Zodiac Quotes

Paul Avery Okay, this can no longer be ignored. What is that you're drinking?

Robert Graysmith It's an Aqua Velva. You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it.

Robert Graysmith But who actually cracked the code?

Robert Graysmith Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it isn't true.

Dave Toschi Easy, Dirty Harry.

Robert Graysmith I … I need to know who he is. I … I need to stand there, I need to look him in the eye, and I need to know that it's him.

Paul Avery Hey Bullitt, it's been almost a year. You gonna catch this fuckin guy or not?

Dave Toschi Go fuck yourself!

Paul Avery Gladly.

Suspect I'm the Zodiac.

Inspector William Armstrong And how did you kill your victims?

Suspect With a gun. No … with a hammer.

Taglines When a series of murders terrorized California, one man took responsibility for them all.

Robert Graysmith Does he think that Zodiac's gonna send another code? Cause I think Zodiac's gonna send another code.

Paul Avery Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches, Bobby, what are you doing? You're doing that thing. The thing that we discussed, the thing that I don't like, starts with an L.

Robert Graysmith Oh, looming.

Paul Avery Yeah.

Dave Toschi What's that?

Sherwood Morrill Similarities in the lowercase "r"s.

Dave Toschi And that?

Sherwood Morrill It is you waiting in the hall if you speak again. I have to concentrate.

Dave Toschi Sorry.

Sherwood Morrill Sorry" counts as speaking.

Dave Toschi There are similarities in the lowercase "r"s.

Robert Graysmith Everything in the letter already appears in the article.

Paul Avery Yep. And he's done it before. Officer Richard Raditech, shot sitting in a parked car.

Robert Graysmith Zodiac claimed he shot someone in their car.

Paul Avery Yeah, a couple days after this article came out. Zodiac didn't do it, but he took credit for it anyway, because he's in it for the press.

Robert Graysmith How can someone who's killed thirteen people …

Paul Avery He claims he killed thirteen people, but which ones can we actually confirm? There's three in Vallejo, one in Berryessa, the cabbie, that's it.

Paul Avery Bobby, you almost look disappointed.

Dave Toschi Hey, how do we know that this lead is real?

Inspector William Armstrong It's very real. How do I know? Because I saw it on television.

Robert Graysmith Does anybody ever call me names?

Paul Avery What, you mean like "retard"?

Robert Graysmith Yeah.

Paul Avery No.

Zodiac I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest, because man is the most dangerous animal of all. To kill something is the most thrilling experience. It is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl. The best part of it is that when I die, I will be reborn in paradise and all that I have killed will become my slaves. I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife.

Taglines There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer.

Robert Graysmith Paul?

Paul Avery Yeah.

Robert Graysmith What was that?

Paul Avery Uh, an editorial tête-à-tête. Wanna grab a drink?

Robert Graysmith It's ten in the morning.

Paul Avery Late breakfast? Early lunch, or …

Robert Graysmith Paul. Are you okay?

Paul Avery … No. Thank you for asking.

Taglines Based on the true story of America's most notorious serial killer.

Robert Graysmith I've been thinking.

Paul Avery Yeah?

Robert Graysmith Somebody should write a book.

Paul Avery Somebody should write a fucking book, that's for sure. About what?

Robert Graysmith About Zodiac. I've been thinking, if you put all the information together, maybe you could jog something loose. And then I thought, who better than you? I mean, you know all the players, and you have all of the files.

Paul Avery Yeah, I lost them.

Robert Graysmith You lost them?

Paul Avery Or I tossed them. I don't know, I moved onto a boat.

Zodiac I wanna report a double murder. If you go one mile east on Columbus Parkway, to a public park, you'll find kids in a brown car. They were shot with a 9mm Luger. I also killed those kids last year. Goodbye.