I bet human milk’s a great delicacy in some countries. It ought to be here. ibid.
I like a quiet restaurant with floor shows. ibid. Terry at table
I’ll kill him and I’ll eat him. ibid. Albert
What good are all these books to you? You can’t eat them. ibid. her to him
Could you cook him? ibid. Georgina to Chef
Eating black food is like consuming death. ibid. Chef
Have all those carefully learnt table manners gone to waste? ibid. Georgina to Albert
Do you want your mother to lock you up again, is that it? Boys Don’t Cry 1999 starring Hilary Swank & Chloe Sevigny & Peter Sarsgaard & Brendan Sexton III & Alicia Goranson & Jeanetta Arnette & Matt McGrath et al, director Kimberly Peirce, cousin to Brandon
People like you don’t need drugs, you hallucinate twenty-four hours a day. ibid. gangsta
I have a sexual identity crisis. ibid. Brandon to rozzer
John Lotter was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of Brandon Teena. He is currently appealing his conviction from death row. Marvin Thomas Nissen (Tom) cooperated with the prosecution and testified against John. He is currently serving consecutive life sentences. ibid. caption
It’s a jewellery store ... We don’t want Tiffany’s; we want a mom-and-pop operation. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead 2007 starring Philip Seymour Hoffman & Ethan Hawke & Marisa Tomei & Albert Finney & Rosemary Harris & Brian F O'Byrne & Aleksa Palladino & Michael Shannon & Amy Ryan & Sarah Livingston & Jordan Gelber et al, director Sidney Lumet, Hoffman to Hawke
The world is an evil place, Charlie. And some of us make money off of that. Others get destroyed. ibid. pawn bloke to father
Do you think the Americans are acting out of concern for others? Those pigs only want control of the Middle East oilfields! They couldn’t give a shit if 10,000 people died! The Baader Meinhof Complex 2005 [Der Baader Meinhof Komplex] starring Moritz Bleibtreu & Martina Gedeck & Johanna Wokalek & Nadja Uhl & Simon Licht & Alexandra Maria Lara & Susanne Bormann & Bruno Ganz et al, director Uli Edel
We did it to protest against the apathy with which people sit back and watch the genocide in Vietnam. ibid.
Free yourself from the system and burn your bridges behind you. ibid.
We say the man in uniform is a pig, not a human being. ibid. Ulrika
We fight oppression and injustice with our comrades around the world. ibid.
Today, three banks in West Berlin were robbed within ten minutes. ibid. news
We will continue to carry out bombings against judges and prosecutors until they cease violating the rights of political prisoners. ibid. statement
The question is whether terrorism represents a new form of warfare. ibid. rozzer
A week ago Tom Bishop disappeared in Hong Kong. Last night he turned up outside Shanghai. He’s been arrested for espionage. Spy Game 2001 starring Robert Redford & Brad Pitt & Catherine McCormack & Stephen Dillane & Larry Bryggman & Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Ken Leung & David Hemmings & Michael Paul Chan & Garrick Hagon & Andrew Grainger, director Tony Scott, spymaster
Most of the time all you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife and a smile. ibid. Redford to Pitt
We have some fucked up barometer for success, don’t we? ibid. Pitt to Redford
Do you remember when we could tell the good guys from the bad guys? ibid. Redford
What’s advertising but a legalised con game? And what the hell’s marriage? The Anderson Tapes 1971 starring Sean Connery & Christopher Walken & Alan King & Martin Balsam & Dyan Cannon & Ralph Meeker Val Avery & Dick Anthony Williams & Garrett Morris et al, director Sidney Lumet, Duke
America, man. You know, it’s so beautiful I wanna eat it. ibid. Walken
He fell from up there on the motherfucking cab. Shit. I think he’s dead. Collateral 2004 starring Tom Cruise & Jamie Foxx & Jason Statham & Jada Pinkett Smith & Mark Ruffalo & Peter Berg & Bruce McGill & Irma P Hall & Barry Shabaka Henley & Richard T Jones et al, director Michael Mann, cab driver
I can’t drive you around while you’re killing people, man. ibid.
Foxx: What are you?
Cruise: Indifferent. ibid.
I do this for a living. ibid.
The intersection at Broadway and 72nd Street on New York’s West Side is officially known as Sherman Square. To heroin addicts it’s needle park. The Panic in Needle Park 1971 starring Al Pacino & Kitty Winn & Alan Vint & Richard Bright & Kiel Martin & Michael McClanathan & Warren Finnerty & Marcia Jean Kurtz & Raul Julia & Angie Ortega et al, director Jerry Schatzberg, opening caption
I got nothing, man. ibid. Pacino to black man in street
I’m not hooked, I’m chippin’. ibid. him to her
Some friends. Do you know I’ve been beat by half the people out there? ibid.
It’s my business. It’s what I do good ... When I go into an apartment I jam the lock. Stick some toothpicks in the keyhole and break them off. That way when the people come back I can hear them trying to get in. Make it out the fire-escape. ibid. Hank the burglar to Winn, with Pacio
This Is A Raided Premises. ibid. notice in hallway of block of flats, with rozzer in chair
I’m a germ: you should split. ibid. him to her
Everybody rats ... always. ibid. rozzer to her
Across the land two gangs have been at war for a hundred years. They are called the Numbers Gangs. 28 vs 26. In prisons and on the streets they speak a secret language. They live and die by strict rules like enemies on a chess board. Four Corners 2013 starring Brendon Daniels & Lindiwe Matshikiza & Irshaad Ally & Adburagman Adams & Jezriel Skei & Jerry Mofokeng & Israel Makoe et al, director Ian Gabriel
The only way to defend your Number is with blood. There’s plenty ways to get in. There’s no way out. ibid.
I feel like I’ve been fighting this corner for ever … I was a smoker, I mean I was an artist, a poet. Down Terrace 2009 starring Robin Hill & Robert Hill & Julia Deakin & David Schaal & Kerry Peacock & Tony Way & Mark Kempner & Michael Smiley & Gareth Tunley & Kali Peacock et al, director Ben Wheatley
Him: Grandad to a bastard. Is there a word for that?
Her: Cunt. ibid.
Your payroll’s as safe with us as it is in the bank. Payroll 1961 starring Michael Craig & Francoise Prevost & Billie Whitelaw & William Lucas & Kenneth Griffith & Tom Bell & Barry Keegan & Edward Cast & Andrew Faulds & William Peacock & Glyn Houston et al, director Sidney Hayers, bloke
Armoured van or no armoured van we’re pulling off this plan. ibid. Johnny
We’re clearing out of here. Things are too hot. ibid.
For me. You snivelling spineless coward. You’ve done nothing for me. Damned right I’m having an affair. With Johnny Mellors! ibid. Mrs Pearson to Mr Pearson
It has become a dwelling place of demons. The Devil’s Advocate 1997 starring Al Pacino & Keanu Reeves & Charlize Theron & Jeffrey Jones & Judith Ivey & Connie Nielson & Craig T Nelson & Heather Matarazzo & Tamara Tunie et al, director Taylor Hackford, mother to son of New York Babylon
You gotta keep yourself small. Innocuous. Be the little guy. You know, the nerd ... the leper ... shit-kickin’ serf. Look at me. Underestimated from day one. You’d never think I was a master of the universe, now would ya? ibid.
I’m the hand up Mona Lisa’s skirt. ibid. Devil
It’s like a test; the whole thing is like one big test. ibid. her to him