Quotes About Up in the Air

'Up in the Air' is not a political movie. It won't be mistaken for either a Michael Moore or Any Rand polemic on capitalism.

What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009.

It's going to be a pretty day to fly.

his second glass, 'What are your plans?' Deliberately, he had failed to specify which of them he was addressing. 'Well,' Derek replied defensively, 'they're a bit up in the air, actually. As of the end of the month, I shall be joining the ranks of the unemployed.' Colin choked. 'You mean Fithyan & Co. have sacked you?' 'Not exactly.

I haven't been able to write a song about flying. It just sounds cheesy. But for me, there's nothing like being up there.

And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank You for Smoking' is that 'Up in the Air' deals with the complicated human stuff in a way that my other films have not. It's a more articulated film, and because of that, I'm most proud of it.

I have an uneasy feeling, as if something's buried down there, a nameless, crucial thing, or as if there's someone still on the bridge, left by mistake, up in the air, unable to get to the land. But it's obvious there's no one.

In that explosion all our noble civilization-factories went up in the air and disappeared from the earth. It was a pity, but it was necessary. We could not afford to let the enemy turn our own weapons against us.

I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It's the only place I'm completely alone - up in the air, detached from everything.

Skydiving is special because it's almost the closest to an out-of-body experience you can have. We live in such a stimulated, connected, busy world - to be up in the air with nothing but yourself and the landscape is incredibly peaceful.

To know me you have to fly with me. Up In the Air, Walter Kirn, 2001

To stand in the shadow of the scar up in the air. To stand-for-no-one-and-nothing. Unrecognized, for you alone. With all there is room for in that, even without language.