Herbert West
[to Dan, trying to convince him to assist in his research]
We can achieve every doctor's dream! You'll be famous, and live lifetimes.
Played by Jeffrey Combs 
Re-Animator (1985) · 26 quotes
Re-Animator (1985) · 26 quotes
Do you agree he's dead now? [picks up the dead cat and drops it with a clunk] Do you agree that he's dead now?
More lines from Herbert West
6 quotes Herbert West
Herbert West
[regarding the dead cat he is reanimating]
Don't expect it to tango; it has a broken back.
Herbert West
I must say, Dr. Hill, I'm very disappointed in you. You steal the secret of life and death and here you are, trysting with a bubble-headed co-ed. You're not even a second-rate scientist.
Herbert West
You'll never get credit for my discovery. Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow.
Herbert West
I am not through here! I told you I have a theory: overdose!! [wields two full reagent hypodermics]
Herbert West
"How can you teach such drivel? These people are here to learn and you're closing their minds before they even have a chance!" [Herbert west to Dr. Hill after pencil snapping lesson]
Scenes with Herbert West
13 scenes
Swiss Woman Doctor
You killed him!
Herbert West
No I did not. I gave him life.
Cain
What were you researching?
West
Death.
Megan
You... didn't say why you left Switzerland.
West
There was nothing more I could learn there.
Dan
You couldn't call, or write a note. [regarding the death of Rufus, his cat]
West
I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know. And what would a note say, Dan? 'Cat dead; details later'?
Dan
God, why does it make that sound? [as Rufus is being reanimated a second time]
West
Birth is always painful.
Dan
It was dead! [regarding the reanimated Rufus]
West
Twice.
West
I will show you, then you will help me.
Dan
No!
West
Yes you will. That is why I brought the infernal beast back to life in the first place.
West
This is the freshest body that we could come across, save of killing one ourselves, and every moment that we spend talking about it costs us results. Now will you give me a hand!
Dan
Oh, man, if we get caught--
West
Well, what will they do, embalm us?
West
[reading toe tags in the morgue]
Burn victim... Here's your meatball... Shotgun wound to the head...
Dan
...Aw, God, he's ripe!
West
[singsong]
...Malpractice...!
Dan
We failed. C'mon, let's go; somebody'll be coming any minute!
West
[striking the corpse angrily]
He failed! Not I!
Dan
Herbert, you're insane, now what happened here?
West
I had to kill him!
Dan
What?? He's dead?
West
...Not anymore.
Hill's Head: Weeeeesssssssst...
West
Yes, doctor, it's Herbert West! What are you thinking?
Hill's Head: Yoooooooouuuuu...
West
[taking notes]
You...
Hill's Head: Baaaaaastaaaaaaaaaaaard...!
