They Live by Night Quotes

Bowie She got a real house.

Chickamaw Why not? We're real people.

Catherine "Keechie" Mobley Hello girl. I'm gonna miss you, but I got to do it this way. I'll send for both of you when I can. No matter how long it takes, I got to see that kid. He's lucky. He'll have you to keep him squared around. I love you, Bowie." I love you.

Bowie You having trouble?

Keechie Could be.

Bowie Who are you? You live around here?

Keechie Could be.

Bowie You haven't had a couple of visitors lately, have you?

Keechie That wouldn't be a sore foot making you limp, would it?

Bowie Could be.

Taglines The headlines screamed their crime... but they told only half the story. Would YOU give these kids another chance?

Bowie Well, don't you have a place a little away from the others?

Lambert Uh-huh, just married, ain't ya?

Bowie Yeah.

Lambert Learn that, Alvin. Just-married people like to be alone.

Alvin I should think so.

Bowie Fifteen hundred bucks for a secondhand car?

T-Dub That's right.

Bowie Whoever sells them for that, that's worse than robbin a bank!

T-Dub They're thieves, just like us.

Hawkins Son, I'd sure like that money. I'm old, and money's a real comfort to an old man. And maybe I did help you before, but not now. I believe in helping people get what they want, as long as they can pay for it. I've married people cause there's a little hope that they'll be happy. But I can't take this money of yours. No, sir. In a way, I'm a thief just the same as you are, but I won't sell you hope when there ain't any.

Bowie You said you weren't here when the pipes bust. Where were you?

Bowie I asked you where you were!

Keechie Seein a doctor.

Bowie About what?

Keechie The baby we're gonna have.

Bowie Well, that's just fine. That's all I need!

Keechie You don't see me knittin anything, do you?

Bowie Ma'am, you're baby's crying.

Mother on Bus Well, I've been on this bus three days. When we get to the next stop, I'll fix her bottle. Till then, I just don't care.

Taglines WE'RE IN A JAM! You're crazy to stick to me... but I'd rather die than let you go!

Taglines Cops or no cops I'm going through!

Taglines Desperate... Hunted... Yet so in love! This is their story... The one the screaming headlines never told!

Taglines We're in a Jam!