The Stanford Prison Experiment Quotes

Daniel Culp/Prisoner 8612 You have no right to fuck with my head!

Karl Vandy It's easy for you to say, Oh, I wouldn't have acted that way, but you don't know. That's - that's the truth. You don't know. And now, I know what I'm capable of, and it hurts.

Dr. Philip Zimbardo This experiment... is over.

Peter Mitchell/Prisoner 819 Blow it out your ass, Mr. Correctional Officer!

Daniel Culp I know you're a nice guy.

Christopher Archer So why do you hate me?

Daniel Culp Because I know what you can become.

Jesse Fletcher You brought me here to legitimize this experiment, and there's nothing legitimate about this place, Phil.

Dr. Philip Zimbardo You're right. You're right. I didn't explain it well. Prisons they represent a loss of freedom literally and symbolically.

Jesse Fletcher Yeah, but that does not explain why they're wearing dresses. They're wearing dresses, Phil.

Dr. Philip Zimbardo Yes, I understand. Uh, we're trying to strip away their individuality. Make them uniform. Feminize them.

Jesse Fletcher Feminize them?

Dr. Philip Zimbardo Yes. Feminize them. Take away all the things that make them them. You see we're trying to understand how an institution affects an individual's behavior. We're trying to do something... We're trying to do something good.