Joseph Frady Look, why don't you go out and bust up a keno game. Do something worthwhile for chrissakes, you two bit vice squad, you're not only dumb, you're dirty.
Most-quoted character in The Parallax View (1974): in 9 of its 14 quotes
A line from Joseph FradyI'm dead, Bill. I just want to stay that way for awhile.
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Deputy Red [Frady's just ordered milk at a bar]
Can I buy you a drink, miss? You know there for a moment, I thought you were a man. But you aren't are you?
Joseph Frady No, I'm a girl.
Deputy Red Why don't you go right over there and tell those people that? Real loud. [grabs Frady's jacket]
Joseph Frady Don't touch me unless you love me.
Sheriff L.D. Wicker [Frady just beat up Deputy Red]
You just come over here and sit down. You're alright, son.
Joseph Frady Listen, you wouldn't be offended if I called the police, would you?
Sheriff L.D. Wicker No, but you don't have to call very far because Red's a deputy. And if that isn't good enough, I'm the sheriff.
Joseph Frady You got some interesting ideas about law enforcement.
Sheriff L.D. Wicker I could have stopped the fight. I would have if you'd have been gettin' whipped, but I dearly love seeing ol' Red get stomped.
Joseph Frady He's your deputy?
Sheriff L.D. Wicker Well, you see he's my sister's boy. Had to do something nice for her, he's so damn mean he can't get along with anybody else. He's dumb. He's a real turkey. You know, you move his plate five inches, that boy's gonna starve to death.
Joseph Frady You gotta admit, it's funny.
It makes me laugh, but I don't think it's funny.
Joseph Frady What's that supposed to mean?
Have you ever laughed at a comedian when he pretended to stutter? There's nothing funny about a man who stutters, but people laugh. They're amused. But they're not happy about it.
Tucker's Aide I have to do a skin search.
Joseph Frady A what?
Tucker's Aide You're gonna strip and I'm gonna search you.
Joseph Frady Are you out of your ****in' mind?
Tucker's Aide Look, that's the way Mr. Tucker wants it. And if I don't see you, you don't see him.
Austin Tucker Now I don't know what you want but if it's money, I'll give you ten thousand dollars to keep me out of it. You don't mention my name, you don't come looking for me. All I want is to stay out of it.
Joseph Frady Sorry, Mr. Tucker, you've got information I need. Money doesn't mean anything to me. This story's gonna mean more to me than ten thousand dollars.
Austin Tucker Fella, you don't know what this story means.
Jack Younger Just one more thing.
Joseph Frady What's that?
Jack Younger Who are you?
Joseph Frady [taken aback]
Who am I?
Jack Younger You're not Richard Paley. Your service records don't check.
Joseph Frady They don't?
Jack Younger There was a Richard Paley in the 1st Air Cavalry, but among other things, he's dead.
Joseph Frady Gee, I'm sorry to hear that.
Jack Younger So were we. So... who are you really?
Joseph Frady [getting defensive]
Look, I don't need to tell you anything. You're not a cop.
Jack Younger [Frady turns around to leave]
I wouldn't walk out that door if I were you.
Jack Younger Your tests suggest that you have remarkable talents.
Joseph Frady Yeah? What do you mean by "talents"?
Jack Younger You have difficulty holding on to a job, don't you?
Joseph Frady I don't know, I just don't like to take a lot of shit, so people say I got antisocial tendencies.
Jack Younger Right! Now, tell me, has it ever crossed your mind that maybe it's everybody else's problem that they don't get along with you?
Joseph Frady Why?
Jack Younger Because, you see, the very quality that gets you in trouble is what makes you potentially invaluable.
Joseph Frady What's that?
Jack Younger Your aggressiveness.
