Rambo quotes from First Blood (1982)

Rambo

There's one man dead. It's not my fault. I don't want any more hurt.

Sheriff Teasle

Freeze, or I'll blow your head off.

Rambo

But I didn't do anything.

Teasle

FIRE!

Col. Trautman

It's good to hear your voice Johnny, it's been a long time. Look John, you've done some damage here...

Sheriff Teasle

He's northwest.

Col. Trautman

...But they don't want any more trouble. That's why I've come. I want to come in there and fly you the hell out. Just you and me. We'll work this thing out together. Is that fair enough?

Rambo

Where'd you come from sir?

Trautman

Bragg.

Rambo

I tried to get in touch with you, but the guys at Bragg never knew where to find you.

Trautman

Yeah well, I haven't been spending much time there lately, they've got me down in D.C. I'm shining a seat with my ass.

Rambo

I wish I was back in Bragg now.

Trautman

We'll talk about that when you come in.

Rambo

I can't do that sir.

Trautman

Look John, we can't have you running around out there wasting friendly civilians.

Rambo

There are no friendly civilians!

Trautman

I'm your friend Johnny! I was there with you knee-deep in all that blood and guts. I covered your ass more than once. Seems like bailing you out of trouble's got to be a life-time job for me.

Rambo

There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king-shit cop! All I wanted was something to eat, but the man kept pushing sir.

Trautman

Well, you did some pushing on your own John.

Rambo

They drew first blood, not me.

Trautman

Look Johnny, let me come in and get you the hell out of there!

Rambo

They drew first blood... [signs off]

Trautman

Rambo, are you still reading me? Covey leader to Raven! Rambo! Acknowledge!

Col. Trautman

Think about what you're doing. The building's perimeter is covered. No exit. There are nearly 200 men out there and a lot of M-16s. You did everything to make this private war happen. [blocks Rambo and grabs M-16] You've done enough damage! This mission is over, Rambo. Do you understand me? This mission is over! [goes to floodlit windows and gestures about barricade] Look at 'em out there. Look at 'em! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. Is that what you want? It's over, Johnny. It's over!

Rambo

NOTHING IS OVER! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win, but somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protestin' me, spittin', callin' me "Baby Killer!", and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh?! Who are they, unless they been me and been there, and know what the Hell they're yellin' about?!

Trautman

It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It's all in the past now.

Rambo

For you! For me, civilian life is nothing! In the field, we had a code of honor: You watch my back, I watch your's. Back here, there's nothin'!

Trautman

You're the last of an elite group. Don't end it like this.

Rambo

Back there, I could fly a gunship. I could drive a tank. I was in charge of $1,000,000 equipment! Back here, I can't even hold a job parking cars! [angrily throws machine gun at wall, and screams; voice breaking] I can't-- I just-- Oh, my God. Where is everybody? Oh, God. I had a friend, was Danforth. I had all these guys, man. Back there, I had all these **** guys, who were my friends. 'Cause back here, there's nothing. Remember Danforth? [Trautman nods] He wore this black headband, and I took one of those magic markers, that I said he found. He mailed it to Las Vegas, 'cause we were always talking about Vegas, and this ****in' car, this red '58 Chevy convertible, he was talking about this car; he said we were gonna cruise 'til the tires fall off. [begins sobbing] We were in this bar in Saigon and this kid comes up, this kid carrying a shoe-shine box. And he says, uh, "Shine, please, shine!" I said "No." He kept askin', yeah, and Joey said "Yeah." And, I went to get a couple beers, and the-- The box was wired, and he opened up the box, **** blew his body all over the place. And he's laying there, and he's ****in' screaming, there's pieces of him all over me, just... [forcefully yanks off his bandoleer] ...like this, and I'm tryin' to pull him off, you know, and i-- My friend that's all over me! I got blood and everything, and I'm tryin' to hold him together, I put him together, his ****in' insides keep comin' out, and nobody would help! Nobody'd help, and he's sayin' "Hey, I wanna go home! I wanna go home!" He keeps calling my name! "I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" I said "With what?! I can't find your ****in' legs! I can't find your legs!" [voice breaking] I can't get it out of my head. I've-- I've dreamed this seven years. Every day, I have this. And sometimes, I wake up, and I don't know where I am. I don't talk to anybody. Sometimes a day...a week... [about to cry] ...I can't put it out of my mind. [breaks down crying and embraces Trautman who consoles him] Oh, Thank you, Trautman.

Rambo

You got some place I can eat around here?

Teasle

There's a diner about thirty miles up the highway.

Rambo

Is there any law against me getting something here?

Teasle

Yeah. Me.

Rambo

Why are you pushing me?

Teasle

What did you say?

Rambo

I said, why are you pushing me? I haven't done anything to you.

Rambo

There's one man dead! It's not my fault! I don't want any more hurt!

Sheriff Teasle

Freeze, stand right where you are, give yourself up!

Rambo

But I didn't do anything!

Sheriff Teasle

I'm warning you boy, don't make a move or I'll blow your head off!

Rambo

I didn't do anything!