Memorable Quotes from Tim Blake Nelson
7 quotesThe Paradox of Corruption and Safety
Danny Dalton
Some trust fund prosecutor, got off-message at Yale, thinks he's gonna run this up the flagpole, make a name for himself, maybe get elected some two-bit, congressman from nowhere, with the result that Russia or China can suddenly start having, at our expense, all the advantages we enjoy here. No, I tell you. No, sir! Corruption charges! Corruption?!! Corruption is government intrusion into market efficiencies in the form of regulations. That's Milton Friedman. He got a goddamn Nobel Prize. We have laws against it precisely so we can get away with it. Corruption is our protection. Corruption keeps us safe and warm. Corruption is why you and I are prancing around in here instead of fighting over scraps of meat out in the streets. Corruption is why we win.
[to lawyer Bennett Holiday]
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Unauthorized Entry and Confrontation
Lara Anderton
I'd like a word with my husband.
Gideon
You're not authorized. How did you get in here?
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Destruction Without Awareness
Garth
Have you ever noticed how it just keeps destroying everything in its path but it never looks down. It’s like it’s being operated by remote control.
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The Consequences of Uncovering the Past
Gideon
Careful, Chief. You dig up the past, all you get is dirty.
Gideon
You're a part of my flock now, John. Welcome. It's actually kind of a rush. They say you have visions. That your life flashes before your eyes. That all your dreams come true.
Lycon
It's like my daddy used to say: in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
Dr. Solomon Eddie
You do understand I can't just give you new irises. The scanners will read the scar tissue, alarms will go off, and large men with guns will appear …
Wally the Caretaker
I like you, Chief. You've always been nice to me. I'll give you two minutes before I hit the alarm.
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Unmasking the Evil Figure in Mystery Inc.
Male Reporter
Mystery Inc., do you know the identity of the Evil Masked Figure behind at all?
Velma
Well, if our hunch is correct, the Evil Masked Figure is…
Evil Masked Figure/Heather
NO!
Daphne
Heather Jasper-Howe.
Scooby
Uh-huh. Huh?
Female Reporter #1
But she was at the museum when the Masked Figure was on the roof.
Daphne
You almost had me there, didn't you? Lucky for her, she had an assistant helping her along with her evil plans. Ned.
[to Heather; Instead of looking at Patrick, who has braced himself for exposure, Daphne points at someone else]
Scooby
Huh?
Daphne
When I realized she was the Evil Masked Figure, he quickly changed into her costume.
Female Reporter #2
But why did she do it?!
Velma
Because Heather Jasper-Howe is actually… (Pause for effect.)
Scooby
Huh?
Velma
…Dr. Jonathan Jacobo. The original Pterodactyl Ghost.
[a female police officer, Shaggy, Daphne, and Wickles get shocked]
Gretchen Saunders Female Reporter #3
But how do you know this?
Velma
A photo. Taken of Jacobo in front of the Coolsonian. Jacobo supposedly died a year before construction even began.
Shaggy
So, Jacobo survived that fall off the prison wall.
Scooby
Yeah.
Fred
He also adapted the false Heather Jasper-Howe persona to turn the press against us.
Daphne
Then he framed poor hideous Old Man Wickles by putting that book and the Black Knight Ghost in his mansion.
Wickles
As if you getting the lead in ] wasn't enough!
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Jacobo
I was an excellent Eliza, and you were to acty!
Wickles
And stealing my tater tots!
Jacobo
You kept saying you felt puffy!
Fred
And the real identity of Ned is…
Ned
Ow!
Fred
Ned!
Scooby
Huh?
Jacobo
I would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling punks and their dumb dog!
Ned
You were a dude this whole time?
Jacobo
Of course, dummkopf.
Ned
But we cuddled.
[upset]
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Questioning the Obvious
Gloria
What was that?
Garth
A helicopter.
Gloria
What with like the pilot and everything?
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Unexpected Moments of Giant Monster Dance
Gloria
I’m going to show you guys something.
Garth
Gloria, you’ve got to see this, it’s dancing.” Referring to the giant monster dancing.
Gloria
It’s dancing like…
Oscar
Holy shit!
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