Bertier quotes from Remember the Titans (2000)

I love you, sugar.

I swear to God, I'm gonna hit you so hard, by the time you come to, oooh boy, you're gonna need a new haircut!

Are your parents here?

Yes.

Good.

You take one last good look at her. Cause once you step on that bus you aint got your mama anymore. You got your brothers on the team and you got your daddy. You know who your daddy is, dontcha? Gerry, if you want to play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you who is your daddy? Who's your daddy, Gerry? Who's your daddy?

You.

And who's team is this, Gerry? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?

Yours.

Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and get on the bus.

Listen, I'm Gerry, you're Julius. Let's just get some particulars and get this over with.

Julius

Particulars? Man, no matter what I tell you, you ain't neva gonna know nothing about me.

Listen, I ain't running any more of these three-a-days--

Julius

Well, what I got to say you really don't wanna hear 'cuz honesty ain't too high upon your people priority list.

Honesty? You want honesty? Honestly, I think you're nothing. Nothing but a pure waste of God-given talent. You don't listen to nobody man. Not even Doc or Boone. Shiver push on the line everytime and you blow right past 'em. Push 'em, pull 'em. do something. You can't run over everyone in this league and everytime you do you leave one of your teammates hanging out to dry, me in particular!

Julius

Why should I give a hoot about you? Huh? Or anyone else out there? You wanna talk about a waste, you the captain, right?

Right.

Julius

Captian's supposed to be the leader, right?

Right.

Julius

You got a job?

I got a job.

Julius

You been doing your job?

I been doing my job.

Julius

Then why don't you tell your white buddies to block for Rev better because they have not blocked for him worth a plug nickel, and you know it! Nobody plays. Yourself included. I'm supposed to wear myself out for the team? What team? Nah, nah what I'm gonna do is look out for myself and I'ma get mine.

See man, thats the worst attitude I eva heard.

Julius

Attitude reflects leadership, captain.

Hey Julius I was thinking we could...

He's taking a shower

What do you want?

You know what I want

There's too much male bonding in here

Enough!

Julius

What is going on here?

He kissed me!

I think this is a very good time for prayer and reflection...

Coach, I'm hurt. I'm not dead.

Only kin's allowed in here.

Alice, are you blind? Don't you see the family resemblance? That's my brother.

What, you say your name was Jerry?

Gerry.

No, you must have said Jerry, like Lewis, [to Ray] which would make you Dean Martin, right? [to a crowd of people including Gerry's mother] Ladies and gentlemen! I've got an announcement to make. We got Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin going to camp with us this year. Jerry tells the jokes, Dean sings the songs and gets the girl. Let's give em a round of applause. [Boone claps]

Where's your folk's, Gerry? Parents, are they here? Where are they?

That's my mother.

That's your momma?

Mm-hmm.

Very nice. How are you? Take a good look at her. Cause once you get on that bus, you ain't got no momma no more. You got your brothers on the team, and you got your daddy and you know who your daddy is, don't you? [Gerry says nothing] Gerry, if you wanna play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you, who is your daddy? Who's your daddy, Gerry? Who's your daddy?

You.

Ah-hah. And whose team is this? Is this your team or is this your daddy's team?

Yours.

Mm-hmm. Get on the bus. Put your jacket on first and get on the bus. [Gerry walks to the bus and puts his jacket on. to Ray] Dean? Fix that tie, son.

I ain't looking at that for two weeks man. Take it down.

Julius

Well, you can close your eyes for two weeks for all I care. Why don't you look at your wall and I'll look at mine.

I'll look wherever I want to, and I don't wanna be looking at that for two weeks.

Julius

Then you better use your X-ray vision, Superman, and look right through it, cause it ain't coming down.

FIGHT! [white and black players join in the melee]

Hey fellas! Look at that fruitcake!

Gerry, just keep your mouth shut and get back on that field!

Coach Boone, I'm Colonel Bass. We just got transferred here from Huntington Beach, California. This is my son, Ronnie, he's a quarterback.

How you doin' Ronnie?

Coach Yoast.

My pleasure.

We're pretty set at the, uh, quarterback, colonel. But if your boy's any good, you might want to check out Wilson or Annandale.

Well, I met Coach Taber. He won't let blacks play on his team. The way I see it, if these boys can fight a war together, they can play football together. Now, he's a pretty good runner...

Julius

Yeah, a fruitcake, huh?

What's on your mind, son?

I want Ray off the team, coach.

You know my policy.

I do coach, and I respect it, but I know [looks at Ray] Ray missed that block on purpose. Sometimes you just got to cut a man loose.

Well, you're the captain. You make your decision, but you support that decision.

Well, Gerry I think this is a time for reflection, for prayer...

Coach, I'm hurt. I ain't dead.

No, no you're not.

You know, I've been reading on activities for people in wheelchairs and such...[Smiles] They've got Olympics.