Memorable Quotes from Kiefer Sutherland
31 quotesFacing Failure and Embracing New Attempts
Nelson Wright
] failed. ] failed. Now it's time for ] to try.
[[w:philosophy|Philosophy; [w:relgion|Religion; [w:medical science|medical science]
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Racial Tensions and Violent Threats in Dialogue
Freddie Lee Cobb
You can't blame a nigger for being a nigger, no more than you can blame a dog for being a dog. But a whore like you, co-mingling with mongrels, betraying your own. That makes you worse than a nigger. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll leave you tied up here naked. First, it'll just be bugs eating at ya. One day, maybe two. That sun's gonna be cooking you. And animals... they're gonna pick on your stink. They'll come looking for something to eat.
Ellen Roark
Carl Lee Hailey should've shot you too.
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Confrontation with an unexpected visitor
Nelson Wright
Wake up you little shit, you got company!
[talking to the tombstone of Billy Mahoney]
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A Question of Timing in Life and Death
David Labraccio
He said ... he said it wasn't such a good day to die.
[telling everyone what Nelson whispered]
Nelson Wright
Thank you.
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Curiosity Among Friends Leads to Confusion
David
Michael wants to know what's going on. Marko, what's going on?
Marko
I don't know. What's going on, Paul?
Paul
Wait a minute. Who wants to know?
Dwayne
Michael wants to know.
David
I think we should let Michael know what's going on.
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Confrontational Demand in a Tense Situation
Bob Wolverton
Put your fucking pants down, you fucking cunt!
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The Weight of Memories and Identity
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Tonight's requirements are: family photo albums, nine personal diaries, love letters, assorted childhood photographs, ID's and social security cards. These do bring back memories. This one is still warm. What is it? The recollections of a great lover? A catalog of conquests? We will soon find out. You wouldn't appreciate that, would you, Mr. Whatever your name is? Not the sort of conquests you would ever understand. Let's see: a touch of unhappy childhood; ah, a dash of teenage rebellion; and last, but not least, a tragic death in the family.
[examining a sample of memory serum]
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Request for Chicken Soup and Straw
Bob Wolverton
You are a dear, Flo. Bring me chicken soup... and a fucking straw.
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Judging Character: A Clash of Perspectives
Inspector Frank Bumstead
I've met quite a few murderers in the course of my work. Murdoch doesn't strike me as one.
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Perhaps you are not accustomed to digging deep enough.
Inspector Frank Bumstead
Well, I do know when someone is lying to me, Doctor.
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Forgive me, Inspector, but you are not a clinician. Judging personalities happens to be my business.
Inspector Frank Bumstead
Well, maybe you could give me a few pointers.
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Certainly. Let's take you, for instance. You are a fastidious man, driven. Consumed by details. I would say your life is rather lonely.
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Confronting the Consequences of Our Actions
Nelson Wright
Somehow we've brought our sins back physically. And they're pissed.
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The Search for the Human Soul
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Weren't you looking for the human soul? That's the purpose of your little zoo, isn't it? That's why you keep changing people and things around every night. Maybe you have finally found what you are looking for, and it's going to bite you on your—
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Confrontation of Power and Revenge
Corvus
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! WHO ARE YOU TO DO THIS TO ME? I AM SENATOR QUINTAS ATTIUS CORVUS!
Milo
And what is that worth? Senator Quintas Attius Corvus? You killed my family, you slaughtered my people and make no mistake, my gods are coming for you.
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Cultural Food Preferences in Social Dynamics
Marko
Feeding time. Come and get it boys.
David
Chinese, good choice. Over here, bud. Guests first.
Michael
No.
David
What, you don't like rice? Tell me Michael, how could a billion Chinese people be wrong? Come on!
David
How are those maggots?
Michael
Huh?
David
Maggots, Michael. You're eating maggots. How do they taste?
Star
Leave him alone.
David
Sorry about that. No hard feelings, huh?
Michael
No.
David
Why don't you try some noodles?
Michael
They're worms.
David
What worms? They're only noodles, Michael.
[eats some noodles]
Star
That's enough.
Marko
Ah, chill out, girl.
David
Drink some of this, Michael. Be one of us.
Star
Don't! You don't have to, Michael. It's blood.
Michael
Yeah, sure.
[takes a deep drink]
David
Bravo! You're all right, Michael.
Everybody
Michael! Michael! Michael!
David
You're one of us, Michael.
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Avoiding Fate in Dark Circumstances
Bob Wolverton
People like me, we don't go to the gas chamber.
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A Challenge to Face Fears
Nelson Wright
C'mon, Billy Mahoney. C'mon... Gimme your best shot. I dare ya. I fuckin dare ya.
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Conflict Timing Among the Musketeers
Porthos
Athos, you cannot fight this boy.
Athos
Why not?
Porthos
I'm fighting him.
D'Artagnan
Not until one o'clock.
Aramis
I have a duel with him, too.
D'Artagnan
Not until two o'clock.
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The Struggle of Erasing One's Past
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
When they first brought us here, they extracted what was in us so they could store the information, remix it like so much paint, and give us back new memories of their choosing. But they still needed an artist to help them. I understood the intricacies of the human mind better than they ever could, so they allowed me to keep my skills as a scientist because they needed them, but they made me delete everything else. Can you imagine what it is like being forced to erase your own past?
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Advice on Interacting with Strangers
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Now remember what I told you: Never talk to strangers.
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Embracing the Moment of Mortality
Nelson Wright
Today is a good day to die.
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A Request from Two Unstable Individuals
Nelson Wright
Hello, I'm nice, he's nice, we're both fucking lunatics. Can I come in, please?
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The Nature of Identity and Memory
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
First there was darkness. Then came the strangers. They abducted us and brought us here. This city, everyone in it, is their experiment. They mix and match our memories as they see fit, trying to divine what makes us unique. One day, a man might be an inspector; the next, someone entirely different. When they want to study a murderer, for instance, they simply imprint one of their citizens with a new personality — arrange a family for him, friends, an entire history, even a lost wallet. Then they observe the results. Will a man, given the history of a killer, continue in that vein? Or are we, in fact, more than the mere sum of our memories?
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A Clash of Alliances and Promises
Cardinal Richelieu
You're too late, Musketeers! By now, the Duke of Buckingham's signature is next to mine! The alliance is complete!
Athos
That would be difficult... considering the treaty never left France!
[holds up the treaty document]
Cardinal Richelieu
A minor problem. I will return twice as strong, and the throne will be mine!!
[tries not to react]
Aramis
I think not! You will never harm another soul ever again. My promise to God!
[as he fights off the Cardinal's men aboard; facing the Cardinal]
King Louis
Wait.
[blocks Aramis; Richelieu smiles but the king punches him into the water]
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Confidence in Teamwork and Preparation
Nelson Wright
You bring the equipment, I'll bring my balls.
[after his friends said he didn't have the balls to do the experiment]
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Racial Tensions and Historical Perspectives in Dialogue
Tim Nunley
Sure am sorry about your brother, Freddie. Ol Willard too... good boys both.
Freddie Lee Cobb
Ten years ago, that nigger'd be hanging by the end of a rope with his balls in his mouth. Now you tell me what's wrong with this country.
Winston
Klan would know what to do.
Freddie Lee Cobb
My granddaddy, he was Klan.
Tim Nunley
Ain't been no Klan around here for years.
Winston
Ah they's still some boys around.
Tim Nunley
What you mean them skinheads that want to blow up the government?
Winston
No sir, good god-fearing Klan... I got a friend, used to be active, could give him a call.
Freddie Lee Cobb
You do that Winston. You tell them boys we need some Klan down here in Canton. And I mean right quick.
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The Significance of Our Actions
Nelson Wright
Everything matters, everything we do matters.
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Strength and Weakness in Dark City
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
I have a weak heart, you know.
Mr. Hand
Your weakness is not, we think, an affair of the heart.
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The Importance of Choice in Decision-Making
David Labraccio
You should have told us, Nelson.
Nelson Wright
You wouldn't have done it.
David Labraccio
At least we would've had a choice!!!
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Amidst Chaos, a Toast to Life
D'Artagnan
They're shooting at us!
Porthos
Champagne?
[Stands up with a foaming bottle]
Athos
We're in the middle of a chase, Porthos!
Porthos
You're right. Something red.
[Goes back down to find a bottle of wine]
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The Countdown to the Unknown
Nelson Wright
One one thousand, two one thousand . . . what comes next?
[doing CPR]
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Politics Disguised as Sport
Cassia
Is this what you call sport?
Corvus
No, Lady Cassia, this is not sport, this is politics.
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Intense Threat of Violence
Bob Wolverton
Fucking bitch! I'll fucking kill you for this!
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