W. (film) Quotes

W. (film) is a television program that first aired in 1970 . W. ended its run in 1970.

It features Moritz Borman, Jon Kilik, Bill Block, Paul Hanson, and Eric Kopeloff as producer, Paul Cantelon in charge of musical score, and Phedon Papamichael Jr. as head of cinematography.

W. (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of W. (film) is 129 minutes long. W. (film) is distributed by Lionsgate.

The cast includes: James Cromwell as George W. Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, and Jesse Bradford as Thatcher.

W. (film) Quotes

James Cromwell as George W. Bush

• (Unnamed) "If you can't stand in front of those guys two minutes and come up with one plausible answer what the hell are we running for governor for?"
• (James Cromwell) "Just tell me what to do, whatever it takes. Look if I need to read the whole damn Constitution I'll do it."

• (James Cromwell) "This is my war, not his."

• (Unnamed) "You want an ass-whipping?"
• (James Cromwell) "Try it old man."
• (Unnamed) "Go ahead, take a swing."

• (James Cromwell) "I think we missed the side road."

• (Unnamed) "Mr. President, what place do you think you will have in history?"
• (James Cromwell) "History? In history we'll all be dead."

• (James Cromwell) "Who's ever remembered the son of a president?"
• (Elizabeth Banks) "John Quincy Adams."
• (James Cromwell) "Yeah, but that was like, three hundred years ago wasn't it?"

• (James Cromwell) "Now I don't believe in forcing myself on people, so I'm just gonna ask for your phone number, not your vote."
• (Elizabeth Banks) "You're a devil. Devil in a white hat."

• (James Cromwell) "God bless us all."

• (James Cromwell) "I believe God wants me to be president."

• (Unnamed) "Here they come they'll be bringing the heat."
• (James Cromwell) "I know, don't swing at anything I can't hit."
• (Unnamed) "Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much about education. What are your plans for reform?"
• (James Cromwell) "Well, uh, I'm gonna deregulate school districts so that teachers and administrators can, you know, can develop programs to best fit their kids"
• (Unnamed) "Sir, are you proposing to measure student's progress?"
• (James Cromwell) "Oh, well, we need to make a wholesale effort against racial profiling, you know? Which is, uh, illiterate children. You need to be able to teach a child to read and then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
• (Unnamed) "We're in the very early stages of developing our program."

• (James Cromwell) "Whose job is it, to find these damn weapons?"

• (Unnamed) "How do you plan to change the school finance formula?"
• (James Cromwell) "I for one will not stand for the subsidization of failure. How do you know if you measure up if you have a system that simply"
• (James Cromwell) "suckles them through."
• (Unnamed) "What about our failed schools? Do you think the state needs to take them over?"
• (James Cromwell) "More government's not the answer. We must have the attitude that every child in America, regardless where raised can learn. Rarely is the question asked is their children learning."

Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush

• (Ellen Burstyn) "The fact is you can't win."
• (James Cromwell) "Why do you say that?"
• (Ellen Burstyn) "Because you're too much like me. You're loud, and you've got a short fuse. Now, Jeb is like your father. He thinks before he speaks."

Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush

• (Elizabeth Banks) "I read, I smoke, I admire."

Jesse Bradford as Thatcher

• (Jesse Bradford) "Following in your father's footsteps there, Bushy?"

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