Drive (2011) - Quotes

The Reality of Consequences in Escape Plans

Taglines: There Are No Clean Getaways

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Real Heroes Exist in Unexpected Places

Taglines: Some Heroes Are Real

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Efficient Escape Strategy

Taglines: Get in. Get out. Get away.

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Consequences of Ignoring Sound Advice

Bernie Rose: I already gave you my advice! You should have taken the money and left the guy alone!

Nino: It's not that simple, Bernie.

Bernie Rose: No, of course not! Now that it's bounced up in your face!

Cook: Nino, I owe you this guy. Just give me a little time and I'll get rid of him.

Bernie Rose: Shut the fuck up. You fucking monkey.

Nino: The money belongs to some half-ass wiseguy out of Philly. Now, I got tipped off, he was stashing a million bucks in a pawnshop, he was gonna invest it here in L.A., he was gonna set up a rival operation.

Bernie Rose: So you stole from the East Coast Mob?

Nino: No, I stole from some jumped-up punk, who was trying to step on our action.

Bernie Rose: [points at Cook] Yeah? Then why didn't you come to me before you set up this dummy robbery? Before you hired this piece of shit?

Nino: This was something off to the side, Bernie, I didn't want to involve you in this.

Bernie Rose: Well I'm involved now! Let me tell you something; anybody, anybody, finds out you stole from the family, we're both dead.

Nino: [to himself] What fucking family? The family who still calls me a fucking kike? To my face? Yeah I'm 59 years old Bernie! They still pinch my cheek like I'm some fucking kid! Family.

Bernie Rose: The money always flows up, Izzy! You know that!

Nino: [quieter, more serious] That's why this Driver's gotta go, Bernie. He's gotta go. And your pal Shannon, I mean, they're the only two guys that can tie me to this robbery.

Bernie Rose: Now it's your turn to clean up after me.

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Value Beyond Appearance in High-Stakes Conversations

Nino: You paid three-hundred fucking grand for this piece of shit?

Bernie Rose: I paid for it - out of my own pocket. This is just the shell; it's the inside that counts, not the outside, right Shannon?

Shannon: You are correct, sir.

Nino: Fuck that shit; I pay three-hundred for something, I want everybody to fucking see it!

Bernie Rose: Of course you do.

Nino: [sees a collectible car] Now this... that is one motherfucking, fine-ass, pussy-mobile, motha-fucka'! Damn!

Bernie Rose: Shannon, sell him the car.

Shannon: He wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whore house...

Shannon: [begins hobbling over to Nino] You know what? This car will even make you good-looking.

Nino: I'm already good-looking, pal.

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Cultural Tensions in a Restaurant Setting

Nino: Fuck you eating chink food in my fucking restaurant?

Bernie Rose: What's a Jew doing running a pizzeria?

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A Memory of First Encounters

Standard: Do you want to hear how mommy and me met?

Standard: Yeah? Okay. We were at a party. And she was nineteen years old.

Irene: Seventeen.

Standard: You weren't seventeen.

Irene: I was.

Standard: [Laughs] Wow. So it was illegal. All right. So I illegally walked over to a seventeen year old girl. And I walk up and I say, "Hello, Miss. What is your name?" And she didn't say anything. And then I said, "Well my name is Standard Gabriel." Then what did you say?

Irene: I said, "Where's the deluxe version?

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A Tense Encounter between Old Acquaintances

Bearded Redneck: [[w:Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs] You're Shannon's buddy, right? We met last year. You drove me and my brother back from ]. We hired another wheelman. I spent six months in jail. My brother, he got himself killed. I got this sweet job coming up.

Driver: How bout this. You shut your mouth or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you.

Bearded Redneck: Nice seein you again.

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A Tense Conversation Between Partners

Nino: [tense pause] Take a fucking hike. I want to talk to my partner. I'm just fucking with you. How you doing, Shannon? How's the fucking leg?

Shannon: [nervous] I paid my debt.

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Meeting of Unlikely Allies

Shannon: Kid, I want you to meet Mr. Bernie Rose!

Bernie Rose: [Sticks out his hand to shake; Driver does not take it] Nice to meet you.

Driver: My hands are a little dirty.

Bernie Rose: So are mine.

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A Special Driver's Unique Potential

Bernie Rose: What do you got that the big professional race teams don't?

Shannon: I got the driver.

Bernie Rose: You just told me they had half a dozen drivers.

Shannon: Not like this. This kid is special. I've been working with him for a while. I've never seen anything like it. If I had the money, I'd back him myself.

Bernie Rose: Yeah, but you don't have the money.

Shannon: Mr. Rose, you put this kid behind the wheel, there's nothing he can't do.

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Identifying Villains Through Metaphors

Driver: [watching a cartoon] Is he a bad guy?

Benicio: Yeah.

Driver: How can you tell?

Benicio: Because he's a shark.

Driver: There's no good sharks?

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Questioning the Town's Missing Ashtrays

Shannon: What happened to all the ashtrays in this town?

Unusual motivations behind a reckless act

Shannon: A lot of guys mess around with married women, but you're the only one I know who robs a joint just to pay back the husband. Crazy.

A Deal with Consequences and Safety

Bernie Rose: Here's what I'm prepared to offer: you give me the money, the girl is safe. Forever. Nobody knows about her. She's off the map. I can't offer you the same. So, this is what I would suggest. We conclude our deal. We'll shake hands. You start the rest of your life. Any dreams you have, or plans, or hopes for your future... I think you're going to have to put that on hold. For the rest of your life you're going to be looking over your shoulder. I'm just telling you this because I want you to know the truth. But the girl is safe.

Confrontation in a High-Stakes Situation

Bernie Rose: My partner is a belligerent asshole with his back up against a wall, and now, so am I.

Responsibility for Consequences

Bernie Rose: Now it's your turn to clean up after me.

Confrontational Outburst from Bernie Rose

Bernie Rose: Shut the fuck up, you fucking monkey!

A Team Built on Investment and Loyalty

Bernie Rose: [about Shannon] I used to produce movies. In the 80s. Kind of like action films. Sexy stuff. One critic called them European. I thought they were shit. Anyway, he arranged all the cars for me. Did all the stunts. I liked him. I liked having him around, even though he overcharged the shit out of me. His next business venture, he got involved with some of Nino's friends. They didn't go for the overcharging bit. They broke his pelvis. He's never had a lot of luck. The reason I'm telling you this is that he has a lot invested in you. And so do I. So anything you need, you call me. We're a team now.

Truth and Consequences

The Driver: [After slapping Blanche and holding his hand over her mouth] Now, you just got a little boy's father killed and you almost got us killed and now you're lying to me. So how about this? From now on, every word out of your mouth is the truth or I'm going to hurt you.

The Scorpion and the Frog Analogy

The Driver: You know the story about the scorpion and the frog? Your friend Nino didn't make it across the river.

A Moment of Farewell and Gratitude

The Driver: [on the phone with Irene] Can I talk to you? I won't keep you long. I have to go somewhere and I don't think I can come back. But I just wanted you to know. Getting to be around you and Benicio was the best thing that ever happened to me.

The Driver's Terms of Engagement

The Driver: If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down. I don't carry a gun. I drive.

A Simple Offer from the Driver

The Driver: Hey, you want a toothpick?

The Five-Minute Window of Opportunity

The Driver: There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?