Oz Quotes
Dr. Gloria Nathan: You're HIV-positive.
Napa: What?!
Dr. Gloria Nathan: I'm sorry.
Napa: Doctor, that is not possible. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way to get AIDS is by having sex or sharing a needle. Well I ain't done either and I'm not Asian!
Napa: What?!
Dr. Gloria Nathan: I'm sorry.
Napa: Doctor, that is not possible. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way to get AIDS is by having sex or sharing a needle. Well I ain't done either and I'm not Asian!
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Shirley: What's this thing between you and Vern? Every time he comes in here, you boys snarl at each other.
Richie: It's a long story.
Shirley: I've got no other appointments today.
Richie: That bastard is the reason I'm on Death Row. He and another Aryan creep killed a Russian. Told me if I don't confess to the murder they'd kill me.
Shirley: Death sentence either way.
Richie: Yeah.
Shirley: But if you know you're going to die, why not tell the truth?
Richie: The other one, Mark Mack, is already dead. Besides, why should the hacks listen to me now? I say Schillinger did it, they say prove it. I have no proof.
Shirley: Unless you say you did it together.
Richie: What?
Shirley: Lie. Tell them that you and Vern both killed the Russian.
Richie: How does that help me get off Death Row?
Shirley: It doesn't, hon. But it does ensure his ass will be up here in the cell next to yours. Just something to consider, Richie. Just something to consider.
Richie: It's a long story.
Shirley: I've got no other appointments today.
Richie: That bastard is the reason I'm on Death Row. He and another Aryan creep killed a Russian. Told me if I don't confess to the murder they'd kill me.
Shirley: Death sentence either way.
Richie: Yeah.
Shirley: But if you know you're going to die, why not tell the truth?
Richie: The other one, Mark Mack, is already dead. Besides, why should the hacks listen to me now? I say Schillinger did it, they say prove it. I have no proof.
Shirley: Unless you say you did it together.
Richie: What?
Shirley: Lie. Tell them that you and Vern both killed the Russian.
Richie: How does that help me get off Death Row?
Shirley: It doesn't, hon. But it does ensure his ass will be up here in the cell next to yours. Just something to consider, Richie. Just something to consider.
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Said: (checking in a new inmate) Number? Number?
Andrew: 9-9-S-3-3-3. (grabs his bedding and walks away)
Said: (to another inmate) That boy's last name. Know what it was? Schillinger.
Andrew: 9-9-S-3-3-3. (grabs his bedding and walks away)
Said: (to another inmate) That boy's last name. Know what it was? Schillinger.
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Officer Mineo: Congratulations! It's a boy! A bouncing, baby boy. Your son arrived yesterday.
Schillinger: Which unit's he in?
Officer Mineo: Your favorite: Emerald City.
Schillinger: Which unit's he in?
Officer Mineo: Your favorite: Emerald City.
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O'Reily: Schillinger hates that his kid uses drugs. Andy's only been here a few days and he's already bought a shitload of tits off me. So I'm saying we let Andy suck on that tit 'til he O.D.s.
Beecher: Or...
Beecher: Or...
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Beecher: You got any tattoos?
Andrew: Yeah, a couple. (removes his shirt to reveal a few tattoos)
Beecher: Very nice.
Andrew: How about you?
Beecher: I got one.
Andrew: Yeah? Let me see it.
Beecher: Someday. We don't know each other that well yet.
Andrew: Yeah, a couple. (removes his shirt to reveal a few tattoos)
Beecher: Very nice.
Andrew: How about you?
Beecher: I got one.
Andrew: Yeah? Let me see it.
Beecher: Someday. We don't know each other that well yet.
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Officer Clayton Hughes: You understanding me?
Kosygin: Yes.
Officer Clayton Hughes: Well then fucking blink or something.
Kosygin: Yes.
Officer Clayton Hughes: Well then fucking blink or something.
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Busmalis: (regarding Kosygin) I tried talking to him at dinner, and he just stared at me, frozen like the tundra. He scares the living shit out of me.
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Andrew: My whole life, crammed into my head, how superior we white folks are. I don't see the truth in that. I look around this room, and all I see are white faces, black faces, every color in between, and the only thing I know for sure is that we are all shit. Shit don't come in degrees. White or black, shit is shit. So fuck everything you believe, fuck everything you stand for, and fuck you!
Schillinger: (slaps Andrew) Don't you talk to me like that!
Andrew: Old man, you hit me way too many times growing up! (attacks Schillinger)
Schillinger: (slaps Andrew) Don't you talk to me like that!
Andrew: Old man, you hit me way too many times growing up! (attacks Schillinger)
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Kosygin: At last count, I had murdered at least 49 men. You have the honor of being my 50th.
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Beecher: I was raised Episcopalian, which means we thought about God an hour once a week. But you, you think about Him all the time.
Said: Yes.
Beecher: Why?
Said: I want to know Him.
Beecher: Me too. I want to know God, and I want Him to know me. I want Him to know that I'm still here. That I'm still stuck in this place.
Said: He knows.
Said: Yes.
Beecher: Why?
Said: I want to know Him.
Beecher: Me too. I want to know God, and I want Him to know me. I want Him to know that I'm still here. That I'm still stuck in this place.
Said: He knows.
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Keller: You see,I am a piece of Shit.Worthless.As bad as They come.So to have someone love Me not matter how bad...There.You happy now I spilled My guts all over Your table?
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O'Reily: Word on the street is, you're the most ruthless hitman in Little Odessa. That's gotta mean a lot because you Russian mafia guys are a bunch of crazy fucked-up mother fuckers so I got a job done and I need it done fast. (begins to drop money in his other hand, one bill at a time) Just tell me when to stop.
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Napa: What's your name again?
Nat: Nat.
Napa: What's that? Short for Nathaniel?
Nat: (revealing he is a cross-dresser) Short for Natalie.
Nat: Nat.
Napa: What's that? Short for Nathaniel?
Nat: (revealing he is a cross-dresser) Short for Natalie.
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Hill: 'Know thyself.' That's what Socrates said, or Aristotle, or one of those dead white men. To know one's self; that may be the hardest thing any of us will ever do.
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Hill: Clark Kent is the secret identity of Superman. I don't understand why Superman even needed a secret identity. I mean, if I'm invulnerable, all the chicks want me, why do I spend my time disguised as a four-eyed loser? The truth is: Superman's schizophrenic. His super-id is fucking with his super-ego. The man's conflicted, no doubt about it.
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Nat: Did I over dress?
Napa: Oh, Jesus. You know, you look a lot like my ex-wife.
Nat: Thanks.
Napa: That's not a compliment.
Napa: Oh, Jesus. You know, you look a lot like my ex-wife.
Nat: Thanks.
Napa: That's not a compliment.
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Pancamo: In his day, Antonio Napa was a great man. He was like a father to me. Well, more like an uncle.
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Hill: The good citizens of Gotham City have got to be the dumbest fucks on the planet. They got Batman and Robin running around, saving them from the Joker, the Riddler and such. And at the same time they got Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson in the headlines every day. Batman and Robin, Bruce and Dick. You're telling me not one person put two and two together?
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Beecher: I know you're gonna think this is bullshit. But I feel very badly about my part in Andy's death. Losing a kid, there's nothing worse. And I want to make it up to you.
Schillinger: How? How can you ever make it up to me?
Beecher: You have another son. You don't know where he is. Through my partners at my old law office, I could find him.
Schillinger: And that's supposed to even the score? Make everything okay?
Beecher: It's a start.
Schillinger: Beecher, you're crazier than I thought. There's only one way things will ever be alright between us. You DEAD!
Schillinger: How? How can you ever make it up to me?
Beecher: You have another son. You don't know where he is. Through my partners at my old law office, I could find him.
Schillinger: And that's supposed to even the score? Make everything okay?
Beecher: It's a start.
Schillinger: Beecher, you're crazier than I thought. There's only one way things will ever be alright between us. You DEAD!
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O'Reily: Khan's braindamaged.
Cyril: No.
O'Reily: Yeah. I saw it when he went down. His eyes went all vacant and shit.
Cyril: You mean, I made him... just like me?
O'Reily: Worse.
Cyril: No.
O'Reily: Yeah. I saw it when he went down. His eyes went all vacant and shit.
Cyril: You mean, I made him... just like me?
O'Reily: Worse.
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Hill: A Bunch of men sit in cells on the brink of a new Year,a new century,a new Millenium.They look into the future and all They can see ahead is themselves sitting in those same cells.Black or white,here We are: On the precipis.We either hang on or We fall off.Together or separately.Its Our choice.Its up to Us.Its up to You and Me
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Murphy: Like a cannibal?
McManus: A cannibal eats somebody else's flesh.
Murphy: So what do you call a guy who eats his own flesh?
McManus: Inventive.
McManus: A cannibal eats somebody else's flesh.
Murphy: So what do you call a guy who eats his own flesh?
McManus: Inventive.
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Shirley: So you killed her?
Moses: Yeah. And her husband.
Shirley: They were married?
Moses: Bitch told me they was through. I don't fuck with another man's wife! I got principles.
Moses: Yeah. And her husband.
Shirley: They were married?
Moses: Bitch told me they was through. I don't fuck with another man's wife! I got principles.
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McManus: She fell in love with a bobby?
Sister Pete: No, not a bobby, Tim! He's a guard. He guards the queen.
McManus: Well, then I'm sure they'll have a lot in fucking common!
Sister Pete: No, not a bobby, Tim! He's a guard. He guards the queen.
McManus: Well, then I'm sure they'll have a lot in fucking common!
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