Walk the Line Quotes

Johnny Cash I want to marry you and I'm telling you it's the time.

June Carter Well I'm telling you with a hundred percent certainty that it is not the time. It's not about time, it's not the right time, it's not even quarter to the right time.

Warden Mr. Cash? The record company asks you not to play any songs that would remind the prisoners that they are in jail.

Johnny Cash Do you think they forget?

Warden Perhaps you and your wife can do another spiritual.

Johnny Cash She's not my wife, warden. I keep askin her and she keeps sayin "no".

Major cast ] — Ray Cash

Johnny Cash I'm really glad y'all could be here today, especially you, daddy, glad you came. Not everybody's here. Jack's not here is he, huh? Where have you been? That's what you said to me, remember? I was twelve years old and he got Jack's bloody clothes, and he says to me "Where have you been?

Ray Cash Well, where were you?

Johnny Cash Where were you?

Ray Cash I quit drinkin a long time ago, J.R. What about you, still takin them pills? They'll kill you, you know?

Johnny Cash Yeah, well so will a car wreck.

Ray Cash You're sittin on a high horse, boy. I never had talent, I did the best I could with what I had. Can you say that? Mister big shot, mister pill poppin rock star. Who are you to judge, you ain't got nothin', big empty house, nothin', children you don't see, nothin', big ol expensive tractor stuck in the mud, nothin'.

Johnny Cash I want to remind you we're recording live here today, so you can't say "hell" or "shit" or anything like that! I gotta tell ya, I can't tell ya how many shows we've done, but this is the best audience we've ever had. I wanna thank you for that. Ya know, standin back there in your shop catchin my breath, I come to admire you even more. See, I never had to do hard time like you. Although I have, on occasion, got myself busted.

Prisoner That's right!!!

Prisoner #2 Alright, JOHNNY!!!!

Johnny Cash Once in ], I had this bag of... Oh... y'all heard about that? You've been to El Paso too?! Well, anyways, I felt tough, you know? Like I'd seen a thing or two, ya know? Well, that was till a moment ago. Cos I gotta tell you... My hat's off to you now. Cos I ain't never had to drink this yellow water you got here at Folsom!!

Johnny Cash This songs for your Warden!!! ]"]

Johnny Cash Tell me you don't love me.

June Carter I don't love you.

Johnny Cash You're a liar.

June Carter I guess you ain't got no problems then.

Waylon Jennings How come you ain't ever tried this kind of pickin', Luther?

Luther Perkins Well, Waylon, whatever you're lookin for, I've already found.

Maybelle Carter You should go down there to him, June.

June Carter Mama?

Maybelle Carter He's all mixed up.

June Carter I am not goin down there, if I go down there...

Maybelle Carter You already are down there, honey.

June Carter Can I have one?

Johnny Cash Yeah.

Johnny Cash Open your mouth...

June Carter John!

Johnny Cash I'm sorry, I'm sorry... here.

Johnny Cash Open your mouth... Open your mouth...

June Carter No... I don't trust you...

Johnny Cash Oh, June, don't say that...

June Carter I don't...

Johnny Cash Yes, you do... now open your mouth...

June Carter John, you are a mean man! You are a mean man, and I knew it... I knew it all along...

Johnny Cash Aw, June, love's more important than the tour.

June Carter Is that right?

Johnny Cash Yes, it is.

June Carter Well, then start loving yourself, so we can go back to work.

Johnny Cash It's all right, it just happened.

June Carter Just happened?

Johnny Cash Yeah.

June Carter You wear black cause you can't find anything else to wear? You found your sound cause you can't play no better? You tried to kiss me because "it just happened"? You should try to take credit for something every once in a while, John.

Johnny Cash June, these are my daughters Rosanne, Cindy, and Kathy.

June Carter Hi. Those are really pretty good ribbons on your dresses.

Vivian Cash June?

June Cater Yeah?

Vivian Cash Stay clear of my children.

June Carter I was just saying hello.

Vivian Cash You heard me.

Johnny Cash Viv...

Johnny Cash I think it's about time, June.

June Carter Time for what?

Johnny Cash For you and me... to get married.

June Carter Go to sleep, John.

Johnny Cash Oh no! We surrender!

June Carter What was I thinkin'? I must be crazy! Y'all can't walk no line! Y'all gonna blow this tour!

Carl Perkins We ain't gonna blow the tour, June!

June Carter I am not gonna be that little dutch boy with my finger in the dam no more!

Johnny Cash You're lyin to yourself, June! If you think it's about a tour! This isn't about a tour! This isn't about a song!

Taglines Love is a burning thing.

Johnny Cash You're an angel.

June Carter No, I'm not.

Johnny Cash You've been there with me.

June Carter I had a friend who needed help. You're my friend.

Johnny Cash But I've done so many bad things.

June Carter You've done a few, that's true.

Johnny Cash My daddy's right. It should have been me on that saw. Jack was so good. He would have done so many good things. What have I done? Just hurt everybody I know. I know I've hurt you. I'm nothin

June Carter You're not nothin'. You are not nothin'. You are a good man, and God has given you a second chance to make things right, John. This is your chance, honey. This is your chance.

Johnny Cash You're not talking to me, June?

June Carter You're not allowed to speak to me tonight, after that stunt you pulled. The only place you're allowed to speak to me is on stage, do you understand?

Johnny Cash What did I do?

June Carter I don't know. Why don't you ask your big fat shadow?

Johnny Cash Come on, baby.

June Carter Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby!

June Carter We've got these people all revved up, John. Now c'mon, let's sing Jackson for em.

Johnny Cash You got me all revved up. Now I've asked you forty different ways and it's time you come up with a fresh answer.

June Carter Please sing.

Johnny Cash I'm asking you to marry me. I love you, June. Now I know I said and done a lotta things, that I hurt you, but I promise, I'll never do that again. I only want to take care of you. I will not leave you like that dutch boy with your finger in the dam.

Johnny Cash June, you're my best friend... Marry Me...

June Carter All right.

Johnny Cash Yeah?

Johnny Cash In case y'all didn't hear that, she said yes!... She finally said yes.

June Carter John, I'm not gonna sing that song, it's inappropriate. I recorded it with my ex-husband (Carl Smith), and I'm not gonna sing it.

Johnny Cash There's no better way to put it behind you.

June Carter I'm not gonna do it!

Johnny Cash June, just sing.

Title card In 1968, "]" became one of the most popular recordings of all time, outselling ].

Title card That same year, John and June married and settled into the lake home in Hendersonville. Two years later, they had a son, John Carter Cash.

Title card For the next 35 years, they raised their children, recorded music, toured and played the world together.

Title card June passed in May 2003. Four months later, John followed.

Ray Cash You know what that is J.R.? You know what that is...?

Carrie Cash Stop it, Ray.

Ray Cash Nothing. Nothing....That what that is.... That what that's worth...and that's what you are.

Carrie Cash Leave him alone Ray, he didn't do this.

Ray Cash The devil did this! He took the wrong son!

Carrie Cash Stop it, Ray!

Ray Cash He was the best, and now he's gone!

Young J.R. Cash Jack, please don't leave me alone...

Carrie Cash Ray!

Ray Cash Quiet!

Carrie Cash Stop it!

Girls Daddy!

Ray Cash QUIET!! EVERYBODY QUIET!!

Jerry Lee Lewis We're all going to hell for the songs we sing. People listen to them, they're going to hell too. God gave us a great big apple, see, and He said don't touch it. He didn't say touch it once in a while; He didn't say take a nibble when you're hungry; He said don't touch it! Don't think about touchin it, don't sing about touchin it, don't think about singin about touchin it!

June Carter And what about me Jerry Lee; am I going to hell too?

Jerry Lee Lewis No, June, you're beautiful.

June Carter Sleepy is what I am.

Jerry Lee Lewis She's making me fall in love with her.

Waylon Jennings Thirty hours. You've been asleep for thirty hours, hoss.

Johnny Cash Hey, did June call? Woman won't return my damn calls.

Waylon Jennings They disconnected it yesterday. Insufficient fundilation.

Johnny Cash Now, come on, man. I gave you money for that.

Waylon Jennings Well, that was last month. This is this month.

Sam Phillips You know exactly what I'm telling you. We've already heard that song a hundred times. Just like that. Just... like... how... you.. sing it.

Johnny Cash Well, you didn't let us bring it home.

Sam Phillips Bring... bring it home? All right, let's bring it home. If you was hit by a truck and you're lying out there in that gutter dying, and you had time to sing one song. Huh? One song that people would remember before you're dirt. One song that would let God know how you felt about your time here on Earth. One song that would sum you up. You tellin me that's the song you'd sing? That same ] tune we hear on the radio all day, about your peace within, and how it's real, and how you're gonna shout it? Or... would you sing somethin different. Somethin real. Somethin you felt. Cause I'm telling you right now, that's the kind of song people wanna here. That's the kind of song that truly saves people. It ain't got nothin to do with believin in God, Mr. Cash. It has to do with believin in yourself.

Johnny Cash I got a couple of songs I wrote in the Air Force. You got anything against the Air Force?

Sam Phillips No.

Johnny Cash I do.

Vivian Cash Your mama was here. Your daddy too.

Johnny Cash Oh yeah. And what'd he say?

Vivian Cash He said now you won't have to work so hard to make people think you've been in jail.

Johnny Cash You know what your problem is, June Carter? You are afraid to be in love, you are afraid of losing control. And you know what, June Carter, I think you are afraid of livin in my big fat shadow.

June Carter Oh really? Is that what my problem is?

Johnny Cash Yes.

June Carter My problem is that it's 2 A.M. My problem is I'm asleep. I'm on a tour bus with eight stinkin men. Rule number one: Don't propose to a girl on a bus, you got that? Rule number two: Don't tell her it's because you had a bad dream.

Johnny Cash June?

June Carter What?

Johnny Cash Marry me.

Johnny Cash Ok... Ok fine... but that's the last time I'm asking.

June Carter Well, good. I hate reruns.

Major cast ] — Carrie Cash