As Good as It Gets * Quotes
Release date: 12/25/1997
Runtime: 139 min
"As Good as It Gets" is a 1997 tragicomedy directed by James L. Brooks. The film is about compulsive writer Melvin Udall (played by Jack Nicholson), who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety. He spends most of his day insulting and humiliating other people. But when Melvin's homosexual neighbor Simon (played by Greg Kinnear) is attacked by burglars and ends up in the hospital, Melvin takes in the neighbor's dog. Over time, Melvin develops an unexpected relationship with the dog and with Simon and his girlfriend Carol (played by Helen Hunt). The three struggle with their own personal demons and learn the importance of human connection and support during difficult times. The film was praised by critics and won two Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a Supporting Role.
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Cast (partial)
Jack Nicholson (Melvin Udall), Helen Hunt (Carol Connelly), Greg Kinnear (Simon Bishop), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Frank Sachs), Shirley Knight (Beverly) (more...)
Movie Quotes
"I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're the greatest woman on earth. I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and how you are with Spencer, "Spence," and in every single thought that you have, and how you say what you mean, and how you almost always mean something that's all about being straight and good. I think most people miss that about you, and I watch them, wondering how they can watch you bring their food, and clear their tables and never get that they just met the greatest woman alive. And the fact that I get it makes me feel good, about me."
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
Melvin: "I've got a really great compliment for you, and it's true."
Carol: "I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful."
Melvin: "Don't be pessimistic, it's not your style. Okay, here I go: "Clearly, a mistake. I've got this, what - ailment? My doctor, a shrink that I used to go to all the time, he says that in fifty or sixty percent of the cases, a pill really helps. I *hate* pills, very dangerous thing, pills. Hate. I'm using the word "hate" here, about pills. Hate. My compliment is, that night when you came over and told me that you would never... all right, well, you were there, you know what you said. Well, my compliment to you is, the next morning, I started taking the pills."
Carol: "I don't quite get how that's a compliment for me."
Melvin: "You make me want to be a better man."
Carol: "...That's maybe the best compliment of my life."
Melvin: "Well, maybe I overshot a little, because I was aiming at just enough to keep you from walking out."
Carol: "I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful."
Melvin: "Don't be pessimistic, it's not your style. Okay, here I go: "Clearly, a mistake. I've got this, what - ailment? My doctor, a shrink that I used to go to all the time, he says that in fifty or sixty percent of the cases, a pill really helps. I *hate* pills, very dangerous thing, pills. Hate. I'm using the word "hate" here, about pills. Hate. My compliment is, that night when you came over and told me that you would never... all right, well, you were there, you know what you said. Well, my compliment to you is, the next morning, I started taking the pills."
Carol: "I don't quite get how that's a compliment for me."
Melvin: "You make me want to be a better man."
Carol: "...That's maybe the best compliment of my life."
Melvin: "Well, maybe I overshot a little, because I was aiming at just enough to keep you from walking out."
Carol Connelly Helen Hunt
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
"To hell with sex! It was better than sex! We held each other! What I needed, he gave me great."
Carol Connelly Helen Hunt
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Carol Connelly: "OK, we all have these terrible stories to get over, and you-..."
Melvin Udall: "It's not true. Some of us have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that's their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good."
Melvin Udall: "It's not true. Some of us have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that's their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good."
Carol Connelly Helen Hunt
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
"What if this is as good as it gets?"
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
"Carol the waitress, Simon the fag."
[Introducing each other]
[Introducing each other]
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
"People who talk in metaphors oughta shampoo my crotch."
Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson
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