Knox She's gonna hate me. The Danburrys will hate me. My parents will kill me. All right, goddamn it. You're right. "Carpe diem." Even if it kills me.
Played by Josh Charles 
Dead Poets Society (1989) · 62 quotes
Dead Poets Society (1989) · 62 quotes
Tied for 5th most-quoted character in Dead Poets Society (1989): in 4 of its 62 quotes
Most scenes with: Charlie (2), Todd (2)
Scenes with Knox
4 scenes Knox 
Mr. Keating! They made everybody sign it.
Mr. Nolan
Quiet, Mr. Anderson.
You gotta believe me. It's true.
I do believe you, Todd.
Mr. Nolan
Leave, Mr. Keating.
But it wasn't his fault!
Mr. Nolan
Sit down, Mr. Anderson! One more outburst from you or anyone else, and you're out of this school! Leave, Mr. Keating.
Mr. Nolan
I said leave, Mr. Keating.
Mr. Nolan
Sit down, Mr. Anderson! Do you hear me? Sit down! Sit down! This is your final warning, Anderson. How dare you! Do you hear me?
Knox [Knox stands on his desk and other students slowly start to follow]
O Captain! My Captain!
Mr. Nolan
Mr. Overstreet, I warn you! Sit down! Sit down! Sit down. All of you. I want you seated. Sit down. Leave, Mr. Keating. All of you, down. I want you seated. Do you hear me? Sit down!
Thank you, boys. Thank you.
Hey, how'd it go? Did you read it to her?
Knox Yeah.
What'd she say?
Knox Nothing.
Nothing. What do you mean, nothing?
Knox Nothing. But I did it.
Cameron
What's going on, guys?
You finked, didn't you, Cameron?
Cameron
Finked? I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
You told Nolan about everything about that club is what I'm talking about!
Cameron
Look, in case you hadn't heard, Dalton, there's something called an honor code at this school, alright?! If a teacher asks you a question, you tell the truth, or you're expelled.
(Outraged, Charlie bolts towards Cameron to attack him, but the others hold him back.)
He's a rat! He's in it up to his eyes, so he rattled to save himself!
Knox Don't touch him, Charlie. You do, and you're out.
I'm out anyway!
Knox You don't know that, not yet.
Cameron
He's right there, Charlie. And if you guys are smart, you will do EXACTLY what I did and cooperate! They're not after us! We're the victims! Us and Neil.
What's that mean? Who are they after?
Cameron
Why, Mr. Keating, of course! The "Captain" himself! I mean, you guys didn't really think he could avoid responsibility, did you?
Mr. Keating responsible for Neil? Is that what they're saying?
Cameron
Well, who else do you think, dumbass?! The administration?! Mr. Perry?! I mean, Mr. Keating put us up to all this crap, didn't he?! If it wasn't for Mr. Keating, Neil would be cozying up in his room right now, studying his chemistry, and dreaming of being called doctor!
That is not true, Cameron! You know that! He didn't put us up to anything! And Neil loved acting!
Cameron
Believe what you want, but I say let Keating fry! I mean, why ruin our lives?!
Cameron
(Charlie, out of rage, slugs Cameron. The others restrain him again.)
You've just signed your expulsion papers, "Nuwanda"! And if the rest of you were smart, you'll do exactly what I did! They know everything anyway. You can't save Keating, but you can save yourselves.
