Brad Wesley Tell me — if I owned a bar, and wanted to clean it up, how much would it take to get you to come work for me?
There's no amount of money.
Played by Ben Gazzara 
Road House (1989) · 35 quotes
Road House (1989) · 35 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Road House (1989): in 5 of its 35 quotes
Most scenes with: James Dalton (3)
I see you found my trophy room Dalton. The only thing that's missing... is your ass!
Scenes with Brad Wesley
4 scenes Brad Wesley Wesley [after seeing Pat with a broken nose]
Did I explain it wrong? Is that it?
O'Connor: No, boss, you didn't.
Wesley Pat's got a weak constitution. You boys know that. That's why he's working as a bartender. He's my only sister's son. And if he doesn't have me, who's he got? And if I'm not there, you're there. [to Jimmy] I should've let you go, Jimmy. [to Tinker and O'Connor] Well, one of you boys owes me an apology. Now I leave it up to you to decide which one of you wants to say "I'm sorry."
Tinker [takes off his hat]
I'm sorry, boss.
O'Connor: I'm sorry, boss.
Wesley I believe you, Tinker. [walks over to O'Connor] But you, O'Connor, somehow I don't believe you. Now you better try it again. 'cause if there's one thing I can't stand, it's a man who's untruthful.
O'Connor: I'm sorry, boss.
Wesley If there's one thing that disgusts me, it's a man who can't admit when he's wrong.
O'Connor: I swear to God, boss, I'm sorry.
Wesley You disgust me, O'Connor. You wanna know why you disgust me?
O'Connor: No, why, boss?
Wesley [punches him]
'Cause you're a bleeder. You bleed too much. You are a messy bleeder. [kicks him in the groin] You're weak. You got no endurance for PAIN. [karate chops him and knocks him down] Aw, come on, get up. Hey, you'll be fine. Come on. [to his men] Well, help him up! [Wesley's men stand him up] You're gonna be fine. And you know why? Because I like you. [punches and knocks him out] Get this piece-of-shit coward out of here.
Wesley [sees Dalton looking at a man's picture]
My grandfather.
Looks like an important man.
Wesley He was an asshole. But you, you're a smart boy, aren't you, Dalton? You're just not too realistic. Christ, I'm just like you. I came up the hard way, from the streets of Chicago. You know, when I came to this town after Korea there was nothing. I brought the mall here. I got the 7-Eleven. I got the Fotomat here. Christ, JC Penney is coming here because of me. You ask anybody, they'll tell you.
You've gotten rich off of the people in this town.
Wesley [laughs]
You bet your ass I have. And I'm gonna get richer. I believe we all have a purpose on this earth. A destiny. I have a faith in that destiny. It tells me to gather unto me what is mine. But, Christ, you get paid for beating people up. Tell me you don't love it. Of course you do. You wouldn't be human if you didn't.
Wesley Dalton, I have a cousin in Memphis. Tells me you killed a man down there. Tells me you said it was self-defense at the trial. But you and I know that isn't so, don't we?
Wesley [Dalton stands up and starts to get mad]
Relax. Relax. Tell me, if I owned a bar and I wanted to clean it up, how much would it take to get you to come work for me?
There's no amount of money.
