The Professor Is In
From tweed and corduroy to rolled up sleeves and collegiate sweaters, we here at Tailor Vintage wanted to salute Hollywood’s most iconic professors in their most stylish looks, topped off with a dash of sage advice. Of course we started with the great Robin Williams whom we all miss so much... Respect-
DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989)
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
— Robin Williams as John Keating, English
A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001)
"Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity."
— Russell Crowe as John Nash, Mathematics
HIGHER LEARNING (1995)
"One's primary purpose at university level is to learn how to think."
— Laurence Fishburne as Maurice Phipps, Political science
ARABESQUE (1966)
“In this cynical old world, you have to believe in something. So, it might as well be you.”
— Gregory Peck as Professor David Pollack, Egyptology
INDIANA JONES (1981, 1984, 1989, 2008)
"Archaeology is the search for fact, ... not truth. If it's truth you're looking for, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall."
— Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, archaeology
ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
"Teaching is just a way to pay the bills until I finish my novel."
— Donald Sutherland as Dave Jennings, English
HALF NELSON (2006)
"The sun goes up and then it comes down, but everytime that happens what do you get? You get a new day."
— Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne, History
THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007)
“I am here to help you to find, take back, and keep your righteous mind.”
— Denzel Washington as Melvin B. Tolson, English
THE EMPEROR’S CLUB (2002)
“Ignorance can be educated and drunkenness sobered but stupid lasts forever.”
— Kevin Kline as Arthur Hundert, Classics
-Tailor Vintage Team Salutes Hollywood Royalty!
