The Messenger Quotes

Captain Tony Stone You gotta wake the fuck up! You're not in high school, you're not in a fuckin rock band, you're in the Army.

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery Yeah, I know. I know I'm in the Army. I gave blood to the Army. I got blown up in a fire-fight that lasted longer than your entire war. I didn't sunbath in Kuwait with the rest of the POGs.

Captain Tony Stone I know what you're thinkin'. You're thinkin shit, I'm a goddamn decorated war hero with three months left to serve, and they draft me into the angels-of-death squadron. I get a beeper, a canned speech, and a lunatic commanding officer to serve a fuckin ocean of grief. Am I right?

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery More or less, sir. Am I right?

Capt. Tony Stone All I ever wanted was to get shot at. Is that too much to ask for, on the battlefield? A battle?

Capt. Tony Stone It could be worse. It could be Christmas.

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery Why did you join?

Captain Tony Stone A dare.

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery A dare? Why are you still here?

Captain Tony Stone Well, they offered me a commission, and no one dared me to leave. And I dare you to stay.

Captain Tony Stone It should be in the next couple of blocks...

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery We should just ask someone.

Captain Tony Stone No! First of all, men don't ask for directions. Much less soldiers.

Dale Martin Look at that tree. Look at that fucking tree! The same age as my son!

Captain Tony Stone If she's into you, she's into some weird shit.

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery Thank you, sir, I'll make a note of that.

Capt. Tony Stone Men are the ones that try harder to keep it together. They also can hurt you.

Olivia Pitterson Did you ever lose anybody?

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery Yeah. Friends, over there. My father, during peace time, drunk driver.

Olivia Pitterson Did they catch him?

Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery No, my father was the drunk driver.