Aspie/Autie like movie quotes

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I kind of feel like starting a blog about random movie quotes after watching the mostaligia critic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" vs. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" comparison.

I heard 2 lines from Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in the newer movie (obviously ) that kind of sound like things I (as an autie) & maybe other people on the spectrum might blurt out:

1. "I always thought a Veruka (can't spell her name) was a type of wort you got on the bottom of your foot, eheh"
2. "You smell like, old people"

I'm sorry, but I'll have to throw in some quotes from "The Zero Effect." The hero of the movie is Darryl Zero, a brilliant detective who basically sucks at everything else. He has several quotes in the movie that have a definite Aspie quality to them, imo.

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"When you go looking for something specific your chances of finding it are very bad because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good, because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them."

"I always say that the essence of my work relies fundamentally on two basic principles, objectivity and observation (or the two 'obs' as I call them). My work relies on my ability to remain absolutely and purely objective, detached. I have mastered the fine art of detachment. And while it comes at some cost, this supreme objectivity is what makes me, I dare say, the greatest observer the world has ever known."

"I can't possibly overstate the importance of good research. Everyone goes through life dropping crumbs. If you can recognize the crumbs you can trace a path all the way back from your death certificate to the dinner and a movie that resulted in you in the first place. But research is an art not a science because anyone who knows what they're doing can find the crumbs, the 'wheres', 'whats', and 'whos'; the art is in the 'whys'--the ability to read between the crumbs (not to mix metaphors)."

"Absolutely vital: The ability to blend in, to very discreetly assimilate. It's not usually very difficult. All you have to do is look around, see how all the ordinary people are behaving, and try to behave like one of them."

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Oh, and his assistant, Steve Arlo, describes his boss to a friend at the beginning of the movie.
(Note: The movie goes back and forth between Arlo selling Zero's abilities to a potential client and Arlo describing Zero to his friend...the quotes below are from Arlo's conversation with his friend.)

"I'm telling you, he never even leaves the house, okay? I mean, he's like some kind of recluse. A complete freak. No social life. In fact, no social skills. F***ing strange. When he works, the smoothest operator you've seen. Brave, slick, cunning, do anything. Soon as he gets off work, it's all gone. Afraid to go to the dry cleaners. Literally. Too uncomfortable in his own skin to go out and eat. Tactless. And inept. Rude too. Just an a**hole. I don't think he's ever kissed a girl. He's thirty-something years old."

Kudos for using quotes from a Johnny Depp movie, and one of my favorites at that!

Here's one from Edward Scissorhands:

Bill Boggs: "Soup's on!"
Edward: (mouth full) "I thought this was shishkabob."
Bill: "What?"
Edward: "I thought this was shishkabob."
Bill: "It's just a figure of speech, Ed. You've got to learn not to take things so literally."