The Age of Adaline movie quotes tell the story of one woman who stop aging who might have found a reason to start living again. The romantic drama was written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz and directed by Lee Toland Krieger. The Age of Adaline opened in theaters on April 24, 2015.
In The Age of Adaline, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was born in 1908 but after an accident in her late 20s, she stopped aging completely. To hide this unique secret, Adaline spent her life on the run using fake identities, though she did enjoy her life to a certain extent including raising a family, including daughter Flemming (Ellen Burstyn).
So when Adaline meets the charming philanthropist Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman), whose father William (Harrison Ford) she knew many years ago, she's presented with a chance at love she never expected to happen. But to truly have the happily ever after, she will have to give up her immortality and that's a life-changing decision.
The Age of Adaline brings some romance to theaters which are already showing other films such as True Story, Ex Machina, The Longest Ride, Furious 7 and Cut Bank.
The Age of Adaline Movie Quotes,
I Knew I Had to Meet You
Ellis Jones: First time I saw you, I knew I had to meet you. I didn't know when or how but I knew I wanted to.
Ellis explains how enamored with Adaline he was when he first saw her. He couldn't explain why he was so drawn to her, he just knew he needed to get to know her more.
How Do We Get in Touch?
Ellis Jones: So, where are you off to?
Adaline Bowman: Some place with better food, my apartment... Yourself?
Ellis Jones: Back to the party, I just wanted to spend 27 floors with you.
Adaline Bowman: That was a risky move.
Ellis Jones: What was?
Adaline Bowman: Leaving your date upstairs, I hope it was worth it.
Ellis Jones: What are you talking about?
Adaline Bowman: Oh come on, that beautiful woman in blue. Does her name happen to end in cova?
Ellis Jones: No, her name is Agnes Boggs. Her uncle's the chef. I'll let him know you like his food, and she's not my date.
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Ellis Jones: My name is Ellis. Pleasure to meet you. I'll just wait with you.
Adaline Bowman: Thank you, but I'll manage.
Ellis Jones: Wait! How do we get in touch?
In their first meeting, Ellis is eager to talk to Adaline so he follows her in the elevator during a charity event. While she tries to brush him off, he is relentless in his pursuit.
No Growing Old Together
Flemming: Don't you miss having someone to love?
Adaline Bowman: It's not the same when there's no growing old together. Without that, love is just heartbreak.
Adaline discusses how her unique condition makes love and happiness impossible. She can't have that growing old together part, which is perhaps the most important part.
Happy Birthday, Mama
Flemming: Am I late?
Adaline Bowman: No more than usual
Flemming: Happy birthday, mama
Adaline Bowman: Thank you, darling. I'm so happy to see you. You know you don't have to still give me cards. I love you.
Flemming: I love you too. So when are you moving back up?
Adaline Bowman: Third week in February
Flemming: Right on schedule
Adaline Bowman: Of course... I see you've already forgotten our little talk about sodium.
Flemming: No, I am just simply choosing to ignore it.
Adaline and daughter Flemming meet on Adaline's birthday. If you didn't know better, you'd bet that Flemming, who is visibly older, is the mother and not the other way around.
This is Something Else
Adaline Bowman: Would you like a drumroll?
Ellis Jones: Voila! It was between this and stuffed quail. Please don't tell me you're disappointed.
Adaline Bowman: I, uh, I'm truly overjoyed.
Ellis Jones: Yes! Dig in!
Adaline Bowman: Okay
Ellis Jones: Well?
Adaline Bowman: It's as perfect as the music is painful.
Ellis Jones: You don't like jazz?
Adaline Bowman: No, I love jazz. This is something else.
On their first date, the differences between Adaline and Ellis come to light. While they seem to fit well together, their tastes in food and music, to name a few, are quite opposites.
Let Go
Adaline Bowman: Tell me something I can hold onto forever and never let go.
Ellis Jones: Let go.
Adaline Bowman: I've been running for so long. I don't know how to stop.
Ellis desperately wants to know more about Adaline but she won't open up to him. She's been hiding for so long that she doesn't know how to have a normal relationship.
Exactly Like This Old Friend of Mine
Ellis Jones: Dad, this is...
William Jones: Adaline
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William Jones: You look exactly like this old friend of mine. We were very close.
When Ellis introduces Adaline to his father, William, William knows this woman. It appears that many years ago the two were very close friends and somehow, in the decades since, Adaline has not aged one bit.
You Lived But You Never Had a Life
William Jones: How is it possible? All these years, you've lived but you've never had a life.
Adaline Bowman: I don't know how.
William confronts Adaline about her unique condition of never aging. She doesn't really understand it either, or perhaps more importantly, does not understand how to live a happy life with it.