Mr. Nobody (2009)

Thomas Byrne: Nemo age 9

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Quotes 

• Nemo age 9 : You have to make the right choice. As long as you don't choose, everything remains possible.

• Nemo age 9 : In chess, it's called Zugzwang... when the only viable move...

  Nemo Nobody aged 118 : ...is not to move.

• Nemo age 9 : I can remember a long time ago. Long before my birth. I was waiting with those who were not yet born. When we're not born yet, we know everything. Everything that will happen. When it's your turn, the Angels of Oblivion place a finger on your mouth. "Shh..." It leaves a mark on the upper lip. It means that you have forgotten everything. But the angels missed me.

• Nemo age 9 : Why am I me and not somebody else?

• Nemo age 9 : If you mix the mashed potatoes and sauce, you can't separate them later. It's forever. The smoke comes out of Daddy's cigarette, but it never goes back in. We cannot go back. That's why it's hard to choose. You have to make the right choice. As long as you don't choose, everything remains possible.

• Nemo age 9 : [narrating]  On that day, i would make a lot of silly decisions.

  Nemo age 16 : One; I will never leave anything to chance again. Two; I will marry the girl on my motorcycle. Three; I'll be rich. Four; we'll have a house. A big house, painted yellow, with a garden. And two children, Paul and Michael. Five; I'll have a convertible. A red convertible! And a swimming pool, I'll learn to swim. Six; I will not stop until I succeed!