Rev’s Transcript Library

Al Pacino plays a football coach whose halftime speech to his team is raw, personal, and surprisingly moving. Read the transcript here.

Maximus reveals his identity to Commodus in front of a roaring Colosseum crowd. Read the transcript here.

Therapist Sean Maguire repeats a simple phrase to a defensive, wounded genius until it finally breaks through. Read the transcript here.

Charlie Chaplin breaks character entirely to plead for humanity, kindness, and unity against fascism. Read the transcript here.

Howard Beale urges his TV audience to open their windows and scream into the night. Read the transcript here.

Standing before a cabinet of old photographs, Mr. Keating asks his students to lean in and listen closely to the voices of the past. Read the transcript here.

William Wallace rallies his outnumbered troops before the Battle of Stirling. Read the transcript here.

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave the Commencement Address at Wellesley College's 137th Commencement. Read the transcript here.

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963. Read the transcript here.

Taylor Swift speaks at the NYU 2022 commencement. Read the transcript here.

Amy Poehler Speaks at 2011 Harvard College Class Day. Read the transcript here.

Ellen DeGeneres speaks at Tulane University's 2009 commencement. Read the transcript here.