Movie Quote of the Day (‘The Big Lebowski,’ As The Dude Establishes His Identity in Unforgettable Fashion)

The Dude [played by Jeff Bridges]: “Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not ‘Mr. Lebowski.’ You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm ‘the Dude.’ So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, ‘His Dudeness,’ or uh, ‘Duder,’ or ‘El Duderino,’ if you're not into the whole brevity thing.”— The Big Lebowski (1998), screenplay by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen