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"J Edgar" quotes

J Edgar poster
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama, romance
Year: 2011
MetaScore: 59/100
ImdbRating: 6.5
BoxOffice: $37,306,030
Released: 11 Nov 2011
Awards: 5 wins & 17 nominations

31 video clips

J. Edgar HooverAnnie HooverClyde TolsonAgent StokesSecret Service OfficerHarlan Fiske StoneAlbert OsborneHelen GandyReporterShirley TempleHead Secretary
Do l kill everything that l love - J Edgar 00:05 Do l kill everything that l love HOOVER The very essence of our democracy - J Edgar 00:29 HOOVER The very essence of our democracy But your agency is already one of the most well funded in Washington is it not - J Edgar 00:20 But your agency is already one of the most well funded in... HOOVER Funny how even the dearest face - J Edgar 00:19 HOOVER Funny how even the dearest face ANNA We are the sinners Edgar - J Edgar 00:12 ANNA We are the sinners Edgar Let me tell you if you ever denigrate me in front of my staff again - J Edgar 00:09 Let me tell you if you ever denigrate me in front of my... But the crimes we're investigating aren't crimes they're ideas - J Edgar 00:05 But the crimes we're investigating aren't crimes... Then I don't need to tell you that what determines a man's legacy - J Edgar 00:09 Then I don't need to tell you that what determines a... Lt's time we at least have one thing the bad guys don't - J Edgar 00:06 Lt's time we at least have one thing the bad guys... HOOVER When morals decline - J Edgar 00:36 HOOVER When morals decline What's critical at this moment is - J Edgar 00:09 What's critical at this moment is I'd rather have a dead son than a daffodil for a son - J Edgar 00:05 I'd rather have a dead son than a daffodil for a son Lower the treble son You didn't call this meeting I did Sit down - J Edgar 00:06 Lower the treble son You didn't call this meeting I did... Ls that all Mr Hoover I have a 2 30 p m class to teach - J Edgar 00:12 Ls that all Mr Hoover I have a 2 30 p m class to teach Ls it a date - J Edgar 00:10 Ls it a date Unh Your 4 00 is here sir - J Edgar 00:36 Unh Your 4 00 is here sir You stay strong Edgar - J Edgar 00:08 You stay strong Edgar Find Agent Purvis He is to be demoted immediately or better yet fired - J Edgar 00:06 Find Agent Purvis He is to be demoted immediately or better... No one freely shares power in Washington D C Agent Smith - J Edgar 00:06 No one freely shares power in Washington D C Agent Smith The Bureau is stronger than just you and me now - J Edgar 00:10 The Bureau is stronger than just you and me now MAN Miss Temple - J Edgar 00:24 MAN Miss Temple And you must - J Edgar 00:16 And you must Mr Palmer has asked that you attend the emergency meeting today - J Edgar 00:37 Mr Palmer has asked that you attend the emergency meeting... Mr McCarthy was an opportunist - J Edgar 00:08 Mr McCarthy was an opportunist Lt's easy to be the expert if you're the only person in the world with any interest - J Edgar 00:19 Lt's easy to be the expert if you're the only... I've been meaning to ask you something Clyde - J Edgar 00:34 I've been meaning to ask you something Clyde

Cast

J. Edgar Hoover - Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Irwin - Josh Hamilton
Mitchell Palmer - Geoff Pierson
Palmer's Wife - Cheryl Lawson
Palmer's Daughter - Kaitlyn Dever
All Cast