Patrick Swayze Quotes

Road House

Strength and Vulnerability in Confrontation

James Dalton Give me the biggest guy in the world; you smash his knee and he'll drop like stone.

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The Loss of Privacy in Community Life

Pecos Bill Everybody'll know everybody else's business? Well, in no time at all, there won't be a single place left where a man can find any privacy.

[after Daniel describes telephones]

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Next of Kin

Strangers and Relationships in Unfamiliar Situations

Truman Gates Listen, you'd best wait here. They ain't real quick to strangers.

[about his family]

Jessie Gates I'm your wife.

Truman Gates No I ain't talking about you, honey. I'm talking about me.

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Next of Kin

Conflict Between Brothers Over Complicated Issues

Truman Gates I'm just trying to make things easier.

Gerald Gates Bullshit. You're just as bad as Briar. Just smoother.

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Youngblood

Ambition and Determination in Pursuit of Success

Derek Sutton I don't give a shit where I play as long as I go number one in the draft and I sign the biggest contract I can. I've been busting my ass in this league for four years, and I'm gonna get what's coming to me.

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Dirty Dancing

A Final Dance with Meaningful Acknowledgment

Johnny Castle Sorry about the disruption, folks, but I always do the last dance of the season. This year somebody told me not to. So I'm gonna do my kind of dancin with a great partner, who's not only a terrific dancer. Somebody who's taught me that there are people willing to stand up for other people no matter what it costs them. Somebody who's taught me about the kind of person I wanna be. Miss Frances Houseman.

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Next of Kin

Accusations of Involvement in a Crime

Lawrence Isabella I haven't done anything illegal.

Truman Gates Oh really? Well I had an interesting talk with a fellow last night who claims different. My man says you were in the back of the truck when my brother was killed.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

The Effects of Heat on a Man

Pecos Bill It is amazing, the things heat'll do to a man.

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Ghost

Questioning Belief in Ghosts

Sam Wheat Now do you believe in ghosts?

[to Carl]

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Pecos Bill's Bold Claim of Bravery

Pecos Bill I am a ring-tailed roarer. I can draw faster, shoot straighter, ride harder, and drink longer than any man alive. I ride cyclones and I wrestle. I'm the rip-snortinest cowboy that ever rode North, South, East or West of the Rio Grande. I'm Pecos Bill.

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Dirty Dancing

Empowerment and Defiance in Adversity

Johnny Castle Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Warning Against a Dangerous Horse

Pecos Bill You sure do know a lot for a half-growed piglet, so how’s this for plain English: stay away from the horse or he'll kill you.

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Youngblood

Communication Breakdown on the Ice

Derek Sutton Stay on sides, Youngblood.

Dean Youngblood Pass the puck!

Derek Sutton Don't tell me when to pass the puck.

Dean Youngblood You want me to slow down for ya?

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Youngblood

A Dismissive Insult in Youngblood

Derek Sutton Hey, go hump your Saint Bernard, scum-nuts.

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Road House

Pain and Resilience in Road House

James Dalton Pain don't hurt.

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Next of Kin

A Farewell to Friendship and Fear

Truman Gates They're coming for you, Willy. I know you'll take a couple of them with you for sure, but they'll take you just the same. Or we can take a ride to the station together, just a couple of boys from the hills. You got my word on that. I know you ain't scared to die, Willy. But this ain't no place to leave your ghost.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Defending Texas with Pride and Passion

Pecos Bill Mister, you can insult me, and you can insult my friends. As a matter of fact, you can insult my mother and my horse. But mister, don't you ever insult the great state of Texas.

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Red Dawn

Conflict Over Rules and Blindfolds

Jed Eckert Do you want blindfolds?

Stepan Gorsky This violates the ]!

[[w:Geneva Conventions|Geneva Convention]

Eckert I never heard of it!

Gorsky Dogface! I show you how Soviet dies.

Robert I've seen it before, pal.

Danny This isn't happening! Jed, let him go! He was one of us!

Jed Eckert Shut up, Danny! Shut up!

Robert He told them where we were!

Jed Eckert He did. Now get your rifles.

Matt Eckert No!

Jed WHAT DID YOU SAY?

Matt We're not doing it!

Gorsky Boy, say at me you are friend, so I will not die alone.

[to Daryl]

Matt What's the difference, Jed?

Robert I'll do it.

Matt Shut up, Robert! Tell me what's the difference between us and them!

[to Jed]

Jed Because ... we live here!

[kills Gorsky and when he hesitates with Daryl, Robert kills him]

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Donnie Darko

A Question of Motivation and Identity

Donnie Good morning.

Jim Cunningham Good morning.

Donnie Um... how much are they paying you to be here?

Jim Cunningham Uh, excuse me? What is your name, son?

Donnie Gerard.

Jim Cunningham Gerald, I think you're afraid.

Donnie Are you telling us this stuff so we can buy your book because, I gotta tell ya, if you are, that was some of the worst advice I ever heard.

Jim Cunningham You see how sad this is-

Donnie You want your sister to lose weight? Tell her to get off the couch, stop eating Twinkies and maybe go out for field hockey. You know what? No one ever knows what they want to be when they grow up. You know, it takes a little- little while to find that out. Right, Jim? And you. Yeah, you. Sick of some jerk shoving your head down the toilet? Well, you know what? Maybe you should lift some weights or, uh, take a karate lesson. And the next time he tries to do it, you kick him in the balls!

Jim Cunningham Son... do you see this?

[laughs]

Donnie Right?

Jim Cunningham This is an anger prisoner. A textbook example.

Donnie Anger prisoner.

Jim Cunningham Do you see the fear, people? This boy is scared to death of the truth. Son, it breaks my heart to say this, but I believe you are a very troubled and confused young man. I believe you are searching for the answers in all the wrong places.

Donnie You're right, actually. I am pretty- I'm pretty troubled and I'm pretty confused, but I... And I'm afraid. Really, really afraid. Really afraid. But I- I think you're the fucking ].

[[Antichrist]

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Dirty Dancing

Struggles of Identity and Self-Worth

Baby Houseman Johnny, I came here because my father-

Johnny Castle No, I mean the way he saved her. I mean, I.... I could never do anything like that. That was somethin'. The reason people treat me like I'm nothin is cause I'm nothin'.

Baby Houseman That's not true! You- You're everything!

Johnny Castle You don't understand the way it is, I mean for somebody like me. Last month, I'm eating Jujubes to keep alive, and this month, women are stuffing diamonds in my pocket, I'm balancing on shit as quick as that, I could be down there again.

[clicks his fingers]

Baby Houseman No, it's not the way it is! It doesn't have to be that way.

Johnny Castle I've never known anyone like you before. You think you can make the world better. Somebody's lost, you find them. Somebody's bleeding-

Baby Houseman Yeah, I go get my daddy. That was really brave, like you said.

Johnny Castle That took a lot of guts to go to him! You are not scared of anything.

Baby Houseman Me? I'm scared of everything! I'm scared of what I saw. I'm scared of what I did, of who I am. And most of all, I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life.... the way I feel when I'm with you!

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

The Power of Internal Combustion

Vida Boheme Internal combustion, the ultimate accessory.

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Dirty Dancing

Encouraging Voice in the Face of Authority

Johnny Castle That little wimp. He wouldn't know a new idea if it hit him in the Pachenga. He wanted some new ideas? I could've *told* him some new ideas!

[talking about Neil]

Baby Houseman Well, why did you let him talk to you that way?

Johnny Castle What do you mean, and fight the bossman?

Baby Houseman Yeah, tell him your ideas! He's a person like everyone else. I'm sure he'll think they're great.

Johnny Castle Look, I know these people, Baby. They're all rich and they're mean. They won't listen to me.

Baby Houseman Well, then why not fight harder? Make them listen?

Johnny Castle Because, I need this goddamn job lined up for next summer! My dad calls me today, he says - with good news - you know, he says, "Uncle Paul can finally get you in the union.

[chuckles scornfully]

Baby Houseman Oh, what-what union?

Johnny Castle The House Painters and Plasterers, local number 179, at your service.

Lisa Houseman I've been thinking a lot about the Domino Theory. Now, when Vietnam falls, is China next?

Baby Houseman I don't think they saw us.

Johnny Castle Fight harder, huh? I don't see you fighting so hard, Baby. I don't see you running up to daddy telling him I'm your guy.

[getting up]

Baby Houseman I will. With my father, it's complicated. I will tell him, I...

Johnny Castle I don't believe you, Baby! I don't think that you ever had any intention of telling him. Ever.

[stalks off]

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Dirty Dancing

Defining Dance Space and Boundaries

Johnny Castle Look, spaghetti arms. This is my dance space. This is your dance space. I don't go into yours, you don't go into mine. You gotta hold the frame.

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Next of Kin

A Mistake in Underestimating Truman Gates

Truman Gates It's your mistake, Rosselini. When you set up my brother, you forgot to kill me.

[to Joey Rosselini at the cemetery]

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Dirty Dancing

Consequences of Choices and Relationships

Baby Houseman So then - so then it's all right! I knew it would work out. I knew they'd have to apologize...

[finding out the Schumacher's were guilty of stealing the wallets]

Johnny Castle I'm out, Baby.

[shrugs her off]

Baby Houseman They fired you anyway because of me!

Johnny Castle And if I leave quietly, I'll get my summer bonus.

Baby Houseman So I did it for nothing. I hurt my family, you lost your job anyway! I did it for nothing!

Johnny Castle No, not for nothing, Baby! Nobody has ever done anything like that for me before!

Baby Houseman You were right, Johnny. You can't win no matter what you do!

Johnny Castle You listen to me; I don't want to hear that from you, you can!

Baby Houseman I used to think so.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Frustration with Unreliable Companions

Pecos Bill First that blasted ox, now a gall-darn jackass. Might as well be ridin turtles. I wasn't referrin to her.

[John Henry: Cold Molasses is a mule!]

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Youngblood

Preference for Tea Over Beer

Derek Sutton The only thing better than a glass of beer, is tea with Miss McGill!

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Next of Kin

Seeking Justice Amidst Family Loyalty

Truman Gates I got three counties worth of kin that expect a certain amount of justice for that death! I'm just trying to save both of us a lot of bloodletting.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Consequences of Disrespecting Widowmaker

Pecos Bill Widowmaker's kind of particular of folks taking liberties with him. Matter of fact, last man who tried that… Widowmaker kicked him so hard he ended up halfway to the Moon. Name of Lanky Hank. He bounced up and down for a month of Sundays until finally I just had to shoot him down so he could have a proper burial.

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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

The Significance of a Head Start

Pecos Bill Used to be when a man got a head start, it meant something.

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Dirty Dancing

Questioning Relationships and Experience

Baby Houseman Have you had many women?

Johnny Castle What?

[laughs]

Baby Houseman Have you had many women?

Johnny Castle Come on, Baby.

Baby Houseman Come on. I want to know.

Johnny Castle No, no. Look, you've gotta understand what it's like, Baby: you come from the streets and suddenly you're up here, and these women are throwing themselves at ya, and they smell so good, and they really take care of themselves, I mean, I never knew women could be like that, you know? And they're so rich, they're so goddamn rich, you think they must know about everything. And they're slipping their room keys in my hands, two and three times day, different women. So here I think I'm scoring big, and for a while you think, hey, they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't care about me, right?

[jumps out of bed and Baby smiles at him; getting dressed]

Baby Houseman That's all right, I understand. You were just using them, that's all.

[looks depressed]

Johnny Castle No, no, that's not it. That's the thing, see, Baby, it wasn't like that, they were using me.

Johnny Castle What's your real name, Baby?

Baby Houseman Frances. For the first woman in the cabinet.

[laughs]

Johnny Castle Frances. That's a real grown up name.

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Finding Value in Experience

Pecos Bill Kind of makes it all worthwhile, don't it?

Red Dawn

Colonel Tanner's Introduction and Inquiry

Col. Tanner You the honcho, sport?

Jed Who're you?

Col. Tanner Andrew Tanner, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force.

Jed How'd you get yourself shot down, Colonel?

Tanner It was five to one. I got four.

Jed I'm Jed.

Col. Tanner How you doing, Jed?

Jed Good as can be.

Next of Kin

Anticipating Future Challenges Amid Loss

John Isabella I'm truly sorry about your brother. It's too bad.

Truman Gates Oh no sir. You ain't seen bad yet, but its coming.

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

No Regrets in Doing Your Best

Pecos Bill You gave it your best shot? Well, if you gave it your best shot, you ain't got nothing to be sorry for.

Dirty Dancing

Famous Quote from Johnny Castle in Cinema

Johnny Castle * Note: ranked #98 in the ] in American cinema.

[[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations]

Dirty Dancing

Acknowledgment of Mistakes and Praise

Jake Houseman I know you weren't the one who got Penny in trouble.

Johnny Castle Yeah.

Jake Houseman When I'm wrong, I say I'm wrong. You looked wonderful out there.

[to Baby]

Red Dawn

Strategic Military Attack Unfolds in Conversation

Col. Tanner West Coast, East Coast. Down here's Mexico. First wave of the attack came in disguised as commercial charter flights, same way they did in Afghanistan in 80. They were crack airborne outfits. They took these passes in the Rockies.

[gestures to parts of the campfire]

Jed So that's what hit Calumet?

Col. Tanner I guess so. They coordinated with selective nuke strikes, and the missiles were a hell of a lot more accurate than we thought; they took out the silos here in the Dakotas, key points of communication.

Darryl Like what?

Col. Tanner Oh, like Omaha, Washington, Kansas City.

Darryl Gone?

Col. Tanner Yeah. That's right.

Darryl Jesus Christ.

Col. Tanner Infiltrators, came up illegal; Cubans, mostly. They managed to infiltrate SAC bases in the Midwest, several down in Texas, wreaked a hell of a lot of havoc, I'm here to tell. They opened up the door, and the whole Cuban and Nicaraguan armies come walking right through, rolled right up here through the Great Plains.

Robert How far'd they get?

Col. Tanner Cheyenne, across to Kansas. We held em at the Rockies, and at the Mississippi. Anyway, the Russians reinforced with 60 divisions. Sent three whole army groups across the Bering Strait into Alaska, cut the pipeline, came across Canada, link up here in the middle but we stopped em but cold. Lines've pretty much stabilized now.

Matt Eckert What about Europe?

Col. Andrew Tanner I guess they figured twice in one century was enough. They're sitting this one out. All except England, and they won't last very long. The Russians need to take us in one piece, and that's why they're here now. That's why they won't use nukes anymore, and we won't either, not on our own soil. Whole damn thing's pretty conventional now. Who knows? Maybe next week will be swords.

Darryl What started it?

Col. Tanner Two toughest kids on the block, I guess. Sooner or later they gonna fight.

Jed That simple?

Col. Tanner Maybe somebody just forgot what it was like.

Jed Well, who is on our side?

Tanner Six hundred million screamin Chinamen.

Darryl Well, last I heard, there were a billion screamin Chinamen.

Tanner There were.

[throws whiskey into fire, and it violently ignites for a moment, possibly signifying a Soviet nuclear strike on China]

Dirty Dancing

Conflict Between Father and Dance Instructor

Jake Houseman Don't you tell me what to see! I see someone in front of me who got his partner in trouble and sent her off to some butcher, while he moved on to an innocent young girl like my daughter!

Johnny Castle Yeah, I guess that's what you would see.

[angry]

Youngblood

Aspiration Beyond Small Town Life

Derek Sutton To the game and getting out of this hick town! Thank God there is a sport for middle-sized white boys.

Ghost

The Enduring Nature of Love

Sam Wheat It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya.

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Memorable Heat of the Summer of '88

Pecos Bill This ain't nothin compared to the summer of 88. It was so hot, that chickens was layin fried eggs, and babies was cryin out sawdust. So I hightailed it up to Kansas...

Memorable Quotes from Patrick Swayze