Quotes from “The Theory of Everything” (2014)
Summary of The Theory of Everything
James Marsh directed The Theory of Everything, a 2014 romantic drama film. It is set at the University of Cambridge and focuses on the life of Stephen Hawking, a theoretical physicist. Anthony McCarten adapted it from Jane Hawking’s 2007 memoir, Travelling to Infinity. This book focuses on her relationship with Stephen Hawking and her experience with him. The film stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, and Emily Watson. Harry Lloyd, Christian McKay, and Christian McKay are also featured in supporting roles. It had its world premiere on September 7, 2014, at Toronto International Film Festival. It received its UK premiere on January 15, 2015.
The Theory of Everything plot
Stephen Hawking, an astrophysics student at the University of Cambridge, begins a relationship with Jane Wilde, a literature student. Stephen is a gifted mathematician and physicist, but his professors and friends are worried about his lack of a topic for his thesis. Stephen, along with Dennis Sciama, attends a lecture about black holes. Stephen then speculates that these black holes might have played a role in creating the universe and decides to write his thesis.
Stephen invites Jane to meet Queen Elizabeth II when he becomes a Companions of Honour. They share a happy day with their children, with Stephen saying, “Look at what we made!”
A more extended closing sequence includes selected moments from the film. It is shown in reverse, going back to when Stephen first met Jane. The final title sequence updates the lives of the main characters. Jane and Jonathan have been happily married, and she has also completed her Ph.D. She and Stephen are still close friends.
Stephen declines the Queen’s knighthood and continues his research. He has no plans to retire anytime soon.
“The Theory of Everything” all actors
Eddie Redmayne,Harry Lloyd, Alice Orr-Ewing, David Thewlis, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry, Finlay Wright-Stephens, Thomas Morrison, Michael Marcus, Gruffudd Glyn, Paul Longley, Emily Watson, Guy Oliver-Watts, Simon McBurney, Lucy Chappell, Charlotte Hope, Abigail Cruttenden, Nicholas Gerard-Martin, Brett Brown, Anthony Skrimshire, Christian McKay, Adam Godley, Nicola Sloane, Lottie Hamilton, Enzo Cilenti, Rufus Taylor, Delilah Sexton, Eileen Davies, Simon Chandler, Georg Nikoloff, Oliver Payne, Raffiella Chapman, Charlie Cox, Sam Houston, Victoria Emslie, Frank Leboeuf, Maxine Peake, Will Barton, Lucy Challenger, Nicola Victoria Buck, Stuart Benson, Andrew Bridgmont, Jamie Edwards, Jumaane Brown, , Adil Akram, James Amey, Antonia Anderson, Claire Ashton, Richard Banks, Cameron Bell, Kishore Bhatt, Sal Bolton, Brett Brown, Jill Buchanan, Samantha Choat, Pamela Betsy Cooper, Chris Cowlin, Andrew Craig, Philip Craik, Gioacchino Jim Cuffaro, Richard Cunningham, Leigh Dent, Karl Farrer, Cynthia Garbutt, David Golt, James Gribble, Kenton Hall, John W.G. Harley, Dominic Hatje, George Hewer, Emma Howell, Thom Jackson-Wood, Helen Kingston, Joelle Koissi, Teddy Lewis, Shaun Lucas, Martyn Mayger, Penny Mitchell, Gina Morrish, John Neville, Shaun Newnham, Emily Ng, Hugh O’Brien, Jeremy Oliver, Tony Pankhurst, Heather Pearse, Jose Pecino, Antonio Piras, Scott Plumridge, Martin Poole, Zac Rashid, Glyn Roberts, Steve Saunders, Janette Sharpe, Jesse James Sims, Karol Steele, Colin Taylor, Adrian Townsend, John Warman, Jon Wennington, Aidan White, James Wiles, Brian Woodward, Miroslav Zaruba
“The Theory of Everything” Quotes
“Jane Hawking-So, I take it you’ve never been to church?
Stephen Hawking-Once upon a time.
Jane Hawking-Tempted to convert?
Stephen Hawking-I have a slight problem with the celestial dictatorship premise.”
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
FELICITY JONES – Jane Hawking
“There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
“Jonathan Hellyer Jones-Stephen, Jane was telling me that you have a beautiful, theorem. That proves that the universe, had a beginning. Is that it?
Stephen Hawking-That was my PhD thesis. My new project disproves it.
Jonathan Hellyer Jones-Disproves it?
Stephen Hawking-Yes.
Jonathan Hellyer Jones-So then you no longer believe in the…”
CHARLIE COX – Jonathan Hellyer Jones
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
“It is clear that we are just an advanced breed of primates on a minor planet orbiting around a very average star, in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. BUT, ever since the dawn of civilization people have craved for an understanding of the underlying order of the world. There ought to be something very special about the…”
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
“Jane Hawking-What about you? What are you?…
Stephen Hawking-Cosmologist, I’m a Cosmologist.
Jane Hawking-What is that?
Stephen Hawking-It is a kind of religion for intelligentatheists.”
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
FELICITY JONES – Jane Hawking
