Tied for 2nd most-quoted character in Absolute Power (1997): in 4 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Luther Whitney (2)
Walter Sullivan For eighty years, I've tried to live... a decent life. I've given a billion dollars to charity. If this comes to trial... none of that will be remembered. I'll just go out... the joke of the world.
I understand, sir. I'll do what I can.
Walter Sullivan Will you listen to me whine? I apologize, Mr. Frank. Bother me all you want, just do your job. And I'll try to do mine.
Walter Sullivan I don't yet know who it is I'm after. Until I do, you'll have to wait in Washington for instructions.
I'm afraid that's out of the question. Mine is not particularly creative work, and I do it only because I enjoy living beyond my means. I can't afford to just sit around.
Walter Sullivan My father died when I was nine years old. He was a miner. He died of lung disease. I became rich at twenty-five, and the first thing I did was to buy that mine, close it down, and give every miner fifty thousand dollars to retire on. You *will* wait in Washington, Mr. McCarty. You will choose a penthouse suite, and I will put one million dollars into a Swiss bank of your choosing. And when the time comes... two million dollars a bullet.
...You are a salesman, sir.
Walter Sullivan Selling sin is easy.
Walter Sullivan Are you taking your shortcut, Tommy?
I'm your substitute drive tonight, Mr. Sullivan. Oh don't worry about Tommy; he's just fine.
Walter Sullivan It's very unusual. What do I call you?
Luther, sir.
Walter Sullivan Are you familiar with to get to my townhouse, Luther?
Oh yes, sir I know where all your houses are. I'm the man who robbed you. And you're the man who tried to kill me.
Walter Sullivan I'm sorry I've missed. I believe in the Old Testament, sir. There's nothing wrong for an eye for an eye for when a terrible deed has been done. A deed such as yours.
Which you'd like to believe, wouldn't ya? That'd be simple for you to believe that. What do you think that I have to gain by being here?
Walter Sullivan I have no idea. Are you going to rob me again?
Oh I don't need your money, Mr. Sullivan. Now did you check your vault lately? I put everything back.
Walter Sullivan I'm afraid we're a little late for an attempt at leniency.
A lot of crap is coming down tonight, sir. Do you want to be a player, or not? Do you want to know what happened that night, or don't you? Because I was there.
Walter Sullivan I want to know.
Do you think you can, stand hearing about it, how he beat her, tried to strangle her, you want to really know about that?
Walter Sullivan I could walk through the fire.
Well, I was in the vault when they came in, they were drunk. He started knocking her around, but she fought back, then he started getting really rough, she tried to defend herself, while he started screaming, like the sniveling SIMP HE IS.
Walter Sullivan Who else was in my house?
The Secret Service, they're the ones who shot her.
Walter Sullivan Nonsense!
And Gloria Russell she handled the cover up.
Walter Sullivan STOP THIS!
Don't you want to know who it was?
Walter Sullivan IT WAS YOU!
Oh come on Mr. Sullivan, we're too old to bullshit each other.
Walter Sullivan WHO WAS IT THEN?
You know? [Mr. Sullivan nods his head] Don't shake your head at me. When you're alone at night, and your rage takes over and you want to avenge her. What face do you put with your enemy?
