A character in Dead Man (1995)

William Blake quotes from Dead Man (1995)

Johnny Depp

2nd most-quoted character in Dead Man (1995): in 8 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Nobody (5)

A line from William Blake

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite.

Scenes with William Blake

7 scenes
Thel Russell
[William has just discovered a colt in Thel's bed]

Watch it. It's loaded.

William Blake

Why do you have this?

Thel Russell

Because this is America.

William Blake

What is your name?

My name is Nobody.

William Blake

Excuse me?

My name is Exaybachay. He Who Talks Loud, Saying Nothing.

William Blake

He who talks... I thought you said your name was Nobody.

I preferred to be called Nobody.

William Blake

Do you still have my eyeglasses?

No, I traded them. Do you have any tobacco?

William Blake

No, I traded it.

For what?

William Blake

I'm not telling.

Liar.

William Blake

Thief.

[seeing William touching his chest wound]

Leave that alone stupid white man.

William Blake
[as Nobody attends to his wound]

Am I going to die?

The circle of life has no ending.

William Blake

Why are you helping me?

A bird told me.

William Blake

A bird told you?

A small magical bird with bright blue feathers. [pauses] I was following him in your forest, hoping to acquire one of his indigo feathers... and then I lost him... and then I found him again. He was perched on your chest tasting your blood. He looked at me. Then he flew directly west in a straight line - his small beak red with your blood.

Did you kill the white man who killed you?

William Blake

I'm not dead. Am I?

Trading Post missionary

God damn your soul to the fires of Hell!

William Blake

He already has.

William Blake
[Nobody has put wounded William Blake in a canoe, and is about to push him out to sea]

Hello.

I prepared your canoe with cedar boughs. It's time for you to leave now, William Blake. Time for you to go back where you came from.

William Blake

You mean Cleveland?

Back to the place where all the spirits came from, and where all the spirits return. This world will no longer concern you.

William Blake
[shows Nobody a reel of tobacco]

Found some tobacco.

That tobacco is for your voyage... William Blake.

William Blake

Nobody... I don't smoke.

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