Most scenes together: Lee Christmas & Barney Ross (16), Barney Ross & Maggie (8), Barney Ross & Hale Caesar (7)
Respect is everything. Without respect, we are just people. Common, shitty people.
Bill 'The Kid' Timmons: [to Ross] I'm sorry, sir.
It's not your fault... Now what?
We are both fighting men. And I respect that. But fighting men, they don't deserve to be killed like sheep. But, respect... must be taught.
You must want to hurt me bad.
I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm gonna take your life.
You wanna kill me like a man? Or you wanna kill me like a sheep? So. What's it going to be? Man or sheep?
You wanna man up? I'll man you up.
Coming right up.
You should be.
[Hector quickly props a knife against Billy's chest and Vilain kicks it into his chest]
This guy is good. Your good.
Bill 'The Kid' Timmons: Appreciate it sir.
Christmas, my friend. Please tell me you ain't going through with this.
Course I am. Look at that girl. Who wouldn't marry her?
She cheated on you.
It was a half-cheat.
Which is?
The other side of a half-truth. The facts are murky.
Murky. I hate to break it to you pal, but your girlfriend over there a the world-class cheating gene.
I should stab you in the heart.
Too late. [Lee's wife comes over]
You know, I used to think you had a black heart. Black is too colorful.
...
Promise not to keep my baby way for so long?
Cross my heart. [Gets up to sit at a table with other colleagues]
If he had one.
...
Got a pen? [Barney takes out elaborately decorated pen]
Hey, you got anything that doesn't have skulls on it?
Matter of fact, I don't.
Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, only I made it better. [Blows nose in napkin]
Boom time! [Lee readies cannon] Target in sight!
Baby wants to travel!
Fire!
Rock and roll!
Fire!
Bombs away! [Drops explosives barrel] Tighten up!
What's happening now?!
Chaos! [To Barney] You're not doing what I think you're doing?!
Yeah, I am!
Let's do it! [Barney intentionally rams and crash lands his plane into the plutonium mine, Maggie nearly falls out and Gunnar saves her] You're gonna need a new plane.
Hello, darlin'.
I see about a dozen guards, light weapons, a couple of bad-ass .50 cals...
Worse, anti-tank devices. There's no way our trucks will get through that minefield. Look, I know this is a stupid question but you got any ideas that won't get us killed?
I got a few I'm thinking about.
CZ-1492, come on. Requesting a response immediately.
Who's this bozo?
CZ-1492, this is a secure air wave. Do you read?
What's this about?
What's taking so long, Barney Ross?! This should have been a walk in the park for you guys! Where's the case?!
Barney Ross: Don't have it.
I warned you what would happen to you mutts if you pulled this shit again!
A good man died trying to get that case.
I'm sorry about that!
Are you?!
Yes, as a matter of fact, I am! But this sort of situation comes with the territory, wouldn't you say?!
And so does payback. You know, Church, you're the kind of guy that pulls the strings, and everyone else does your dirty work 'cause you never had the guts to do it yourself. We're done.
She's into me.
She hates you.
Watch this. [Feigns coughing and Maggie just stares at him unimpressed and Hale makes a throat slashing gesture with a razor blade]
You know, if something happens to her, it's coming back on us. Did you ever think to ask for my opinion?
I told you ten times before, I didn't have a choice, unless you don't mind going to jail.
Yeah, well, Church intimidated you.
Really?
Yeah.
You know, I will stab you one day. [To Lacy] Hey baby. Yeah, course I'm thinking about you. What else to think about? [Makes thumbs-down gesture to Barney]
Hey. You were in the Army, right? I can tell.
Bill 'The Kid' Timmons: Yes, ma'am. Three years. Last tour was Afghanistan, Kunar Province.
Didn't like it anymore?
Bill 'The Kid' Timmons: Uhh... long story.
Bill 'The Kid' Timmons: All right. I, uh, I was trained as sniper, and as an instructor, too. But, I actually wanted to mix it up, get in on the action. Uh, this one time, we're stuck out in this hell-hole valley. About 30 Taliban opened up from these house above us. And they got about eight of us pinned down bad. So I called in for artillery support. But; "no way", says the captain. Didn't wanna endanger the locals. So we scattered. Some crawled to a ditch, some... to the dry riverbed and the rest bailed, but... we were still stuck in the kill zone. And we battled for... I don't know, three hours. And finally, an Apache gunship chopper showed up to provide air cover. Scattered the Hadjis, but... smoke clears and four of my squad are dead in the ditch and two in the riverbed. Yeah, I was... mad and sick, all dead for nothing. You know, the most... screwed thing up of all... is when I got back to base that night, I found out that they shot this stray dog I had adopted. Commander's orders to get rid of all animals on the base. I mean, you'd think we had enough damn shooting for one day, you know? And, anyway, I, uh, I figured it was time to move on. I heard these guys were looking for someone, and here I am. [Maggie looks down and back heartfelt]
You find some other minority.
Don't challenge me.
Great. Just what I need. 50-year-old pizza.
