Sir Sidney Poitier movie quotes

“- Konstantin Karpov: I would never give up a man who killed my partner.
- Roy Parmenter: You never had a partner!”
Richard Bradford - Konstantin Karpov
Sir Sidney Poitier - Roy Parmenter

“Sure you don't want some chips? I exist on corn chips and jalapeños. Not too swift around a stove.”

Sir Sidney Poitier - Roy Parmenter

“You say you don't want to tell me how to live my life. So what do you think you've been doing?”
Sir Sidney Poitier - John Prentice

“- Jeff Grant: What the hell kind of investigation is this, anyway? Are you going to tell me or aren't you?
- Roy Parmenter: You're asking all the right questions, Jeff. Something big is coming down.”
River Phoenix - Jeff Grant
Sir Sidney Poitier - Roy Parmenter

“- Verna McLaughlin: What'd your father do?
- Roy Parmenter: Cop.
- Verna McLaughlin: Good cop or bad cop?
- Roy Parmenter: Bad cop... Wouldn't kiss ass. Good father.”
Loretta Devine - Verna McLaughlin
Sir Sidney Poitier - Roy Parmenter

“This is a manhunt, not your cause. Don't make it personal.”

Sir Sidney Poitier - Preston

“- Student: You run off to England and you teach in some school and you really think you're something, don't you?
- Mark Thackeray: I am something - everyone is.”
Sir Sidney Poitier - Mark Thackeray

When we address someone with respect, we are more often than likely to get respect - not always, but more often than you think, and if you're smart, that ought to be enough. Common courtesy - "please", "thank you", "excuse me"... magical words, magical words.
Sir Sidney Poitier - Mark Thackeray

“- Crease: Now what are you saying, the NSA killed Kennedy?
- Mother: No, they shot him but they didn't kill him. He's still alive.”
Sir Sidney Poitier - Crease
Dan Aykroyd - Mother

“It's not easy taking a life, but you saved one too - mine.”

Sir Sidney Poitier - Preston