I hate this, Johnny. I really do. I hate violence. That is why I had Rosie do this, I could never do that man, I could never hold a knife to Tyler’s throat, she was my woman. We shared time together. But, Rosie, he’s like a machine. He’s got this gift of blankness. Once you set him in motion, he…
Catalog
Rick King
You gonna jump or jerk off?
Johnny Utah: [while night surfing] I gotta be fucking crazy! Bodhi: But are you crazy enough?
Roach: Hey man, I’m cold. Really cold. Bodhi: Here’s your jacket. [helps Roach put his jacket on] Johnny, hand me that bag of money. Johnny Utah: [getting the bag] You’re cold because all of the blood is running out of your body, Roach. You’re gonna be dead soon. I hope it was worth it. Bodhi: Don’t…
Pappas: [of Johnny, after the last robbery] Don’t ride him in with the black and whites like some punk; let me ride him in. Ben Harp: Yeah, sure, Angelo, why not? That is why I put you two screwups to begin with. You deserve each other, don’t you? You’re just as bad as he is, though you’re a little…
[analyzing a hair sample] The beaches are always being closed because of waste spills, right? And surfers are territorial, they stick to certain breaks. If we can get some hair samples and get a match to a certain beach, we’d know which break the Ex-Presidents surf. You buyin’ this?
Diving Instructor: Heads up, Pappas. I want to see you retrieve at least two bricks. Pappas: [puts on blindfold] I’ve been on the job for over 20 years, and I fail to see what fishing bricks from the bottom of a pool has got to do with bank robbery. And on top of that, they got me babysitting some…
Ben Harp: Do you think that taxpayers would like it, Utah, if they knew that they were paying a federal agent to surf and pick up girls? Johnny Utah: Babes. Ben Harp: I beg your pardon? Johnny Utah: The correct term is ‘babes,’ sir.
You crossed the line. People trusted you and they died. You gotta go down.
Life sure has a sick sense of humor, doesn’t it?
Ben Harp: You’re a real blue flame special, aren’t you, son? Young, dumb and full of cum, I know. What I don’t know is how you got assigned here. Guess we must just have ourselves an asshole shortage, huh? Johnny Utah: [quietly] Not so far.
[during a skydiving game of chicken with Johnny, both falling with no parachute open] Six seconds. We’re going to be meat waffles.
Nathanial: You acted like nothing happened. Bodhi: Relax, Nathanial. Nathanial: [shouting] Don’t tell me to relax, Bodhi! He’s a fuckin’ federal agent! Roach: I should’ve shot him when I had a chance. Grommet: I feel like running. Rosie: You do and you die. Bodhi: Did you know that we’ve hit thirty…
Look at it! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, man! Let me go out there and let me get one wave, just one wave before you take me in. I mean, come on man, where I am I gonna go? Cliffs on both sides! I’m not gonna paddle my way to New Zealand! Come on, compadre. Come on.
Johnny Utah: [Tosses the rubber Reagan mask at Bodhi’s feet] Lose somethin’, Brah? Bodhi: Special Agent Utah! I knew I could count on you. Johnny Utah: I’ve been to every city in Mexico. Came across an unclaimed piece of meat in Baja, turned out to be Rosie. Guess he picked a knife fight with…
If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It’s not tragic to die doing what you love.
Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.
Bodhi: It’s basic dog psychology: If you scare them and get them peeing down their leg, they submit. But if you project weakness, that promotes violence, and that’s how people get hurt. Roach: Peace through superior firepower.