J. T. Walsh movie quotes

“You want to firebomb the town of Cedar Creek, California, population 2,600, with something called a fuel air bomb, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in our arsenal. The way it works: it explodes, sucks in all available oxygen to the core, vaporizes everything within a mile of ground zero, men, women, children, and one airborne virus....” (continue)(continue reading)
J. T. Walsh - Chief of Staff

“- Big Bob: What happened? Are you alright? What is it?
- George Parker: Rain.
- Big Bob: Real rain? Oh my God.... Are you alright?”
J. T. Walsh - Big Bob
William H. Macy - George Parker

“Metamucil. It helps you go to the toilet. If you don't use it, you get cancer and die.”
J. T. Walsh - Drucker

“I personally don't believe in aliens. But, I do believe that there is something out there that is accountable for all these mysterious things that are going on: I think it is a spiritual thing not a material thing.”
J. T. Walsh

“We are such materialists that all our metaphors are going to be material.”
J. T. Walsh

“It is a struggle. But I don't mind. I will just keep fighting on.”
J. T. Walsh

“Before you get any half-baked ideas about calling in the cavalry, just remember we're gonna be watching you every step of the way. And we'll be listening to our police scanners. And if we see anything unusual, an unmarked car or truck, or if we see you talking to anyone who even remotely smells like a cop... well, you can just keep your fucking...” (continue)(continue reading)
J. T. Walsh - Red Barr

“- Maguire: Look, I just want to lay my cards on the table. Whatever questions you have about our... operation, go ahead, ask me. Shoot.
- Nick Frescia: Okay. Who's your snitch?
- Maguire: I can't tell you that.”
J. T. Walsh - Maguire
Kurt Russell - Frescia

“We're doing a picture in London right now and everyone is just freaking out.”
J. T. Walsh - Allen Habel

“She had on a leather skirt and had a lot of hair on her arms. I like that a lot. That means a big bush.”
J. T. Walsh - Charles Bushman

“- Sgt. Major Dickerson: This is not military issue, airman. What sort of uniform is that?
- Adrian Cronauer: Cretan camouflage sir. If you want to blend in with a bunch of drunken Greeks there's nothing better.”
J. T. Walsh - Sgt. Major Dickerson
Robin Williams - Adrian Cronauer

“This is the Constitution of the United States. I've read it cover to cover. I don't find anything in it about vaporizing 2,600 American citizens. But it does say, several times, that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process.”

J. T. Walsh - Chief of Staff

- Jeff: Give me the key.
- Red: Mister...
- Jeff: Don't "mister" me, you son of a bitch. My wife is locked up in a hole in your fucking barn, and if you don't give me the key, I'm gonna blow your fucking head off!
Kurt Russell - Jeff Taylor
J. T. Walsh - Red Barr

“- Drucker: Say something honest, no holds barred. Go!
- Nervous Executive Harris: I like small boys.
- Drucker: About the product, you fucking idiot!”
J. T. Walsh - Drucker
Steve Bradford - Nervous Executive Harris

“- Cole: Gloucester, we are talking about breaking the law here. I just want to make sure you understand that. No one is going to get hurt, but the law is going to be broken.
- Gloucester Hebbing: Laws are made to be broken, aren't they?”
J. T. Walsh - Cole
Charles Napier - Gloucester Hebbing

- Jeff: What do you want?
- Red: It's not what I want, it's what you want, and how bad you want it. 'Cause it's gonna cost you. Can't show it to you right now, but it's about 5'5", 115 pounds, three or four of that just pure tit. Nice curly brown hair, upstairs and down. Interested?
Kurt Russell - Jeff Taylor
J. T. Walsh - Red Barr

“Anyone check you for a heartbeat recently?”

J. T. Walsh - Frank Griffith

“Those are the citizens of Cedar Creek. Go on, look at them. These are not statistics, ladies and gentlemen. They're flesh and blood! And I want you to burn those into your memories. Because those images should haunt us until the day we die.”

J. T. Walsh - Chief of Staff

“- Maguire: Come on, Nick. Escalante's waiting. He wants to give you a token of his government's friendship.
- Nick Frescia: What?
- Maguire: A gun. What can I say? He's Mexican.”

J. T. Walsh - Maguire
Kurt Russell - Frescia

“- Sgt. Major Dickerson: [pointing to his rank insignia] What does three up and three down mean to you, airman?
- Adrian Cronauer: End of an inning?”
J. T. Walsh - Sgt. Major Dickerson
Robin Williams - Adrian Cronauer

"Paramount Pictures presents “The Freak”. This movie won't just scare you, it will fuck you up for life”. I want to know how the fuck the word "fuck" gets in the New York fucking Times!

J. T. Walsh - Drucker

“- Danforth Keeton III: I just killed my wife. Is that bad?
- Leland Gaunt: Hey, these things happen.”
J. T. Walsh - Danforth Keeton III
Max von Sydow - Leland Gaunt

“You got people dying because he didn't make the varsity football team. You got the Constitution hanging by a thread because the old man went to Whittier instead of Yale.”

J. T. Walsh - John Ehrlichman

“A shovel just makes too goddamned much racket.”
J. T. Walsh - Charles Bushman