The best of 200+ film quotes added to Reel Life in 2015. Many deal with 2015 realities - selfie-centric individualism, a nomadic melting of borders, polarized politics, and rampant 'correctness' that muffles every person's right to their voice and world view. Luckily, screenwriters' voices are as strong as ever. Here are the smartest ten quotes from films of 2015.
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"Artists lead and hacks ask for a show of hands."
Steve Jobs (2015) – Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender)
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"See the world not as it is, but as it could be."
Cinderella (2015) – Fairy Godmother (Helena Bonham Carter)
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"What the imagination can't conjure, reality delivers with a shrug."
Trumbo (2015) – Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston)
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"We can be anyone, we can do anything. It's only a matter of going."
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) – Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson)
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"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Harry Hart (Colin Firth)
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"There are only four reasons to take a gig: for the money, for the connections, for the experience, or just for the fun."
The Wrecking Crew (2015) – Denny Tedesco (Himself)
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"Marriage is the single thing we should all hope for in our life. It creates someone else, more than just the two of you."
The Danish Girl (2015) – Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne)
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"Every accident, properly viewed, is an opportunity."
Bridge of Spies (2015) – Wolfgang Vogel (Sebastian Koch)
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"Musicians don't retire. They stop when there's no more music in them."
The Intern (2015) – Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro)
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"I thought, how many new lives can we have? Then I thought, as many as we like."
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) – Evelyn Greenslade (Judi Dench)
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Check out other 'Smartest Movie Quotes of the Year' lists:
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1989.
Have a look at these other 2015 lists:
The Ten Funniest Movie Quotes of 2015