Barry Corbin Quotes - Best Lines & Interviews

Memorable Quotes from Barry Corbin

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WarGames

Escalating Tensions Over Control of Nuclear Launch

McKittrick General, the machine has locked us out. It's sending random numbers to the silos.

Pat Healy Codes. To launch the missiles.

General Beringer Just unplug the goddamn thing! Jesus Christ!

McKittrick That won't work, General. It would interpret a shutdown as the destruction of NORAD. The computers in the silos would carry out their last instructions. They'd launch.

General Beringer Can't we disarm the missiles?

Pat Healy Over a thousand of them? There's no time. At this rate it will hit the launch codes in... 5.3 minutes.

General Beringer Mr. McKittrick, after very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that your new defense system sucks.

McKittrick I don't have to take that, you pig-eyed sack of shit.

General Beringer Oh, I was hoping for something a little better than that from you, sir. A man of your education.

Officer Sir, it's the President.

McKittrick What are you going to tell him?

General Beringer That I'm ordering our bombers back to fail-safe; we might have to go through this thing after all. Yes, sir.

[talks into the phone]

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No Country for Old Men

The Story of Uncle Mac's Tragic End

Ellis I sent Uncle Mac's thumb buster and badge over to the Rangers, to put in their museum. Daddy ever tell you how Uncle Mac come to his reward? Gunned down on his own porch, over in Hudspeth County. Seven or eight of em come up there, wantin this and wantin that. Uncle Mac went back in the house to get the shotgun, and well, they was ahead of him. Shot him in his doorway. Aunt Ella come out, to try and stop the bleedin', and Uncle Mac all the while tryin to get that shotgun. They just sat there on their horses, watchin him die. After a while, one of em said somethin in Indian, and they turned and left out. Uncle Mac knew the score, even if Aunt Ella didn't. Shot through the left lung. And that was that, as they say.

[Ed Tom shakes his head]

Ed Tom Bell When'd he die?

Ellis Nineteen-zero and, uh, nine?

Bell No, I mean was it right away, or in the night, or when was it?

Ellis I believe it was that night. She buried him the next mornin', diggin in that hard old caliche. What you got, ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people. You can't stop what's comin'. It ain't all waitin on you. That's vanity.

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Six Pack

Authority and Desire in a Tense Moment

Sheriff Not this time, boy. I'm in charge of my charges.

Brewster Baker I want those kids, Sheriff.

Sheriff I just bet you do.

T.V. Commentator On my way to Baker's car. Be there in a minute.

[running to pit road, with microphone in hand and camera crew in tow]

Sheriff Well, I got an arrest warrant from the state of Texas, and extradition papers from the state of Georgia.

T.V. Commentator Pardon me, officer. Brewster, what made you take that wrong turn?

Brewster Baker Chris, I don't think I took a wrong turn. I'll tell ya, this sheriff here is from the same hometown as my six pack, and he's driven all the way from Texas to arrest these six hardened criminals.

T.V. Commentator How bout a comment, Sheriff?

Sheriff I'm a Texas law officer. I don't have to talk in front of no damn camera.

Brewster Baker Ask one of the kids. They'll tell you what's going on.

[to Chris]

T.V. Commentator That sounds like a great story. How bout some comments, Sheriff?

Sheriff Look, can't we talk about this in private somewhere?

[talking softly to Brewster]

Brewster Baker Well, there's no need to do that Sheriff. We are on network TV, but there's a good chance that the Governor of Texas, and the good people who elected you to office, are watching. Now's your chance to explain to them why you came here to arrest these six little kids.

Sheriff Well, we didn't come here to arrest them, exactly.

Otis Can I say howdy to the folks back home?

Sheriff Shut up Otis!

Brewster Baker What did you come for?

Sheriff We came to... check on em. Yeah.

Brewster Baker To check on em?

Sheriff Yeah. See, these children are orphans, and we have to make sure they have proper supervision. Well, I can see they're getting that. So I am very proud to report to the good people of the great State of Texas that these children are in the capable hands of... Mr. Brewster Baker.

[to Chris; looking into camera, tipping his cowboy hat; mumbling]

Little Harry No shit Dick Tracy.

[with Brewster holding him in his arms, flips down the Sheriff's hat]

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Six Pack

Urgent Call for Immediate Action

Sheriff Get your asses out here on the double!

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Urban Cowboy

The Struggle Between Pride and Love

Uncle Bob You know Bud; sometimes even a cowboy's gotta swallow his pride to hold on to somebody he loves.

Bud What do you mean?

Uncle Bob Hell, I know. I pretty near lost Corrine and the kids a couple of times just cause of pride. You know you think that ol pride's gonna choke you going down but I tell you what, ain't a night goes by I don't thank the boss up there for giving me a big enough throat. Cause without Corrine and them kids hell I'd just be another pile of dog shit in the cantaloupe patch just drawing flies.

Bud I guess so.

Uncle Bob Think about it Bud, pride's one of those ] you know what I mean?

[[Seven deadly sins|seven deadlies]

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Career Opportunities

Family Problems and Perspectives on Parenting

Officer Don Mr. McClellan, do you ever have any family problems, you and your daughter?

Roger Roy McClellan What the hell do you think he is?

Officer Don You got a point.

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No Country for Old Men

The Cost of Chasing Lost Time

Ellis All the time you spend trying to get back what's been took from you, more is going out the back door.

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WarGames

Escalating Tensions in War Games

Stephen Falken How far's he gone?

[looking at screens]

McKittrick Well, the President’s about ready to order a counter-strike. That's what we're recommending he do.

Stephen Falken It's a bluff, John, call it off.

McKittrick No, it's not a bluff. It's real.

Stephen Falken Hello, General Beringer! Stephen Falken!

[raising his voice from stairs]

General Beringer Mr. Falken you picked a hell of a day for a visit!

[standing]

Stephen Falken Uh, uh, General, what you see on these screens up here is a fantasy; a computer-enhanced hallucination. Those blips are not real missiles. They're phantoms.

McKittrick Jack, there's nothing to indicate a simulation at all. Everything is working perfectly!

Stephen Falken But does it make any sense?

General Beringer Does what make any sense?

Stephen Falken That!

[points to the screens]

General Beringer Look, I don't have time for a conversation right now.

Stephen Falken General, are you prepared to destroy the enemy?

General Beringer You betcha!

Stephen Falken Do you think they know that?

General Beringer I believe we've made that clear enough.

Stephen Falken Then don't! Tell the President to ride out the attack.

Colonel Conley Sir, they need a decision.

Stephen Falken General, do you really believe that the enemy would attack without provocation, using so many missiles, bombers, and subs so that we would have no choice but to totally annihilate them?

Female Airman First Class One minute and thirty seconds to impact.

[on loudspeaker]

Stephen Falken General, you are listening to a machine! Do the world a favor and don't act like one.

Stir Crazy

Unexpected Competition Invitation and Personal Conflict

Warden Walter Beatty You're gonna represent Glenboro prision in the annual Top Hand-competition. Congratulations!

Skip Donahue Oh! Oh my god! Warden! I can't do that!

Warden Walter Beatty What in the hell are you talking about...?

Skip Donahue Well, I should have told you in your office! My mother was a veterinarian! I can't have anything to do with the exploatation of animals, she'd turn over in her grave!

Warden Walter Beatty I don't believe you heard me correctly. This is very important to me!

Skip Donahue Important to you? My mother is watching over every step I make! Do you know that my soul is on the line here...? So let's just drop... What? I said no. Whoa, I told him no! Ma, are you crazy? I have witnesses... All right, we'll talk about it in my cell! Uhm... I have to go to the bathroom. Would you excuse me, warden?

[looks up; looks at the warden; looks up at the sky again, and walks off]

No Country for Old Men

Struggling with Faith and Self-Reflection

Ellis Loretta tells me you're quittin'. How come you're doin that?

Ed Tom Bell I don't know. I feel overmatched. I always figured when I got older, God would sort of come into my life in some way, and He didn't. And I don't blame Him. If I was Him, I'd have the same opinion of me that He does.

Ellis You don't know what He thinks.