“Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it’s on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you’ll miss”

Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Character: Howard
Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman
Based on a story by: Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth
Director: Michel Gondry

“Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun, so once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood.”

Movie: Pi (1998)
Actor: Sean Gullette
Character: Maximillion Cohen
Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky