Deep Blue Sea (1999) - Quotes

Carter Blake: How much dynamite do you have to set off in your ears before your head clears?

Russell Franklin: Was that a goddamn shark broke through that door?

Carter Blake: I expect so.

Russell Franklin: You expect so? Well, well, well. Am I the only asshole down here who thinks that a tad bit odd? It can do that? Bust through a steel door?

Carter Blake: I ain't the expert. Given Gen Two's size and some room to move... she could put a couple tons, maybe more, into a hit. So, yeah, in my opinion. If she wants through, she's coming.

Russell Franklin: And these sharks... they aren't breaking down doors for the sheer joy of it, are they? They're after us.

Russell Franklin: [on seeing the modified shark] What in God's creation...?

Jim Whitlock: Oh, not His. Ours.

Carter Blake: Happy birthday?

Susan McCallister: I'll let you know tomorrow. How's life underwater?

Carter Blake: Well, it's a lot less complicated... than it is on the surface. That's for sure.

Janice Higgins: [pointing out a man on the tower] There's Dr. Jim Whitlock, the most brilliant man ever.

Russell Franklin: He's pissing into the wind. How brilliant can he be?

Janice Higgins: Welcome to our island paradise.

Russell Franklin: [Janice looks at him blankly] Where's Tattoo? You know, short guy? The plane, boss! The plane!

Janice Higgins: [confused] Right.

Russell Franklin: [sighing, to himself] I am getting old.

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil. For thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Because I carry a big stick and I'm the meanest motherfucker in the valley! Two sharks down, Lord! One demon fish to go! Can I get an Amen?

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: I hate to interrupt this moment of burgeoning intimacy, but can we get the fuck out of here?

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: Brothers never make it out of situations like this. Not ever!

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: [beat] My name is Sherman Dudley...and if this message finds you, I did not survive, so this is my legacy. I have loved the pulpit and I have loved the bottle. I did my best to be a good husband, a father. I came up wanting. So what do I have to say to you? What mark do I have to leave behind? We'll begin with the perfect omelette, made with two eggs, not three. Amateurs often add milk for density. This is a mistake!

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: Death is always useless, doctor.

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: Einstein's theory of relativity. Grab hold of a hot pan, a second can seem like an hour. Put your hands on a hot woman...an hour can seem like a second. It's all relative.

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: Even in death: Standards.

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: [jumps out of upper oven and swims away, lights lighter; throws lighter into open oven and blows up the shark] This isn't happening. I'm not Daniel when he faced the lion! So I appreciate the irony, Lord! Cook dies in his own oven! But I've got other plans! You ate my bird!

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley: If this is a lesson about the drinking, let's just say I've learned it. No need to get carried away, showing me your vengeful side. I know your wrath, Lord.

Jim Whitlock: Sharks are the oldest creatures on the planet...from a time when the world was just flesh and teeth.

Carter Blake: Exactly how many sticks of dynamite would you have to set off in your ears before your head would clear?

Carter Blake: I tell you, man...I quit this job.

Carter Blake: That's the answer to the riddle. Because that's what an 8000 pound mako thinks about. About freedom. About the deep blue sea.

Carter Blake: I don't make waves. I meet the terms of my parole. I'm not out to change the world, like the doc. I'm not out to wreck it either.

Tom Scoggins: Did someone order the fish?

Tom Scoggins: Who you gonna trust? Me, that's who. You trust me. You know why? Because I'm trustworthy.

Janice Higgins: We could all just dive in and see who makes it to the top. Isn't that the old Aquatica spirit, Dr. Susie? Just dive in? You could go first, just to lead by example.

Janice Higgins: Sharks never get cancer, go blind or show loss of brain activity as they age. Unlike some people I know.

Janice Higgins: Beneath its glassy surface...a world of gliding monsters.

Dr. Susan McCallister: [her last words] She may be the smartest animal on the planet, but she's still just an animal.

Dr. Susan McCallister: You wait your whole life for a single moment... and then one day, it's tomorrow.

Dr. Susan McCallister: By the end, all my father could do was ask why my mother wasn't at home. Each time I said she was dead, I watched him take the loss like a car wreck. What if you could end all that suffering with a single pill? Give me till Monday morning. 48 hours. My results will skyrocket your stock price... or I'll help you pack the lab myself. It's your call.

Russell Franklin: [gets eaten by a shark; another shark is seen tearing his upper body off] You think water moves fast? You should see ice. It moves like it has a mind. Like it knows it killed the world once and got a taste for murder. After the avalanche came, it took us a week to climb out. And somewhere, we lost hope. Now, I don't know exactly when we turned on each other. I just know that seven of us survived the slide... and only five made it out. Now we took an oath, that I'm breaking now. Swore we'd say it was the snow that killed the other two, but it wasn't. Nature can be lethal, but it doesn't hold a candle to man. Now you've seen how bad things can get and how quick they can get that way. Well, they can get a whole lot worse. So we're not going to fight anymore! We're going to pull together and find a way to get out of here! First, we're gonna seal off this pool-- AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Russell Franklin: So here's the riddle. What does an eight thousand pound mako shark with a brain the size of a flat head V8 engine and no natural predators think about?

Russell Franklin: Doctor, the 200 million I've sunk into this company is due in great part of your research. But when the market opens Monday, despite my reputation, I don't like heights. Especially falling from them. I'm sorry, honestly.