The Good Son (1993) · 29 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Good Son (1993): in 17 of its 29 quotes
Most scenes with: Henry Evans (14), Alice (3)
You're not going to die, mom. I promise... You're not going to die cause I won't let you.
Mark Evans Henry is gone... and the rest of us are safe... but sometimes... late at night... I find myself thinking... not about Henry, but about Susan and wondering. If she had it to do over, would she make the same choice? I guess I'll always wonder... but I know Ill never ask.
Mark I can handle it.
Why?
Mark Because when you make a promise when something is your fault.
What did you do?
Mark I let someone die.
Mark They give you cancer.
Who cares you're gonna die anyway?
Mark Ah! Hey, no fair!
No fair? What do you think this is, a game?
Mark Oh my God.
I was only trying to scare him.
Mark Do you know what you did?
Hey, come on. We did it together.
Mark You could've killed people...
...with your help...
I feel sorry for you, Mark. You just don't know how to have fun.
Mark What?
It's because you're scared all the time. I know. I used to be scared too. But that was before I found out.
Mark Found out what?
That once you realize that you can do anything... you're free. You can fly. Nobody can touch you... nobody. Mark... don't be afraid to fly.
Mark You're sick...
Hey, I promise you something amazing, something you'll never forget. Where's the gratitude?
Such a sweet little thing... do you really think I'd hurt her?
Mark Yes...
What are you going to do? Watch her all night?
Mark I could kill you now...
Go ahead, jam it in. Got to push pretty hard though. The blood'll go right across the room.
Mark! What the hell do you think you were doing? Answer me, God damn it!
Don't be mad at Mark, he's just not himself.
This is serious, Mark. You could have hurt him.
Mark He's the one who wants to hurt people!
Mark, I'm sorry you don't want to be friends.
Mark What if there was this boy... and he did these terrible things because he liked doing them... would you say he was evil?
I don't believe in evil.
Mark You should...
Mark Henry said he hated her.
What are you saying?
Mark I told you... I'm telling you... Connie didn't just slip... you don't know what he is... Henry tried to kill Connie and he can do it again.
Stop it, that's a lie! Henry is my son. He's my little boy and I love him. Don't ever come to me with these lies again.
You better stop telling lies about me, because no one's going to believe you.
Mark Sooner or later they're going to find out about you.
Who's they? My dad? My mom?
Mark I told your mom.
Why would she believe you? She's my mom, not yours.
Mark You know, you're wrong about that. She is my mother.
Your mom? You crazy? Your mom's maggot food.
Mark My mom said she'd always be with me. She chose your mom as a way of coming back, but I guess it would be hard for you to understand that, but it's true. She's my mother now.
Hey, Mark... don't **** with me.
Go ahead... eat... drink... don't let me stop you.
Mark What did you do?
Do? Me? Oh... I get it. You think I put something in my family's food... you think that I... Mark, come on... do you really think I'd do a thing like that?
Oh wait, I just remembered... she's not my mom anymore, she's yours. Isn't that what you said? She's your mother now.
Mark Yeah...
Your mom, my mom... what the hell? We'll both miss her.
Mark I'll kill you first...
Poor Mark... so violent... so disturbed. If you don't watch out, they're gonna lock you up.
Connie Guess what? Mom said we can go skating tomorrow.
Connie, what did I tell you about coming into my room?
Connie But you guys aren't working on anything.
You didn't answer my question, so I'm gonna do it for you. [As Henry speaks, he grabs Connie by her ears, and she cries] You're not allowed to come into my room. Not now, not ever! Never!
Mark You're wrong about that! [Pins Henry against the wall] This is my room, too. And I say she can stay. [He and Henry begin pulling each other's hair]
Connie Mom, Mom, they're fighting!
Susan told me you were here. I guess you forgot our appointment.
Mark I just didn't feel like talking.
Talking helps. It helped the last time, didn't it?
Mark You're a doctor. You know things.
Well, some things.
Mark What do you think? What makes people evil?
"Evil" is a word people use when they've given up trying to understand someone. There's a reason for everything if we can just find it.
Mark What if there isn't a reason? What if something just is?
Why, Mark? Do you think you're evil? Cos you let your mother die? You know that's not true.
Mark What if there was this boy? And he did these terrible things because he liked doing them? Wouldn't you say he was evil?
I don't believe in evil.
Mark You should.
