Tomb Raider Quotes:

The reason I know about 'Tomb Raider' is from when I was researching 'Elephant.' It was 1999, and I was trying to research the Columbine-massacre kids, and they had played video games, and I, at the time, had never really seen one. It was a world I didn't know.

- Gus Van Sant

topic: Kids, Games, Elephants, Massacres, Columbine

To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.

- William Blake

source: 'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 1

topic: Inspirational, Happiness, Peace, Beautiful Nature, Spirit Of Life

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.

- William Blake

topic: Hands, Infinity, Palms, Beautiful Nature, Inspirational Earth

This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.

- Jan de Bont

topic: Challenges, Film, Bigs, Raiders, Big Challenges

When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted.

- Jan de Bont

source: "Jan De Bont Discusses Tomb Raider 2" By Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 12, 2003.

topic: Second Chance, Firsts, Film, Raiders, Tomb Raider

I bought original, real guns of the type we used in 'Tomb Raider' for security. Brad and I are not against having a gun in the house, and we do have one. And yes, I'd be able to use it if I had to ... If anybody comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I've no problem shooting them.

- Angelina Jolie

topic: Hurt, Real, Home, Raiders, Tomb Raider

I felt beautiful when I was in Cambodia for Tomb Raider. I was sweaty, and my hair was matted and all over the place. And I was happy and hot and accomplishing a lot and running around, and I could feel my heart beating, and I felt beautiful.

- Angelina Jolie

topic: Beautiful, Running, Heart, Raiders, Cambodia

I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably 'Tomb Raider.' Whether or not you thought it was a good movie, it was successful financially.

- David S. Goyer

source: "David S. Goyer talks Dark Knight, Superman and Call of Duty: Black Ops". Interview with Stuart Dredge, www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2013.

topic: Successful, Thinking, Games, Raiders, Tomb Raider

I love to do films of all shapes and sizes and feelings and genres. So for me to go from Tomb Raider straight into Dear Frankie, there's nothing that excites me more than to keep mixing it up.

- Gerard Butler

topic: Feelings, Mixing, Shapes, Raiders, Mixing It Up