James Franciscus Movie Quotes & Lines – 26 Classics (+ Audio)

Updated: Jul 1, 2025

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1 I'm willing to empty my cup in order to taste your tea.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

2 Look, I'm trying to learn how to fight, not how to think.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

3 It's funny that out of a martial art, out of combat, I feel something peaceful, something without hostility. Almost as though if I knew Jeet Kune Do, it would be enough simply to know it, and by knowing it, never have to use it.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

4 Listen, the finger jab is the most effective attack. -Well, let's just forget that attack, shall we?

Bruce Lee as Li Tsung; James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

5 There's so much to remember. -If you try to remember, you will lose. Empty your mind.

Bruce Lee as Li Tsung; James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

6 Hey, where'd you learn to fight like that? -Drinking tea from an empty cup.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

7 Admit it. This one needs men with eyes in the back of their heads. -Curious place for your eyes. It can tend to go forward.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

8 I passed Li on the way out. He seemed quite pleased. -Why not? He's a sadist.

Marlyn Mason as Nikki Bell; James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

9 I must look pretty weird standing here looking at myself in a painting.

As Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

10 What do you see when you look in the mirror? -A memory. -What do you see? -Alice in Wonderland.

Marlyn Mason as Nikki Bell; James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

James Franciscus Movie Quotes & Lines – 26 Classics (+ Audio)

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