"Six Degrees of Separation" quotes

Six Degrees of Separation poster
An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.

Director: Fred Schepisi
Writer: John Guare
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama, mystery
Year: 1993
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 6.8
BoxOffice: $6,405,918
Released: 08 Dec 1993
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total

35 Clips

Stop it He might have a gun A gun - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
Stop it He might have a gun A gun
I hope your muggers read every word Ouisa laughs Oh darling - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
I hope your muggers read every word Ouisa laughs Oh darling
I loved that shirt My first shirt for my new body and you gave that shirt away - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
I loved that shirt My first shirt for my new body and you...
No You watch - Six Degrees of Separation 00:08
No You watch
Help him My God We could have been killed Throats slashed - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
Help him My God We could have been killed Throats slashed
I was wondering if I could fuck you - Six Degrees of Separation 00:16
I was wondering if I could fuck you
With you behind me You liked that night - Six Degrees of Separation 00:35
With you behind me You liked that night
Quality of mercy is not strained Well fuck you quality of mercy - Six Degrees of Separation 00:06
Quality of mercy is not strained Well fuck you quality of...
I thought - Six Degrees of Separation 00:24
I thought
The Kandinsky is painted on both sides - Six Degrees of Separation 00:05
The Kandinsky is painted on both sides
You're going to wake up one day and that temporary job will be your full time life - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
You're going to wake up one day and that temporary job will...
Not at all When rich people do something nice for you you give them a pot of jam - Six Degrees of Separation 00:08
Not at all When rich people do something nice for you you...
Mom said sleeping with you was like sleeping with a salad with bad dressing - Six Degrees of Separation 00:11
Mom said sleeping with you was like sleeping with a salad...
Why do you stay in South Africa - Six Degrees of Separation 00:36
Why do you stay in South Africa
Whatever you do don't think about elephants - Six Degrees of Separation 00:05
Whatever you do don't think about elephants
I'm not getting involved in any conspiracy - Six Degrees of Separation 00:09
I'm not getting involved in any conspiracy
That's your problem You're so limited - Six Degrees of Separation 00:04
That's your problem You're so limited
What kind of behaviour is this - Six Degrees of Separation 00:35
What kind of behaviour is this
You gave him my pink shirt You gave a complete stranger my pink shirt - Six Degrees of Separation 00:34
You gave him my pink shirt You gave a complete stranger my...
How can I look I'm shaking I wanna know if anything's gone - Six Degrees of Separation 00:35
How can I look I'm shaking I wanna know if anything's gone
The taste of wine Always remember the wine from the even numbered years - Six Degrees of Separation 00:09
The taste of wine Always remember the wine from the even...
But the world has been too heavy with the right to lifers - Six Degrees of Separation 00:24
But the world has been too heavy with the right to lifers
Oh please I'm not a bullshitter but never bullshit a bullshitter - Six Degrees of Separation 00:07
Oh please I'm not a bullshitter but never bullshit a...
Every moment in life is a learning experience - Six Degrees of Separation 00:08
Every moment in life is a learning experience
Then I am a collage of unaccounted for brush strokes - Six Degrees of Separation 00:11
Then I am a collage of unaccounted for brush strokes
This is what I dreamt I didn't dream so much as realise this - Six Degrees of Separation 00:25
This is what I dreamt I didn't dream so much as realise this
Having a rich friend is like drowning and he makes lifeboats - Six Degrees of Separation 00:10
Having a rich friend is like drowning and he makes lifeboats
And it is the worst kind of yellowness to be so scared of yourself - Six Degrees of Separation 00:28
And it is the worst kind of yellowness to be so scared of...
God There's someone in the house Someone's in the - Six Degrees of Separation 00:36
God There's someone in the house Someone's in the
Chaos control Chaos control You like You like - Six Degrees of Separation 00:06
Chaos control Chaos control You like You like
He promised you parts in Cats - Six Degrees of Separation 00:22
He promised you parts in Cats
I believe the imagination is the passport that we create - Six Degrees of Separation 00:20
I believe the imagination is the passport that we create
With no teeth and a punch line you'll mouth over and over for years - Six Degrees of Separation 00:22
With no teeth and a punch line you'll mouth over and over...
It's there to sort out your nightmare - Six Degrees of Separation 00:36
It's there to sort out your nightmare
I read somewhere that everybody on this planet - Six Degrees of Separation 00:30
I read somewhere that everybody on this planet

Cast

Ouisa - Stockard Channing
Paul - Will Smith
Flan - Donald Sutherland
Geoffrey - Ian McKellen
Kitty - Mary Beth Hurt
Larkin - Bruce Davison
Dr. Fine - Richard Masur
Trent - Anthony Michael Hall
Elizabeth - Heather Graham
Rick - Eric Thal
Ben - Anthony Rapp
Woody - Oz Perkins
Tess - Catherine Kellner
Doug - J.J. Abrams
Police Officer - Joe Pentangelo
Hustler - Lou Milione
Connie - Brooke Hayward
Sandy - Peter Duchin
Carter - Sam Stoneburner
Polly - Maeve McGuire
Adele - Kelly Bishop
John - John Cunningham
Frank the Doorman - Vasek Simek
Andy - Chuck Close
Jeannie - Kazuko
Paula - Adèle Chatfield-Taylor
Loft Party Guest - Maggie Burke
Loft Party Guest - Edmund Genest
Loft Party Guest - Michael Stanley Kirby
Art Dealer - David Callegati
Detective - Daniel von Bargen
Usher - John Rowe Jr.
Bride - Elizabeth Rossa
Julia - Diane Hartford
Eddie - Frank O'Brien
Teacher - Ann McDonough
Elevator Man #2 - José Rabelo
Concert Goer - Todd Alcott
Concert Goer - Joanna Noble
Nurse - Miriam Fond
Doug's Girl - Annie Meisels
Policeman - Mitch Kolpan
Workman - Michele Greco
Rainbow Room Captain - Tony Zazula
Hansom Cab Driver - Arthur McGill
Posh Couple - Susan Tabor
Posh Couple - Paul Schmidt
Cocktail Party Guest - Carolyn Groves
Cocktail Party Guest - Jeannine Moore
Cocktail Party Guest - Tim Saunders
Cocktail Party Guest - David Tice
Fred - Redman Maxfield
Mary - Margaret Eginton
Grandmother at Baptism - Margaret Thomson
Grandfather at Baptism - Vince O'Brien
Guest at Baptism - Anne Swift
Guest at Baptism - Richmond Hoxie
Mrs. Bannister - Kitty Carlisle
Guest of Honor - Madhur Jaffrey
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Arthur Brooks
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Jacqueline Bertrand
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Lisa Crosby
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Nancy Duerr
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Brian McConnachie
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Angela Thornton
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Robert Trumbull
Mrs. Bannister's Guest - Richard Whiting
Lieutenant Price - Cleo King
Cocktail Party Guest - Hélène Cardona
NY Theatre Woman #1 - Andrea Conte
Ballroom Dancer - Beatrice de Borg
Wedding Guest - Garlan Green
Extra - Corin Grimm
University Professor - Mary Ann Hannon
Bartender - Stuart Crawford Hult
Pedestrian - Johnnyangel
Cocktail Party Guest - Doris McCarthy
Head Waiter - Ronald Rand
Woman in Airport - Jill Tompkins