Hurricane Carter Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.
Most-quoted character in The Hurricane (1999): in 16 of its 29 quotes
Most scenes with: Lesra Martin (3), Det. Sgt. Della Pesca (2)
Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.
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1 quote Hurricane Carter Scenes with Hurricane Carter
14 scenes
Reporter
Mr. Carter, now that you're free, are you still going to be "The Hurricane"?
Hurricane Carter Oh, I'll always be the "Hurricane", and a hurricane is beautiful.
Theo
We're looking for two Negros in a white car.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Any two will do?
Detective at Hospital Are these the two men who shot you? Look carefully, Sir. Are these the two men who did this to you?
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter He said "no".
Detective at Hospital Move closer.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter He said "no".
Detective at Hospital Move closer.
Det. Sgt. Della Pesca: Take another look, Sir.
I'm gonna take your black ass down, Mr. **** Champion of the World.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter I got your black **** champion right between my legs, you short punk bitch.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [voice over narration]
Hurricane is the professional name that I acquired later on in life. Carter is the slave name that was given to my forefathers, who worked in the cotton fields of Alabama and Georgia. It was passed onto me.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [voice over narration]
The one thing I could do, and the only thing was box. I had tasted my own blood and I loved it.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [to the Warden]
I'm innocent. I've committed no crime. A crime's been committed against me.
Mae Thelma Carter
Rubin, I ain't walking nowhere from you.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter I'm dead. Just bury me.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [to Les]
It's very important to transcend to places that hold us.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter You think I killed those people son?
Now I know you didn't.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter How do you know?
I just know.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter' [addressing the court]
Twenty years spent locked up in a cage considered as a danger to society.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [addressing the court]
Justice is all I ask for. Justice.
Lisa Peters: You can't understand living without you.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Fifteen years on.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter This is no place, not for a human being or anybody. Never get used to a place like this.
