Dignan What do you think I was doing the whole time you were out there man? I told you Dignan got fired, out on his ass. But you didn't think about that, did you. In the end it's easier to think about yourself than it is to think about Dignan.
Played by Owen Wilson 
Bottle Rocket (1996) · 32 quotes
Bottle Rocket (1996) · 32 quotes
Most-quoted character in Bottle Rocket (1996): in 26 of its 32 quotes
Most scenes with: Future Man (8), Anthony (4), Bob (2)
Ca-caw! Ca-caw!
More lines from Dignan
15 quotes Dignan Dignan You know there's nothing to steal from my mom and Craig!
Dignan What a lemon! One minute it's running like a top, and the next it's broken down on the side of the road. And I can't fix a car like this, because I don't have the tools! And even if I did have the tools I don't know if I could fix a car like this!
Dignan Okay. There, you see the star is me, right there, and I'll be in there. The X is Anthony. Bob, you're the zero out here in the car.
Dignan We'll get him. We'll get him. Man, dont worry about that, we'll get him. And when we do, we'll blow up his car, do something. I can guarantee you that. What makes me furious is thinking about the look on Bob's fat face, thinking he pulled one over on us. I tell you another thing. If our paths cross again, you're gonna see a side of Dignan that you havent seen before. A sick, sadistic side, cause I'm furious at Bob.
Dignan Pointless act! You don't give a 500 dollar tip to the housekeeper! That's inappropriate! That's inexcusable! That, I don't forgive! What were you thinking? What were you thinking?
Dignan On the run from Johnny Law... ain't no trip to Cleveland.
Dignan You, my dear friend, are a damn fool.
Dignan Here are just a few of the key ingredients: dynamite, pole vaulting, laughing gas, choppers - can you see how incredible this is going to be? - hang gliding, come on!
Dignan They'll never catch me... because I'm **** innocent.
Dignan Isn't it funny how you used to be in the nut house and now I'm in jail?
Dignan How does an asshole like Bob get such a great kitchen?
Dignan Son of a bitch! Anthony! Anthony! Bob's gone. He stole his car! He flew the coop while we were sleepin'!
Dignan Shh, wait for my instructions. When we go through the next gate, you'll have thirty seconds to take out the tower guard. Thirty seconds. Have the car running at the northwest checkpoint. Bob and I are gonna scale the barricade, and then we're gonna tunnel through to no-mans-land. And Bob, remember, shield me from the bullets, they won't shoot civilians! Are you ready? Let's go! Let's go! Now! Now! Now! (smiling) Isn't it funny how you used to be in the nut house and now I'm in jail?
Dignan Bob gets the Spirit Award.
Scenes with Dignan
10 scenes
Wha - why is there tape on your nose?
Dignan Exactly!
Kumar Man, I blew it. I blew it, man!
Kumar, what were you doing in the freezer?
Kumar I don't know, man; I lose my touch, man!
Dignan Did you even have a touch to lose, man?
Dignan Bob Mapplethorpe, potential get-away driver: go!
Well, I think there's a real air of mystery about me.
Dignan Don't complicate it. Your number one strength is you have a car you can provide. Sell yourself! Start over. Ready, go!
Okay, alright. I'm a risk taker! I'm growin' an entire crop of marijuana plants in my parents back yard! I think that shows...
Dignan Wait, you're growing an entire crop of marijuana in your back yard?
Dignan, look. I'm just not very good at this selling-yourself stuff, okay? So, I'm just gonna tell you the truth. I really wanna be a part of this team. And I'm the only one with a car.
Dignan That's good. That's good. 'Cause that hits me right here.
So, did you enjoy your first visit to the nut house?
Dignan Hey, hey, shh, shh, shh. Come on. Be sensitive to the fact that other people are not comfortable talking about emotional disturbances. Um, you know, I am, I'm fine with that, but... other people.
Guy in bathroom
Hey, you're in the Army, yes?
Dignan No, I just have short hair.
Dignan Why are you here right now? You're always at lunch at this time!
Workers
Not always.
Dignan Yes! Always!
What the hell are you wearing?
Dignan It's a jump suit.
Clay look at this guy...
Clay
He looks like a rodeo clown...
He looks like a little banana. Where are you from anyway, man?
Dignan I'm from around here.
This guy used to mow our lawn.
Clay
No shit.
Yeah he was great, clipping the hedges, sweeping up, mowing the lawn. What was the name of your little lawn mowing company?
Dignan The Lawn Wranglers.
Dignan Fact: I learned more in the two months I spent with Mr. Henry and his crew than I learned in 15 years of academic study. Fact: I can guarantee you after Mr. Henry sees us pull this job, he's going to take a personal interest in our future. Fact: Mr. Henry drives a Jaguar...
Fact: The picture's not doing it for me right now, Dignan.
Dignan Well, does the fact that I'm trying to do it, do it for you?
She thinks I'm a failure.
Dignan What? She said you were a failure? What has she ever accomplished with her life that's so great, man? Nothing.
Dignan What are you doing here?!
Workers
We work here.
Dignan Your hours at lunch now!
Workers
Not always.
Dignan Yes! Always!
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