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Sam Rockwell Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Sam Rockwell

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Captain Klenzendorf's Urgent Warning to Finkie
Captain Klenzendorf Finkie, they're drowning.
[seeing the HJ boys drowning, to Sub-Officer Finkel]
Debate on Morality and Action
Chuck Barris Hey, I got an idea. If you aren't so bad... why don't you do it? Why don't you kill the mole? You got a problem with killing, Jim?
[after Byrd tells Chuck to kill the unknown "mole"]
Jim Byrd I just don't fit the profile.
Chuck Barris What fucking profile? There is no fucking profile.
Jim Byrd Okay, there's no profile.
Chuck Barris There's no profile.
Jim Byrd Okay. Let's see. Well, you had a twin sister, stillborn, strangled by your umbilical cord. Your first hit, Chuck. Your mother always wanted a daughter. She blamed you for your sister's death. And, so, until your sister Phoebe was born, she raised you as a girl. Oh, and your father the dentist? Not really your father. Your biological father was a man named Edmund James Windsor. A serial killer. A fact your mother didn't know when she had an affair with him in 1930. If you want to look him up, he was also known as the Tarrytown Troll, because he had been described by witnesses as short and ugly. Windsor died in the electrical chair at Ossining in 1939. We believed your self-loathing tendencies coupled with that extra Y chromosome and whatever else you inherited from your father would serve us well. I'm trying to think what more I can tell you, but you have me at a disadvantage here, Barris. I don't have your files in front of me.
Debating the Safety of an Alien Planet
Guy Fleegman Hey! Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air?! You don't know!
Fred Kwan Seems okay.
[calmly sniffs the air and takes a few quick breaths]
A Simple Instruction from Captain Klenzendorf
Captain Klenzendorf Don't do that.
[to the students, after seeing Jojo exploded by a hand grenade irresponsibly]
A Conversation About Arresting Jesse James
Robert Ford They gave me ten days.
Charley Ford For what?
Robert Ford Arresting him.
Charley Ford You and me, huh?
Robert Ford It's going to happen one way or another. It's going to happen, Charley, and it might as well be us who get rich on it.
Charley Ford Bob, he's our friend.
Robert Ford He murdered Ed Miller. He's going to murder Liddil and Cummins if the chance ever comes. Seems to me Jesse's riding from man to man, saying goodbye to the gang. Your friendship could put you under the pansies.
Charley Ford I'll grind it fine in my mind, Bob. I can't go any further than that, right now.
Robert Ford You'll come around.
Charley Ford You think it's all made up don't ya? You think it's all yarns and newspaper stories.
Robert Ford He's just a human being.
Unexpected Announcements and Personal Revelations
Owen Please report to the Administrative Offices International. Duncan, please report to the Administrative Offices International. I have to announce it over the PA as my voice won't carry that far. My throat suffered major damage during an intense make-out session with Lewis mom. She has a forked tongue and a touch of the herpes.
[over the PA system, as Duncan is talking to Susanna]
Lewis I don't have a mom. I have two dads. In your face.
[annoyed]
Owen Hurry, hurry.
Duncan Hold on a second.
[to Susanna]
Owen Please. Hurry up. This is pressing, pressing. Urgent. I can't tell you how pressing. You can't fathom how pressing. How's it going? What's up? Did you need something?
[over the PA system; to Duncan]
Duncan No.
Owen Who's that, big guy?
Duncan Just a girl.
Roddy You stallion, you!
Duncan I don't know. She's older than me.
Roddy So... what are you doing over here talking to us and not over there, sealing the deal with that cougar?
Duncan Well, maybe, Roddy, if you guys hadn't called me over here...
[smiles]
Owen, Roddy Oooo!
[chuckle]
Owen Return to your lady friend. Duncan, please return to your lady friend. Please let her know that this conversation was entirely about her. In other news, this is very awkward for you.
[over the PA system]
Debate on How to Defeat an Enemy
Alexander Dane Fred's no good, Jason; you're just gonna have to kill it.
Jason Nesmith Kill it"? Well, I'm open to any suggestions!
Tommy Webber Go for the eyes, like in Episode 22!
Jason Nesmith It doesn't have any eyes, Tommy!
Tommy Webber Well, then go for the throat or mouth, its vulnerable spots!
Jason Nesmith It's a rock: It doesn't have any vulnerable spots!
Guy Fleegman I know! You construct a ]. Look around you. Can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?
[[weapon]
Jason Nesmith A LATHE?! GET OFF THE LINE, GUY!! Alexander, you're my advisor. Advise me!
Alexander Dane Well, you're just gonna have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation?
Jason Nesmith It's a rock monster! It doesn't have motivation!
Alexander Dane You see, this was your problem, Jason. You were never serious about the craft!
Confrontation Leads to Unexpected Consequences
Owen You disappoint me, kid. You're late. You planning on making a habit of this?
Duncan What?
Owen You're fired!
Duncan But I just...
Owen You make a valid point. Welcome back. With benefits.
[sticks out his hand]
Humorous Reflections on Work and Clowns
Duncan How long have you been working there?
Owen Oh, the park? Um, I've always been there. Ever since I was a small Cambodian child. Of course, that was after Nam. I was in the shit. Then I joined the circus to become a clown fighter. I know about 46 ways to kill a clown. I hate clowns. I'm kidding, except for the part where I really do hate them.
Conflicted Emotions at a Summer Retreat
Duncan This is the only place I'm happy.
Owen What's going on?
Duncan I hate him.
Owen Who?
Duncan Trent. My mom's boyfriend. He said I was a three. He asked me what I thought I was on, a scale from one to ten. He called me a three. Who says that to somebody?
Owen Someone who doesn't know you.
Duncan I didn't want to have to answer! I shouldn't have to answer!
Owen Listen to me. That's about him, man. That's all about him. It's got nothing to do with you.
Duncan Yeah? How do you know?
[vehemently]
Owen Cause I know, okay? Don't worry about how I know. My dad was the same way. That's why I don't like patterns and rules. And that's why you can't buy into that shit. You gotta go your own way. And you, my friend, are going your own way.
Nostalgia and Preservation at Water Wizz Waterpark
Owen Water Wizz Waterpark. Built in the summer of 83, it's the last bastion of everything that period stood for. In fact, it was decreed by its creator that this place shall never age. On his deathbed, he said "I don't want this place re-painted or updated I don't even want it brought up to code. And the minute somebody tries, it needs to be destroyed." We actually have a nuclear bomb for just such an occasion. Bought it off the Russians.
[to Duncan, later repeated verbatim by Duncan to Susanna]
Jeans Buying and Literal Interpretations
Owen Seriously, when's the last time you bought jeans?
Duncan My mom buys my jeans.
Owen Good. Always take things literally. How's that working out for you? Does that get you laid?
Television Ambitions Over Dark Actions
Chuck Barris I'm not killing people... my future's in television.
Balancing Opinions in Television Production
Chuck Barris I've got important things to think about here. I don't have time to fuck around with you.
Jim Byrd Okay, I'll help you out with your little show. Tit for tat. That's the kinda guy I am. I've seen this "Dating Game" of yours, Chuck. And I have a thought.
Chuck Barris What, now you're a television producer?
Jim Byrd Hey, I'm John Q. Public when it comes to TV and that should make my opinion of interest to you.
Chuck Barris Let's hear it then.
[nods]
Jim Byrd Well, what do you have now? The couple gets sent to some stupid second-rate Hollywood shitcan restaurant, right? Sets you back fifty bucks? That's not too exciting a prize to us vicarious living boobs out in TV-land.
Chuck Barris Yeah, what's your point?
Jim Byrd Up the stakes, Chuckles. Send em to some exotic locale. Europe, Southeast Asia, for example.
Chuck Barris The network's not going to let me send two unmarried kids on vacation together.
Jim Byrd Send em with a chaperone.
Chuck Barris You know... that's not half bad.
[beat]
Jim Byrd I'm telling ya. And sometimes you can be the chaperone, Chuckie. Let's say we have a job for you in Austria. You, a successful TV producer, above suspicion, chaperones the young couple, and while you're there, you take care of some Company business. It's the perfect cover. TV producer by day, CIA operative by night.
Chuck Barris I told you, I don't have to kill people for money anymore.
Jim Byrd Chuck, when I said you fit our profile, very little of that had to do with you needing the money. Some of it, but very little. You liked it with Renda, Chuck. I saw it in your eyes. You liked it but you botched it. Don't you want to get really good at something, Chuck?
Unidentified Objects in Space Encounter
Guy Fleegman Hey, guys, th–there's a red-uh thingy, movin toward the green thingy.
[manning the sensor station; Sarris has sent missiles at the ''Protector'']
Jason Nesmith What?
Guy Fleegman Red thingy, movin toward the green thingy. I think we're the green thingy.
[repeating]
Sarris A little present for you, Commander.
Loyalty and Consequences in a Dangerous Game
Jim Byrd He's a bad guy. He's one of the bad guys.
Chuck Barris Bad for the US, right, Jim? Not bad in the absolute sense. Just bad for the US.
Jim Byrd Don't fuckin dance with me. Renda's bad for the Tea & Biscuit Company. He's bad for me personally. You work for me. Renda's bad for me... You're now officially a patriotic citizen of the United States of Jim Byrd. There's no backing out now. We let you in on everything. You don't play. You don't leave. You understand that? You don't play... You don't leave.
Navigating Regrets and Unexpected Connections
Owen I'm sorry. I'm developmentally challenged. Like bad. Nightmarey, special episode bad. I'm sorry.
Caitlin It's alright. I was... I was a little frustrated. I mean, I just planned on being here for one summer, you know. And then, next thing you know it's three years. It had a lot to do with you. So... I just don't want to look back and regret that it should have only been one summer.
Embracing Opportunities and Avoiding Settling
Duncan I wish I could stay here forever.
Owen You're going to love the winters. They're pretty spectacular. Painting houses until it gets too cold, bar backing at some dive, talking to inanimate objects.
Duncan I'm serious.
Owen Yeah, so am I. There's a whole world out there for you, Duncan. Don't settle. Not yet.
Humorous Take on Unconventional Military Training
Captain Klenzendorf I've been meaning to teach the HJ boys water warfare training. Y'know... in case they need to go to battle in a swimming pool.
The Reality of Lost Potential
Chuck Barris When you are young, your potential is infinite. You might do anything, really. You might be ]. You might be ]. Then you get to an age where what you might be gives way to what you have been. You weren't Einstein. You weren't anything. That's a bad moment.
[[Albert Einstein|Einstein; [Joe DiMaggio|DiMaggio]
Obligations in Relationships
Chuck Barris When you're in a relationship it means you are obligated to give a shit.
A Controversial Approach to Entertainment Innovation
Chuck Barris We've been going about this all wrong. Rather than killing ourselves trying to find good acts... we just put on bad ones and kill them!
[getting the idea for "The Gong Show"]
Casting Executive Man Chuck, honestly, this... and I know you like them... this is torture.
Chuck Barris No, no, no. We kill them before they're through. As soon as it gets unbearable... we kill em... dead!
Optimism Amidst War's Challenges
Captain Klenzendorf And even though it would appear our country's on the backfoot and there's isn't much hope in us winning this war, apparently we're doing just fine.
A Heroic Sacrifice in a Desperate Situation
Fred Kwan We gotta turn off that valve. Their ]'s almost gone.
[[oxygen]
Guy Fleegman Listen. I'll go in. I'll create a distraction. I got this, I'm okay. I might be able to hold them back long enough for the aliens to escape.
[brandishes an oversized alien gun]
Fred Kwan That's suicide.
[concerned]
Guy Fleegman I'm just a glorified extra, Fred, I'm a dead man anyway. If I gotta die, I'd rather go out a ] than a coward.
[[hero]
Fred Kwan Guy. Guy, maybe you're the plucky comic relief, you ever think about that?
Guy Fleegman Plucky?
Fred Kwan Besides, I just had this really interesting idea. Yeah, let's go.
[goofy laugh]
Guy Fleegman Are you stoned?
Names and Identities in The Way Way Back
Owen Duncan, this is Vladimir, Ismael, and Ming Lee.
Kyle Those aren't our names!
Owen Those are the names I’m giving you, Vlady.
Task Completion in a Work Environment
Caitlin Also, I need you to reorder more mats.
Owen Did it.
Caitlin Finish the work schedule for next week.
Owen Did it.
Caitlin Change all the filters.
Owen Done.
Caitlin You know I'm going to check all that stuff, right?
Owen Then in that case, I didn't do any of that.
Caitlin So I'm doing it.
Owen It's called delegation. I read about it in a book about it.
Galactic Leadership and Time Constraints
Zaphod Beeblebrox I'm the president of the galaxy, babe. I ain't got a whole lot of time for reading.
Reflections on Deception and Replacement
Chuck Barris I don't know what was worse - that I was duped by that fat fucking bachelor, or that it took seven of us to replace him.
FCC Warning on Television Broadcast Conduct
Chuck Barris Hi, folks. Before we begin taping today, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. Peter Jenks of the Federal Communications Commission. Okay?
Peter Jenks I don't know if any of you are aware of this, but it's a federal offense to make lascivious remarks on a television network broadcast. The penalty for this disgusting, un-American behavior is one year in prison, or a ten thousand dollar fine. Or both! Anyone making a sick or subversive remark tonight will be arrested immediately. I then will personally escort the offender to federal prison for booking under edict number 364 of the Broadcasting Act of 1963. And it's a long drive to that prison, baby, just you and me. No witnesses.
Chuck Barris OK, have fun, everybody... all right...
Decision Time in Leadership Dynamics
George W. Bush So we gonna do this thing, or what? I mean, is this happening?
Dick Cheney I believe... we can make this work.
George W. Bush Hehehe! Hot damn!
[claps]
A Quest for New Life Purpose
Zaphod Beeblebrox I'm just gonna go… find something else for my whole life to be about.
Cultural Identity and Misunderstanding in Conversation
Penny What are you?
Chuck Barris Jew.
Penny Pacino Oh, I had one of those once. But he was separatist. He was Ashka Nazi.
Chuck Barris Ashkenazi.
Penny Pacino Right, Ashka Nazi. I haven't had one of those yet.
Chuck Barris You're a romantic.
Zaphod's Plea for Companionship and Understanding
Zaphod Beeblebrox Hey, hey, hey, take it easy now. Think about this before you do it. NO STOP IT! Ah that kinda tickles. TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE! IT'S NOT FAIR! YOU NEED ME! COME BACK! COME BACK! DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! COME BACK!
[Humma Kavula is removing Zaphod's second head with a giant buzzsaw; his second head is removed; Zaphod's second head has been placed on a hula dancer bobblehead doll with the label "STUPID" underneath it]
A Darkly Humorous Game Show Concept
Chuck Barris I came up with a new game-show idea recently. It's called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage. They look back at their lives, see who they were, what they accomplished, how close they came to realizing their dreams. The winner is the one who doesn't blow his brains out. He gets a refrigerator.
Zaphod Beeblebrox's Exclamation of Excitement
Zaphod Beeblebrox HUMMA KAVULA!!!!
The Challenge of Leadership and Intelligence
Zaphod Beeblebrox Apparently you can't be president with a whole brain.
Confrontation Over Missing Microfilm
Simon Oliver You are a bloody amateur.
Chuck Barris You're a faggot.
Jim Byrd Chuck.
Simon Oliver Tell me, Mr. Barris, are you in possession of my microfilm?
Chuck Barris Yeah, I got it.
Simon Oliver Let's have it, then.
Chuck Barris It's up my ass, Oliver, why don't you reach on up there and get it?
Urgent Call to Action in Crisis
Zaphod Beeblebrox Whoo, they're on our tail! Fire a gun! Launch a missile! Do some damage! Come on!
Power Dynamics in Vice Presidential Decision-Making
George W. Bush Whaddaya say?... I want you to be my VP. I want you, you're ma vice.
Dick Cheney Well, George, I, uh... I'm a CEO... of a large company. And I have been Secretary of Defense... and I have been White House Chief of Staff. The Vice Presidency is a mostly symbolic job.
George W. Bush Uh-huh.
Dick Cheney However, if we came to a, uh... different... understanding... I can handle the more mundane... jobs. Overseeing bureaucracy... military... energy... and, uh... foreign policy.
George W. Bush Yeah, right! I like that!
Actors Face Off Against Their Adversary
Tommy Webber Whoo!
Guy Fleegman We're getting hammered, Jason! Return fire?
Jason Nesmith No! Divert all energy to the armor!
Sarris How adorable. The actors are going to play war with me.
Gwen DeMarco Sarris ship accelerating toward us at Mark 2.
Jason Nesmith Accelerate to Mark 4!
Critique of Software Quality in Iron Man 2
Justin Hammer Good stuff.
Vanko Твой софт - говно.
[Russian; pronounced "tuh-voy soft, guhv-no"]
Hammer Sorry?
[Confused]
Vanko Software shit.
A Bold Act of Self-Kidnapping
Zaphod Beeblebrox In the name of democracy, freedom, stuff like that... I hereby kidnap myself, and I'm taking the ship with me!
Too Much Fun Leads to Uncomfortable Situation
Owen I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Duncan What?
Owen Yeah. You're going to have to take off. We're getting complaints. You're having way too much fun. It's making everyone uncomfortable.
Duncan Okay.
[he gets up to leave]
Owen Hey. Hey. Whoa. Whoa. I'm just kidding. Wow! That wasn't even my best stuff. Are you for real? Listen, I can tell you're in complete awe of our picnic table. It is one-of-a-kind, except for the 200 other ones here that are exactly like it. There is more to the park to be seen.
A Call to Return to Scotland
Chuck Barris Go back to Scotland! Get yourself some Guinness, some Lucky Charms.
Ego Takes Priority on the Ship
Zaphod Beeblebrox If there's anything more important than my ego on this ship, I want it caught and shot right now. Hey, c'mon, I love it.
Fear of the Unknown in Space Adventure
Guy Fleegman I changed my mind; I wanna go back.
[whimpering]
Alexander Dane After all the fuss you made about getting left behind?
Guy Fleegman Yeah, but that's when I thought I was the crewman that stays on the ship and something is up there and it kills me. But now I'm thinking I'm the guy that gets killed by some monster five minutes after we land on the planet.
Jason Nesmith You're not gonna die on the planet, Guy.
Guy Fleegman I'm not? Then what's my last name?
Jason Nesmith It's, uh, uh-- I don't know.
Guy Fleegman Nobody knows. You know why? Because my character isn't important enough for a last name, because I'm gonna die five minutes in.
Gwen DeMarco Guy, you have a last name.
Guy Fleegman DO I??!! DO I??!! FOR ALL YOU KNOW, I'M "CREWMAN #6"! Mommy! Mommy!
[puts his head on Gwen's shoulder and cries]
Alexander Dane Are we there yet?
[wearily]
Captain Klenzendorf's Unique Uniform Design
Captain Klenzendorf As part of our preparations for the invasion I’m re-designing my uniform. Note, the feathers for aerodynamics, the sparkly colour to dazzle the enemy, the boots are purely decorative. And this is a ] mounted with a radio which emits... annoying music to dishearten the enemy.
[shows another sketch; [w:Gatling gun|Gatling gun]
Questioning Affection in Uncertainty
Penny Pacino Do you want me around or not? Do you even like me?
Chuck Barris Of course I like you! Penny...
Penny Pacino How much?
Chuck Barris What?
Penny Pacino I need to know how much you like me.
Chuck Barris I know what that means! How much? How could I read a person in that way?
Penny Pacino You could if you felt it. If you felt it, it would be easy. You would ...just spread your arms as wide as they would go and say: "This much, Penny.
[sighs dreamingly]
Chuck Barris Everything... everything is complicated. Nothing is black and white like that.
Penny Pacino Do you want me around or not? Cause if you don't it's okay, just tell me.
[cries]
Chuck Barris Hey, hey... I love you, Penny. In my way. Maybe not that crazy head-over-heels-thing, but what is that anyway? Romantic love, isn't that just an illusion?
[kisses her]
Penny Pacino You just said you love me, right?
[stops crying]
A Fleeting Moment of Happiness
Chuck Barris Life was sweet... For a minute.
A Brief Encounter Between Two Characters
Pretty Woman Hi.
Chuck Barris Hi.
Pretty Woman I thought it was you.
Chuck Barris It's me.
[smiles and bows]
Pretty Woman I'm glad to meet you because I wanted to tell you that I've seen "The Gong Show" and I think you are the most insidious and despicable force in entertainment today.
Chuck Barris Well...
Pretty Woman How dare you subject the rest of the world to your loathsome view of humanity.
Chuck Barris I don't think it's that loathsome.
Pretty Woman What is it then? To mock some poor, lonely people who just crave a little attention in their lives. To destroy them. So everybody's not brilliantly talented. They're still people. They deserve respect and compassion. I mean, who the hell are you? What the fuck have you ever done that elevates you above the pathetic masses? Oh, I forgot, you created "The Dating Game". Wow, right up there with the ].
[[w:Sistine Chapel|Sistine Chapel]
A Ride with Friends
Owen Throw your bike in the back.
Duncan No. You don't have to.
[politely]
Owen Come on.
[chuckling]
Duncan Yeah?
Owen Yeah.
Duncan No, it's too much trouble.
[hesitating]
Owen Duncan, we've got to start having faster conversations. Throw your bike in the back.
Owen I'd help you out, but I got my hands on the wheel. Giving you a ride, I think that's enough. Where did you get that? The princess collection? Hey, easy, easy! The car's just the right amount of shitty.
A Dual Life of Entertainment and Violence
Chuck Barris My name is Charles Prescott Barris. I have written pop songs, I have been a television producer. I am responsible for polluting the airwaves with mindnumbing, puerile entertainment. In addition, I have murdered 33 human beings.
[types on a typewriter: I am damned to hell]
A Casual Salute in Uncertain Times
Captain Klenzendorf Heil Hitler, guys.