John du Pont
Coach is the father. Coach is a mentor. Coach has great power on athlete's life.
Played by Steve Carell 
Foxcatcher (2014) · 17 quotes
Foxcatcher (2014) · 17 quotes
I do not share my mother's affection for horseflesh, I'll have you know.
More lines from John du Pont
6 quotes John du Pont
John du Pont
I'm getting Dave. And I don't care how much it costs.
John du Pont
I consider you a friend. And my friends call me Eagle. Or Golden Eagle. Either of those would work. Or John. Or Coach.
John du Pont
I don't care about trains, Mother. I am leading men!
John du Pont
[slaps Mark Schultz in the face and whispers]
You ungrateful ape.
John du Pont
Horses are stupid. Horses eat and shit. That's all they do. It's very silly. It's all very silly.
Scenes with John du Pont
5 scenes John du Pont
[Mark's first meeting with John du Pont]
You look good. You look strong. Fit.
Mark Schultz
Thank you, sir.
John du Pont
Feeling confident?
John du Pont
[Mark nods yes]
That's one of the most important elements of entering a match is feeling the confidence, knowing that you're going to win. Feeling it inside. If you get - go to a match knowing you're going to win that match, odds are you're going to win that match. You're training with your brother Dave?
Mark Schultz
Yes, sir.
John du Pont
Great Dave Schultz?
Mark Schultz
Yeah.
John du Pont
And I'm talking to the great Mark Schultz. Do you have any idea why I asked you to come here?
Mark Schultz
No.
John du Pont
No. Well, Mark, do you - do you have any idea who I am?
Mark Schultz
No. No.
John du Pont
Some rich guy calls you on the phone. I want the great Mark Schultz to come visit me. Well, I'm a - I'm a wrestling coach. And I have a deep love of the sport of wrestling. And I wanted to speak with you about your future. About what you hope to achieve. What do you hope to achieve, Mark?
Mark Schultz
Well, I wanna be the best in the world. I wanna go to the Worlds and win gold. I wanna go to the '88 Olympics and win gold.
John du Pont
Good. I'm proud of you. Are you getting the support that you need?
Mark Schultz
What do you mean, sir?
John du Pont
Well, you know how the Soviets support their wrestlers.
Mark Schultz
I do.
John du Pont
Mark, we as a nation have failed to honor you. And that's a problem. Not just for you, but for our society. When we fail to honor that which should be honored, it's a problem. It's a canary in a coal mine. Do you bird-watch?
Mark Schultz
Uh, no.
John du Pont
You can learn a lot from birds. I'm an ornithologist. But more importantly, I am a patriot. And I want to see this country soar again.
Mark Schultz
I want that too.
John du Pont
I can see that.
John du Pont
[Mark and John du Pont stare out at the morning forest of Valley Forge]
Three thousand men died here. These patriots were willing to give up everything... including their lives... for freedom. I like to come here to remind myself what really matters. We're going to do great things, Mark. Great things.
Mark Schultz
Yes, sir. I'm gonna give you everything I have.
Mark Schultz
[John and Mark sit out on the backyard porch of the du Pont residence, a little drunk and drugged]
You all right? Huh?
John du Pont
You are a good friend, Mark.
Mark Schultz
Thank you, John.
John du Pont
I only had one real friend growing up. Hugh Cherry. Hughby. He was the son of my mother's chauffeur.
Mark Schultz
Uh-huh.
John du Pont
When I was 16, I found out that my mother had been paying him to be my friend.
Mark Schultz
Dave was my only friend growing up. Yeah.
[John chuckles at Mark]
John du Pont
[John walks into the Foxcatcher gym with a pistol, where all of the wrestlers are stretching for practice]
Mark. After practice, I want you to shower, and come talk to me. All right?
Mark Schultz
Yeah. All right.
John du Pont
[John then fires a round from his pistol into the ceiling of the gym]
Three hundred eighty-seven days to Seoul, gentlemen. Let's have a good practice, shall we?
Dave Schultz
Hey, John. What's happening? [notices that John has a gun] Hey, whoa!
John du Pont
You have a problem with me?
Fred Cole
No, John, don't!
Dave Schultz
John, I don't have a problem. Hey, John...
[John fires at him]
