Charles S. Dutton Quotes

Alien³

Crisis Unfolds in a Troubled Facility

Dillon Give us strength, O Lord, to endure. We recognize that we are poor sinners in the hands of an angry God. Let the circle be unbroken until the day. Amen. What the fuck is happening here? What the fuck is this bullshit that's coming down? We got a murder. We got a rape. We got brothers in trouble. I DON'T WANT NO MORE BULLSHIT AROUND HERE!! NOW WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS!! WE STAND TOGETHER!!

Andrews Yes. Thank you, Mr. Dillon. All right. Once again, this is rumor control. Here are the facts. At 0800 hours, prisoner Murphy, through carelessness on his part, was found dead in vent shaft 17. He seems to have been sucked into a ventilator fan. At about 2100 hours, prisoner Golic reappeared in a deranged state. Prisoners Boggs and Rains are missing. There seems to be a good chance that they have met with foul play at the hands of prisoner Golic. We need to organize and send out a search party; volunteers will be appreciated. I think it's fair to say that our smoothly running facility has suddenly developed a few problems. I can only hope we are all able to pull together over the next few days until the rescue team arrives for Lieutenant Ripley.

Ripley It's here! It got Clemens!

[runs into the room, breathless and panicking]

Andrews Stop this raving at once! Stop it!

[loses his temper]

Ripley I'm telling you! It's here!

Andrews Aaron, get that foolish woman back to the infirmary!

Morse ...FUCK!

[holding a chair, after the panic subsides in shocked silence]

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Alien³

Choosing between action and inaction

Dillon This is the choice. You die sitting here on your ass or to die out there. At least we take a shot, we owe it one! It's fucked us up. Maybe we can get even for the others. So how do you want it?

Morse What the fuck are you talking about?

Dillon I'm talkin about killing that big motherfucker.

Aaron Hold it, hold it. The rescue team is on its way. We could just sit this out.

Ripley Rescue team for who?

Aaron For us.

Ripley They just want the beast. You know that.

Aaron I don't give a damn what they want. They're not gonna pick us off one by one, are they?

Ripley I wouldn't be so sure.

Aaron Come on, they're gonna take us home.

Dillon They're not gonna take us home.

Morse Still doesn't mean we should go out and fight it. Jesus Christ, give us a break!

Aaron You've gotta be fucking nuts! Look, I've got a wife and a kid--

Dillon Nobody give a shit about you, 85. You're not one of us, you're not a believer. You're a fucking company man!

Aaron Yeah, okay. So I'm a company man, I'm not a fucking criminal. You keep telling me how dumb I am. Well I'm smart enough not to have a life sentence on this rock! Yeah, and I'm smart enough to wait for some firepower to show up before we fight this thing! Right?

[the prisoners yell insults and profanities at him]

Dillon Okay, fine. Just sit here on your asses.

Morse How about if I sit here on my ass?

[sarcastically]

Dillon: No problem. Oh, I forgot. You're the guy that's made a deal with God to live forever, huh? And all the rest of you pussies can sit it out too. Me and her will do all the fighting.

Morse Okay, look. I want the same thing as you. I want to see it dead, I hate the fucker! It killed my mates too! Why can't we just wait for the company and have some guns on our side? Why do we have to go on some fucking suicide run?!

Aaron Right!

Ripley Because they won't kill it. They might kill you just for having seen it, but they're not gonna kill it.

Aaron That is crazy! That is horseshit! They will not kill us!

Ripley When they first heard about this thing, it was crew expendable. The next time they sent in marines; they were expendable too. What makes you think they're gonna care about a bunch of lifers who found God at the ass-end of space? You really think they're going to let you interfere with their plans for this thing? They think we're crud, and they don't give a fuck about one friend of yours that's died. Not one.

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Secret Window

Critique of a Writer's Professional Life

Ken Karsch What happened? You finally nail one of your groupies at a book signing? The Omaha Barnes and Noble? That was a dick thing to say, you know? Rotten profession. I apologize.

[''Irritated, Mort reaches forward and shuts off Ken's session timer; Ken pauses'']

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Alien³

Reflections on Life, Death, and Renewal

Andrews We commit this child and this man to your keeping, O Lord. Their bodies have been taken from the shadow of our nights. They have been released from all darkness and pain. The child and the man have gone beyond our world. They are forever eternal, and everlasting. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Dillon Why? Why are the innocent punished? Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? There aren't any promises. Nothing's certain. Only that some get called, some get saved. She won't ever know the hardship and grief for those of us left behind. We commit these bodies to the void... with a glad heart. For within each seed, there is the promise of a flower. And within each death, no matter how big or small, there's always a new life. A new beginning. Amen.

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Rudy

A Moment of Doubt and Decision

Fortune Hey, hey, hey what are you doing here don't you have practice?

Rudy Not anymore. I quit.

Fortune Oh, well since when are you the quitting kind?

Rudy I don't know I just don't see the point anymore.

Fortune So you didn't make the dress list, there are greater tragedies in the world.

Rudy I wanted to run out of that tunnel for my dad to prove to everyone that I worked...

Fortune PROVE WHAT?

Rudy That I was somebody.

Fortune Oh you are so full of crap. You're 5 feet nothin', a 100 and nothin', and you got hardly a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in with the best college football team in the land for two years. And you're also gonna walk outta here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. In this lifetime, you don't have to prove nothin to nobody - except yourself. And after what you've gone through, if you haven't done that by now, it ain't gonna never happen. Now go on back.

Rudy I'm sorry I never got you to see your first game in here.

Fortune Hell I've seen too many games in this stadium.

Rudy I thought you said you never saw a game...

Fortune I've never seen a game from the stands.

Rudy You were a player?

Fortune I rode the bench for two years. Thought I wasn't bein played because of my color. I got filled up with a lotta attitude. So I quit. Still not a week goes by I don't regret it. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walkin out, letting them get the best of ya. You hear me clear enough?

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Alien³

A Call for Judgment and Mercy

Dillon We give you thanks, O Lord. Your wrath has come and the time is near for us to be judged. The apocalypse is upon us! Let us be ready! Let your mercy be just! Amen!

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Alien³

Devising a Plan to Trap the Creature

David Have you got some sort of plan?

Dillon This is a leadworks, isn't it? All we got to do is lure the fucking beast into the mold. Drown it in hot lead.

Morse Oh right... and how do we do that?

Gregor Yeah. What are we gonna use for bait?

Kevin Aw, fuck!

[realizes]

Dillon We're all gonna die. The only question is when. This is as good a place as any to take your first steps to heaven. The only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet, or on your fucking knees... begging?! I ain't much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say fuck that thing! Let's fight it!

Morse Fuck it! Let's go for it!

Alien³

Confronting Choices in Dire Situations

Dillon Why should I put my ass on the line for you?

Ripley Your ass is already on the line. The only question is... what are you gonna do about it?

Rudy

Dreams of Playing for the Irish

Fortune Hey kid! You're not supposed to be here!

Rudy Hey this place is really something else huh? Someday I'm gonna come out of that tunnel and I'm gonna run onto this field.

Fortune Well it ain't gonna be this day...

Rudy I'm here to play football for the Irish!

Fortune Coach Parseghian know about it?

Rudy No... not yet.

Fortune Well maybe you best tell him first...

Alien³

A Decision Amidst Imminent Danger

Ripley Now!

Dillon What about you?

Ripley I'm staying.

Dillon Bullshit! There's gonna be ten tons of hot lead in here!

Ripley I'm telling you, I wanna die!

Dillon We got a deal, remember?! It dies first, then you! I'm not gonna move without you! Now get going!

Ripley Dillon!

Dillon I've gotta hold it here.

Ripley What about me?

Dillon God will take care of you now, sister!

Ripley No!

Dillon Pour the lead! Fuck you. Pour it, Ripley! Go on! Goddamn it! Pour the lead, Ripley! Pour it now! Come on! Come on! That's all you got? Is that as hard as you fight, motherfucker?!

[he takes off his glasses and turns to the alien; the alien attacks him; to the alien]

Ripley Morse! Over here!

[waves to Morse]

Morse Ripley!

Ripley Pour the lead! Pour the lead! Pour it!

[Morse positions the machine over the pit]

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