J. Edgar Movie Quotes

Story: J. Edgar explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

Quotes from J. Edgar (2011) movie

J. Edgar Hoover: Even great men can be corrupted.

J. Edgar Hoover: When morals decline and good men do nothing, evil flourishes. A society unwilling to learn from past is doomed. We must never forget our history.

Helen Gandy: All the admiration in the world can't fill the spot where love goes.

Hoover: It's time this generation learned the difference between a villain and a hero.

Robert Kennedy: Please leave the transcripts here with me.
Hoover: Yes sir. Oh, feel free and share them with your brother. Oh, and let him know that I have a copy of my own in safe keeping.

Hoover: It is my belief that when a man becomes a part of this bureau, he must so conduct himself as to eliminate even the slightest possibility of criticism as to his conduct.

Clyde Tolson: I see right through you! You're a scared, heartless, horrible little man!

Richard Nixon: Seal off his office. I want those files.

Hoover: Imagine if every citizen in this country were uniquely identifiable by the pattern on their fingers. Imagine how quickly we could find them if they committed a crime.

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The Most Powerful Man in the World .

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench, Ed Westwick, Damon Herriman, Stephen Root, Jeffrey Donovan, Ken Howard.

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