12 Angry Men (1957) quotes
22 total quotesJuror #3
Juror #6
Juror #8 / Davis
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#3: That business before when that tall guy, what's-his-name, was trying to bait me? That doesn't prove anything. I'm a pretty excitable person. I mean, where does he come off calling me a public avenger, sadist and everything? Anyone in his right mind would blow his stack. He was just trying to bait me.
#4: He did an excellent job.
#4: He did an excellent job.
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#3: You're talking about a matter of seconds. Nobody can be that accurate.
#8: Well I think that testimony that can put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.
#8: Well I think that testimony that can put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.
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#7: You a Yankee fan?
#5: No, Milwaukee.
#7: Milwaukee? That's like being hit in the head with a crow bar once a day.
#5: No, Milwaukee.
#7: Milwaukee? That's like being hit in the head with a crow bar once a day.
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#8: There were two witnesses to the murder. What if they're wrong?
#12: What do you mean, what if they're wrong? What's the point of having witnesses at all?
#8: Could they be wrong?
#12: Well no, I don't think so.
#8: Do you 'know' so?
#12: Come on. Nobody can know something like that. This isn't an exact science.
#8: That's right, it isn't.
#12: What do you mean, what if they're wrong? What's the point of having witnesses at all?
#8: Could they be wrong?
#12: Well no, I don't think so.
#8: Do you 'know' so?
#12: Come on. Nobody can know something like that. This isn't an exact science.
#8: That's right, it isn't.
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I don't feel I have to be loyal to one side or the other. I'm just asking questions.
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#9: Hey, what's your name?
#8: Davis.
#9: Mine's McCardle. [pause] Well, so long.
#9: Hey, what's your name?
#8: Davis.
#9: Mine's McCardle. [pause] Well, so long.
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Oh, listen, I don't see what all this stuff about the knife has got to do with anything. Somebody saw the kid stab his Father, what more do we need? You guys can talk the ears right off my head you know what I mean? I got three garages of mine going to pot while you're talking! So let's get down and get out of here!