I Love That Line

“Just keep swimming.” - Dory, “Finding Nemo,” - 2003 ​• ​Laurence and Darren remind you that in life, with all of its ups and downs, to remember to just keep swimming. ​• ​New episodes of “I Love That Line” Mondays at 7am. ​

“Vengeance won't change the past. Mine or anyone elses. People need hope.” - The Batman, 2022. ​​• ​​We are covering a hopeful line from the 2022 box office smash film, "The Batman," starring Robert Pattinson. Recently added to HBO Max with some polarizing opinions. ​​• ​​Joined by our special guest, DC Saxton. All three of us chat what it means to have hope; somehow discuss the reality show, “The Ultimatum”and if Bruce Wayne is a version of Zay from that show; and just what Gotham and New York need. ​• ​Subscribe and tune in Mondays at 7am!

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” Harry Burns, 1989. ​• ​The greatest rom com, one of the most iconic lines & the importance of friendship in love. Laurence and our returning special guest, Lauren Campbell, break down the movie that changed rom coms, how “challenging” but not difficult Laurence can be and explore all the feels! ​• ​This is a special extra long episode, means a lot and we hope you enjoy. ​• ​Subscribe and tune in Mondays at 7am ET. ​

“What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks; right in there somewhere." - Dominic Cobb, “Inception,” 2010 ​• ​Darren is back everyone!!! Join us as Laurence & Darren cover Christopher Nolan's masterpiece, "Inception." Exploring the power of ideas & dreams, manifestation and what it takes to build your reality. We chat about how influential an idea can be and how motivating it becomes. ​• ​Please feel free to subscribe and we hope you enjoy!

“You're not a guy. The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy.” - Corey Flood, “Say Anything,” 1989 ​• ​We are back! A very special episode hosted solely by Laurence holding down the fort until Darren returns next week. Our quote comes from the highly rated (see: rotten tomatoes) cult classic, yet somewhat underrated rom-com, “Say Anything.” Not just a great quote but also one of the BEST endings to a rom-com ever! It's not a “b” movie rom com! ​• ​This is a strong one and Laurence breaks down the difference between being a guy and being a man. He also covers how great Cusack is in these roles and why you just have to trust the universe to eventually lead you to the “ding.” ​• ​We hope you enjoy and more to come! ​

“The internet's not written in pencil, Mark, it's written in ink.” - Erica Albright, The Social Network, 2010. • We bring you a timely line from one of the most important movies of our generation. Darren and Laurence talk social media, the crash of Facebook and Instagram this week, the impact of social media on our culture and the Facebook whistleblower. The brothers discuss how we all interact with each other and how to be better humans to those we love and those we don't know. • There's a lot to cover in this one. This little known line delivered a lot of discussion and we had fun getting deep on this one. Hope you enjoy

“Get busy living or get busy dying.” - Andy Dufresne ​• ​Season 2 premiere! Laurence and Darren cover the biggest line from an all time standout movie that is on many favorite movie lists. Inspiring and powerful. The brothers talk living life fully & the triumph of the human spirit. ​• ​Welcome to season 2 of I Love That Line. ​

“Indiana…Indiana, let it go.” - Dr. Henry Jones Sr., 1989. • Get ready…this is going to hit you. This line is one of the quotes that inspired the podcast. We LOVE Indiana Jones and this is our favorite film of the series. This line gives us goosebumps. • Laurence and Darren break down the quote & scene we can all take something from. One of our most important episodes yet. • Happy belated Father's Day!

“Look, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Now, I think you're just remembering the good stuff. Next time you look back, I really think you should look again.” - Rachel Hansen, 500 Days of Summer. • You ever look back and reminisce one of your past relationships? Who hasn't? Nostalgia can mess with you...hard! And how do you go from rearview to windshield? This is one of the most talked about movies and endings of the 2000s. Laurence and Darren discuss the line they love from a movie they love about love.

“I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it!” - Col. Jessup, A Few Good Men • One of the most powerful & memorable monologues delivered by one of the most powerful and iconic actors Jack Nicholson. These words follow the iconic “you can't handle the truth” line. • Laurence and Darren break down this passionate line & the iconic line before it. We hope you enjoy!

“You think one's life belongs to oneself. But that's the difference between the East and the West. In the East, a person's life is part of a whole. Family. Society.” • How big a lie would you tell? Would you tell that lie to the person you love the most? Laurence and Darren talk Lulu Wang’s 2019 award winning film about family, grandmas, grief, and the differences between the East and the West. • It’s our first foreign film on the pod and one of the most beautiful movies we celebrate. This quote is powerful. Take a listen and hear why we love that line.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” - Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back, 1980. • May the Fourth be With You! Listen in for a special episode with an iconic line from one of the most important movies in film history. • The brothers break down why they love that line & how manifestation matters in life. Also, how to be inspired & to above all else when going for your goals...do it.

“To infinity and beyond!” - Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story 1995. • Are you team Buzz or Team Woody? Laurence and Darren relive everyone’s favorite toy story! This landmark film paved the way for 3 sequels and countless memories. • This line reminds us to have fun, keep our childlike sense of wonder and to fall with with style! We hope you enjoy it. This one is dear to our heart.

“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” - Maximus, Gladiator, 2000 - Finally! The highly anticipated Gladiator episode is here! Get ready, this is a lot of fun & we brought the A game here. In this ep: Laurence yells his favorite lines, Darren argues how to pronounce “subsequent” & the brothers discuss why this key line is so hall of fame. - New category introduced! Also, we have our first Jay-Z and The Eagles reference, Laurence displaying his best middle aged white dad music selection & we’ll chat why Commodus is a bad version of Simba! - This episode has been widely anticipated. You asked. We delivered. Are we not mercifulllllll?!

“You gotta control your smiles and cries, because that's all you have and nobody can take that away from you.” - Officer Jake Hoyt • Denzel Washington. Oscar winning role. A HUGE movie. What else is there to say?! It’s not the line you expect but out of a movie filled with lines...we love this line. Laurence & Darren talk why that line matters in life & the movie. • Join us for some laughs, deep talks & of course more Denzel. 

“I spent the ovation hiding under the stage. No one cares about the man who disappears, the man who goes into the box, they care about the one who comes out the other side.” - Robert Angier, The Prestige, 2006. - A MAGICAL (see what we did there?) Christopher Nolan film. This is Nolan’s 5th film and he delivered! Coming out just after he got praise for Batman Begins this is a film about magicians, obsession & sacrificing to be the best. - We love this line for all it says about how we value what others think of us and when is it enough to be satisfied? This is an amazing film and an amazing line in the script. Hope you enjoy us break it down!

“Life finds a way.” - Dr. Ian Malcolm, 1993 • Dinosaurs. Spielberg. Science. Sex. Do we need to say anything more? • Join us as we break down the most memorable & truest line of this blockbuster classic. We’ve been looking forward to this one. It’s a LOT of fun! • Hope you enjoy!

“Because none of the other boys … they always made me feel wrong, like I was some sort of a weird girl or a strange girl or not even a girl, just because I could play. I believed them, too, you know? But not anymore. I mean, look, there’s a lot of us. I think we’re all all right.” - A League of Their Own, Doris, 1992 • Happy International Women’s Day! We wanted to celebrate a day that should be celebrated daily year round with a quote we love from a classic film. One of the most important & beloved films in cinema led by Geena Davis, an all woman cast & Tom Hanks. A film and baseball gem. • Laurence & Darren talk the importance of women stepping into their power & most of all solidarity. Also enjoy Laurence confidently mistaking a Dickens quote for Hemingway! We hope you enjoy. Happy International Women’s Day! 

“We declare our right on this earth to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary." - Malcolm X, 1992. • Our favorite episode to date. One of the most important quotes in world & film history. The wonderful Nelson Mandela recites the demand for respect, pride and equality uttered beautifully by Malcolm X. • This is an important episode for us both. We LOVE Denzel. Really, love Denzel. On top of that...Malcolm was one of our heroes. He was wrongfully labelled a terrorist, racist and more, yet history has shown his call for respect, love and change are as necessary today as they were in the 60s. • We hope you listen with the same love that we are sharing it with you. Enjoy.

“Your spark isn’t your purpose.” - Joe Gardner, “Soul”, 2020. • This film is monumental & this line hits! Laurence & Darren explore an inspiring message from Pixar’s first feature film led by a Black cast. This line reminds ALL of us that we are more than just our biggest dream. • In this episode, the brothers talk life passions, what sparks us all & why Darren talks in the third person! Hope you enjoy and embrace ALL your sparks.

Part 2 of our special Mom episode. Join us to hear our mom share with us what’s really important, loving yourself after a relationship and some much earned laughter! We get deep, light and fun! • Hope you enjoy & thank you for listening! This episode means everything to us.

“I need you to be the background to my foreground” - Angela Bassett, 1995. • Our Mom joins us! This is a very special two part episode. Our mother is our inspiration & one of the most loving & strongest influences in our lives. Mom absolutely LOVES this movie & joins us to talk why she loves that line! • In part 1 we talk heartache, growth, putting your dreams on hold & why this movie is so iconic. Also, listen to Darren check Laurence on confusing his actresses! • Hope you enjoy & thank you for listening! 

“Number one rule of Wall Street. Nobody - and I don't care if you're Warren Buffet or if you're Jimmy Buffet - nobody knows if a stock is going to go up, down, sideways or in circles. You know what a fugazi is?...Fugayzi, fugazi. It's a whazy. It's a woozie. It's fairy dust. It doesn't exist. It's never landed. It is no matter. It's not on the elemental chart. It's not f*cking real.” - Mark Hanna, The Wolf Of Wall Street, 2013. • SOOOO many lines in this film! Yet, Laurence & Darren talk are going to talk the most TIMELY line of the movie over martinis until one of them passes out! • Darren is in disbelief that Laurence saw this 4 times in the theatre and how both brothers don’t like any of the characters anymore. Laurence opens up about what’s real and what and who we value. Darren shares how money isn’t the gold many think it is. • Hope you enjoy the episode and a special thanks to everyone for listening! 

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller • Take that lump of coal out your butt because Laurence and Darren share one of the most ICONIC lines in movie history! Listen and try to guess just which one of these brothers is most like Ferris!

“Anger is a potent spice. A pinch wakes you up, too much dulls your senses.” - Harry Beltik. - How great was “The Queen’s Gambit?!” It felt like everyone was watching it in 2020! Turns out they were. It’s Netflix’s most watched mini-series ever! If you loved it as we did then, you just may love this episode! - The quote is powerful, the delivery perfect and it says a lot about how we all deal with that anger emotion. Laurence and Darren break it down. Take a listen! Hope you all enjoy.

“Anything that we can’t do forever is by definition, unsustainable. If we do things that are unsustainable, the damage accumulates, ultimately, to a point where the whole system collapses. No ecosystem, not matter how big, is secure.” -David Attenborough, A Life On Our Planet. • The first episode of 2021! It’s an important one. • Our first line from a documentary and it’s big! This quote from the brilliant Netflix film resonates with us and calls us to action. We have a problem, BUT we also have a way to fix it. A great way to start the year. • Darren brings this line to the pod and shares with Laurence why it should hit home for all of us. • We hope you enjoy this episode and it inspires you like the line did for us.

“To my big brother George, the richest man in town.” -Harry Bailey, It’s A Wonderful Life • A special holiday episode! • One of the best film endings of all time! With a line that brings tears to nearly every viewer and reminds us all that we matter! This iconic movie is one of Laurence’s all time favorites and Darren starts off asking why it connects. • The brothers talk what and who matters in life, filling voids, having a good “happy cry,” laugh at Laurence’s Shakespeare quotes and why holidays like any other day can remind you that life is better with you in it. • Enjoy this episode, we enjoyed making it!

“Bond, James Bond.” - One of the most ICONIC lines in all of film history. Said by the late Sir Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig and a Bond that won’t be mentioned! - Who said it best?! This is one of Darren’s favorite franchises and both Laurence & Darren share why they love this iconic line, the power of a name and list their favorite Bond. An iconic series with an iconic line that’s lasted the test of time! - Enjoy! 

“If you're going to let one stupid prick ruin your life...you're not the girl I thought you were.” - Gem of a line! We break down the best quote from pop culture hit, “Legally Blonde” starring Reese Witherspoon. We welcome special guest to the show: actor, writer & badass woman herself, Lauren Campbell. Lauren shares being judged and overlooked as a blonde and what it’s like for women in art and business. - You can’t judge a book by it’s cover! Laurence & Darren initially weren’t sold on this film and line, yet there are LAYERS! Great line, great Reese performance and LOUD laughs in this pod! Enjoy!

“A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends.” - Rivalries, jealousy & Laurence saving Darren with a baseball bat! We cover it all. This was a cool one. Darren brings a hidden gem of a line from the Ron Howard film 'Rush.' - The two brothers talk why they love that line, is sex the breakfast of champions (according to James Hunt) and why it's great to have a frenemy! Tune in and THANK you for listening!

“Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.” - Finally! It only took 3 episodes to get to one of our all time favorite lines. We break down the epic line from “Heat” starring DeNiro & Pacino. We’re joined by a very special guest from Toronto. A film guru, visual effects artist & all around great friend, Sean Cochrane, who’s watched “Heat” over 20 times! - The first 40 mins of the podcast we talk about what the line means to us & then you can stick around for the last 30 if you want to just hear us talk our love for the film. Enjoy! 

Laurence and Darren break down the most important line from the Will Smith movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The brothers talk why this line means so much to so many people and why it matters to them! Tune in and share your thoughts!

It’s official! Welcome to the VERY first episode of “I Love That Line” hosted by two brothers & best friends: Laurence Anthony & Darren Robinson. This week’s special first episode is on Black Panther and a tribute to Chadwick Boseman. • We launched the “I Love That Line” pod to talk our favorite lines from some of our favorite movies. Each week we choose a film and break down the line that stands out above the rest in the film. Why the line matters & why it resonates.