“Arlington Road” quotes

“Never wiser than when we're children. They say it and it's true. We'll never see things that clear again.”
Tim Robbins - Oliver Lang

When Leah died, all I wanted was someone to tell me, "We made a mistake". You know? "We made a mistake. Your wife suffered for it, and we'd take it back a hundred times if we could". But they don't say that. She would've.

Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday

“- Michael Faraday: How many people are you going to kill?
- Oliver Lang: Well, if I see any strange cars on my street, if you feel compelled to talk to someone, a federal agent perhaps, I imagine we're just going to kill one.”
Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday
Tim Robbins - Oliver Lang

“They asked you what you stand for. You tell them you stand for blowing up families. For orphan sons. Your father really killed himself, you son of a bitch? Or is that just where you got your start?”

Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday

“- Oliver Lang: They'll pay for their sins. Their lies.
- Michael Faraday: You're killing children! Children die!
- Oliver Lang: Children... I know that. This is war, Michael. In a war, children die.”
Tim Robbins - Oliver Lang
Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday

“You can't ask government to be infallible, but you can ask it to be accountable.”
Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday