Cool Hand Luke (1967)
"...What we've got here is failure to
communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last
week - which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. I don't like it any more
than you men..." *
~ Captain (
Strother Martin )
"...Anybody here? Hey, Ol' Man, You home
tonight? Can you spare a minute? It's about time we had a little talk. I know
I'm a pretty evil fella. Killed people in the war and got drunk and chewed up
municipal property and the like. I know I got no call to ask for much but even
so, you gotta admit, you ain't dealt me no cards in a long time. It's beginnin'
to look like you got things fixed so I can't never win out. Inside, outside,
all 'em rules and regulations and bosses. You made me like I am. Just where am
I supposed to fit in? Ol' Man, I gotta tell ya. I started out pretty strong and
fast. But it's beginnin' to get to me. When does it end? What do ya got in mind
for me? What do I do now? All right. All right. (He kneels on his knees and
cups his hands in prayer.) On my knees, askin'. (pause) Yeah, that's what I
thought. I guess I'm pretty tough to deal with, huh? A hard case. I guess I
gotta find my own way..."
~ Luke's ( Paul Newman ) monologue in abandoned country church
*
This quote is used as the introduction for the 1991 song Civil War by the group Guns N'
Roses. The anti-war song also includes a quote attributed to a
"Peruvian Guerilla General" .