As Good As it Gets

If you're still counting, everyone in As Good as it Gets is now connected to Kevin Bacon, thanks to Jack Nicholson.

This is another hard movie for me. It's beautiful, absolutely beautiful. But watching people who have so many problems on the surface of their lives... it's hard to look at. Of course, in this movie people are only living out some of the problems that the rest of us try to hide.

But there is love, and affection, and caring.

And some beautiful wonderful lines. And some ones that make you think, and make you cringe. Here are my favorites:

"What if this is as good as it gets?"

"How do you write women so well?"
"I think of a man, and then I take away reason and accountability."
(one of the most heinously sexist lines, but it's so pointed you have to remember it)

"You make me want to be a better man."

"I mean, I'm drowning here, and you're describing the water!"

"I feel better sitting outside your house on the curb than any other place I can think of or imagine."

"Why can't I just have a regular boyfriend, one who doesn't go nuts on me?"
"Everybody wants that dear. It doesn't exist."

"Come on in and try not to ruin everything by being you."

"There's a bakery around the corner that'll be open soon... that way we're not screwy, we're just two people who like warm rolls."

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You know what else gets me? We're 2 for 2 on movies where other characters make fun of Jack's voice. Too funny.