Christof from The Truman Show: 20 Movie Quotes with Audio

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show (1998)

Discover the thought-provoking words of Christof, the mastermind behind The Truman Show's elaborate illusion, featuring short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 Who are you? -I am the creator of a television show that gives hope and joy and inspiration to millions. -Then who am I? -You're the star.

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), Christof (Ed Harris) in The Truman Show

2 But how do you intend to explain his 22-year absence? -Amnesia. -Brilliant.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

3 Oh. That's a lot of cameras. -Remember, we started with just one.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

4 He was curious from birth. Premature by two weeks. It was almost as if he couldn't wait to get started. -And, of course, his eagerness to leave his mother's womb was the very reason he was the one who was selected.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

5 The show has generated enormous revenues, now equivalent to the gross national product of a small country. -People forget it takes the population of an entire country to keep the show running.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

6 Was nothing real? -You were real. That's what made you so good to watch.

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), Christof (Ed Harris) in The Truman Show

7 I have given Truman a chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in, is the sick place. Seahaven is the way the world should be.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

8 He could leave at any time. If his was more than just a vague ambition, if he was absolutely determined to discover the truth, there's no way we could prevent him.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

9 I think what distresses you, really, caller, is that ultimately Truman prefers his cell, as you call it.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

10 For God's sake, the whole world is watching. We can't let him die in front of a live audience. -He was born in front of a live audience.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show