Memorable quotes for
Thumbsucker (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Mr. Geary: Did you see the girls out there?
Justin Cobb: Yeah.
Mr. Geary: Okay, go round 'em up. Bring 'em in here.
Justin Cobb: [hesitant] ... Men's room.
Mr. Geary: [nodding] That's okay, I'm a teacher, I'm a teacher.

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Justin Cobb: We have to overcome the idea that everyone is the same.

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[from trailer]
Dr. Perry Lyman: There's only so much I can do with traditional orthodontics. Justin, are you ready to let go of your thumb?
Justin Cobb: Why are you talking like that?

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[from trailer]
Dr. Perry Lyman: I want to try hypnosis. Imagine you're deep in the forest. Call on your power animal.
Justin Cobb: Come here!
Dr. Perry Lyman: [pause] Do it in your mind.

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Dr. Perry Lyman: I stopped trying to be anything. I accepted myself in all my human disorder. You might wanna do the same.

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Dr. Perry Lyman: That's 'cause we all wanna be problemless. To fix ourselves. We look for some magic solution to make us all better, but none of us really know what we're doing. And why is that so bad? That's all we humans can do. Guess. Try. Hope. But, Justin, just pray you don't fool yourself into thinking you've got the answer. Because that's bullshit. The trick is living without an answer. I think.

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Justin Cobb: What's your power animal?
Dr. Perry Lyman: That’s personal.

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Mr. Geary: It's my professional opinion that you've become a monster.

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Joel Cobb: You ever think maybe you're so busy being weird, that I have to step up and be normal?

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Rebecca: [Sees initials 'MFC' on Justin's thumb, which are his father's initials] What does that stand for?
Justin Cobb: Mother fucking cocksucker.

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Justin Cobb: It's hot today.
Rebecca: Yeah.
Justin Cobb: I think I'm going to take my shirt off.
Rebecca: Yeah? Go ahead
Justin Cobb: You should too.
Rebecca: What are you trying, Justin?

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Dr. Perry Lyman: You are not alone. You are not afraid. You don't need your thumb, and your thumb doesn't need you.

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Mike Cobb: [on hearing Justin's going away to college] I was just... getting used to you.

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Justin Cobb: The only way somebody like me could get her attention is by being her kid.

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Mr. Geary: Have you had any other breakthroughs besides the book?
Justin Cobb: Uh... It used to be kind of a hassle to put on underwear in the morning, but now it's kinda easy... ya know...

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Mike Cobb: I... I never know what you two are thinking.

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