"Big Fish" quotes
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Daniel Wallace, John August
Production: N/A
Year: 2003
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $66,809,693
Released: 09 Jan 2004
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 69 nominations total
212 video clips
00:16 So this is a tall tale
00:25 The milkman just dropped dead on the porch
00:35 There are some fish that cannot be caught
00:11 Violets are blue
00:31 As soon as my bones had settled in their adult configuration
00:15 I'll talk to him
00:20 You don't know me
00:09 They say when you meet the love of your life time stops
00:15 There's a time when a man needs to fight
00:07 You don't even know me
00:14 Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've...
00:35 I don't know if you're aware of this Josephine
00:09 You see most men they'll tell you a story straight...
00:21 In telling the story of my father's life
00:10 I've been nothing but myself since the day I was born
00:31 People needn't worry so much It's not my time yet
00:35 Hi How are you feeling
00:12 It occurred to me then that perhaps the reason for my growth
00:14 Now there comes a point when a reasonable man
00:07 Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you
00:35 You are in for a surprise Am I
00:10 Is it true she got a glass eye I heard she got it from...
00:36 I've been working on this poem for 12 years
00:11 Can I take your picture Oh you don't need a picture
00:35 Your father ever tell you about the day you were born
00:10 And what I recall of Sunday school was that
00:15 Didn't kill anything did I
00:06 It's rude to talk about religion You never know who...
00:06 You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny
00:05 Every day a new adventure That's my motto
00:15 Tell me Karl have you ever heard the term involuntary...
00:36 I just saw the woman I'm gonna marry
00:08 And I may not have much
00:05 I don't think I'll ever dry out
00:11 Your name's different Did you get married
00:34 You know about icebergs Dad Do I
00:05 He's almost a stranger and I prefer him to you
00:19 There's leeches in there
00:11 What do you want Will Who do you want me to be
00:04 I was drying out
00:09 I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen
00:04 This is not how I go
00:10 Promise me you'll come back
00:22 Will never told you
00:13 With my prospects few
00:05 Because the damn church people drive too slow
00:08 Friend
00:09 She'll make soap out of you That's what she does
00:06 Oh come on I can't go back I'm a human sacrifice
00:23 A man sees things differently at different times in his life
00:14 A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the...
00:11 That night I discovered that most things you consider evil...
00:07 You don't know me but my name is Edward Bloom
00:39 And the strange thing is
00:25 I was thinking about death and all
00:14 Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman
00:14 That was my father's final joke
00:16 I don't want to eat you
00:09 Not by armed bandits but by speculators in Texas real estate
00:09 You become what you always were
00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river
00:12 I was living in a fairytale
00:10 I know better than to argue romance with a French woman
00:10 The story of my life
00:14 That he becomes the stories
00:26 The big guy likes it
00:08 She likes music
00:08 You were a big fish in a small pond
00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river
00:12 I'm just trying to reconcile the two
00:10 And we have to take Glenville to avoid traffic
00:11 Her favorite flower is daffodils
00:14 I've told you a thousand facts
00:14 Your mother was never supposed to marry me
00:14 I caught an uncatchable fish
00:08 And that's how it happens
00:39 Tell me how it happens
00:08 I'm robbin' this place
00:10 Dad I have no idea who you are
00:10 It's been a month today
00:06 I'm not going to hurt you
00:10 Truth is I've always been a fool
00:35 Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you
00:14 You must've taken a shortcut Why yes I did It almost...
00:15 I was never much for being at home Will Too confining
00:23 Logically you couldn't be the witch because she was
00:27 I'll be here and you'll come and go as you please...
00:09 A few years later, I added
other products and other cities.....
00:08 All right, you!
You help my friend, okay?
Cast
Ed Bloom - Young - Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom - Senior - Albert Finney
Will Bloom - Billy Crudup
Sandra Bloom - Senior - Jessica Lange
Jenny - Young - Helena Bonham Carter