Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Josh Brolin

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A Conversation About Choices and Consequences
Carla Jean Moss What're you goin to do?
Llewelyn Moss I'm fixin to do somethin dumber'n hell but I'm goin anyways. If I don't come back, tell Mother I love her.
Carla Jean Your mother's dead, Llewelyn.
Llewelyn Well then, I'll tell her myself.
Control Over Ratings and Success
Dan Killian Hey, we've been crushing the ratings for twenty years. I own that audience. You don't think I can turn this around?
Bobby Thompson You're the one who wanted to make him a star, Dan. Mission accomplished. It's his show now.
Innocence Lost in a Dangerous World
Matt Graver You saw things you shouldn't have seen.
Debate on Acting Skills in Film Industry
Eddie Mannix What's on your mind, Laurence?
Laurence Laurentz Hobie Doyle cannot act!
Eddie Mannix Hobart Doyle is one of the biggest movie stars in the world.
Laurence Laurentz On horseback! But, this is a drama, Mannix, a real drama. It's an adaptation of a Broadway smash! it requires the skills of a trained thespian, not a rodeo clown.
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A Call for Blessings and Unity
George W. Bush God bless us all, and may God continue to bless America.
A Grateful Exchange Between Beck and Peach
Beck Weathers Hi, Peachy.
[into his arms]
Beck Weathers Thank you so much, darling.
The Relativity of Mood in Conflict
Paul Atreides I guess I'm not in the mood today.
Gurney Halleck Mood? What's mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises, no matter the mood. Now fight!
Paul I have you.
Gurney Halleck Aye, but look down, my lord. We'd have joined each other in death. I see you found the mood.
[Paul does, and sees Gurney's blade to his ribs.]
Understanding Grief and Its Complex Emotions
Counselor There’s not a right or a wrong way to grieve. We might experience emotions that we don’t like. Emotions besides just sadness. It’s important not to judge ourselves when we feel emotions like anger. Anger is a very healthy part of the grief cycle. It can be especially powerful in instances of abandonment. There are often--
Archer What does that mean?
Counselor I'm explaining that--
Archer Especially powerful in... in instances of abandonment? Are you saying we should be upset with Matthew for what happened to him?
Counselor I'm saying it wouldn't be abnormal to--
Archer Cause I’ll tell you right now that you might call what happened abandonment but I don’t. I don’t see it that way! I see something that doesn’t make any sense at all. We’re talking about seventeen kids. In one classroom. And none of them talked about it? And we got forty parents in here and none of us saw it coming? I wanna know what happened in that classroom! Why just her classroom? Why only hers?
Counselor I'm picking up a lot of emotion, and that's--
Archer So you’ll forgive me if I’m not particularly interested in hearing any more out of you. I want to hear from Justine Gandy! She’s here! I wanna know exactly what she was doing in there!
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Defending the 2000 Election Victory
George W. Bush That's for everyone who doesn't think I won in 2000!
[after U.S. troops invade Iraq]
Bait in a Dangerous Game
Kate Macer You used me as bait.
Matt Graver Nah, you used yourself as bait.
Debate on Firefighting Strategy and Risks
Eric Marsh Fire's making a run for our line, and by the time she gets here she's going to be too strong to hold. Gonna crown that ridge, spot over and run straight into town. If we back burn this side of the mountain, by the time that bitch comes over it won't have no fuel to feed into.
Evaluator Hayes That's a god-awful idea. All the conditions favor the fire, and when that blaze comes down that mountain it's gonna kick your ass and use your burn to get even stronger, we won't be able to stop it.
Eric Marsh Well our line's not gonna hold unless we burn it off.
Evaluator Hayes Well then slow it down until we get more resources up here.
Eric Marsh What you don't understand sir...
Evaluator Hayes What you don't understand is forty years, son. I was on the job when you were still shitin yellow, so if you think you're gonna to make a big move and impress me, i'm tellin you right now, don't!
Eric Marsh Due respect sir, you are just an observer, so let us do our job...
Evaluator Hayes No, you...
Eric Marsh No no no! Step off, now! Step... off!
Perspectives on Life and Relationships
Nick You know, not everything in the world revolves around fucking.
Bryce No, just most things.
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Learning from Mistakes
George W. Bush Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... you can't get fooled again.
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Confrontation Between Father and Son
George W. Bush I hear you're looking for me! Wanna go a few rounds mano-a-mano right here?
George H.W. Bush You want an ass-whipping?
George W. Bush Try it, old man!
George H.W. Bush Go ahead, take a swing!
Desire for a Different Sibling Dynamic
Brand Why couldn't I have a sister? A little sister instead of that?
Understanding Capitalism's Role in Filmmaking
Baird Whitlock These guys are pretty interesting, though. They've actually figured out the laws that dictate - everything! History! Sociology! Politics! Morality! Everything! It's all in a book called Capital - with a "K".
Eddie Mannix Is that right?
Baird Whitlock Yeah. You're not going to believe this. These guys even figured out what's going on here at the Studio. Because the Studio is nothing more than an instrument of capitalism. Yeah, so we blindly follow these laws like any any other institution. Laws that these guys figured out. The Studio makes pictures to serve the System. That is its function! That's really what we're up to here.
Eddie Mannix Is it?
Baird Whitlock Yeah. It's just confirming what they call - the status quo. I mean, we may tell ourselves that we're creating something of artistic value or there's some sort of spiritual dimension to the picture business. But, what it really is, is this fat cat, Nick Skank, out in New York, running this factory, serving up these lollipops to the - what they used to call the bread and circuses for the...
Eddie Mannix Now, you listen to me, buster. Nick Skank and the Studio have been good to you and to everyone else who works here. If I ever hear you bad mouthing Mr. Skank again, it'll be the last thing you say before I have you tossed in jail for colluding in your own abduction.
[Grabs Baird and slaps him]
Baird Whitlock Eddie, I wouldn't, I would never do that!
Eddie Mannix Shut up! You're gonna go out there and you're going to finish "Hail Caesar!" You're gonna give that speech at the feet of the penitent thief and you're gonna believe every word you say. You're going to do it because you're an actor and that's what you do. Just like the director does what he does and the writer and the script girl and the guy who claps the slate. You're gonna do it because the picture has worth! And you have worth if you serve the picture and you're never gonna forget that again.
[Slaps Baird some more; slaps Baird some more]
Baird Whitlock I won't forget, Eddie.
Eddie Mannix Damn right, you won't. Not as long as I run this dump.
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A Playful Exchange Between George and Laura Bush
George W. Bush Now I don't believe in forcing myself on people, so I'm just gonna ask for your phone number, not your vote.
Laura Bush You're a devil! Devil in a white hat!
[laughs]
Brand's Humorous Take on God and Dorks
Brand Dork. If God made you do it that way, you'd all be pissin in your faces.
[after Chunk glued the penis piece upside down on the mini replica of Michelangelo's David]
Knowledge for Future Guidance
Mitt Gardiner I wanted to pass on things I knew. So when it matters, you'll know what to do.
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The Impact of War Casualties on Public Perception
George W. Bush What about projected casualties?
General Well, I think now more in the neighborhood of several hundred, no more than 1,000.
George W. Bush Just remember, Americans don't like to see dead boys on their television sets.
Donald Rumsfeld Yes, death tends to give war a depressing image.
The Universe's Need for Correction Explained
Rocket Oh, no...
Captain America Where are they?
[to Thanos]
Captain Marvel Answer the question.
[Tightens her vise grip on Thanos' throat]
Thanos The universe required correction. After that, the stones served no purpose beyond temptation.
Bruce ]
[[Avengers: Infinity War|You murdered TRILLIONS!; shoves Thanos to the ground]
Thanos You should be grateful.
[gets punched by Bruce]
Black Widow Where are the stones?
Thanos Gone. Reduced to atoms.
Bruce You used them two days ago!
Thanos ].
[[Avengers: Infinity War|I used the stones to destroy the stones. It nearly killed me, but the work is done. It always will be. I am... inevitable]
War Machine We have to tear this place apart. He has to be lying!
Nebula My father is many things. A liar is not one of them.
Thanos Ahhh. Thank you, daughter. Perhaps I treated you too harshly–
[Gets decapitated by Thor]
Rocket What? What did you do?
Thor ]
[[Avengers: Infinity War|I went for the head.]
The Audience Thrives on Happy Accidents
Dan Killian The audience lives for these happy accidents.
The Value of Being Unnoticed in Pain
Matt Graver You know what the beauty is of you being so beat to a pulp? Cause no one's gonna notice a few more scratches.
[after interrogating Ted]
Casting Choices for a Biblical Character
Protestant Clergyman Who plays Christ?
Eddie Mannix A kid we're all very excited about, Todd Hocheiser, a wonderful young actor we found in Akron, Ohio, after a nationwide talent hunt. But Hocheiser is seen only fleetingly and with extreme taste. Our story is told through the eyes of a Roman tribune, Autochlus Antonius, an ordinary man, skeptical at first, but who comes to a grudging respect for this swell figure from the East.
Consequences of Underage Relationships
Bryce She's sixteen. I mean, what 21-year-old carries around a fake ID saying she's 16? The girl downstairs is 16. Sixteen! I mean, it doesn't matter if she said no. It doesn't matter if she screamed yes, and had a notary public certify it; she's underage! It's statutory! If she presses charges, I will go to jail!
Nick So I guess a second date's out of the question, then, huh?
Fighting for Lives Beyond an Issue
Dan White You have an issue.
Harvey Milk It's more than just an issue. This is our lives we're fighting for.
Survivors Survive: A Reminder of Resilience
Mitt Gardiner Remember: survivors survive.
Taking Chances in Life
Eric Marsh The world's full of people taking chances.
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Legacy of Presidential Sons in History
George W. Bush Who's ever remembered the son of a president?
[[John Quincy Adams]
George W. Bush Yeah, but that was like, 300 years ago, wasn't it?
Prioritizing Plans Over Adventures
Brand Forget about any adventures, limp lungs. If I let you out, mom will ground my ass and I got a date with Andi on Friday.
Predators Hold the Advantage in the Ocean
Mitt Gardiner In the ocean, predators have all the advantages... so what options does that leave prey like you?
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Contemplating Future Career Paths
Karl Rove You look down.
George W. Bush Just tired, that's all. Just wondering what's gonna happen next.
Karl Rove What do you mean?
George W. Bush Well, my father's not going to give me a position, because he can't. And I'm not going to sit around and become a lobbyist, that's for sure.
Karl Rove George, I've been a lifelong student of political horseflesh. From what I see, you've got a natural talent. You've got the people touch. But you need to go out into the world and do something. I don't know how else to say it, but you haven't done jack shit yet.
Corny Comparisons Between Father and Son
Brand You sound just as corny as Dad does.
[while Mikey tells the story of One-Eyed Willy]
A Concise Response to an Offer
Eddie Mannix Tell them, "Thanks, but no thanks." That short enough for you?
The Complexity of Control in Drug Trade
Matt Graver Medellin refers to a time when one group controlled every aspect of the drug trade, providing a measure of order that we could control. And until somebody finds a way to convince 20% of the population to stop snorting and smoking that shit, order's the best we can hope for. And what you saw up there, was Alejandro working toward returning that order.
Kate Macer Alejandro works for the fucking Colombian Cartel.
Matt Graver He works for the competition. Alejandro works for anyone who will point him toward the people who made him. Us. Them. Anyone who will turn him loose. So, he can get the person that cut off his wife's head, and threw his daughter into a vat of acid. Yeah. That's what we're dealing with.
Confrontation Before Departure
Amanda Marsh You got something to say to me before you walk out that door?
Eric Marsh Well, I guess I said some shit last night I shouldn't have.
Amanda Marsh Yeah. You did. Why?
Eric Marsh Because.
Amanda Marsh Because what?
Eric Marsh Cause... you're smarter than I am, especially when we squabble. And it pisses me off.
Amanda Marsh Well, I can appreciate that.
Eric Marsh I bet you can.
Humorous Threat of Fashionable Disruption
Brand I am gonna hit you all so hard that when you wake up, your clothes will be out of style!
Accidents Can Lead to Unhappy Outcomes
Dan Killian Not all accidents are happy.
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Divine Purpose in Political Leadership
George W. Bush I believe God wants me to be president. I can't explain it, but something's going to happen, and America's going to need me.
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Fear Tactics in Political Strategy
Dick Cheney They utilize fear scenarios.
[talking about torture methods]
George W. Bush You mean like pulling out their toenails?
Humorous Take on Harsh Living Conditions
Duke Leto Atreides What do they say about this hellhole again?
Gurney Halleck To shower, you scrub your ass with sand," my lord. That's what they say.
Behind the Scenes of a Great Story
Eddie Mannix Here at Capitol Pictures, as you know, an army of technicians, actors, and top notch artistic people are working hard to bring to the screen the story of the Christ. It's a swell story.
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Distinguishing Between Iran and Iraq
George W. Bush Iran is not Iraq and Iraq is not Iran. I know that.
Unity in Division: A Theological Discussion
Catholic Clergyman It's the foundation of our belief that Christ is most properly referred to as the Son of God. It's the Son of God who takes the sins of the world upon himself, so that the rest of God's children, we imperfect beings, through faith, may enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Eddie Mannix So, God is - split?
Catholic Clergyman Yes! And no.
Eastern Orthodox Clergyman There is unity in division.
Protestant Clergyman And division in unity.
Eddie Mannix I'm not sure I follow padre.
Rabbi Young man, you don't follow for a very simple reason. These men are screwballs.
The Ocean's Vital Message for Survival
Mitt Gardiner The ocean always provides. You don't listen to me, you're dead!
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Questioning Responsibility in Weapons Search
George W. Bush Whose job is it, to find these damn weapons?
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Ownership of War Asserted
George W. Bush This is my war, not his!
[''On his father'']
A Moment of Shared Understanding
Duke Leto Atredies Smile, Gurney.
Gurney Halleck I am smiling.
[stoic]
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Desire for clear direction and guidance
George W. Bush Just tell me what to do!
[''repeated line'']
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Education Reform Plans and Deregulation Discussion
Karl Rove Here they come. They'll be bringing the heat.
George W. Bush I know, don't swing at anything I can't hit.
Reporter #1 Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much about education. What are your plans for reform?
George W. Bush Well, uh, I'm gonna deregulate school districts so that teachers and administrators can, you know, can develop programs to best fit their kids.
Reporter #2 Sir, are you proposing to measure student's progress?
George W. Bush Oh, well, we need to make a wholesale effort against racial profiling, you know? Which is, uh, illiterate children. You need to be able to teach a child to read and then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
Karl Rove We're in the very early stages of developing our program.
Reporter #2 How do you plan to change the school finance formula?
George W. Bush I for one will not stand for the subsidization of failure. How do you know if you measure up if you have a system that simply suckles them through.
Reporter #2 What about our failed schools? Do you think the state needs to take them over?
George W. Bush More government's not the answer. We must have the attitude that every child in America, regardless where raised can learn. Rarely is the question asked is their children learning.
Frequent Confessions and Self-Reflection
Eddie Mannix Bless me Father, for I have sinned.
Priest How long since your last confession my son?
Eddie Mannix Twenty-seven hours.
Priest It's really too often, you're not that bad.
Opportunity for Growth Amidst Chaos
Kate Macer What am I doing here?
[after an illegal gun battle]
Matt Graver What you're doing here is you're giving us the opportunity to shake the tree and create chaos. That's what this is! In the meantime, just sponge everything up you see. Learn! That's why you're here.
Confrontation Between Two Reluctant Survivors
Carson Wells Buenos días. I'm guessing this isn't the future you had planned for yourself when you first clapped eyes on that money. Don't worry. I'm not the man who's after you.
Llewelyn Moss I know that. I've seen him.
Wells You've seen him, and you're not dead?
Moss What's this guy supposed to be, the ultimate badass?
Wells No, I wouldn't describe him as that.
Moss How would you describe him?
Wells I guess I would say he doesn't have a sense of humor.
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Reflections on Legacy and Mortality
Journalist Mr. President, what place do you think you will have in history?
George W. Bush History? In history we'll all be dead!
Brand's Warning About Deception
Brand Hold on. Quiet! They're fake, they're bogus. They're phony, they're phony!
[discovering that the Fratellis have been making counterfeit money]
Objective and Reaction in Tactical Operations
Kate Macer What's our objective?
Matt Graver To dramatically overreact.
[smiles]
Empowerment Through Knowledge and Resources
Mitt Gardiner I can teach you things. I'll give you all the tools. You can do whatever you want. Anything you want.
Discussion on Fair Depiction of Christ
Eddie Mannix We don't need to agree on the nature of the deity here. If we could focus on the Christ, whatever his parentage. My question is: is our depiction fair?
Eastern Orthodox Clergyman I have seen worse.
Eddie Mannix Reverend?
Protestant Clergyman There's nothing to offend a - reasonable man.
Eddie Mannix Father?
Catholic Clergyman The motion picture teleplay was respectful and exhibited tastefulness and class.
Rabbi Who made you an expert all of the sudden?
Eddie Mannix And, what do you think, Rabbi?
Rabbi Eh? I haven't an opinion.
Paternity Uncertainty in Matrimonial Discussion
Eddie Mannix Let me see if Arne is open to matrimony. You sure he's the father?
DeeAnna Moran Yeah, yeah. Absolutely, he's the father, yes! ...Pretty sure.
[Mannix starts to walk away]
Marriage and its Consequences in Hollywood
Eddie Mannix Any more thought about who you might marry?
DeeAnna Moran I ain't doin that again! I had two marriages. It just cost the Studio a lot of money to bust them up.
Eddie Mannix Well, we had to have those annulled. One was to a minor mob figure...
DeeAnna Moran Vince was not minor!
Eddie Mannix And Buddy Flynn was a bandleader with a long history of narcotics use.
DeeAnna Moran Yeah. Yeah. That's what I'm sayin'! They were both louses! Marryin a third louse ain't gonna do me no good.
Eddie Mannix I've offered you some very suitable young men.
DeeAnna Moran Pretty boys, saps and swishes! What you think if there wasn't a good reliable man, I wouldn't have grabbed him?
Eddie Mannix What about Arne Seslum? He is the father isn't he?
DeeAnna Moran Yeah. Yeah.
Eddie Mannix A marriage doesn't have to last forever; but, DeeAnna having a child without a father would present a public relations problem for the Studio.
Confronting Fate and Choices in Whalefall
Mitt Gardiner What are you going to do? Just accept your fate? No.
Unintended Consequences of Desire
Bryce I only wanted to get laid, instead I'm getting fucked.
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Bush's Strong Stance on Iraq Conflict
George W. Bush So, what did that old battleaxe ] say about Iraq?
[[Helen Thomas]
Ari Fleischer Oh, you know the rap. "What makes ] different than any other dictator?" "What right do we have to go into Iraq?
[[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]
George W. Bush Did you tell her I don't like mud-suckers who gas their own people? Did you tell her I don't like assholes that try to kill my father? Did you tell her I'm gonna kick his sorry mother-frickin ass all over the Middle East?
Ari Fleischer Uh, I told her about... half of that.
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Political Ambition and Constitutional Commitment
Karl Rove If you can't stand in front of those guys two minutes and come up with one plausible answer what the hell are we running for governor for?
George W. Bush Just tell me what to do, whatever it takes. Look if I need to read the whole damn Constitution I'll do it.
The Complexity of Christ's Nature
Eddie Mannix As for the religious aspect, does the depiction of Christ Jesus cut the mustard?
Catholic Clergyman Well, the nature of Christ is not quite as simple as your photoplay would have it.
Eddie Mannix How so, father?
Catholic Clergyman It's not the case, simply, that Christ is God or God - Christ.
Rabbi You can say that again! The Nazarene was not God.
Eastern Orthodox Clergyman He was not not God.
Rabbi He was a man.
Rabbi No, sir!
Eddie Mannix Rabbi, all of us have a little bit of God in us, don't we?
Discussion on Thanos and the Infinity Stones
Iron Man What's he been doing?
Thor Absolutely nothing.
Captain America Where are the stones?
Iron Man Somewhere under all this. All I know is he doesn't have them.
Captain America So we keep it that way.
Thor You know it's a trap, right?
Iron Man Yeah. And I don't much care.
Thor Good. Just as long as we are all in agreement... Let's kill him properly this time.
[Summons Mjølnir and Stormbreaker]
Thanos You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me. I thought by eliminating half of life, the other half would thrive. But you've shown me that's impossible. And as long as there are those that remember what was, there will always be those that are unable to accept what can be. They will resist.
Iron Man Yep, we're all kinds of stubborn.
Thanos I'm thankful. Because now, I know what I must do. I will shred this universe down to its last atom - and then, with the stones you've collected for me, create a new one. Teeming with life, that knows not what it has lost, but only what it has been given. A grateful universe.
[Thor starts up Stormbreaker and Mjolnir]
Captain America Born out of blood.
Thanos They'll never know it. Because you won't be alive to tell them.
[The three fight Thanos]
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Living in a Father's Shadow
George W. Bush I'll never get out of Poppy's shadow!
Confrontation of Fate and Determination
Thanos I am… inevitable.
[as he straightens the Gauntlet on his hand; grinning maniacally; snaps his fingers, but nothing happens except a metallic clink. Looking confused, he turns the Gauntlet around to find the Stones gone, then sees Iron Man with the Stones on the back hand on his suit, looking wide-eyed]
Iron Man And ]
[[Iron Man (2008 film)|I... am... '''''Iron Man.'''''; snaps his fingers]
A Proposal for Mercy and Money
Carson Wells You don't have to do this. I'm a day trader. I could just go home.
Anton Chigurh You could?
Wells I could make it worth your while. I could take you to an ATM with 14 grand in it, and everyone just walks away.
Chigurh An ATM.
[amused]
Wells I know where the satchel is.
Chigurh If you knew, you would have it with you.
Wells I can find it from the riverbank. I know where it is.
Chigurh I know something better. I know where it's going to be.
Wells Where's that?
Chigurh It will be brought to me and placed at my feet.
Wells You don't know to a certainty. Twenty minutes, it could be here.
Chigurh I do know to a certainty, and you know what's going to happen now, Carson. You should admit your situation. There would be more dignity in it.
Wells You go to hell.
Chigurh All right. Let me ask you something. If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?
Wells Do you have any idea how crazy you are?
Chigurh You mean the nature of this conversation?
Wells I mean the nature of you. You...You can have the money, Anton.
[The phone rings. Wells looks at it briefly before looking back to Chigurh, who shoots him dead. He picks up the phone.]
Llewelyn Moss Hello?
Moss Is, uh, Carson Wells there?
Chigurh Not in the sense that you mean. You need to come and see me.
[glances at Wells' corpse]
Moss Who is this?
Chigurh You know who it is.
Moss Yeah, I know who it is.
[sighs]
Chigurh You need to talk to me.
Moss I don't need to talk to you.
Chigurh I think you do. Do you know where I'm going?
Moss Why would I care where you're going?
Chigurh I know where you are.
Moss Yeah? Where am I?
Chigurh You're in the hospital across the river. But that's not where I'm going. Do you know where I'm going?
Moss Yeah, I know where you're going. She's not gonna be there.
[quietly]
Chigurh It won't make a difference if she's there.
Moss So what are you going up there for?
Chigurh You know how this is going to turn out, don't you?
Moss No. Do you?
Chigurh I think you do, so this is what I'll offer: you bring me the money and I'll let her go. Otherwise she's accountable, the same as you. That's the best deal you're going to get. I won't tell you you can save yourself, because you can't.
Moss Yeah, I'm goin to bring you somethin', all right. I've decided to make you a special project of mine. You ain't goin to have to look for me at all.
Travel Plans and Team Dynamics
Kate Macer Are we going to Tucson?
Matt Graver Yeah, you gotta learn how to sleep on a plane. They let me on the base when you need a ride, don't they?
Reggie Wayne You okay?
[to Kate as they approach]
Matt Graver She's fine.
Reggie Wayne I didn't ask you.
Matt Graver And yet I answered...