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Ripley
Sigourney Weaver · 20 quotes
Parker
Yaphet Kotto · 12 quotes
Dallas
Tom Skerritt · 9 quotes
Brett
Harry Dean Stanton · 8 quotes
Lambert
Veronica Cartwright · 6 quotes
Mother
Helen Horton · 4 quotes
Most scenes together: Ripley & Parker (8), Ripley & Ash (8), Parker & Brett (6)
Alien quotes
Page 1 of 3It's a robot! Ash is a god damn robot!
Ripley, for God's sake, this is the first time that we've encountered a species like this. It has to go back. All sorts of tests have to be made.
Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid. Who knows what it's gonna do when it's dead?
I think it's safe to assume it isn't a zombie.
Well, we are obligated under section eight...
I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...
Right.
...and it's not in my contract to do this kind of duty. Now what about the money? If you wanna give me some money to do it, I'll be happy to, uh, t-to, you know, oblige.
The man's right.
Parker...
Let's go over the bonus situation. We haven't - Can we just talk about the bonus situation?
I'm sorry. Can I say something?
Let's talk about the bonus more.
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated--
I don't wanna hear it...
We don't know if it's intelligent.
I wanna go home and party.
Parker, will you just listen to the man!?
... on penalty of total forfeiture of shares. No money.
You got that?
All right, we're going in.
Ok Ripley, we're clean let us in.
What happened to Kane?
Something's attached itself to him, we have to get him to the infirmary right away.
What kind of thing, I need a clear definition.
An organism, open the hatch!
Wait a minute, we let it in the ship could be infected. You know the quarantine procedures, 24 hours for decontamination.
He could die in 24 hours! Open the hatch.
Listen to me, if we break quarantine we could all die.
Look! Would you open the goddamn hatch, we have to get him inside!
No - and if you were in my position you'd do the same.
Ripley this is an order, you open that hatch right now you hear me?
... Yes.
Ripley, that was an order! Do you hear me?!
... Yes, I read you. The answer is negative.
Inner hatch opened.
[looks at a pen being dissolved by alien's body fluid]
I haven't seen anything like that except, uh, molecular acid.
It must be using it for blood.
It's got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it.
What's the last thing you do remember? Huh?
I remember some... horrible dream about smothering... and, anyway, where are we?
Right here.
We're on our way home.
Yeah. Back to the old freezerinos.
All right! Ripley, when I give an order, I expect to be obeyed!
Even if it's against the law?!
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT!!
Well, now that she has a point, you know, who the hell knows what that thing is!
I can't see a goddamn thing.
Quit griping.
I like griping.
If they find what they're lookin' for out there, that mean we get full shares?
Don't worry, Parker, yeah. You'll get whatever's coming to you.
Look, I'm not gonna do any more work, until we get this straightened out.
Brett, you're guaranteed by law to get a share.
What?
Why don't you just **** off?
What?
Uh, what'd you say, Rip?
If you have any trouble, I'll be on the bridge.
Uh, before we dock, I think we oughta discuss the bonus situation.
Right.
Brett and I, we think we oughta - we deserve full shares, right baby?
Right. You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level.
Well, you get what you're contracted for like everybody else.
Yes, but everybody else, uh, gets more than us.
We found this laying there. No blood, no Dallas, nothing. How come I don't hear anybody say anything?
I'm thinking! Unless somebody has got a better idea...we'll proceed with Dallas' plan.
What? And end up like the others? No, no, you're out of your mind!
You got a better idea?
Yes! I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here! We take our chances and … and hope that somebody will pick us up!
Lambert... the shuttle won't take four.
Well, then why don't we draw straws and...
I'm not drawing any straws! I'm for killing that goddamn thing right now!
Right. Well, let's talk about killing it. We know it's using the air shafts. Will you listen to me, Parker? Shut up!!
Let's hear it. Let's hear it.
It's using the air shafts.
But we don't know that.
That's the only way! We'll move in pairs. We'll go step by step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered. And then we'll blow it the **** out into space. Is that acceptable to you?
If you think it means killing it, yeah, that's acceptable to me.
Obviously, it means killing it. But we have to stick together.
... Micro changes in air density.
Uh, yes, it is. Umm. I don't know yet. Did you want something?
Yes, I, uh... have a little talk. How's, uh, how's Kane?
He's holding, no changes.
And, uh, our guest?
Umm.
Hmm?
Well, as I said, I'm still... collating, actually, but uh, I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. Has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon, which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Is that enough?
That's plenty. What does it mean?
I'm sorry.
Well, it's an interesting combination of elements making him a... tough little son-of-a-bitch.
And you let him in.
I was obeying a direct order. Remember?
Ash. When Dallas and Kane are off the ship, I'm Senior Officer.
Oh, yes, I forgot.
You also forgot the Science Division's basic quarantine law.
No, that I didn't forget.
Oh, I see, you just broke it. Hmm?
Look, what would you have done with Kane, hmm? You know his only chance of survival was to get him in here.
Unfortunately, by, uh, breaking quarantine, you risk everybody's life.
Maybe I should have left him outside. Maybe I've jeopardized the rest of us, but it was a risk I was willing to take.
That's a pretty big risk for a Science Officer. It's, uh, not exactly out of the manual, is it?
I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?
Ash, can you hear me? Ash?
Yes, I can hear you.
What was your special order?
You read it. I thought it was clear.
What was it?
Bring back life form. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.
The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?!
I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.
How do we kill it Ash? There got to be a way of killing it, how - HOW do we do it?
You can't.
That's bullshit.
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
... You admire it.
... I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.
Look, I am, I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.
What?
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.