Det. James Carter Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
Played by Chris Tucker 
Rush Hour (1998) · 33 quotes
Rush Hour (1998) · 33 quotes
Most-quoted character in Rush Hour (1998): in 24 of its 33 quotes
Most scenes with: Lee (9)
I'm Detective Carter. Do you speaka any English? [pause] DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMIN' OUTTA MY MOUTH?! I cannot believe this shit. First I get a bullshit assignment, now Mr. Riceoroni...don't even speak American. C'mon man my ride's over here... Put your bag in the back. [louder] Put...yo bag...in the back! [Lee hands the bag to Carter] No, no, no, no, no! You put your own shit in the back! I am not a skycap! I'm FBI, you understand?!
More lines from Det. James Carter
13 quotes Det. James Carter Det. James Carter The Beach Boys are gonna get you a great ass-whoppin! Don't you ever touch a black man's radio, boy! You can do that in China but you can get your ass killed out here, man!
Det. James Carter This is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama's ashamed of me. She tells everybody I'm a drug dealer.
Det. James Carter This ciga-weed man!
Det. James Carter Wipe yourself off man. You dead.
Det. James Carter ('Dazed after being booted in the head')
Which one of y'all just kicked me?
Det. James Carter Whoo! You know he dead!
Det. James Carter Man, just shut the hell up!
Det. James Carter You got a prescription for this? Where's that at? Where? I-I left... Abalababa where?
Det. James Carter I've been looking for your sweet and sour chicken ass!
Det. James Carter I ain't gonna kill you this time, I'm just gonna kick your ASS!
Det. James Carter This is the United States Of James Carter! I'm the President, I'm the Emperor, I'm the King...I'm Micheal Jackson, You Tito!
Det. James Carter I'm "Blackinese"!
Scenes with Det. James Carter
10 scenes
Sang The drop will be made tonight. The amount will be fifty million dollars.
Carter Fifty million dollars?! Man, who do you think you got? Chelsea Clinton?
Sang I want twenty million in fifties.
Carter Okay, twenty million in fifties.
Sang Twenty million in twenties.
Carter Okay, twenty million in twenties.
Sang And ten million in tens.
Carter Ten million in tens. Okay. Want any fries with that?
Carter Hey man, you seen a little Asian dude about this tall with a steering wheel on his arm?
Secret Service guy
Go screw yourself.
Carter What did you say?
Secret Service guy
Go screw yourself.
Carter You get your sensitive ass up there and let me in!
I am not responsible for your assumption.
Carter You full of shit, you understand me, you full of shit.
Not being able to speak is not the same as not speaking. You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It makes it easier to find out how full of shit they are.
Carter What the hell did you just say? "I let people talk, blah blah blah" so I'm the one full of shit?
We both full of shit.
Carter You full of shit.
Carter It's not "you all" its "y'all".
Yahl?
Carter Y'all!
Yaal!
Carter Man you sound like a karate movie. Y'all!
Cab Driver
(points a gun at Lee and Carter)
Okay, who the hell are you?
Carter Hey man look, FBI ? (shows his badge)
Oh, um...I'm policeman! I'm just showing him how to take a gun from a suspect.
Carter [Chinese food seller handing Carter some Chinese food.]
Damn Chen, some greasy shit? You aint got no better food like some chicken wings, some baby back-ribs, some fries or something?
Chen
Chinese food! No soul food here!
Carter I ain't say nothing about no soul food. I said ain't you got some better food? I don't want that greasy shit. How you gonna sell a big box of grease?
Chen
Fung geneo bunkwain.
Carter I'm a chilly what?
Chen
I'm no punk bitch!
Carter I aint no punk bitch either!
Chen
I'm no punk bitch!
Carter [Carter and Chen board a flight to China]
Man, how long is this flight?
Chen
Fifteen hours.
Carter Fifteen hours? What are we gonna do for fifteen hours?
Chen
[Chen shrugs, then puts on headphones] (singing)
Huh!
Carter (Carter turns in horror)
Chen
(singing)
War! Uh! Good God "yaw."
Carter Aw, hell no! Stewardess, get me another seat! Stewardess!
Sang The drop will be made tonight, 11:00pm. The amount will be $50,000,000.
Carter $50,000,000?! Who do you think you kidnapped, Chelsea Clinton?!
Sang In U.S. currency. Nothing bigger than a 50.
Carter All right. All right. Cool. Cool. Cool. $50,000,000. No prob. No prob.
Sang I want 20,000,000 in 50s...
Carter [writes it down]
20,000,000 in 50s.
Sang 20,000,000 in 20s...
Carter 20,000,000 in 20s.
Sang And 10,000,000 in 10s.
Carter And 10,000,000 in 10s. You want any 5s with that?
Cab Driver
[Points a gun at Lee and Carter]
Don't move! [ Lee and Carter put their hands up] Drop your guns.
Carter Hey man look, FBI? [Shows his badge]
Oh, um...I'm policeman! I'm just showing him how to take a gun from a suspect. [Carter is stunned at discovering Lee speaks English]
[Carter has picked up Inspector Lee, who suddenly turns the radio] [hears Surfing USA]
Beach Boys.
Det. James Carter Oh, hell, no. You didn't just touch my goddamn radio.
The Beach Boys are great American music.
Carter The Beach Boys'll get you a great ass-whoopin'. Don't you ever touch a black man's radio, boy. You can do that in China but you'll get your ass killed out here.
