Memorable Quotes from Patrick McGoohan
10 quotesLegal Dilemmas in a Courtroom Drama
Carl Lee Hailey
Ask if he thinks I should go to jail.
Jake Tyler Brigance
Carl Lee, they amputated his leg because you shot him. He's the prosecution's witness.
Carl Lee Hailey
You're my lawyer ain't ya? Ask him.
Jake Tyler Brigance
Your Honor, one question.
Judge Omar Noose
Make up your mind, Mr. Brigance.
Jake Tyler Brigance
Deputy Looney, do you think Carl Lee shooting you was intentional?
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
No sir. It was an accident.
Carl Lee Hailey
Ask him!
Jake Tyler Brigance
Do you think he should be punished for shooting you?
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
No, sir. I hold no ill will toward the man. He did what I would have done.
Jake Tyler Brigance
What do you mean by that?
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
I mean, I don't blame him for what he did. Those boys raped his little girl.
D.A. Rufus Buckley
Objection, your Honor! The witness's opinion on this matter is irrelevant.
Jake Tyler Brigance
Your Honor, I believe Deputy Looney has earned the right to speak here today.
Judge Omar Noose
Overruled. Continue.
Jake Tyler Brigance
Go ahead, Dwayne.
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
I got a little girl. Somebody rapes her, he's a dead dog. I'll blow him away just like Carl Lee did.
D.A. Rufus Buckley
Objection your Honor!
Jake Tyler Brigance
Do you think the jury should convict Carl Lee Hailey?
Judge Omar Noose
Don't answer that question.
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
He's a hero. You turn him loose.
Judge Omar Noose
The jury will disregard...
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
Turn him loose!
D.A. Rufus Buckley
Your honor, you silenced that witness!
Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney
You turn him loose!
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Dining Experience on the Silver Streak
Devereau
The Silver Streak does have its drawbacks, but please try the marmalade. They do provide an excellent cuisine.
Grover
Oh, thank you, sir. I'll tell the boys in the kitchen. We aims to please. Coffee, miss?
Hilly
No, thanks.
Grover
He ain't bullshittin about the cuisine.
Devereau
Steward?
Grover
Is that your lady, man? She's somethin else.
Devereau
Steward!
Grover
Stand up, mama. Let me get a look at you.
Devereau
Steward!
Grover
Mm, mm, mm! Have mercy!
Devereau
Steward, you may go.
Grover
Just a little more coffee?
Devereau
No, thank you.
Grover
Half a cup? Oh, sorry, sir. Look what I've done.
[pours coffee in Devereau's lap]
Devereau
You... Get out of...
Grover
See what I've done...
Devereau
You ignorant nigger!
Grover
Who you callin nigger, huh? You don't know me well enough to call me no nigger! I'll slap the taste out your mouth! You don't even know my name! I'll whoop your ass! Beat the white off your ass!
[pulling a gun]
Hilly
Who are you?
Grover
I'm a thief.
George
It's all right, Hilly. He's a friend of mine.
Hilly
Hello.
Grover
Hi.
Hilly
Hi.
Grover
So this is Mister Big?
George
That's the man.
Grover
You ain't saying shit now, Mister Big.
[to Devereau]
Devereau
I must admit that I'm slightly at a loss for words. But on the other hand, I should warn you that you are a killer and you are wanted by the police in every state and I recommend that you, uh, be careful.
George Caldwell
You're the killer who's wanted by the police in every state. That man you had shot wasn't a vitamin salesman, he was a federal agent. They've been after you for two years, ever since that plane crash in Cologne, Germany, when you caused a hundred people to die just to cover up your link with the scandal at the Metropolitan Gallery. So why don't we get them the proof that they wanted? Let's go and get the Rembrandt letters. Get up.
[points the gun at Devereau]
Roger Devereau
If you insist.
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International Collaboration in Technology and Espionage
David Jones
The Russians put our camera made by our German scientists and your film made by your German scientists into their satellite made by their German scientists.
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Inquiry About Arrival at Ice Barrier
David Jones
May I ask, Captain, when we expect to reach the ice barrier?
Cmdr. Ferraday
Yes, you may ask.
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Trust and Identity in Conversation
Boris Vaslov
You have a distrustful character.
David Jones
I have no character. I assume one.
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Submarine Safety and Deception Explained
Cmdr. Ferraday
There's one thing that cannot happen on board a submarine by accident... is both ends of a torpedo tube open to the sea at the same time!
David Jones
You cross-connect the hydraulic manifold to the outside door mechanism so that the indicator reads shut when the door is actually open. The same sort of electrical cross on these two panels, and the open position reads green when it should flash red. Then you plug up the inlet to the test cock with chewing gum, sealing wax, anything... just so that it shows a dribble. And then you open the tube, and good night.
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Departure from a Distant Place
Col. Ostrovsky
My men and myself will be picked up within the hour.
Cmdr. Ferraday
And we'll be on our way. We're a long way from home.
Col. Ostrovsky
We both are, Commander. Dasvidania.
David Jones
Until you - meet again.
Cmdr. Ferraday
Yes - until we meet again.
David Jones
Dasvidania.
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The Nature of Danger in Harsh Environments
David Jones
Where were you stationed, Captain, before you were picked up in transit?
Capt. Leslie Anders
Asia
David Jones
Ah, then you haven't been on the ice before either.
Capt. Leslie Anders
No, Sir. A bullet goes just as fast up here as it does down there.
David Jones
Not quite. An insignificant difference, perhaps, but I think you'll find the operational characteristics of the M-16 indicate that a bullet will decelerate as much as 40 feet per second per second faster in these climate conditions. It's denser air, you know.
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Expertise in Submarines and Deception
Cmdr. Ferraday
It wasn't sealing wax. It wasn't chewing gum. It was epoxy glue. And all of a sudden you know a whole damn lot about submarines.
David Jones
I know how to wreck them, and I know how to lie, steal, kidnap, counterfeit, suborn and kill. That's my job. I do it with great pride.
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Identity and Deception in Code Names
David Jones
Jones. Bad name. Bad connotations. I once killed a man called Jones. Though not for that reason, of course.
Cmdr. Ferraday
That's not your name?
David Jones
Isn't that obvious? It's a - it's a code cover name. Brilliant deception, don't you think? Jones.
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