My Favorite Performances of 2004 (Male)

Vincent - Collateral
"Get with it. Millions of galaxies of hundreds of millions of stars, in a speck on one in a blink. That's us, lost in space. The cop, you, me... Who notices?"

Joel Barish - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
"Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?"

Larry - Closer
"What does your cunt taste like?"

Trevor Reznik - The Machinist
"Right now I wanna sleep. I just want to sleep."

Miles Raymond - Sideways
"No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!"

Max - Collateral
"I can't drive you around while you're killing folks. It ain't my job!"

Tonny - Pusher II
"Can I smash your TV?"

Howard Hughes - The Aviator
"You don't care about money because you've always had it."

Frankie Dunn - Million Dollar Baby
"Girlie, tough ain't enough."

John W. Creasy - Man on Fire
"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting."

Chow Mo-wan - 2046
"Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late. If I'd lived in another time or place... my story might have had a very different ending."

Adolf Hitler - Downfall
"The war is lost... But if you think that I'll leave Berlin for that, you are sadly mistaken. I'd prefer to put a bullet in my head."

Steve Zissou - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
"Don't point that gun at him, he's an unpaid intern."

Dan - Closer
"What's so great about the truth? Try lying for a change, it's the currency of the world."

Honorable Mentions:
Errol Flynn - The Aviator
Brad Stand - I Heart Huckabees

Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris - Million Dollar Baby
"If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you."

Honorable Mentions:
Lucius Fox - Batman Begins

The Stranger - Dear Frankie
"Frankie's a very... very lucky boy."

Dr. Otto Octavius - Spider-Man 2
"I will not die a monster."

Jack - Sideways
"Listen, man. You're my friend, and I know you care about me. And I know you disapprove, and I respect that. But there are some things that I have to do that you don't understand. You understand literature, movies, wine... but you don't understand my plight."

Sing - Kung Fu Hustle
"I realized then that good guys never win. I want to be bad. I want to be the killer!"

Stan - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
"You looked happy. Happy with a secret."

Honorable Mentions:
Fanning - Collateral

Felix - Collateral
"Now, if I am being Santa Claus, and you are Pedro, how do you think jolly Santa Claus would feel if one day Pedro came into his office and said, 'I lost the list.' How fucking furious do you think he will get?"

Klaus Daimler - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
"I've always thought of you two as my dads. Please don't let any one make fun of me for saying so."

Honorable Mentions:
Roland Sweet - The Aviator

Bill aka Snake Charmer - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
"You're not a bad person. You're a terrific person. You're my favorite person, but every once in a while, you can be a real cunt."

Ron Burgundy - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
"It's so damn hot... milk was a bad choice."

Ed - Shaun of the Dead
"Who died and made you fucking king of the zombies?"