of them."

• (Ryan Gosling) "What're you doing here?"
• (Tina Holmes) "Came to check out some basketball. Heard this was the place."
• (Ryan Gosling) "We need a little work, but we're having fun, so -- yeah."
• (Tina Holmes) "How are you?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "Same old, same old."
• (Tina Holmes) "I'm happy to see you."
• (Ryan Gosling) "It's good to see you, too. You look good."
• (Tina Holmes) "Come on, I got fat."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Oh, I know, but it looks great. You look healthy."
• (Tina Holmes) "Do you wanna go get some --"
• (Ryan Gosling) "I can't. I got to --"
• (Tina Holmes) "Just like a quick coffee. I just want to --"
• (Ryan Gosling) "Get some coffee?"
• (Tina Holmes) "Yeah."
• (Ryan Gosling) "I can't tonight. Do you wanna do it another night?"
• (Tina Holmes) "OK."
• (Ryan Gosling) "OK. Hey. How's your mom?"
• (Tina Holmes) "Did you get my messages?"

• (Ryan Gosling) "The sun goes up and then it comes down, but everytime that happens what do you get? You get a new day."

• (Ryan Gosling) "What is this machine that he's walking about? It's keeping us down, what is it?"
• (Tristan Wilds) "Like, robots and stuff, right?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "Umm -- it could be robots. It could be robots, but let's say it's a metaphor. He's saying this machine is keeping you down. Now, what is that? What keeps us from being free? Ms. Drey?"
• (Shareeka Epps) "Prisons."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Absolutely. Absolutely, prisons. OK? Prisons are definitely a part of it. What else?"
• (Nathan Corbett) "White."
• (Ryan Gosling) "White is definitely a part of it. The Man."
• (Unnamed) "The school."
• (Ryan Gosling) "The school, exactly. The whole-the whole education system is part of the machine. What else?"
• (Unnamed) "Aren't you the machine then?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "Oh, no, you didn't. What'd you say?"
• (Unnamed) "Aren't you the machine?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "You're saying I'm the machine?"
• (Unnamed) "Yeah, you're white. You're part of the school."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Oh, yeah, I guess you've got a point. All right, so I'm part of the machine. But if I'm part of it, then so are you. You are, too. We all are. And this is the thing, remember? Everything is made with opposing force. We may be opposed to the machine, but we're still very much a part of it, right? I work for the government, the school, but I'm also very much opposed to a lot of its policies. You guys hate coming to school, right? Holler back if you heard me. You hate it, but you come anyway. Sometimes. Exactly."

• (Ryan Gosling) "The only constant is change."

• (Ryan Gosling) "Yes, Miss MP3, I got records."

Nicole Vicius as Cindy

• (Nicole Vicius) "Knock, knock."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Who's there?"
• (Nicole Vicius) "The Interrupting Cow."
• (Ryan Gosling) "The Interru --"
• (Nicole Vicius) "Moooooo."

Monique Gabriela Curnen as Isabel

• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "Are you a communist?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "What?"
• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "I was looking through your books. Che in Africa?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "So?"
• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "The Communist Manifesto?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "If I had a copy of Mein Kampf, would that make me a Nazi?"
• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "You know, this is really good. Very tasty."
• (Ryan Gosling) "You should try it warm."
• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "Well, you don't have a copy of Mein Kampf, but if you did, then yes, I'd ask if you were a Nazi."
• (Ryan Gosling) "Maybe I'm hiding it."
• (Monique Gabriela Curnen) "Why would you hide it?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "'Cause it's just not cool to be a Nazi anymore, baby."

Shareeka Epps as Drey

• (Shareeka Epps) "What do you call cheese that's not yours?"
• (Ryan Gosling) "What?"
• (Shareeka Epps) "Nacho cheese."

• (Shareeka Epps) "How does it feel when you smoke that stuff?"

Denis O'Hare as Jimbo

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