10 Best Movie Quotes for a Job Interview

We've all been asked the same "How would you", "Tell me about ..." questions in job interviews. So with my stepson job-hunting, we've been talking a lot about interviews. Then I got thinking about a technique we sometimes use in business strategy sessions that also relates to the movie industry. Here are some movies with great lines to impress your prospective employer.

“There is no certainty, only opportunity.”
V for Vendetta (2005) – V (Hugo Weaving)

“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
Wag the Dog (1997) – Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro)

“Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.”
The Dish (2000) – Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill)

“It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.”
Black Hawk Down (2001) - Jeff Struecker (Brian Van Holt)

“No point in punching things you can’t see.”
Cinderella Man (2005) – James Braddock (Russell Crowe)

“Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.”
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Joel Barrish (Jim Carrey)

“It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.”
Batman Begins (2005) – Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes)

“Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage.”
Braveheart (1995) – William Wallace (Mel Gibson)

“If work has no intention, it’s not work at all. It’s an empty motion.”
The Razor’s Edge (1984) – Raaz (Saeed Jaffrey)

“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices.”
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – Dumbledore (Richard Harris)

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