Martin Riggs This is a real badge, I'm a real cop, and this is a real **** gun!
Played by Mel Gibson 
Lethal Weapon (1987) · 33 quotes
Lethal Weapon (1987) · 33 quotes
Most-quoted character in Lethal Weapon (1987): in 21 of its 33 quotes
Most scenes with: Mr. Joshua (13), Roger Murtaugh (11)
What did one shepherd say to the other shepherd? Let's get the flock out of here.
More lines from Martin Riggs
6 quotes Martin Riggs Martin Riggs I don't make things difficult. That's the way they get, all by themselves.
Martin Riggs [holding his wife's wedding photograph, crying, after deciding not to kill himself]
I'll see you later. I'll see you much later.
Martin Riggs Maybe we'll stay alive long enough for me to buy you a present.
Martin Riggs [Riggs and Murtaugh go to a bust at a "rich house"]
Saw this on Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless.
Martin Riggs Perhaps there's an opening in the L.A. Fire Department?
Scenes with Martin Riggs
14 scenes Martin Riggs Hey, look friend, let's just cut the shit. Now we both know why I was transferred. Everybody thinks I'm suicidal, in which case, I'm **** and nobody wants to work with me; or they think I'm faking to draw a psycho pension, in which case, I'm **** and nobody wants to work with me. Basically, I'm ****.
Guess what?
Martin Riggs What?
I don't want to work with you!
Martin Riggs Hey, don't.
Ain't got no choice! Looks like we both been ****!
Martin Riggs Terrific.
God hates me. That's what it is.
Martin Riggs Hate him back; it works for me.
Martin Riggs What did he mean back there when he said you owed him?
We served together in '65. la Drang Valley. Saved my life. Took a bayonet in the lungs.
Martin Riggs That was nice of him.
Martin Riggs You want me to drive?
No, you're supposed to be suicidal, remember? I'LL drive.
Martin Riggs Anybody who drives around in this town IS suicidal.
Okay, clown, no bullshit! You wanna kill yourself?
Martin Riggs Oh, for Chriss-...
Shut up! Yes or no - you wanna die?!
Martin Riggs Oh, I got the job done! What the hell do you want?!
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!
Martin Riggs Well, what do you wanna hear, man?! Do you wanna hear that sometimes I think about eatin' a bullet?! HUH!? Well, I do! I even got a special bullet for the occasion with a hollow point, look! Make sure it blows the back of my goddamned head out and do the job right! Every single day I wake up and I think of a reason not to do it! Every single day! You know why I don't do it?! This is gonna make you laugh! You know why I don't do it?! The job! Doin' the job! Now that's the reason!
Have you ever met anybody you didn't kill?
Martin Riggs: Well, I haven't killed you yet.
Listen, sorry about all that shit I was in your face about earlier... you saved my life. Thank you.
Martin Riggs Oh, I bet that hurt to say.
Martin Riggs The guy who shot me! The same Albino jackrabbit son of a bitch who did Hunsacker!
You sure?
Martin Riggs Yeah, I'm sure man. I never forget an asshole.
Martin Riggs You know they're gonna kill her, don't you?
Yeah.
Martin Riggs So, if you want her back, you're gonna have to take her away from them.
I know.
Martin Riggs You do this my way. You shoot, you shoot to kill, get as many of them as you can. All you gotta do is just not miss.
I won't miss.
Martin Riggs We're gonna get bloody on this one, Rog.
Are you really crazy... or are you as good as you say you are?
Martin Riggs You're gonna have to trust me.
[Riggs groans as his body shakes violently]
Hit him again. [Endo hits him again for longer]
Come on! Tell me about the shipment!
Martin Riggs [yells and spouts gibberish, then spits at Endo, tries to reach Joshua]
I swear I'm gonna **** kill the both of you!
Yeah, yeah, very funny. Now what about the shipment?
General Peter McAllister Kill the son of a bitch!
Martin Riggs Who's **** next!? McAllister!
Martin Riggs How about it, Jack? Would you like a shot at the title?
Don't mind if I do.
Martin Riggs [real tough]
I want your title.
Hey, Riggs!
Martin Riggs Yo.
If you think I'm gonna eat the world's lousiest Christmas turkey by myself, you're crazy.
Martin Riggs Well, I got news for you, Rog... I'm not crazy.
I know.
Martin Riggs Well, good. Let's eat.
Martin Riggs Hey, you know what?
What?
Martin Riggs Well, I think your daughter kinda likes me.
If you touch her, I'll kill you.
Martin Riggs Ha! You'll try.
McCleary
**** you, I'm jumping!
Martin Riggs [Grabs him]
Do you really wanna jump? Do you wanna? Well then that's fine with me! Come on, let's do it asshole, let's do it. I wanna do it, I wanna do it!
McCleary
Wait a minute! What do you mean? What do you mean?
Martin Riggs [After landing]
You wanna go up again? Let's go again!
McCleary
*Screaming for help*
