Friday Night Lights Quotes
[(Matt and Carlotta are making out on his bed when his grandmother walks in and Matt covers Carlotta with his sheets]
Grandma Saracen: Matthew. Did you eat my Snackwells? My Snackwells!
Matt: Grandma, it's probably late for you to be eating snacks.
Grandma Saracen: Well, I want you to ask Carlotta if she ate the Snackwells.
Matt: You want me to ask her now?
Grandma Saracen: Well, no. In the morning! Getting kinda tired of this.
[Matt uncovers Carlotta's head]
Matt: You stole my grandma's Snackwells. You probably ate 'em too. First you take the tapioca...
[Carlotta laughs]
Grandma Saracen: Matthew. Did you eat my Snackwells? My Snackwells!
Matt: Grandma, it's probably late for you to be eating snacks.
Grandma Saracen: Well, I want you to ask Carlotta if she ate the Snackwells.
Matt: You want me to ask her now?
Grandma Saracen: Well, no. In the morning! Getting kinda tired of this.
[Matt uncovers Carlotta's head]
Matt: You stole my grandma's Snackwells. You probably ate 'em too. First you take the tapioca...
[Carlotta laughs]
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Landry: And I went inside to get the food, and she stayed outside. As soon as I heard what was happening I ran out, I dropped the bag and I ran out. And then I just started hitting him.
Officer: Stepped in to help your friend, is that it?
Landry: I wanted to kill him, sir.
Officer: Yeah but he was actually hurting the girl, right?
Landry: I picked up a pipe that was on the ground and I ran over and I hit him, I hit him twice on the head as hard as I could.
Officer: Stepped in to help your friend, is that it?
Landry: I wanted to kill him, sir.
Officer: Yeah but he was actually hurting the girl, right?
Landry: I picked up a pipe that was on the ground and I ran over and I hit him, I hit him twice on the head as hard as I could.
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Julie: You just gotta let it go sometimes, you just...gotta let people be who they wanna be and just let 'em go make out with whoever they wanna make out in front of whoever they feel like.
Landry: You don't just give up though. If you really care about something you don't just give up. You do whatever it takes.
Landry: You don't just give up though. If you really care about something you don't just give up. You do whatever it takes.
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Coach Taylor: [yelling] You know how many people depend on you to make good decisions? Huh? Do you have any idea? Your grandmother, your friends, your teammates. You better start making them, you better stop being so damn selfish, you hear me?
Matt: Shut up! Just shut up! You don't care about me, you left me for a better job, your daughter left me for a better guy, Carlotta left me for Guatemala, my dad left me for a damn war. Everybody leaves me. What's wrong with me?
Coach Taylor: There is nothing wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with you at all.
Matt: Shut up! Just shut up! You don't care about me, you left me for a better job, your daughter left me for a better guy, Carlotta left me for Guatemala, my dad left me for a damn war. Everybody leaves me. What's wrong with me?
Coach Taylor: There is nothing wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with you at all.
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Reporter: So, you're saying Matt Saracen is your man.
Coach Taylor: That is very much what I'm saying. Matt Saracen, whether he is on the field or off the field, whatever you throw at that young man, he can handle.
Coach Taylor: That is very much what I'm saying. Matt Saracen, whether he is on the field or off the field, whatever you throw at that young man, he can handle.
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Tim: Hey.
Lyla: Hey.
Tim: How are you?
Lyla: Good.
Tim: Uh, two things. Thank you, for kind of kicking my ass in gear, cause I know I needed it. And I kind of owe tonight to you. And two, I'm okay if you don't tell anyone about us. As long as this works with you.
Lyla: Wow.
Tim: Alright. [walks away]
Lyla: Tim.
Tim: Yeah [turns around]
[Lyla walks over to Tim and starts kissing him]
Lyla: Hey.
Tim: How are you?
Lyla: Good.
Tim: Uh, two things. Thank you, for kind of kicking my ass in gear, cause I know I needed it. And I kind of owe tonight to you. And two, I'm okay if you don't tell anyone about us. As long as this works with you.
Lyla: Wow.
Tim: Alright. [walks away]
Lyla: Tim.
Tim: Yeah [turns around]
[Lyla walks over to Tim and starts kissing him]
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Billy: [about Lyla] You're a rebound from Jesus.
Tim: No, I'm not a rebound.
Billy: You're a summer fling.
Tim: I don't believe that.
Tim: No, I'm not a rebound.
Billy: You're a summer fling.
Tim: I don't believe that.
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Tim: You know what, you know what the problem really is? Is that you don't take me seriously. I'm some fling to you.
Lyla: You're not a fling.
Tim: Okay, then what's the problem? [paus]: Shoot.
Lyla: Okay. You want to know what the problem is Tim? You scare me.
Tim: I scare you.
Lyla: Yeah, you scare me. You're Tim Riggins. You show up drunk to school. You don't do you're own. You have rally girls do your homework for you. You don't go to class. Your relationships last about 20 minutes. How am I suppose to take you seriously if you don't take yourself seriously.
Lyla: You're not a fling.
Tim: Okay, then what's the problem? [paus]: Shoot.
Lyla: Okay. You want to know what the problem is Tim? You scare me.
Tim: I scare you.
Lyla: Yeah, you scare me. You're Tim Riggins. You show up drunk to school. You don't do you're own. You have rally girls do your homework for you. You don't go to class. Your relationships last about 20 minutes. How am I suppose to take you seriously if you don't take yourself seriously.
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Smash: [to Coach Taylor while playing racquetball] You realize this is the whitest sport in history?
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[Tim is trying on a jacket]
Lyla: Ok, take it off, take it off, come on.
Tim: Lyla, I know how to dress myself.
Lyla: No, you only know how to put on a plaid shirt one button per button.
Tim: You know what would be great? We just leave, cause I don't wanna go to this dinner in the first place.
Lyla: Yeah well, if you only did what you wanted to do, your life would be all about football, beer and sex, wouldn't it?
Tim: And what's the problem with that?
Lyla: Ok, take it off, take it off, come on.
Tim: Lyla, I know how to dress myself.
Lyla: No, you only know how to put on a plaid shirt one button per button.
Tim: You know what would be great? We just leave, cause I don't wanna go to this dinner in the first place.
Lyla: Yeah well, if you only did what you wanted to do, your life would be all about football, beer and sex, wouldn't it?
Tim: And what's the problem with that?
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Grandma Saracen: I saw that game tonight. You played great, you just played great.
Matt: [heavy-heartedly] Thanks.
Grandma Saracen: You've always loved football, Matty. I remember when you were two years old, you were trying to throw a football and it was bigger than you were. And you were such a sweet baby, such a sweet, sweet baby. But here you are all grown up taking care of everything. I don't know what I'd do without you. I don't know. Matthew? I love you.
Matt: I know. I, I love you, too, grandma. [She starts crying]) Grandma, hey. [Matt hugs her]
Grandma Saracen: You are such a good boy.
Matt: That's because I was raised by you.
Matt: [heavy-heartedly] Thanks.
Grandma Saracen: You've always loved football, Matty. I remember when you were two years old, you were trying to throw a football and it was bigger than you were. And you were such a sweet baby, such a sweet, sweet baby. But here you are all grown up taking care of everything. I don't know what I'd do without you. I don't know. Matthew? I love you.
Matt: I know. I, I love you, too, grandma. [She starts crying]) Grandma, hey. [Matt hugs her]
Grandma Saracen: You are such a good boy.
Matt: That's because I was raised by you.
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Tim: You are coming over tomorrow night, correct?
Lyla: Mindy and Angela are gonna be there.
Tim: [confused] OK, no Mindy, what.. No.
Lyla: I don't know if you notice or not, but Mindy and Angela hate me.
Tim: What? They don't hate you. They don't even know you. If they did, they'd love you. And you know what? Somebody wants his girlfriend to be there. Okay? And you know what? If they even look at you wrong, and you don't see it, and I do? I'm gonna blindsight them with the worst block they'll have ever seen. So what I want from you right now is for you to say, "Yes, Tim, I can't wait to see you and hang out with you tomorrow night".
Lyla: Mindy and Angela are gonna be there.
Tim: [confused] OK, no Mindy, what.. No.
Lyla: I don't know if you notice or not, but Mindy and Angela hate me.
Tim: What? They don't hate you. They don't even know you. If they did, they'd love you. And you know what? Somebody wants his girlfriend to be there. Okay? And you know what? If they even look at you wrong, and you don't see it, and I do? I'm gonna blindsight them with the worst block they'll have ever seen. So what I want from you right now is for you to say, "Yes, Tim, I can't wait to see you and hang out with you tomorrow night".
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Matt: I'm just trying to worry about beating Arnett Mead on Friday. That's all I wanna be thinking about, okay? And, and that's hard. I don't know if you're aware, but we never beat Arnett Mead. I mean, not even Jason Street ever beat Arnett Mead ever, okay? So, I'm trying to worry about that, meantime I got some freshman named Joe Doyle breathing down my neck and it's - look, if I hear anyone talk about this 70 yard pass he threw like ever again I'm gonna lose it because I don't even care. It was in practice, it wasn't defenders, it was no- I can throw a ball 70 yards if no one's like, running at me. It's harder to do - Sorry, you don't care about this.
Julie: No, I do care.
Matt: No, you shouldn't. I'm just, I'm just ranting. I apologize.
Julie: You're really adorable when you rant.
Julie: No, I do care.
Matt: No, you shouldn't. I'm just, I'm just ranting. I apologize.
Julie: You're really adorable when you rant.
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Coach Taylor: [trying to reassure a worried Matt who's been wtaching J.D. practice] You listen to me. That is not my quarterback, you are my quarterback. You understand that? I want you concentrating on Friday night. You go out there and you play with what we've taught you and what you know everything is gonna go just fine.
Matt: Yes, sir.
Matt: Yes, sir.
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Coach Taylor: There's no doubt that J.D. McCoy, he wins when it comes to physical skills. I understand that. Hell, he's got the best arm of any high school quarterback I've ever seen. And that includes Jason Street. And then you've got Matt. Hell, Matt's got the experience. He's got three seasons under his belt. The team knows how to play with Matt. I know what I've got with Matt Saracen.
Tami: That's a hard decision, babe.
Coach Taylor: After everything that kid's been through, I bench him half way through his senior year? It'll kill him.
Tami: I know. And he's like family.
Coach Taylor: I can't make a decision based on that.
Tami: That's a hard decision, babe.
Coach Taylor: After everything that kid's been through, I bench him half way through his senior year? It'll kill him.
Tami: I know. And he's like family.
Coach Taylor: I can't make a decision based on that.
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[Coach Taylor walks into Matt blowing off steam in the locker room]
Coach Taylor: Hey! What the hell are you doing?
Matt: I did whatever you asked me to. I helped you win a state championship, I got you to three one this season, I worked my ass off in practice. I do everything that you say! If it's 'cause J.D. is better than me, tell me that!
Coach Taylor: My job is to field a team out there that wins games. Right now, that means J.D: McCoy. Yes.
Matt: Okay. Then I quit.
Coach Taylor: You're not quitting this team.
Matt: Yes, I am.
Coach Taylor: No, you're not quitting this team and I'm not gonna let you quit. I know you. You quit this team you're gonna hate yourself. You wanna be pissed? Fine, you go ahead, you be pissed. I don't give a damn. But you are not quitting this team.
Matt: Fine. Fine, I'll sit on your bench. I'll come to practice and I'll do whatever you tell me to do. But I'm gonna hate it. And you're gonna hate it. Good talk, coach.
Coach Taylor: Hey! What the hell are you doing?
Matt: I did whatever you asked me to. I helped you win a state championship, I got you to three one this season, I worked my ass off in practice. I do everything that you say! If it's 'cause J.D. is better than me, tell me that!
Coach Taylor: My job is to field a team out there that wins games. Right now, that means J.D: McCoy. Yes.
Matt: Okay. Then I quit.
Coach Taylor: You're not quitting this team.
Matt: Yes, I am.
Coach Taylor: No, you're not quitting this team and I'm not gonna let you quit. I know you. You quit this team you're gonna hate yourself. You wanna be pissed? Fine, you go ahead, you be pissed. I don't give a damn. But you are not quitting this team.
Matt: Fine. Fine, I'll sit on your bench. I'll come to practice and I'll do whatever you tell me to do. But I'm gonna hate it. And you're gonna hate it. Good talk, coach.
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[After a girl passing by says hello to Tim]
J.D.: How many girlfriends do you have?
Tim: [looking at Lyla] Just the one, McCoy.
J.D.: [looking at Lyla too] God, she is so pretty.
Tim: Yeah, she is pretty special, man.
J.D.: How many girlfriends do you have?
Tim: [looking at Lyla] Just the one, McCoy.
J.D.: [looking at Lyla too] God, she is so pretty.
Tim: Yeah, she is pretty special, man.
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Tyra: A woman showed up at my house with a baby looking for child support from Cash.
Julie: It could be worse
Tyra: Really? I don't see how it could get worse.
Julie: She could be his sister. [Tyra laughs]
Tyra: Sounds like something Landry would say.
Julie: It could be worse
Tyra: Really? I don't see how it could get worse.
Julie: She could be his sister. [Tyra laughs]
Tyra: Sounds like something Landry would say.
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Jason: Do you think I could make it somewhere else? Like as a sports agent? Do you think I'd be good at it?
Lyla: You're leaving.
Jason: I didn't say that.
Lyla: You didn't have to. I think you'd be a great sports agent.
Lyla: You're leaving.
Jason: I didn't say that.
Lyla: You didn't have to. I think you'd be a great sports agent.
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Jason: What's been your favorite memory of your brother playing football?
Billy: Probably watching him get that ring back in '06. Yeah, after all we've been through together, um, to see him win state, that was, that was probably the happiest day of my life. I was just really proud of him.
Billy: Probably watching him get that ring back in '06. Yeah, after all we've been through together, um, to see him win state, that was, that was probably the happiest day of my life. I was just really proud of him.
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Jason: What single characteristic as a football player do you think defines Tim Riggins?
Coach Taylor: Toughness. I have never seen a kid with more fortitude than Tim Riggins. No fear.
Coach Taylor: Toughness. I have never seen a kid with more fortitude than Tim Riggins. No fear.
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Landry: Mrs. Taylor, can I ask you like...can I talk to you a second?
Tami: Sure.
Landry: I'm starting to feel like I have some sort of repellent that repels females away and sends them running.
Tami: Mmhmm.
Landry: I was in love with Tyra for a long time and I chased her away and then there was another girl and I completely chased her away...it was a lot quicker.
Tami: Here's the thing, and I know it's probably not easy to see here in Dillon, but you are at the beginning of your life. A lot of these football heroes around here, they're not gonna get much farther than this. But you're gonna go to some great college and have a career that you love. And I'm telling you right now, women are gonna flock to you. I know it's hard to believe, but that's how it's gonna work. You're a good person and this is just the beginning. I'm right one hundred percent of the time. You can ask my husband.
Tami: Sure.
Landry: I'm starting to feel like I have some sort of repellent that repels females away and sends them running.
Tami: Mmhmm.
Landry: I was in love with Tyra for a long time and I chased her away and then there was another girl and I completely chased her away...it was a lot quicker.
Tami: Here's the thing, and I know it's probably not easy to see here in Dillon, but you are at the beginning of your life. A lot of these football heroes around here, they're not gonna get much farther than this. But you're gonna go to some great college and have a career that you love. And I'm telling you right now, women are gonna flock to you. I know it's hard to believe, but that's how it's gonna work. You're a good person and this is just the beginning. I'm right one hundred percent of the time. You can ask my husband.
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Landry: [about learning his new "girlfriend"is actually gay] Okay, I'm gonna go let this sink in because I don't know how to react right now.
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Tim: Hey Six? Um, I hope you get everything... [clears his throat] I hope you get everything you want. But no matter what happens in there, you're always gonna be my best friend, and you deserve to be happy.
Jason: Thank you...Texas forever.
Tim: Texas forever.
Jason: Thank you...Texas forever.
Tim: Texas forever.
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Wendell: Jason, there's no one else like you, man.
Jason: Yeah, I'm counting on that.
Jason: Yeah, I'm counting on that.
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Billy: [raising his glass] I love this life.
Tim: What? That's not a cheers, that's thinking out loud.
Jason: To money!
Billy: To being bad ass real estate guys.
Tim: What? That's not a cheers, that's thinking out loud.
Jason: To money!
Billy: To being bad ass real estate guys.
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[Lyla comes out of her room]
Buddy: Oh.. It's alive! I thought I was gonna have to send in Search and Rescue.
Buddy: Oh.. It's alive! I thought I was gonna have to send in Search and Rescue.
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Lyla: [discussing college] Did you really get in?
Tim: Yeah, only Riggins to get in, probably the last.
Lyla: I knew you would.
'Tim: I'm in because of you. [Leans in to kiss Lyla] Oh wow. Mmm...are you on a bender right now? I almost got a buzz off your breath there just now. Like, I don't think it's safe for me to drive strong right now. And for me to say that - it's a lot.
Lyla: I'm sorry...
Tim: Don't be. It's fantastic. [kisses her] I'll get drunk with you. I'm on board.
Tim: Yeah, only Riggins to get in, probably the last.
Lyla: I knew you would.
'Tim: I'm in because of you. [Leans in to kiss Lyla] Oh wow. Mmm...are you on a bender right now? I almost got a buzz off your breath there just now. Like, I don't think it's safe for me to drive strong right now. And for me to say that - it's a lot.
Lyla: I'm sorry...
Tim: Don't be. It's fantastic. [kisses her] I'll get drunk with you. I'm on board.
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Coach Taylor: [giving a half-time pep talk] Y'all want to end this season? Pack your bags and go home...you know where the door is. Otherwise I suggest you wake up, get your heads in this game. This defense is not gonna carry this team all night long. This offense has got to execute, or else I'll guarantee you our season ends tonight. Understood? I can't hear you.
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Lyla: What do you want?
Buddy: What I want is for you to come home. This is no excuse for you to play house with your boyfriend.
Lyla: You're gonna lecture me on morals?
Buddy: Honey, we can work this out.
Lyla: How are we gonna work it out? You're $20,000 in the hole for tearing up a strip club. What are you gonna do? Rob a bank?
Buddy: What I want is for you to come home. This is no excuse for you to play house with your boyfriend.
Lyla: You're gonna lecture me on morals?
Buddy: Honey, we can work this out.
Lyla: How are we gonna work it out? You're $20,000 in the hole for tearing up a strip club. What are you gonna do? Rob a bank?
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