John Lurie Quotes

Eddie You know, last year before I met your cousin, I never know you were from Hungary or Budapest or any of those places.

Willie So what?

Eddie I thought you were an American.

Willie Hey, I'm as American as you are.

Eddie Does Cleveland look a little like, uh, Budapest?

Willie Eddie, shut up.

Roberto I am-a no criminal. I am a good egg.

Jack I am a good egg, Jesus.

Roberto Yes. Yeah, I'm a good egg. Yes. We are! We are a good egg. My friends.

Jack Yeah.

Zack I don't see a sign around or anything.

Jack Well, she said the one on the right goes west.

Zack She said she didn't know.

Jack Look, man, it don't matter to me. You go - whichever way you want. Right?

Zack Right.

Jack And I'll go the other way.

Zack Yeah, right.

Jack Right.

Zack Yeah, right.

Willie You ever been to Florida?

Eddie Florida? Yeah, it's beautiful down there.

Willie Uh-huh.

Eddie You know, white beaches, and girls with bikinis...

Willie Yeah.

Eddie Cape Canaveral, Miami Beach...

Willie Cape Canaveral! Miami Beach! That's right.

Eddie They got pelicans down there, and flamingos... all those weird birds.

Willie You been there?

Eddie Nah, I never been there.

Willie You're a jerk, Eddie. You know that?... Nah, come on. What do you say we go down to Florida?

Eddie Yeah?

Willie Here, let me tell you a joke, all right? There's three guys, and they're walking down the street. One guy says to the other one, "Hey, your shoe's untied." He says, "I know that." And they walk... No... There's two guys, they're walking down the street, and one of them says to the other one, "Your shoe's untied." And the other guy says, "I know that." And they walk a couple blocks further, and they see a third friend, and he comes up and says, "Your shoe's untied." "Your shoe's un — " Aaah, I can't remember this joke. But it's good.

Willie You're sure you don't want a TV dinner?

Eva Yes. I'm not hungry. Why is it called TV dinner?

Willie Um... You're supposed to eat it while you watch TV. Television.

Eva I know what a TV is. Where does that meat come from?

Willie What do you mean?

Eva What does that meat come from?

Willie I guess it comes from a cow.

Eva From a cow? It doesn't even look like meat.

Willie Eva, stop bugging me, will you? You know, this is the way we eat in America. I got my meat, I got my potatoes, I got my vegetables, I got my dessert, and I don't even have to wash the dishes.

Eddie You know, it's funny... you come to someplace new, an'... and everything looks just the same.

Willie No kiddin', Eddie.

Roberto So, Jack. Jack, why, why are you put in this prison?

Jack I don't know, Bob. It was voodoo or somethin', you know. - I was framed. I was completely innocent. You understand?

Roberto Yes. You are innocent man. I understand. And you, my friend, Jack, why are you put in this prison?

Zack I was set up, Bob. Just like Jack. I am - an innocent man.

Roberto I see. You too are a innocent man.

Zack So, Bob...

Roberto Yes?

Zack For why are you in this prison put?

Roberto Me? I killed a man.

Zack You killed a man, huh? What'd you do that for, Bob? The guy didn't like ]?

Roberto I never ask-a to dis man if he like-a de Walt Whitman.

Willie Eva, going out?

Eva Yeah.

Willie Look, Clinton Street is two blocks south of here. I wouldn't go any further south than Clinton Street.

Eva Why?

Willie It's really dangerous there.

Eva I can take care of myself.

Willie Man, listen, you come, you don't know what's going on this city. You've never been here before. You come and stay in my apartment and I don't even want you here! It's just like, "Yeeeah, I know what's going on." You think you're so know-the-fuck-together!

Eva I'm going alone.

Willie Aw, go alone.

Willie You see, you see the guy that's got the ball? That's the quarterback. He can either hand off to one of the runners or he can pass it down field He's kinda like, he's the - he's like the, eh, General, you know. He's sorta like he's in charge the offense. The quarterback is in charge of the whole offense.

Eva So, what does the quarterback do when he becomes the defense?

Willie What?

Eva What does the quarterback do when his team becomes the defense?

Willie Quar - the quar - the quarterback's not on the defense, they already have - I - I - I don't know how to explain this to you. Just watch the game.

Eva I think this game is really stupid.

Willie How much money we got?

Eddie I don't know. We got a lot.

Willie How much is a lot, Eddie?

Eddie We got a lot. We got almost six hundred dollars!

Willie You're alright, Eddie. You know.

Eddie We're a coupla rich men now.

Jack Guard! I need a light here. I can't believe this. Guard! Guard! Guard! Guard! Guard! Guard! Guard! What am I doin in here?

Zack Can't you see? You are not the only innocent asshole in here. I was set up too. Just like you. Just like you.

Jack I am not just like you; whatever you say. I don't even want to deal with you. You got it? As far as I'm concerned, you don't even exist. Not at all. Got it?

Zack Well, you don't exist either. Walls don't exist. The floor doesn't exist. This stress is not here. These bunks aren't here. Bars aren't here. None of this is really here. None of this is really here at all.

Bobbie You know, Jack, we could make some money together. Except you're always blowin it. You know - gambling, gettin high, showing off.

Jack I gotta have fun, you know, baby?

Bobbie Yeah, yeah, I know. You're always makin big big plans for tomorrow, and you know why? Cause you're always fucking up today ! Look at that white girl, that Julie you started out with, she's all messed up now. All your girls are so messed up - except me. I can tell a lot of things about you. Some things you'd never put into your head. But you can't be so sure. My mom used to say that America is like a big melting pot, because she used to say that when you bring it to the boil, all the scum rises to the top. So maybe there's still hope for you yet, Jack. You listening to me? Shit. You don't understand any kind of people. Maybe that's your problem. You sure don't understand women at all. And a pimp is supposed to know about women. If you was a good pimp, you'd have hit me by now, you'd have done something. But I can just lay here, and talk forever, and you won't hear a single word. Like you don't even speak English! You're lost in your big big plans, but I know about you, Jack. Jack?

Jack You sure can talk, can't you, baby?

Willie How much money we got left?

Eddie We got a lot.

Willie Count it.

Eddie Hey, Willie, why are you always telling me what to do?

Willie Seems like if I don't tell you what to do, you don't do anything at all.

Jack Julie, what're you doing out here?

Julie Just watching the light change.

Jack When I get outta here, there's gonna be a white limousine. It's gonna come, pick me up. It's gonna be a Lincoln. I'm gonna step inside. And inside is bigger than you can possibly imagine it from the outside. And there's gonna be beautiful girls in there. Four of em and they're all gonna be naked. One of em's gonna offer me some coke. Won't let you say no. And I'm just gonna be enjoyin the luxury of the car and the girls. The door is gonna close. It's just gonna go click. And there's gonna be music playin'. It's like, music I never heard before. And then the car's gonna start up and it's gonna drive slowly towards the sea. Very slowly. It's gonna be beautiful.

Jack This is how you dressed before you were in the joint, right? Sort of garbage man on parade.

Zack You, uh, plannin on doin a little squirrel huntin', Jack?