THE LINE: “I know we’re all pretty small in the big scheme of things, and I suppose the most you can hope for is to make some kind of difference, but what kind of difference have I made? What in the world is better because of me?”
THE FILM: As a retiring insurance man traveling from Nebraska to Colorado in an RV, a bedraggled and lonely Nicholson leads this 2002 film and scored another Oscar nomination for the role. The physical and emotional journey of the title character provides plenty of fodder for insightful dialogue.