Memorable Quotes from John David Washington
10 quotesTensions Rise in Unexpected Photograph Moment
Ron Stallworth
Can you take this picture of us, please?
[asking Flip to help take a photo of him with David and another Klansman]
Flip Zimmerman
All right, don't touch me.
Ron Stallworth
Great. All right, all right, thank you so much. Thank you. Here we go. One, two, three!
David Duke
Jesus H. Christ! What did you just do, boy? I mean, what the hell did you just do?
Ron Stallworth
Sir, if you lay a finger on me, I'll arrest your ass for assaulting a police officer. That's worth about five years in prison. Try me. See if I'm playing.
David Duke
Why don't you come down to Louisiana sometime? See how we play.
Flip Zimmerman
Boy, you better get your nigger ass out of here now.
Ron Stallworth
Mm-hmm, America first.
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Weapon Location Confirmed Amidst Crisis
Colonel Howell
Taylor, where is Shipley?
Joshua
I'm with him right now. He's in pretty bad shape.
Colonel Howell
Alright. Listen to me. Did you locate the weapon?
Joshua
Yeah. It's here. I'm with it.
Colonel Howell
Describe it.
Joshua
It's a kid. It's a kid. They've made it into some kind of kid. That's the weapon.
Colonel Howell
What? I can't reach you. You have to bring it in. Do you understand?
Joshua
No. Shipley can't move. He's not looking good. At all. Police are everywhere. I don't know how I'm getting out right now. I don't even have an exit strategy right now.
Colonel Howell
Then do what you have to do. Kill it.
Joshua
What?
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A Call to the Ku Klux Klan
Voicemail
You've reached the Colorado Springs chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Please leave a message, and God bless White America.
Ron Stallworth
Hello, this is Ron Stallworth calling. I saw your advertisement in the Colorado Springs Gazette. I'm interested in receiving some reading material from you. My phone number is 103-9994. I'm very much looking forward to you returning my call.
[After the beep sounds]
Walter Breachway
Yeah, who's this?
Ron Stallworth
Ron Stallworth here.
Walter Breachway
This is Walter, returning your call...from the organization.
Ron Stallworth
The organization?
Walter Breachway
That's right. We appreciate your interest. What's your story?
Ron Stallworth
Well, since you asked...since you asked, I hate niggers. I hate Jews. Spics and micks. Dagos and Chinks. But my mouth to God's ears, I really hate those nigger rats, and anyone else really that doesn't have pure white Aryan blood running through their veins! My sister, Pamela, she was just recently accosted by one of those black coons.
Walter Breachway
Is that so?
Ron Stallworth
Yeah. Every time I think about that black baboon putting his filthy black hands on her purest white, driven snow body. I mean pure, Walter! She's a saint, she's an angel! It makes me want to puke!
Walter Breachway
You are just the kind of guy that we are looking for. Listen, uh, when can you meet?
Ron Stallworth
How about Friday night, after I get off work?
Walter Breachway
Well, that's a deal, buddy boy, we'll get right back to you with the details. Take care now.
Ron Stallworth
God bless white America.
[He hangs up.]
Flip Zimmerman
Did I just hear you use your real name?
Ron Stallworth
Oh, motherfucker.
Jimmy Creek
Yeah, motherfucker, amateur hour.
Flip Zimmerman
That's your real name, right? Is it, is it Ron Stallworth, right? Isn't that his real name?
Jimmy Creek
I can't believe he just said that.
Flip Zimmerman
Well, good luck, Ron, with your new redneck friends.
[He turns away slowly as the other officers in the room continue laughing.]
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A Meeting of Conflicted Perspectives
Ron Stallworth
Mr. Duke, I'm so sorry we didn't get to spend more one-on-one time together.
[answering a phone call from Duke]
David Duke
Well, that was a just a tragedy. I had just met those heroic brothers in the cause.
Flip Zimmerman
Heroic.
Ron Stallworth
Yeah. And the chapter is just shaken at the core.
David Duke
Oh.
Ron Stallworth
Yeah. And poor Connie, right? I mean, not only does she lose her husband, but...
Flip Zimmerman
Poor Connie.
Jimmy Creek
Connie's going away.
Flip Zimmerman
We feel bad for Connie.
Ron Stallworth
... she's looking at serious prison time.
[continuing]
David Duke
My God. And then there was that nigger detective. Basically...
Ron Stallworth
Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up. Shut up, shut up. Those goddamn coloreds they sure know how to spoil a celebration.
[to the other officers, trying not to laugh; to Duke]
Jimmy Creek
Hey, you're getting me in trouble.
[to Flip]
David Duke
Christ, you can say that again.
[to Ron]
Ron Stallworth
Those goddamn coloreds sure know how to spoil a celebration. Can I ask you a question, sir?
David Duke
Shoot.
Ron Stallworth
That nigger detective, did you ever did you ever get his name?
David Duke
No. I don't think I...
Ron Stallworth
Are-uh you sure you don't know who he is? Are-uh you absolutely sure? Cause that nigga, coon, gator bait, spade, spook, Sambo, spear-chucking jungle bunny, Mississippi wind chime...
Flip Zimmerman
Wind chime?
Ron Stallworth
... detective is Ron Stallworth, you racist, peckerwood, redneck, inch worm, needle-dick motherfucker! I'll be here all week.
[continuing; Ron slams the phone back on the register as his coworkers laugh, high-five him, and pat him on the back.]
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Unity in the Fight for Liberation
Patrice Dumas
Are you down for the liberation of black people?
Ron Stallworth
Power to the people.
Patrice Dumas
All power to all the people.
Ron Stallworth
That's right, sister.
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Understanding Heaven and Goodness
Alphie
What's Heaven?
Joshua
It's a peaceful place in the sky.
Alphie
Are you going to Heaven?
Joshua
No. You gotta be a good person to go to Heaven.
Alphie
Then we're the same, we can't go to heaven. Because you're not good, and I'm not a person.
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Membership Inquiry in a Divided Conversation
David Duke
Sorry, I'm sorry, let me just... Sorry, who am I talking to?
[He turns off the radio.]
Ron Stallworth
This is Ron Stallworth calling from Colorado Springs, Colorado. How are you today, sir?
David Duke
Well, I'm quite well. Thank you, uh, what can I do you for?
Ron Stallworth
I-I desperately want to participate in my chapter's honorary events, but I can't until I receive my membership card.
David Duke
Of course, that's something I can help you with.
Ron Stallworth
Great. Um, who am I speaking with?
David Duke
This is David Duke.
Ron Stallworth
Did you just say your name was David Duke?
David Duke
The last time I checked.
Ron Stallworth
Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, that-that David Duke?
David Duke
Yes, that Grand Wizard and National Director, yeah.
Ron Stallworth
National Director too, huh?
David Duke
Yes, you're darn tootin'.
Ron Stallworth
It's amazing. I'm honored to be speaking to you, sir. I'm not afraid to say it. I consider you a true white American hero.
David Duke
Is there any other kind?
Ron Stallworth
No, sir.
David Duke
I'm happy to be talking to a true white American.
Ron Stallworth
Amen. It seems like there's less and less of us out there these days. Now, about that membership card...
David Duke
Yeah, Ron, I understand the situation, uh, we've had some administrative problems here, it's caused a little bit of a backlag. Tell you what, I'm gonna see to it personally that your membership card is processed, approved, and sent out today. How's that sound?
Ron Stallworth
Thank you, sir. I can't express to you how much this means to me.
David Duke
Ron, please, pleasure's all mine. I look forward to hopefully meeting you in person one day, and, uh...God bless White America.
Ron Stallworth
God bless White America, sir.
David Duke
Mhm, take care.
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Unexpected Discovery of the Weapon
Howell
Did you locate the weapon?
Joshua
Yeah, it's just a kid!?
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Unity through Collaboration and Shared Goals
Ron Stallworth
With the right white man, we can do anything.
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Conflicting Perspectives on Identity and Commitment
Flip Zimmerman
For you it's a crusade. For me it's a job.
Ron Stallworth
You're Jewish. They hate you. Doesn't that piss you off? Why are you acting like you don't got skin in the game?
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