re: #56 Dr Lizardo

And that remains one of the greatest monologues in cinema history. Hell, he should’ve won an Oscar just for that. The delivery is absolutely flawless - and utterly convincing.

I understand that Steven Spielberg wrote it down as he got it over the phone from his film class friend John Milius. Milius just started talking through the scene off the top of his head and it came to 13 pages or more, and most of it had to be cut of course. t was still one of the most memorable moments as you said.