Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
Robert DuvallRead
Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a sense of pride and exhilaration associated with war, highlighting the unique and powerful experience of combat.
In this quote, Robert Duvall's character in 'Apocalypse Now' conveys a twisted sense of appreciation for the distinct smell of napalm, which symbolizes the intensity and chaos of war. It reflects the complex emotions soldiers can feel, where amidst the destruction and violence, some find a perverse fondness for the adrenaline and thrill of battle, showcasing both the horror and allure present in wartime experiences.
Themes
NapalmWarSmellCombatViolence
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used to evoke the emotional complexity of veterans discussing their experiences in war.
More from Robert Duvall
All quotes βWe're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities.
Robert DuvallRead
Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
Robert DuvallRead
I'll keep on acting 'til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven't lost my enthusiasm yet!
Robert DuvallRead
Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.
Robert DuvallRead
Similar quotes
A true war story is never moral.
Tim O'BrienRead
Trenches, hospitals, the common grave--there are no other possibilities.
Erich Maria RemarqueRead
We sit in calm, airy, silent rooms opening upon sunlit and embowered lawns, not a sound except of summer and of husbandry disturbs the peace; but seven million men, any ten thousand of whom could have annihilated the ancient armies, are in ceaseless battle from the Alps to the Ocean.
Winston ChurchillRead
So many nurses had turned into emotionally disturbed handmaidens of the war, in their yellow-and-crimson uniforms with bone buttons.
Michael OndaatjeRead
The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally
Sun TzuRead
You can't have this kind of war. There just aren't enough bulldozers to scrape the bodies off the streets.
Dwight D. EisenhowerRead