Jack Black credited as playing...
Carl Denham
- Carl Denham: Bringing to mind that Old Arabian Proverb: And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty, and beauty stayed his hand. And from that day forward, he was as one dead."
- Carl Denham: Ann, I'm not that kind of person.
- Ann Darrow: Oh, really, then what kind of person are you, Mr.Denham?
- Carl Denham: I'm someone you can trust, I'm a movie producer.
- Captain Englehorn: That's the thing about cockroaches. No matter how many times you flushed them down the toilet, they always crawl back up the bowl.
- Carl Denham: Hey, buddy, I'm out of the bowl. I'm drying off my wings and trekking across the lid.
- Carl Denham: I've risked everything I had on this film.
- Captain Englehorn: No, Denham, you risked everything I have.
- Carl Denham: Oh! Ann, this is... uh... Ann?
- Ann Darrow: That's all right Mr. Denham. I know who this is. Thrilled to meet you. It's an honor to be a part of this.
- [shakes hands with Mike]
- Mike: [confused] Gee, thanks.
- Ann Darrow: Actually, I'm quite familiar with your work.
- Mike: [very confused] Really?
- Ann Darrow: Yes, and what I most admire is the way you've captured the voice of the common people.
- Mike: [smiling now] Well, uh, that's my job.
- Ann Darrow: I'm sure you've heard this before, Mr. Driscoll, if you don't mind me saying, but, you don't look at all like your photograph.
- [Jack Driscoll looks over]
- Mike: [smile disappears] I'm sorry...
- Carl Denham: Wait a minute, Ann.
- Ann Darrow: [to Carl] He's so much younger in person. And much better looking.
- Carl Denham: [as Jack approaches Ann from behind] Ann, stop. Stop right there.
- Ann Darrow: [to Mike again] You see. I was just afraid that you might be one of those self-obsessed, literary types.
- Mike: I'm sorry. I'm not...
- Ann Darrow: You know, the tweedy twerp with his nose in his book and his head up his a...
- [Jack snaps his book shut just behind her head. She turns around]
- Jack Driscoll: It's nice to meet you too, Miss Darrow.
- [after a studio executive has suggested nude film shots]
- Carl Denham: What are you, an idiot? Do you think they ever asked Cecil B. DeMille if he wasted his time on nudie shots? No! They respected the filmmaker! They showed some class! Not that YOU would know what class is, you cheap lowlife!
- Carl Denham: Ann, I'm telling you - you're perfect. Look at you. You're the saddest girl I've ever met. You're gonna make them weep, Ann. You're gonna break their hearts.
- Ann Darrow: See, that's where you're wrong, Mr. Denham. I make people laugh, that's what I do. Good luck with your picture.
- Carl Denham: Ann? Miss Darrow, please! I'm offering you money. Adventure, fame, the thrill of a lifetime, and a long sea voyage. You want to read a script? Jack Driscoll's turning in a draft as we speak.
- Ann Darrow: Jack Driscoll?
- Carl Denham: Sure, why? Wait. You know him?
- Ann Darrow: No, not personally. I've seen his plays.
- Carl Denham: What a writer, huh? And let me tell you, Ann. Jack Driscoll does not want just anyone starring in this picture. He said to me, "Carl, somewhere out there is a woman born to play this role." And as soon as I saw you, I knew.
- Ann Darrow: Knew what?
- Carl Denham: It was always going to be you.
- Carl Denham: I'll give you another thousand if we leave right now.
- Captain Englehorn: You haven't given me the first thousand yet.
- Carl Denham: Can we talk about this later? Can't you see we are in the company of a VIP guest?
- Captain Englehorn: [he took one look at her, and was immediately enamoured] Ma'am.
- Ann Darrow: Ann Darrow.
- Carl Denham: [filming the brontosaurs] Walk forward, Bruce.
- Bruce Baxter: What?
- Carl Denham: You're the star of this picture. Get into character and head towards the animals.
- Bruce Baxter: What the hell kind of place is this? Are you sure about this, Denham? Don't we have a stand-in for this type of thing?
- Carl Denham: I need you in the shot, or people will say they're fake.
- Bruce Baxter: Oh, nobody's gonna think these are fake.
- [after already promising to dedicate the film to Mike]
- Carl Denham: Goddamn it, Preston we're gonna finish this film for Herb. And we'll donate the proceeds to his wife and kids.
- [the boat is leaving the dock, and Carl made Jack stay because he hasn't finished the script]
- Carl Denham: I keep telling you, Jack, there's no money in theater. That's why you should stick with film.
- Jack Driscoll: No Carl, it's not about the money. I love theater.
- Carl Denham: No, you don't. If you really loved it, you would've jumped.
- Carl Denham: Bring the tripod and all of the film.
- Herb: Want to switch to the six-inch lens?
- Carl Denham: [considering Kong, who only he has seen] The wide-angle will do just fine.
- Carl Denham: Don't worry, Preston. I've had a lot of practice at this. I'm real good at crapping the crappers.
- Carl Denham: [Before climbing to the top of the bug-pit] Just as you go down... for the third and final time... as your head disappears beneath the waves... and your lungs fill with water... do you know what happens in those last precious seconds before you drown?
- Bruce Baxter: [pushing Denham towards the rope] Come on, buddy. Get up the rope. Come on. Get out of here. Come on.
- Carl Denham: [continuing] Your whole life passes before your eyes. And if you've lived as a true American... you get to watch it all in color.
- [smiles]
- Bruce Baxter: Oh, and you will. Now why don't you climb up the rope, huh? Come on.
- [calling out to Jack]
- Bruce Baxter: Come on, Driscoll. Let's go!