Drive Quotes
Hoke Colburn: [Hoke is driving Daisy to Mobile] Did I evre tell you about the first time I ever been outside the state of Georgia?
Daisy Werthan: No, when was that?
Hoke Colburn: Oh, a few minutes ago.
Daisy Werthan: No, when was that?
Hoke Colburn: Oh, a few minutes ago.
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Waterfront Bartender: I don't know why you want to waste so much time writing those sappy love songs when no-one wants to hear 'em. Least of all, the woman who dumped your sorry ass.
Malik Brody: Oh, well thank you Doctor! I feel so much better now!
Waterfront Bartender: The truth hurts, baby.
Malik Brody: Oh, well thank you Doctor! I feel so much better now!
Waterfront Bartender: The truth hurts, baby.
Movie: Drive
[introduction to each episode] [black-and-white 1950s footage of cars driving through the country, with soothing music in the background]
Richard Wilson: For many, the 1950s were the golden age of British motoring. Back then, life was leisurely, liberating and fun. [modern traffic: Richard screeches to a halt in a traffic jam, with someone blowing their horn]
Richard Wilson: Yes, things have changed a bit since then. [modern footage of Richard driving an old Bentley, with soothing music]
Richard Wilson: But perhaps it's still possible to recapture some of that old magic. I'm setting off on six of the best drives from the 1950s, as recommended by the guide-books of the era. And I'll be driving some of the decade's most iconic vehicles. I want to find out if these routes still thrill and inspire, and how in fifty years Britain itself has changed.
Richard Wilson: For many, the 1950s were the golden age of British motoring. Back then, life was leisurely, liberating and fun. [modern traffic: Richard screeches to a halt in a traffic jam, with someone blowing their horn]
Richard Wilson: Yes, things have changed a bit since then. [modern footage of Richard driving an old Bentley, with soothing music]
Richard Wilson: But perhaps it's still possible to recapture some of that old magic. I'm setting off on six of the best drives from the 1950s, as recommended by the guide-books of the era. And I'll be driving some of the decade's most iconic vehicles. I want to find out if these routes still thrill and inspire, and how in fifty years Britain itself has changed.
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[Wendy teams up with Ivy instead of killing her]
Ivy Chitty: Alright, let's hit it! [Wendy sits in the driver's seat looking nervous]
Ivy Chitty: What?
Wendy Patrakas: I think maybe I should've shot you. [as Wendy drives off, we see that Ivy shot out the other tires on Susan's Land Rover]
Leigh Barnthouse: Thanks a whole hell of a lot!
Ivy Chitty: Alright, let's hit it! [Wendy sits in the driver's seat looking nervous]
Ivy Chitty: What?
Wendy Patrakas: I think maybe I should've shot you. [as Wendy drives off, we see that Ivy shot out the other tires on Susan's Land Rover]
Leigh Barnthouse: Thanks a whole hell of a lot!
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[first lines]Driver: [on phone]There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand? [pause]
Driver: Good. And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again.
Driver: Good. And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again.
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Driver: [on the phone with Irene]Can I talk to you? I won't keep you long. I have to go somewhere and I don't think I can come back. But I just wanted you to know. Getting to be around you and Benicio was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Driver: [watching a cartoon]Is he a bad guy?
Benicio: Yeah.
Driver: How can you tell?
Benicio: Because he's a shark.
Driver: There's no good sharks?
Benicio: Yeah.
Driver: How can you tell?
Benicio: Because he's a shark.
Driver: There's no good sharks?
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Bearded Redneck: You're Shannon's buddy right? We met last year. You drove me and my brother back from Palm Springs. We hired another wheelman. I spent six months in jail. My brother, he got himself killed. I got this sweet job coming up.
Driver: How 'bout this. You shut your mouth. Or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you.
Bearded Redneck: Nice seein' you again.
Driver: How 'bout this. You shut your mouth. Or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you.
Bearded Redneck: Nice seein' you again.
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Driver: If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down. I don't carry a gun. I drive.
Cook: You look like you're hard to work with.
Cook: You look like you're hard to work with.
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Driver: [to Bernie]You know the story about the scorpion and the frog? Your friend Nino didn't make it across the river.
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Shannon: Kid, I want you to meet Mr. Bernie Rose!
Bernie Rose: Nice to meet you. [Bernie sticks out his hand to shake; Driver does not take it]
Driver: My hands are a little dirty.
Bernie Rose: So are mine.
Bernie Rose: Nice to meet you. [Bernie sticks out his hand to shake; Driver does not take it]
Driver: My hands are a little dirty.
Bernie Rose: So are mine.
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Standard: Do you want to hear how mommy and me met?
Benicio: Yeah.
Standard: Yeah? Okay. We were at a party. And she was nineteen years old.
Irene: Seventeen.
Standard: You weren't seventeen.
Irene: I was.
Standard: Wow. So it was illegal. [laughs]
Standard: All right. So I illegally walked over to a seventeen year old girl. And I walk up and I say, Hello, Miss. What is your name? And she didn't say anything. And then I said, Well my name is Standard Gabriel. Then what did you say?
Irene: I said, Where's the deluxe version?
Benicio: Yeah.
Standard: Yeah? Okay. We were at a party. And she was nineteen years old.
Irene: Seventeen.
Standard: You weren't seventeen.
Irene: I was.
Standard: Wow. So it was illegal. [laughs]
Standard: All right. So I illegally walked over to a seventeen year old girl. And I walk up and I say, Hello, Miss. What is your name? And she didn't say anything. And then I said, Well my name is Standard Gabriel. Then what did you say?
Irene: I said, Where's the deluxe version?
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Shannon: [to Driver]A lot of guys mess around with married women, but you're the only one I know who robs a joint just to pay back the husband. Crazy.
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[after slapping Blanche and holding her down]Driver: Now, you just got a little boy's father killed. And you almost got us killed. And now you're lying to me. So how about this? From now on, every word out of your mouth is the truth. Or I'm going to hurt you.
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Nino: Fuck you eating chink food in my fucking restaurant?
Bernie Rose: What's a Jew doing running a pizzeria?
Bernie Rose: What's a Jew doing running a pizzeria?
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Irene: [as music blares from her apartment]Sorry about the noise.
Driver: I was going to call the cops.
Irene: I wish you would.
Driver: I was going to call the cops.
Irene: I wish you would.
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Driver: I don't have wheels on my car.
Irene: [laughing]Okay.
Driver: It's one thing you should know about me.
Irene: [laughing]Okay.
Driver: It's one thing you should know about me.
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Irene: What do you do?
Driver: I drive.
Irene: Like a limo driver?
Driver: No, like, for movies.
Irene: Oh. You mean all the car chases and stuff?
Driver: Yeah.
Irene: Isn't that dangerous?
Driver: It's only part-time. Mostly I work at a garage.
Driver: I drive.
Irene: Like a limo driver?
Driver: No, like, for movies.
Irene: Oh. You mean all the car chases and stuff?
Driver: Yeah.
Irene: Isn't that dangerous?
Driver: It's only part-time. Mostly I work at a garage.
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Nino: You paid three-hundred fucking grand for this piece of shit?
Bernie Rose: I paid for it - out of my own pocket. This is just the shell; it's the inside that counts, not the outside, right Shannon?
Shannon: You are correct, sir.
Nino: Fuck that shit; I pay three-hundred for something, I want everybody to fucking see it!
Bernie Rose: Of course you do.
Nino: [Nino sees an collectible car]Now this... that is one motherfucking, fine-ass, pussy-mobile, motha-fucka'! Damn!
Bernie Rose: Shannon, sell him the car.
Shannon: He wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whore house...
Shannon: [Shannon begins hobbling over to Nino]You know what? This car will even make you good-looking.
Nino: I'm already good-looking, pal.
Bernie Rose: I paid for it - out of my own pocket. This is just the shell; it's the inside that counts, not the outside, right Shannon?
Shannon: You are correct, sir.
Nino: Fuck that shit; I pay three-hundred for something, I want everybody to fucking see it!
Bernie Rose: Of course you do.
Nino: [Nino sees an collectible car]Now this... that is one motherfucking, fine-ass, pussy-mobile, motha-fucka'! Damn!
Bernie Rose: Shannon, sell him the car.
Shannon: He wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whore house...
Shannon: [Shannon begins hobbling over to Nino]You know what? This car will even make you good-looking.
Nino: I'm already good-looking, pal.
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Driver: What is it you got there? Can I see? [Benicio hands Driver a bullet]
Driver: One of those men gave you that?
Benicio: They told me not to lose it.
Driver: You want me to keep that for you?
Driver: One of those men gave you that?
Benicio: They told me not to lose it.
Driver: You want me to keep that for you?
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Bernie Rose: Here's what I'm prepared to offer. You give me the money, the girl is safe. Forever. Nobody knows about her. She's off the map. I can't offer you the same. So, this is what I would suggest. We conclude our deal. We'll shake hands. You start the rest of your life. Any dreams you have, or plans, or hopes for your future... I think you're going to have to put that on hold. For the rest of your life you're going to be looking over your shoulder. I'm just telling you this because I want you to know the truth. But the girl is safe.
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Shannon: [to Driver]You look like a zombie, kid. You getting any sleep? Can I offer you some benzedrine, dexedrine, caffeine, nicotine? Oh, you don't smoke. That's right. Better off.
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Shannon: You two know each other?
Driver: [smiling while walking by]Don't.
Shannon: [excited]Oh, look at that!
Irene: We're neighbors.
Shannon: Neighbors? Very good. Well, we'll try to be neighborly too.
Driver: [smiling while walking by]Don't.
Shannon: [excited]Oh, look at that!
Irene: We're neighbors.
Shannon: Neighbors? Very good. Well, we'll try to be neighborly too.
Movie: Drive