About Schmidt (2002) quotes

Cast
Jack Nicholson.
Hope Davis.
Dermot Mulroney.

A man upon retirement, embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter’s wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Relatively soon, I will die. Maybe in 20 years, maybe tomorrow, it doesn’t matter. Once I am dead and everyone who knew me dies too, it will be as though I never existed. What difference has my life made to anyone. None that I can think of. None at all.
– Warren Schmidt

Well Ndugu, I’ll close now. You probably can’t wait to run and cash this check and get yourself something to eat.
– Warren Schmidt

You’re not gonna believe this. We had a tire swing over there.
– Warren Schmidt

I know we’re all pretty small in the big scheme of things, and I suppose the most you can hope for is to make some kind of difference, but what kind of difference have I made? What in the world is better because of me?
– Warren Schmidt

All of a sudden you’re taking an interest in what I do? You have an opinion about my life *now*? Okay, you listen to me. I am getting married the day after tomorrow and you are going to come to my wedding and you are going to sit there and enjoy it and support me or else you can just turn right around right now and go back to Omaha.
– Jeannie Schmidt

You’ve got to appreciate what you have while you still have it.
– Warren Schmidt

Helen, what did you really think of me, deep in your heart? Was I really the man you wanted to be with? Was I? Or were you disappointed and too nice to show it? I forgive you for Ray. I forgive you. That was a long time ago, and I know I wasn’t always the king of kings. I let you down. I’m sorry, Helen. Can you forgive me? Can you forgive me?
– Warren Schmidt

Helen, what did you really think of me deep in your heart? Was I really the man you wanted to be with? Was I? Or were you disappointed but too nice to show it?
– Warren Schmidt

Dear Ndugu…
– Warren Schmidt

Randall, what happened about that investment opportunity? You never called me back.
– Warren Schmidt
You mean that pyramid scheme?
– Duncan Hertzel
Let’s not talk about that now.
– Larry Hertzel
All I know is I lost $800.
– Duncan Hertzel

You already know how famously they get along as friends, but did you know that their sex life is positively white hot? The main reason both of my marriages failed was sexual. I’m an extremely sexual person, I can’t help it, it just how I’m wired, you know, even when I was a little girl. I had my first orgasm when I was 6 in ballet class. Anyway, the point is that I have been always very easily aroused and very orgasmic, Jeannie and I have a lot in common that way. Clifford and Larry, they were nice guys, but they just could not keep up with me. Anyway, I don’t want to betray Jeannie’s confidence, but let me just assure you that whatever problems those two kids may run into along the way, they will always be able to count on what happens between the sheets to keep them together. More soup?
– Roberta Hertzel
Eh… no, I think I’m fine now.
– Warren Schmidt

Don’t dilly-dally.
– Helen Schmidt

All I was doing was welcoming somebody into the family.
– Larry Hertzel
Larry, we’ve been welcomed by you, thank you so much, now would you please just drink your fucking milk and shut the fuck up.
– Roberta Hertzel

You can’t marry him. I mean… Look at these people!
– Warren Schmidt

People used to think it was strange ’cause I breast-fed him ’til he was almost five, but I say – hunh, just look at the results!
– Roberta Hertzel