Seven Pounds (2008) quotes

Director
Gabriele Muccino.

Cast
Will Smith.
Rosario Dawson.
Woody Harrelson.

A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

911 emergency…
– 911 Operator
I need an ambulance.
– Ben Thomas
I have you at 9212 West Third Street in Los Angeles.
– 911 Operator
That’s room number 2.
– Ben Thomas
What’s the emergency?
– 911 Operator
There’s been a suicide.
– Ben Thomas
Who’s the victim?
– 911 Operator
I am.
– Ben Thomas

I lied to you, I think about dying every day.
– Ben Thomas

The first time I ever saw a box jellyfish, I was twelve. Our father took us to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I never forgot what he said… That it was the most deadly creature on earth. To me it was just the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.
– Ben Thomas

Hey, how much longer are you gonna stay in my hotel?
– Larry
Motel.
– Ben Thomas
How much longer?
– Larry
Actually, I was planning on dying here.
– Ben Thomas
Well, then you need to pay in advance.
– Larry

You know, Ben, I keep asking you this but why me?
– George Ristuccia
Because you are a good man.
– Ben Thomas
No, really.
– George Ristuccia
Even when you don’t know that people are watching you.
– Ben Thomas

I don’t think she sees me.
– Ezra Turner

He seemed to be really enjoying it.
– Ben Thomas
He eats steamed broccoli and tofu.
– Emily Posa
Why?
– Ben Thomas
He’s a vegetarian.
– Emily Posa

I love you.
– Ben Thomas

Do you wanna play a game?
– Emily Posa
What game?
– Ben Thomas
The “what if” game.
– Emily Posa
The “what if” game.
– Ben Thomas
What if… my pager goes off… and it’s a heart… and… it works? And my body doesn’t reject it? And… what if i have time?
– Emily Posa
What if? What if we have children? What if we got married?
– Ben Thomas

You must be Emily. It’s so nice to meet you.
– Ezra Turner

“Unremarkable” would be an upgrade for me, I assure you.
– Ben Thomas

Why do I get the feeling you’re doing me a really big favor?
– Emily Posa
Becasue I get the feeling that you really deserve it.
– Ben Thomas

I was planning on dying here.
– Ben Thomas
Then you’ll have to pay in advance!
– Larry