Memorable Quotes from Peter Mullan
12 quotesDinner Reservations and Expectations
Renton
What's on the menu this evening, sir?
Swanney
Your favourite dish.
Renton
Excellent.
Swanney
Your usual table, sir.
Renton
Oh, why, thank you.
Swanney
Would sir care to pay for his bill in advance?
Renton
No. Stick it on my tab.
Swanney
Ah, regret to inform, sir, credit limit was reached and breached quite some time ago.
Renton
Oh, well, in that case...
[hands him some cash]
Swanney
Oh, hard currency. Why, sir, that'll do nicely. Can't be too careful when we're dealing with your type, can we? Would sir care for a starter? Some garlic bread perhaps?
Renton
No, thank you. I'll proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs, please.
Swanney
As you wish sir, as you wish.
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A Call to Arms and Honor
Stephen
The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight. It's drawn the finest people.
Lochlan
Where is thy salute?
William
For presenting yourselves on this battlefield, I give you thanks.
Lochlan
This is our army. To join it you give homage.
William
I give homage to Scotland. And if this is your army, why does it go?
Veteran
We didn't come here to fight for them.
Young Soldier
Home! The English are too many!
William
Sons of Scotland! I am William Wallace.
Young Soldier
William Wallace is seven feet tall!
William
Yes, I've heard. Kills men by the hundreds. And if he were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs from his ], and bolts of ] from his arse. I am William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men here in defiance of ]. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?
[[eyes; [lightning; the Scots laugh; [tyranny]
Veteran
Fight? Against that? No, we will run. And we will live.
William
Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live...at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...OUR FREEDOM!!!
William
]!!! (SCOTLAND FOREVER!!!)
[[w:Alba gu bràth|ALBAAA GU BRÀÀÀTH]
Soldiers
Alba gu bra! (Scotland forever!)
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The Value of Being Wanted
Syd
Syd was watching television last night with Mummy. She's a sweet old soul. Dying of cancer. It's heartbreaking. And then the news came on, and you two were on it. Something about a cop killer. Something about a big reward. Syd then finds out the Fishes are looking for you. So Syd thinks, "If the Fishes are looking for you, and the coppers are looking for you, you people are first class commodities.
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A Plea for Forgiveness and Connection
Gordon
...Wendy, it's me, please don't hang up, please! I just wanted to say that... I'm so sorry for what's happened... I'm so lonely here, I want to go home... I just want to hold you, I want to hold my baby... can you forgive me... can you forgive me?
[crying while sitting on the floor of the mental hospital, holding a dead cellular phone]
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Perception of Power in Leadership
Odoacer
Do you see a boy? Or do you see a Caesar?
Romulus
I see a Caesar.
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A Standoff Between Warriors
Cotys
Rhesus!
Rhesus
You have come looking for a fight, and we are happy to oblige. Hercules, the son of Zeus. Your legend ends here.
[to Hercules]
Hercules
Look at me. Do I look afraid?
Rhesus
It is over, Cotys. Mount Asticus on your front, the woods at your back, and my troops outman you three to one. Surrender now, and we shall consider being merciful.
Sitacles
Men die who speak to my lord in such a manner.
Rhesus
You've made your choice.
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Indifference to Others' Desires in Bexhill
Syd
Usually, there's people trying to get out of Bexhill, not in. Syd doesn't know why you want to get in. Syd doesn't want to know. Syd doesn't care.
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Regrets of Past Decisions in the Workplace
Gordon
What's the stupidest thing you've ever done?
Phil
You mean aside from coming to work for you?... Well, I would have to say introducing Hank to Amy. That was pretty fucking stupid. I'd like to have that one back.
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Accidental Violence in Domestic Relationships
Gordon
I hit Wendy.
Phil
What?
Gordon
It was Friday night. I wanted to celebrate gettin this job. I had the flowers, I had the champagne. I went into the kitchen. She was cookin pasta. I wanted to kiss her. She turned around and before I knew it, there was a pot of boiling water all over my leg. And I don't know if it was the dog barkin', I don't know if it was Emma cryin', but I slapped her. I hit my wife. I love my wife. It was an accident. But I slapped her for it.
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A Commitment to Change and Sobriety
Renton
From time to time even I have uttered the magic words—
[Narrating]
Renton
Never again, Swanney. I'm off the skag.
Swanney
Are you serious?
Renton
Yeah, no more. I'm finished with that shite.
Swanney
Well, it's up to you, man.
Renton
Gonna get it right this time. Gonna get it sorted out. Gonna get off it for good.
Swanney
I've heard that one before.
Renton
The Sick Boy method.
Swanney
Well, it nearly worked for him, hey.
[sarcastically]
Renton
Well, he's always been lacking in moral fibre.
Swanney
He knows a lot about ].
[[Sean Connery]
Renton
That's hardly a substitute.
Swanney
Do you need one more hit?
Renton
No, I don't think so.
Swanney
For the long night that lies ahead?
Renton
We called him "Mother Superior" on account of the length of his habit. Of course I'd have another shot. After all, I had work to do.
[narrating]
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Consequences of Choices and Silence
Phil
He was a liability. I mean, he brought it on himself... Didn't he? I mean, it's typical. Typical Henry: The wrong place, at the wrong time.
Gordon
You did this?
Phil
Gordon! I need you to wake up, and take a really, really good look at him... You know what I wouldn't do? I wouldn't tell anybody about this, because if they find out about Hank, they're going to find out about the others.
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The Fugee Face: A Moment of Sadness
Syd
All right. You're fugees now. Show Syd the fugee face. Sad face. Sad fugee face.
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