“The Good Son” quotes

“- Henry: I was downstairs playing.
- Susan: Henry, don't lie to me, alright? Just don't lie to me. Now you tell me... did you kill Richard?
- Henry: What if I did?”

Macaulay Culkin - Henry
Wendy Crewson - Susan

- Mark: What makes people evil?
- Alice: "Evil" is a word people use when they've given up trying to understand someone. There's a reason for everything if we could just find it.
Elijah Wood - Mark
Jacqueline Brookes - Alice

“You like my sister, don't you? Such a sweet little girl. Too bad if something were to happen to her, if she got hurt. You'd be sad, wouldn't you, Mark? But, hey, accidents will happen. Just ask my mom about Richard.”

Macaulay Culkin - Henry

“- Susan: You have to tell me the truth now. What happened the night Richard died?
- Henry: Don't you know?
- Susan: I'd like to hear it from you.”
Wendy Crewson - Susan
Macaulay Culkin - Henry

“Henry is gone and the rest of us are safe. But sometimes, late at night, I find myself thinking - not about Henry, but about Susan - and wondering, if she had it to do over, would she make the same choice? I guess I'll always wonder. But I know I'll never ask.”

Elijah Wood - Mark

“- Mark: Do you know what you did?
- Henry: Come on. We did it together.
- Mark: You could have killed people.
- Henry: With your help.
- Mark: I didn't know you were going to do that.
- Henry: I feel sorry for you, Mark. You just don't know how to have fun.”

Elijah Wood - Mark
Macaulay Culkin - Henry

“- Susan: If something was wrong, you would tell me, wouldn't you?
- Henry: What do you mean?
- Susan: I mean, sometimes when we're kids, we do things that...
- Henry: What kind of things?
- Susan: Things we feel bad about.
- Henry: I don't feel bad about anything.”
Wendy Crewson - Susan
Macaulay Culkin - Henry

“You're not going to die, mom. I promise... you're not going to die 'cause I won't let you.”

Elijah Wood - Mark

“- Henry: You're scared all the time. I know. I used to be scared too. But that was before I found out.
- Mark: Found out what?
- Henry: That once you realize that you can do anything, you're free. You could fly. Nobody can touch you. Nobody. Mark... don't be afraid to fly.”
Macaulay Culkin - Henry
Elijah Wood - Mark

“- Mark: Henry said he hated her.
- Susan: What are you trying to tell me?
- Mark: I've told you. I'm telling you. Connie didn't just slip. You don't know what he is. Henry tried to kill Connie and he can do it again...”

Elijah Wood - Mark
Wendy Crewson - Susan

“- Mark: What if there was this boy and he did these terrible things because he liked doing them? Wouldn't you say he was evil?
- Alice: I don't believe in evil.
- Mark: You should.”
Elijah Wood - Mark
Jacqueline Brookes - Alice

“My mom said she'd always be with me. She chose your mom as a way of coming back, but I guess it would be hard for you to understand that. But it's true. She's my mother now.”

Elijah Wood - Mark