Turkey quotes

“For a nation of pigs, it sure is funny you don't eat them! Jesus Christ forgave the bastards, but I can't! I hate! I hate you! I hate your nation! And I hate your people! And I fuck your sons and daughters because they're pigs! You're a pig! You're all pigs.”

Randy Quaid - Jimmy Booth

“Good morning, my American friend. It will be trouble if you go this way. A good Turk always walks to the right! Left is communist! Right is good. You see, you must go the other way. The other way is good!”

Peter Jeffrey - Ahmet

“- Jimmy Booth: What you in for? Hash?
- Billy Hayes: Yeah.
- Jimmy Booth: Where?
- Billy Hayes: The airport - trying to get home.
- Jimmy Booth: That's heavy.
- Billy Hayes: You think so?
- Jimmy Booth: Yeah, I think so. This isn't the good old USA. This is Turkey, man. It's a fucking accident here if you're innocent. They is nobody here who's...” (continue)(continue reading)
Randy Quaid - Jimmy Booth
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes

“- Billy Hayes: Peacocks? Why peacocks?
- Jimmy Booth: The Turks use them instead of dogs. They scream like mad if they're disturbed and they don't get rabies. The old sultans used to use them to guard their harems.”
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
Randy Quaid - Jimmy Booth

“- Billy Hayes: What's Jimmy's story? Why is he in here? Hash?
- Erich: No. He was caught stealing from a mosque. That is also a heavy crime here in Turkey.
- Billy Hayes: What did he steal?
- Erich: Two candle sticks.”
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
Norbert Weisser - Erich

To the Turks, everything is "shurla burla", which means "like this, like that". You never know what will happen. All foreigners are "ayip", they're considered dirty. So is homosexuality, it's a big crime here, but most of them do it every chance they get.
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes

“- Billy Hayes: How do you like it? Istanbul?
- Mr. Hayes: An interesting place. I tell you the truth I think the food is lousy. The crap they sell in these little restaurants. I had to run to the toilet. You should've seen the toilet. Anyway, I'm not taking any more chances. I'm going to eat at the Hilton, every night, with steak and French...” (continue)(continue reading)
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
Mike Kellin - Mr. Hayes

“- Turkey: Let me tell you, I won't be here very long.
- Rover Dangerfield: I tell ya, the way I see it, you probably won't be around after Christmas!”
Tress MacNeille - Turkey
Rodney Dangerfield - Rover Dangerfield