Most-quoted character in Days of Thunder (1990): in 12 of its 26 quotes
Most scenes with: Cole Trickle (3), Tim Daland (2), Claire Lewicki (2)
No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he rubbed you. And rubbin, son, is racin'.
Harry Hogge I'm gonna give you an engine low to the ground... extra thick oil pan to cut the wind from underneath you. It'll give you thirty or forty more horsepower. I'm gonna give you a fuel line that'll hold an extra gallon of gas. I'm gonna shave half an inch off you and shape you like a bullet. I'll get you primed, painted and weighed, and you'll be ready to go out on that racetrack. Hear me? You're gonna be perfect.
Harry Hogge I'm settin' you up for cool weather... but if that sun breaks, after you're out on the track, you're liable to get real loose real quick. Now I don't wanna worry you or nothin, but, Cole's not ready for that... he's changed, see, he's changed. You cannot get out of control and expect him to bring you right back. He's liable to hurt you, you're liable to hurt him, and... I couldn't handle that, so, ah, you've gotta take care of him... see... you gotta take care of him.
Harry Hogge His way... [slaps a ruined tire] my way... '[slaps a lightly worn tire] I was 6 seconds faster.
Harry Hogge Tim, take a look at that hound. That's the best coon-dog I ever seen or heard about and I didn't to teach him a damn thing.
Harry Hogge Drivers can't stand to be reminded of what can happen to 'em in a racecar. They, they don't go to hospitals, they don't go to funerals. You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'.
Harry Hogge Now, Cole, when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's bad.
Harry Hogge What do you know about stock car racing?
Well... watched it on television, of course.
Harry Hogge You've seen it on television?
ESPN. The coverage is excellent, you'd be surprised at how much you can pick up.
Harry Hogge I'm sure I would.
Harry Hogge All right. While we're still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car.
Hit the pace car?
Harry Hogge Hit the pace car.
What for?
Harry Hogge Because you've hit every other goddamned thing out there, I want you to be perfect.
Harry Hogge Cole, you're wandering all over the track!
Well, this son of a bitch just slammed into me!
Harry Hogge No, no, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you, he didn't slam into you, he RUBBED you. And rubbin', son, is racin'. [Cole slams into the wall side-ways] Oh, there goes a fender. [Cole slams into another car] There goes a quarter-panel. [Cole slams into other cars and causes a multi-car crash; Harry just shakes his head in disbelief and face-palms]
Harry Hogge Yeah. Well I don't mind spreadin' a little fertilizer round now and then. There's worse things.
How's the truck runnin'?
Harry Hogge Runs good.
Harry Hogge Now, Tim, everyone knows some downtown car dealer can't afford a race team. And no driver worth a damn is gonna sign with you. Cause they wreck one car, you can't afford to build them another, and their out of the deal, you know. And no car's gonna win without a driver, not even mine.
Harry Hogge What kinda driver you gonna find after the season's started? Some ole' boy that's washed up, and wasn't worth a shit to begin with.
You can work with him. You can build a driver like you build a car, Harry.
Harry Hogge Tim, take a look at that hound. Now that's the best coon dog I ever seen or heard about, and I didn't teach him a damn thing.
Well I got somebody.
Harry Hogge Who?
Take a look at him.
Harry Hogge Anybody I gotta take a look at ain't somebody.
Then take a look at nobody.
Harry Hogge Tim, I give up racin', you gotta know that.
Ah, you didn't give up racin', Harry. You quit to avoid investigation into Buddy's crash at Daytona.
Harry Hogge Hey, I didn't avoid any God-damn investigation.
Well, anyway, I... uh... I talked to NASCAR and if you come back in there won't be any investigation.
Harry Hogge How they hell you sell 'em on that deal?
I'm a helluva salesman.
What's wrong with him?
Harry Hogge I'll tell you what wrong with this deal is you, Tim. You're a victim of your own god-damn creation! Two race teams? That's one too many roosters in the henhouse.
It doesn't seem to bother Russ Wheeler.
Harry Hogge Oh, no, no, ever since that Daytona crash Cole's been called a troublemaker. Wheeler figures he can bump and bam Cole all he wants.
I don't see Russ doing anything like that. NASCAR doesn't see Russ doing anything like that.
Harry Hogge Oh I guess it ain't happening then under the watchful eyes of experts like you and NASCAR!
I'll tell you what is happening—Cole's not running good, he's not looking good and now he's got sponsor trouble!
Harry Hogge But you don't, is that it?
As far is that goes, no, I don't, but I want to keep the sponsor and Cole, he's the one that made this happen and I haven't forgotten that, Harry.
Harry Hogge Right, right.
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