Boogie Nights Quotes

Quotes

"I am a star. I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a star. I am a big, bright, shining star. That's right."

Dirk

Dirk is talking to himself in the mirror and he tells himself this in order to remind himself of who he is. However, his star quality is based solely on what's in his pants.

"When I close my eyes, I see this thing, a sign, I see this name in bright blue neon lights with a purple outline. And this name is so bright and so sharp that the sign - it just blows up because the name is so powerful... It says, "Dirk Diggler.""

Eddie

This is the moment that Eddie defines himself in the pornographic movie industry. He chooses his name - a name that he says he wants to be razor sharp, able to cut glass, and Dirk Diggler is the name.

"Go away, Bill, you're embarrassing me."

Little Bill's Wife

Little Bill has walked in on his wife having sex for a group of spectators, he's shocked and enraged and demands to know what she's doing. Her response? To go away because he's embarrassing her. This statement embodies the twisted nature of someone abused by the system created by pornography, that she has no regard for her husband only for performing.

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