“I must admit, I didn't think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on...” – Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, The Shawshank Redemption ... Movie Quotes Database

I must admit, I didn't think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on him. Looked like a stiff breeze would blow him over. That was my first impression of the man.

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Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding His first night in the joint, Andy Dufresne cost me two packs of cigarettes. He never made a sound. Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world. Like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place. Yeah, I think it would be fair to say I liked Andy from the start. Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding Things went on like that for a while. Prison life consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, Andy would show up with fresh bruises. The Sisters kept at him. Sometimes he was able to fight 'em off, sometimes not. And that's how it went for Andy. That was his routine.