We Bought a Zoo * Quotes

"You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it."

"It's your dream! You can't force a dream on someone else, Dad!"

"You know, everybody here thinks you're a dick. I don't know what that means, but I don't think that."
[to Walter Ferris as he is finalizing his inspection]

"You don't want me. I am filled with Scotch and bitterness and impure thoughts."
[to a lion]

"It's like you embarrass yourself if you say something, and you embarrass yourself if you don't."

Benjamin Mee: "Why would an amazing woman like you even talk to someone like me?"
Katherine Mee: "Why not?"

Benjamin Mee: "You seem really calm."
Peter MacCready: "Ah."
Benjamin Mee: "Have you been drinking?"
Peter MacCready: "All night long."
Benjamin Mee: "Thanks for that."
Peter MacCready: "Anytime."