Jackie movie quotes bring the words of Jackie Kennedy to the feature film about the former First Lady as she deals with the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy. The biological drama was written by Noah Oppenheim and directed by Pablo Larrain. After appearing at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, Jackie opened in theaters on December 2, 2016.
In these Jackie movie quotes, Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman) speaks with Life magazine writer Theodore H. White (Billy Crudup) from her Massachusetts home. She recalls various moments in the near past, including the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy (Caspar Phillipson), the following funeral and her struggles with grief as a result of those events. Through it all, Jackie must always not just focus on taking care of herself, but taking care of her small children and defining the legacy that will be left by her late husband.
Peter Sarsgaard co-stars as Robert F. Kennedy, as does Greta Gerwig as Nancy Tuckerman, Beth Grant as Lady Bird Johnson and John Carroll Lynch as President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Jackie opened theatrically alongside other late 2016 movies including Allied, Lion, Bad Santa 2, and Moana.
Jackie Movie Quotes,
Share Something Personal
Theodore H. White: You'll have to share something personal eventually. People won't stop asking until you do.
Jackie Kennedy: And if I don't, they'll interpret my silence however they want? Her brow furrows, her lips are drawn. She holds back her tears but she can't hide her anger.
Theodore H. White: Most writers want to be famous.
Jackie Kennedy: You want to be famous?
Theodore H. White: No, I am fine as I am, thank you.
Jackie Kennedy: You should prepare yourself. This article will bring you a great deal of attention.
Theodore H. White: Oh, in that case, any advice for me?
Jackie Kennedy: Yes, don't marry the president. Are you afraid I'm about to cry?
Theodore H. White: No, I'd say you're more likely to scream.
Jackie Kennedy: Scream what?
Theodore H. White: My husband was a great man.
Theodore pushes Jackie to share something personal and show some emotion in these Jackie movie quotes. It's almost as if Jackie is still quite numb, lacking any ability to be sad, angry or anywhere in between.
There Won't Be Another Camelot
Jackie Kennedy: Don't let it be forgotten that for one brief shining moment, there was a Camelot. There won't be another Camelot, not another Camelot.
For Jackie, being with her husband and serving as first lady was the highlight of her life. She doesn't want anyone to forget the violent act that caused her world to come crashing down.
There Should Be More
Jackie Kennedy: There should be more horses, more soldiers... There's more crying, more cameras... I will march with Jack, alone if necessary.
As she's planning the funeral of her late husband, John F. Kennedy, Jackie feels they need more of a spectacle. Though others feel she's going overboard, Jackie wants the world to see this moment.
The Great Divide
Theodore H. White: People need their history. They need to know that real men actually live here.
Jackie Kennedy: I've grown accustomed to a great divide between what people believe and what I know to be real.
Theodore tries to get Jackie to open up in these Jackie movie quotes on the basis that the public needs to know. Jackie disagrees, arguing that truth and what people believe are often quite different.
People Like to Believe in Fairy Tales
Jackie Kennedy: People like to believe in fairy tales.
Theodore H. White: And you?
Jackie Kennedy: I believe that the characters we read about on the page end up being more real than the men who stand beside us.
As Jackie speaks to Life magazine writer Theodore H. White, she explains how the media paints a fairy tale-like view of people, and how the public likes to believe these tales. But as she also mentions in these Jackie movie quotes, those fairy tales are often better than the actual truth.
I Can Remember
Jackie Kennedy: I told everyone that I can't remember. It's not true. I can remember. I can remember everything.
After President Kennedy is assassinated, Jackie claimed not to remember much about the incident. Now that some time has passed, she opens up about remembering it all and is ready to deal with those memories.
What Was Real, What Was Performance
Jackie Kennedy: I'm not the first lady anymore. I lost track somewhere, what was real, what was performance.
Jackie expresses her struggle after her husband is killed in this Jackie movie quote. Her reality is blurred, especially what's real life and what she puts on for the cameras.