Julian Marty quotes from Blood Simple (1985)

Julian Marty

Let's do it outside, in nature.

Ray

Hello.

Marty

Having a good time?

Ray

What? Who is this?

Marty

I don't know, who's this? [pause] You still there?

Ray

Yeah, I'm still here.

Abby

Ray?

Ray

Yeah.

Abby

What was that?

Ray

Your husband.

I know a place you can get that framed.

Marty

What did you take these for?

What do you mean? Just doin' my job.

Marty

You called me, I knew they were there, so what do I need these for?

Well, I don't know... Call it a fringe benefit.

Marty

How long did you watch her?

Most of the night...They'd just rest a few minutes and then get started again. Quite something.

Marty

You know in Greece they cut off the head of the messenger who brought bad news.

Now that don't make much sense.

Marty

No. It just made them feel better.

Well first off, Julian, I don't know what the story is in Greece but in this state we got very definite laws about that. Second place I ain't a messenger, I'm a private investigator. And third place--and most important--it ain't such bad news. I mean you thought he was a colored. [He laughs] You're always assumin' the worst.

Anything else?

Marty

Yeah, don't come by here any more. If I need you again I know which rock to turn over.

That's good... "which rock to turn over"... that's very good...Well, gimme a call whenever you wanna cut off my head...I can crawl around without it.

Marty

What were you drinking, Debra?

Debra

Remy.

Marty

You've got a very sophisticated palate.

Debra

Thanks.

Marty

Give Debra here another drink, and give me the usual.

Debra

What's a palate? [she smiles]

Marty

Listen, I got tickets for the Oilers and the Rams next week in the Astrodome. Ever sat on the fifty yard line?

Debra

I don't follow baseball.

Marty

You won't have to. I'll explain what a palate is.

Debra

You won't have to. I just wanted to see if you knew.

Marty

So how long have you know Meurice?

Debra

About ten years.
...

Marty

So what're you doing tonight?

Debra

Going out with Meurice.

Marty

Tell him you have a headache.

Debra

It'll pass.

Marty

We don't seem to be communicating--

Debra

You want to hustle me. I don't want to be hustled. It's as simple as that. Now that I've communicated, why don't you leave?

Marty

I own the place.

Debra

Christ, I'm getting bored.

Marty

I'm not surprised, the company you've been keeping the last ten years.

Ray

Am I fired? You wanna hit me? What?

Marty

I don't particularly want to talk to you.

Ray

Well... if you're not gonna fire me I might as well quit.

Marty

Fine. Suit yourself...Having a good time?

Ray

I don't like this kind of talk.

Marty

Then what'd you come here for?

Ray

You owe me for two weeks.

Marty

Nope. She's an expensive piece of ass...You get a refund though, if you tell me who else she's been sluicing.

Ray

I want that money. If you wanna tell me something, fine--

Marty

What're you, a **** marriage counselor?

Marty

What're you smiling at--I'm a funny guy, right, I'm an asshole? No, no, that's not what's funny. What's funny is her. What's funny is that I had you two followed because, if it isn't you, she's been sleeping with someone else...What's really going to be funny is when she gives you that innocent look and says, "What're you talking about, Ray, I haven't done anything funny." ...But the funniest thing to me right now is that you think she came back here for you--that's what's funny...Come on this property again and I'll be forced to shoot you...Fair notice.

Meurice

Marty...I thought you were dead. Going home?

Marty

No. I think I'll stay right here in hell.

Meurice

Kind of a bleak point of view there, isn't it Marty?

Marty

Meurice...I don't want that asshole near my money. I don't even want him in the bar.

Meurice

We get a lot of assholes in here, Marty.

Marty

Got a job for you.

Well, if the pay's right and it's legal I'll do it.

Marty

It's not strictly legal.

If the pay's right I'll do it.

Marty

It's, uh... it's in reference to that gentleman and my wife. The more I think about it the more irritated I get.

Yeah? Well how irritated are you?

Gee, I'm sorry to hear that. Can you tell me what you want me to do or is it a secret?

Marty

Listen, I'm not--this isn't a joke here.

You want me to kill 'em.

Marty

I didn't say that. [pause] Well?

Well what?

Marty

What do you think?

You're an idiot.

Marty

So, uh... this wouldn't interest you.

I didn't say that. All I said was you're an idiot. Hell, you been thinking about it so much it's driving you simple.

I'm supposed to do a murder--two murders--and just trust you not to go simple on me and do something stupid. I mean real stupid. Now why should I trust you?

Marty

For the money.

The money. Yeah. That's a right smart bit of money.

Marty

Dead, huh?

So it would seem.

Something I got to ask you, Marty. I've been very very careful. Have you been very very careful?

Marty

Of course.

Nobody knows you hired me?

Marty

Don't be absurd, I wasn't about to tell anyone. This is an illicit romance--we've got to trust each other to be discreet. For richer, for poorer.

Don't say that. Your marriages don't work out so hot. How did you cover the money?

Marty

It's taken care of. The less you know about it the better. I just made a call about that. It'll look fine.

I must've gone money simple. This kind of murder...it's too damn risky.

Marty

Then you shouldn't have done it. Can't have it both ways. Count it if you want.

Nah, I trust ya. [shoots Marty]

Marty

Lover-boy oughta lock his door. I love you...That's a stupid thing to say, right?

Abby

I... I love you too.

Marty

No. You're just saying that because you're scared. You left your weapon behind...He'll kill you too.