“Dr. Lovell, I like to think you’re spinning and can’t feel it like I can’t feel the world shake unless I’m really tired and then it’s like a gift to let it go and just stop trying so hard.” TryingPoetrySpacePoemLetting GoSpinningApollo 13Jim Lovell Author:Gabrielle Calvocoressi
“The great thing about space films generally, with the exception of Apollo 13, is that big stars tend not to work in space and I think that's because space is an equaliser. It makes everyone the same really and suits an ensemble cast and actors who are prepared to work with each other.” ThinkingBigsFilmActorsStarsSpacePreparedCastsGreat ThingsSuitsExceptionApolloEnsembleApollo 13 Author:Danny Boyle
“When Apollo 13 appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way as I possibly could, I really became enthralled by the philosophical side of space travel, and why we need to explore - what it means to us here on Earth - all of those things. I became a huge proponent.” WayNeedsMeanEarthOpportunitySidesSpaceHugePhilosophicalApolloSpace TravelApollo 13 Author:Ron Howard
“You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.” KnowsHomeEventsAdversityNew HomeApollo 13 Author:Og Mandino
“I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!” WantNextSpaceActingSeeingDyingSummerCampsApolloAstronautApollo 13 Author:Natalie Portman
“Apollo 13, as you may remember, gave us a reactor that is bubbling away right now somewhere in the Pacific. It's supposed to be bubbling away on the moon, but it's in the Pacific Ocean instead.” MayRememberRight NowMoonOceanSupposed To BeApolloPacificPacific OceanApollo 13 Author:David R. Brower
“Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you?” TryingFilmLinesHollywoodAll TimeClassicMovieHelloInstituteBest TimesSeducingGreat AmericanAll The BestGreat FilmMovie TheaterHollywood MoviesAmerican MovieLove FilmsAmerican FilmGreat YearHollywood FilmsInstitutesYou Re The BestGreatest MovieAll Time Best MovieMisquotingAll Time BestFilms And MoviesSaying HelloClassic MovieMemorable MovieAll Time GreatestClassic FilmsQuoting MoviesMovie LinesOne Line MovieQuotable Movie1984 MovieField Of DreamsAmerican LanguageApollo 13 Author:Dustin Hoffman
“At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.” YearsLightCareersMillionsApolloLight YearsApollo 13 Author:Kathleen Quinlan
“I got the idea for Netflix after my company was acquired. I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault.” IdeasBigsCompanyWeekSixLateFaultsStoresVideoApolloFeesMisplacedNetflixCassettesApollo 13 Author:Reed Hastings
“I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13 and 'Forrest Gump' - but other than that, I love my career.” CareersTradeTomsApolloForrest GumpApollo 13 Author:John Travolta