Friday Night Lights Quotes
Coach Taylor: You know what I heard once? I heard that a daughter is supposed to be a comfort and a blessing to her father.
Julie: Texas isn’t even a state. Technically it’s a Republic. It'd be nice to live somewhere that’s actually a part of this planet.
Julie: Texas isn’t even a state. Technically it’s a Republic. It'd be nice to live somewhere that’s actually a part of this planet.
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Coach Taylor: I think sometimes that for anyone to do what I do, it is damn near impossible to not sell your soul just a little bit down the river.
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Jason: [about playing quad rugby] I’m ready. I told you I’m ready.
Phil: Jason, you’re not ready.
Jason: Phil come on. Everyday it’s about how--how great my progress has been, how unusual I am. What’s the worse that could happen, huh? I fall out of my chair and break my neck, oh wait that already happened didn’t it.
Phil: You could tear your rotator cuff. You can get a concussion. Worst case scenario, your fusion’s still healing. You don’t seem to know what that means so let me spell it out for you. Those little bits of bone are all that’s protecting your spinal cord at your injury site. You know how you can use your hands, screw up your fusion, no more grip, then what? I want you to think long and hard about this before you do it.
Phil: Jason, you’re not ready.
Jason: Phil come on. Everyday it’s about how--how great my progress has been, how unusual I am. What’s the worse that could happen, huh? I fall out of my chair and break my neck, oh wait that already happened didn’t it.
Phil: You could tear your rotator cuff. You can get a concussion. Worst case scenario, your fusion’s still healing. You don’t seem to know what that means so let me spell it out for you. Those little bits of bone are all that’s protecting your spinal cord at your injury site. You know how you can use your hands, screw up your fusion, no more grip, then what? I want you to think long and hard about this before you do it.
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Jason: Took you long enough to get here, man.
Tim: My truck ain’t running. We’re putting in this four-barrel carb. I hitched a ride, man. Sorry.
Jason: I’m guessing you know what this is about.
Tim: I do?
Jason: Yeah, of course you do. You wanna call yourself my best friend and you haven’t shown up but once since I’ve been in here. Six weeks, man. Six weeks. Let me go ahead and recap my life for you over the last couple of weeks, huh? My day starts out with me laying down on this bed, well pretty much the whole day takes place with me laying down in this bed on my sorry quadriplegic ass. Every day, people come in here poking and prodding me like I'm a piece of meat. Go ahead and stick a catheter in me in places you don’t want to know about. My big adventure of the day is going to the commode ‘cause I gotta go at the same time everyday so I can teach my body how to crap on cue. Impressive, huh? And then Lyla comes running in-(laughing)--I wanna know if she’s as chipper out there as she is in here. ‘Cause I tell you what –I love that girl. I do, I love her more then life itself but I tell you what if she tells me how great everything’s gonna be when I finally get out of here one more time, I’m gonna lose it. Point is this Timmy, while I’m in here dealing with all this, by myself, and my best friend is out there putting a four barrel carb in his damn truck. Is that what’s important right now? Answer me this Timmy, what happened to Texas forever? Huh? What happened to living large? What happened to that eternal bond that you used to love to throw around when I was still healthy and headed towards the NFL? Huh? I need you here Tim! I need you here. I expect---I expect you here. You are my best friend. Grace period's over.
Tim: My truck ain’t running. We’re putting in this four-barrel carb. I hitched a ride, man. Sorry.
Jason: I’m guessing you know what this is about.
Tim: I do?
Jason: Yeah, of course you do. You wanna call yourself my best friend and you haven’t shown up but once since I’ve been in here. Six weeks, man. Six weeks. Let me go ahead and recap my life for you over the last couple of weeks, huh? My day starts out with me laying down on this bed, well pretty much the whole day takes place with me laying down in this bed on my sorry quadriplegic ass. Every day, people come in here poking and prodding me like I'm a piece of meat. Go ahead and stick a catheter in me in places you don’t want to know about. My big adventure of the day is going to the commode ‘cause I gotta go at the same time everyday so I can teach my body how to crap on cue. Impressive, huh? And then Lyla comes running in-(laughing)--I wanna know if she’s as chipper out there as she is in here. ‘Cause I tell you what –I love that girl. I do, I love her more then life itself but I tell you what if she tells me how great everything’s gonna be when I finally get out of here one more time, I’m gonna lose it. Point is this Timmy, while I’m in here dealing with all this, by myself, and my best friend is out there putting a four barrel carb in his damn truck. Is that what’s important right now? Answer me this Timmy, what happened to Texas forever? Huh? What happened to living large? What happened to that eternal bond that you used to love to throw around when I was still healthy and headed towards the NFL? Huh? I need you here Tim! I need you here. I expect---I expect you here. You are my best friend. Grace period's over.
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Tim: What’s up?
Lyla: Tim, we have to stop this. Look at me, Tim. Please. Jason is getting out of there soon. He’s changing; he’s getting back to his old self.
Tim: So you’re done with me?
Lyla: Tim don’t.
Tim: Don’t what?
Lyla: Don’t react like that. You knew this had to end. Look, I take full responsibility for everything that’s happened. It’s all my fault.
Tim: Sounds like it was the biggest mistake of your life, Lyla.
Lyla: I feel like I have to make a choice here Tim before things get more messed up then they already are. I care about you Tim, I do. I just, I can’t live with myself anymore.
Tim: Bye, Lyla.
Lyla: Tim, we have to stop this. Look at me, Tim. Please. Jason is getting out of there soon. He’s changing; he’s getting back to his old self.
Tim: So you’re done with me?
Lyla: Tim don’t.
Tim: Don’t what?
Lyla: Don’t react like that. You knew this had to end. Look, I take full responsibility for everything that’s happened. It’s all my fault.
Tim: Sounds like it was the biggest mistake of your life, Lyla.
Lyla: I feel like I have to make a choice here Tim before things get more messed up then they already are. I care about you Tim, I do. I just, I can’t live with myself anymore.
Tim: Bye, Lyla.
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Tami: Where’re you gonna go?
Tyra: California.
Tami: What are you gonna do in California without a high school education?
Tyra: I’m taking my GED
Tami: Listen, I know. I was just like you. I was the pretty girl in school. I was terrible at math. I got myself through it.
Tyra: I don’t wanna be you Mrs. Taylor. [Tami laughs] I don’t want to stay here, stuck in this small town, in a job like this, married to a coach.
Tami: Tyra, it’s your choice. If you wanna go off and take the GED, fine, but you better bring me proof that you did it, otherwise, you are taking Algebra with Mr. Wendell next semester.
Tyra: Fine.
Tyra: California.
Tami: What are you gonna do in California without a high school education?
Tyra: I’m taking my GED
Tami: Listen, I know. I was just like you. I was the pretty girl in school. I was terrible at math. I got myself through it.
Tyra: I don’t wanna be you Mrs. Taylor. [Tami laughs] I don’t want to stay here, stuck in this small town, in a job like this, married to a coach.
Tami: Tyra, it’s your choice. If you wanna go off and take the GED, fine, but you better bring me proof that you did it, otherwise, you are taking Algebra with Mr. Wendell next semester.
Tyra: Fine.
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Matt: [to Coach Taylor] I think I might have been confused between what was right for the team, and what... and what was right.
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Tim: [at a pep rally] Waste of friggin’ time, huh?
Lyla: Look, I know you hate me right now, and I understand
Tim: I don’t hate you, Lyla. It’d be a lot easier if I did.
Lyla: I don’t know how to talk to you when you’re like this. I mean, God it’s not even 7 o’clock and you can barely stand. You can blame me if you want, Tim. You can blame the whole world for all I care, but if you think being drunk all the time is gonna make this any easier, you’re wrong. It’s not cool or charming. It’s just pathetic and gross and I feel sorry for you. I really do.
Tim: Lyla.
Lyla: Look, I know you hate me right now, and I understand
Tim: I don’t hate you, Lyla. It’d be a lot easier if I did.
Lyla: I don’t know how to talk to you when you’re like this. I mean, God it’s not even 7 o’clock and you can barely stand. You can blame me if you want, Tim. You can blame the whole world for all I care, but if you think being drunk all the time is gonna make this any easier, you’re wrong. It’s not cool or charming. It’s just pathetic and gross and I feel sorry for you. I really do.
Tim: Lyla.
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Lyla: I think you should come.
Jason: I don’t know. I still don’t know if I’m ready to face everybody yet. You know, it’s embarrassing being the center of attention and all.
Lyla: Like you’re not used to that.
Jason: Well, for football maybe, but not for being hurt. I mean, come on, it’s like “Hey everybody come check out the freak show, don’t feed the animals”.
Lyla: It’s not like that. People just want to see you, you know? I miss you.
Jason: Is that right?
Lyla: Mmm-hmm.
Jason: I don’t know. I still don’t know if I’m ready to face everybody yet. You know, it’s embarrassing being the center of attention and all.
Lyla: Like you’re not used to that.
Jason: Well, for football maybe, but not for being hurt. I mean, come on, it’s like “Hey everybody come check out the freak show, don’t feed the animals”.
Lyla: It’s not like that. People just want to see you, you know? I miss you.
Jason: Is that right?
Lyla: Mmm-hmm.
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Coach Taylor: All right, listen up! Listen, now. Y’all ought to be real proud of yourselves. That was a hell of an effort tonight. That was a hell of a game. I don’t know how in the hell, he did, or where he came from to do, or what have you, but I know who this game ball goes to. [hands football to Tim Riggins] That was one hell of a game. All of y’all, that was one hell of a game!
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Smash: Hey look, y'all keep tryin', but you ain't gon' catch me.
Defender: 'Roid' Williams [referring to him as taking steroids to run faster.]
Smash: Hey, don't hate, accelerate!
Defender: 'Roid' Williams [referring to him as taking steroids to run faster.]
Smash: Hey, don't hate, accelerate!
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Julie: H-Hey.
Matt: Hey, wh-what’s going on?
Julie: Not much, is this the safe zone?
Matt: Yeah, I know. These people are crazy.
Julie: So, it must feel pretty good winning the big homecoming game and all.
Matt: Will you go on a date with me?
Julie: Umm.
Matt: Maybe, or not, I mean—I just thought I’d throw that out there. But it’s, it’s probably a bad idea.
Matt: Hey, wh-what’s going on?
Julie: Not much, is this the safe zone?
Matt: Yeah, I know. These people are crazy.
Julie: So, it must feel pretty good winning the big homecoming game and all.
Matt: Will you go on a date with me?
Julie: Umm.
Matt: Maybe, or not, I mean—I just thought I’d throw that out there. But it’s, it’s probably a bad idea.
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Jason: I gotta ask you something.
Lyla: Okay.
Jason: Is there something happening between you and Riggins, Lyla?
Lyla: No! Why would you even say that Jason?
Jason: ‘Cause I saw you in the parking lot the other night.
Lyla: You saw us. Doing what?
Jason: I don’t know. No—Nothing I guess.
Lyla: That’s crazy. I love you. Jason, you know that don’t you?
Jason: I do. I just had to ask. I’m sorry.
Lyla: Okay.
Jason: Is there something happening between you and Riggins, Lyla?
Lyla: No! Why would you even say that Jason?
Jason: ‘Cause I saw you in the parking lot the other night.
Lyla: You saw us. Doing what?
Jason: I don’t know. No—Nothing I guess.
Lyla: That’s crazy. I love you. Jason, you know that don’t you?
Jason: I do. I just had to ask. I’m sorry.
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Landry: Matt, that’s the thing. You’re not listening to me. If you look at a girl like a geometry proof the answer is just right in front of you. It’s your job to find the missing variable. You gotta solve for x.
Matt: Yeah, um, that’s actually algebra.
Landry: That’s actually not the point.
Matt: Yeah, um, that’s actually algebra.
Landry: That’s actually not the point.
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Coach Taylor: All right, listen up. I’m supposed to give you some fatherly and wise advice at this time in your life. Listen up, if you’re wondering if a boy’s thinking about you, he’s not. He’s thinking about sex or he's hungry, those are the only two options.
Julie: Are you trying to be funny?
Coach Taylor: No, I’m not finished, listen to me. Boys think about sex every single minute of the day. That’s what they do, that’s why they lie. They’re gonna leave you waiting around for them to call and they won’t call. They’re gonna be cruel and they’re gonna be misleading, and your mother wanted me to add this, that by in large football players are the worst offenders, however, I think that it pretty much crosses all lines.
Julie: Are you done?
Coach Taylor: You are beautiful, you are sensitive, you are sweet and I don’t want to see you get hurt.
Julie: I love you too, dad.
Coach Taylor: You're a lousy ping-pong player, though.
Julie: Are you trying to be funny?
Coach Taylor: No, I’m not finished, listen to me. Boys think about sex every single minute of the day. That’s what they do, that’s why they lie. They’re gonna leave you waiting around for them to call and they won’t call. They’re gonna be cruel and they’re gonna be misleading, and your mother wanted me to add this, that by in large football players are the worst offenders, however, I think that it pretty much crosses all lines.
Julie: Are you done?
Coach Taylor: You are beautiful, you are sensitive, you are sweet and I don’t want to see you get hurt.
Julie: I love you too, dad.
Coach Taylor: You're a lousy ping-pong player, though.
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Lyla: I’m sorry. There are no words that can ever express that, but I am so sorry. Please.
[Lyla starts crying]
Jason: Did you have sex with him? How many times?
Lyla: Jason, please.
Jason: Oh come on, how many?... You can go.
[Lyla starts crying]
Jason: Did you have sex with him? How many times?
Lyla: Jason, please.
Jason: Oh come on, how many?... You can go.
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Tami: It’s becoming a thing. I mean, it’s a thing. And you know what thing it is, it’s that thing that we always knew was going to happen to our little girl. It’s that thing—that thing’s happening now.
Coach Taylor: Well, at least she’s not interested in a serial killer, or one of the Riggins.
Coach Taylor: Well, at least she’s not interested in a serial killer, or one of the Riggins.
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Smash: You move us to Dillon to get us out the ghetto, or to get us away from Dad?
Mama Williams: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Smash: No, I really want to bring it up. Like we—we should talk about this.
Mama Williams: You need to shut your mouth.
Smash: Mama, I’m serious--
Mama Williams: Take your smart mouth and your plate and get away from my table. You don’t talk to me like that.
Mama Williams: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Smash: No, I really want to bring it up. Like we—we should talk about this.
Mama Williams: You need to shut your mouth.
Smash: Mama, I’m serious--
Mama Williams: Take your smart mouth and your plate and get away from my table. You don’t talk to me like that.
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Lyla: I lost Jason.
Buddy: What?
Lyla: I was unfaithful, Daddy.
Buddy: Well…We all make mistakes, and we—we grow up, but you’re my little girl. You’re my daughter and I want you to always remember that.
Lyla: You’ve never left a game before.
Buddy: It’s only a game. You’re my daughter.
Buddy: What?
Lyla: I was unfaithful, Daddy.
Buddy: Well…We all make mistakes, and we—we grow up, but you’re my little girl. You’re my daughter and I want you to always remember that.
Lyla: You’ve never left a game before.
Buddy: It’s only a game. You’re my daughter.
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Julie: [about Coach Taylor] Don’t worry. He’s all bark and no bite. Most of the time. How about uh you come over tomorrow night?
Matt: I mean, is that gonna be OK with your Mom and your Dad? ‘Cause I don’t know—if...
Julie: Matt, you gotta get out of that mindset, otherwise, he’s just gonna squash this, whatever—whatever this is.
Matt: I mean, is that gonna be OK with your Mom and your Dad? ‘Cause I don’t know—if...
Julie: Matt, you gotta get out of that mindset, otherwise, he’s just gonna squash this, whatever—whatever this is.
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Smash: How about it, QB1? Think you can get the V-chip out of Julie before I can work my magic?
Matt: I think you should shut up.
Smash: Oh, come on, man. What, you afraid of a little bet or something?
Matt: I think it’s a good time to stop talking.
[Smash and Matt both look over and see Coach Taylor standing there]
Matt: I think you should shut up.
Smash: Oh, come on, man. What, you afraid of a little bet or something?
Matt: I think it’s a good time to stop talking.
[Smash and Matt both look over and see Coach Taylor standing there]
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Lyla: What are you doing? Don’t you know you’re sitting with the school slut?
Tim: Let them look, Lyla. I don’t care.
Lyla: It’s different for girls. You can sleep around all you want and people think you’re cool. I make one mistake—and it was a mistake. Tim you’re making it worse. You can’t be here.
Tim: Let them look, Lyla. I don’t care.
Lyla: It’s different for girls. You can sleep around all you want and people think you’re cool. I make one mistake—and it was a mistake. Tim you’re making it worse. You can’t be here.
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Tami: [about Lila] It was medieval; you know it was like the Scarlet Letter or something watching that girl walk across the cafeteria and everybody just glared at her.
Coach Taylor: That’s High School; at least they didn’t burn her at the goal post.
Coach Taylor: That’s High School; at least they didn’t burn her at the goal post.
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Tim: I guess—I guess what I came here to tell you is that Lyla is completely in love with you and always has been and always will be. She’s going through hell right now, Street. Hell.
Jason: I’m sure she is.
Tim: People at school are just ripping on her. I mean, she quit cheer. She’s losing it. And I know it means probably nothing coming from me, but I thought you should know.
Jason: Well, I’m sure you can help her out with that.
Jason: I’m sure she is.
Tim: People at school are just ripping on her. I mean, she quit cheer. She’s losing it. And I know it means probably nothing coming from me, but I thought you should know.
Jason: Well, I’m sure you can help her out with that.
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Tami: What’s the Scarlet Letter all about Tim?
Tim: You know what it’s about.
Tami: I do know.
Tim: Yeah
Tami: What’s the Scarlet Letter about?
Tim: It’s about a gal name Scarlet obviously
Tami: Tim you did not write this paper.
Tim: What’s the big deal?
Tami: The big deal is, that it's part of my job to make sure that you don't grow up stupid...it's bad for the world.
Tim: You know what it’s about.
Tami: I do know.
Tim: Yeah
Tami: What’s the Scarlet Letter about?
Tim: It’s about a gal name Scarlet obviously
Tami: Tim you did not write this paper.
Tim: What’s the big deal?
Tami: The big deal is, that it's part of my job to make sure that you don't grow up stupid...it's bad for the world.
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Landry: You know what it is? He’s probably all messed up from the war. That’s exactly what it--he’s gone war crazy with Operation Freedom flashbacks and stuff.
Julie: He’s not war crazy. He’s just—He should see you play, I mean, if you get him to one of the games he’ll understand what all of the fuss is about.
Matt: Yeah, I guess, maybe.
Julie: Well is he gonna help you get some in-home care for your grandma?
Matt: Well, yeah, he’s gonna straighten all of that out. I mean--I mean, really, this is a perfect time for him to come home because clearly I can’t get it done.
Julie: He’s not war crazy. He’s just—He should see you play, I mean, if you get him to one of the games he’ll understand what all of the fuss is about.
Matt: Yeah, I guess, maybe.
Julie: Well is he gonna help you get some in-home care for your grandma?
Matt: Well, yeah, he’s gonna straighten all of that out. I mean--I mean, really, this is a perfect time for him to come home because clearly I can’t get it done.
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Coach Taylor: [to Tim Riggins] I don’t give you the impression that I think of you as only a football player, do I? I bring this up because as usual my wife is always right. You got your mid-terms comin’ up. I’m gonna be in contact with your teachers. I’m gonna know what’s going on. There will be no more free rides, you will start paying. And hear me when I say this, no pass…no play.
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Lyla: But everyone would’ve looked out for your family.
Jason: The town cripple? How long do you think that charity would’ve lasted, huh? It’s killing me to have to do this to Coach, it’s killing me to have to do this to the team but maybe they’re all right. The lawyers, my parents maybe they’re right. Maybe someone teaches me to tackle somebody I’m not in a chair. We’re not in this mess.
Lyla: If you think this for the best then I’m with you.
Jason: What is it with you that you wanna screw your life up for me, huh?
Lyla: Love makes us kind of stupid.
Jason: Well, thank God for that. [kisses Lyla]
Jason: The town cripple? How long do you think that charity would’ve lasted, huh? It’s killing me to have to do this to Coach, it’s killing me to have to do this to the team but maybe they’re all right. The lawyers, my parents maybe they’re right. Maybe someone teaches me to tackle somebody I’m not in a chair. We’re not in this mess.
Lyla: If you think this for the best then I’m with you.
Jason: What is it with you that you wanna screw your life up for me, huh?
Lyla: Love makes us kind of stupid.
Jason: Well, thank God for that. [kisses Lyla]
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Julie: Hey.
Matt: Hey.
Julie: So, what are you doing out here?
Matt: Honestly, I was just kinda wishing that Arnett Mead loses to Buckley and then we get to go the playoffs then I don’t have to spend everyday of the rest of my life wondering what if as I punch into the feed store.
Matt: Hey.
Julie: So, what are you doing out here?
Matt: Honestly, I was just kinda wishing that Arnett Mead loses to Buckley and then we get to go the playoffs then I don’t have to spend everyday of the rest of my life wondering what if as I punch into the feed store.
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: Buddy: Thank you Lord for letting Buckley win. I know it was nothing short of a miracle and I thank you for that miracle. I know you truly are an all powerful God to let such a crap team win.
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