"The Theory of Everything" movie quotes tell the true story of when Stephen Hawking met his first wife Jane, fell in love and dealt with a devastating medical condition. The biographical film, which was based on Jane Hawking's memoir, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, was written by Anthony McCarten and directed by James Marsh. "The Theory of Everything" opened in theaters in the United States on November 7, 2014.
In "The Theory of Everything," Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) is a young doctoral student at Cambridge University pursuing a PhD in psychics. He meets Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) and instantly the two students hit it off. But while Stephen discusses his research on space and time, he experiences increasing issues with his motor skills, leading to a fall, a hospitalization and a devastating diagnosis of a motor neuron disease.
Though Stephen is told he has just two years to live and wants to focus on his research, Jane is set on sticking by his side through thick and thin. What follows is the story of their love, Stephen's research and their perseverance against adversity.
"The Theory of Everything" joins a bunch of other great films in theaters such as "Interstellar," "Nightcrawler," "Big Hero 6," "Before I Go to Sleep," "Horns," "John Wick," "White Bird in a Blizzard," "Fury," "The Best of Me," "The Book of Life," "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," "The Judge," "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," "St. Vincent," "Gone Girl," "Men, Women & Children," "Left Behind," "The Equalizer," "Pride," "Good People," "The Boxtrolls," and "This is Where I Leave You."
The Theory of Everything Movie Quotes,
Defy Every Expectation
Dennis Sciama: "It has been a great joy to watch this man defy every expectation both scientific and personal."
Dennis Sciama reflects on what Stephen has accomplished. To do what Stephen has would be insane for any person, let alone someone like Stephen who has faced so much adversity.
No Boundaries to Human Endeavor
Stephen Hawking: [via computer] "There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, where there is life, there is hope."
Despite his struggles in life, his battle with a motor neuron disease, Stephen keeps a positive attitude on life. He never let the diagnosis he received in college that he had two years to live discourage him from anything in life, optimism included.
The Perfect Couple
Stephen Hawking: "Hello"
Jane: "Hello"
Stephen Hawking: "Science"
Jane: "Arts"
Stephen Hawking: "I'm a cosmologist."
Jane: "What's that?"
Stephen Hawking: "I study the marriage of space and time."
Jane: "The perfect couple"
Stephen and Jane meet at Cambridge where both are studying. Little does Jane know at that time that the perfect couple she talks of soon will be her and Stephen.
Well Done, Doctor
Dennis Sciama: "How are you?"
Stephen Hawking: "I'm okay."
Dennis Sciama: "So, this black hole at the beginning of time, brilliant, brilliant, Stephen. Well done, doctor!"
With his medical condition leaving him barely able to write, Stephen receives some good news. His dissertation on a black hole at the beginning of time has been praised and accepted.
He Will Never Speak Again
Doctor: "He has pneumonia. The only way he will survive is to give him a tracheotomy. He will never speak again."
Jane: "Yes, he will!"
When a doctor explains Stephen's condition, that the only treatment to save his life will also take away his speech, Jane is not convinced. She knows that he is extraordinary and will surely speak again very soon.
The Next Great Leap Forward
Dennis Sciama: "One never knows from where the next great leap forward will come or from whom."
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Dennis Sciama: "Keep going"
Stephen Hawking: "I don't know how"
Dennis Sciama: "Yet"
Brilliant physicist Dennis Sciama advises Stephen on his doctorate on cosmology and encourages him to seek out greatness. Just because Stephen doesn't know how to proceed now doesn't mean he's not capable of figuring that out.
A Very Heavy Defeat
Frank Hawking: "You can't realize what lies ahead. This is going to be a very heavy defeat."
Jane: "I know what you think, that I don't look like a terribly strong person, but I love him and he loves me. We're going to fight this illness together."
Stephen's father, Frank, advises Jane against pursuing a relationship with Stephen in his terminal state. She is not deterred, citing love as the cure to all ailments.
Wind Back the Clock
Stephen Hawking: "The universe is expanding. If you reverse time, then the universe is getting smaller."
Jane: "All right"
Stephen Hawking: "What if I reversed the process all the way back to see what happened at the beginning of time itself?"
Jane: "Wind back the clock"
Stephen Hawking: "Wind back the clock until you get a universe born from a black hole exploding."
Stephen shares his theories on time and space with new love Jane. This yearning to study the beginning of time will soon lead him to ground-breaking theories on the subject.
Motor Neuron Disease
Doctor: "It's called motor neuron disease. Life expectancy is two years."
Stephen Hawking: "The brain, what about the brain?"
Doctor: "Your thoughts won't change, it's just, no one will know what they are."
After a fall and other symptoms, Stephen receives a devastating diagnosis. Due to his motor neuron disease, his body will soon shut down on him, leaving his mind active.
You Don't Know What's Coming
Stephen Hawking: "Leave me alone."
Jane: "Are you going to talk about this or not?"
Stephen Hawking: "Will you just go?"
Jane: "Is that what you want?"
Stephen Hawking: "Yes, it is what I want so please, if you care about me at all, well then please just go."
Jane: "I can't."
Stephen Hawking: "I have two years to live. I need to work."
Jane: "I love you."
Stephen Hawking: "You've… That's a forced conclusion."
Jane: "I want us to be together for as long as we've got and if that's not very long, well then, that's just how it is. It'll have to do."
Stephen Hawking: "You don't know what's coming. It will affect everything."
Jane: "Your glasses are always dirty. There, that's better, isn't it?"
Stephen Hawking: "Yes, yes it is."
Believing that he has only two years to live, Stephen prioritizes his work over love. Jane, however, wants to be by his side through thick and thin.