Chuck Aule quotes from Shutter Island (2010)

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

Men like you are my specialty, you know. Men of violence.

Chuck Aule

Now, that's a hell of an assumption to make.

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

No assumption, no, not at all. You misunderstand me. I said, you are 'men of violence'. I'm not accusing you of being violent men. That's quite different.

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

You both served overseas, huh?

Chuck Aule

It's not much of a stretch, Doc. For all you know, we're both paper pushers over there.

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

No, you are not. - Since the schoolyard, neither of you has ever walked away from a physical conflict. No, no, not because you enjoyed it, but because retreat isn't something you consider an option.

Chuck Aule

We weren't raised to run, Doc.

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

Ah, yes. Raised. And who raised you, Marshal?

Teddy Daniels

Me? Wolves.

Dr. Jeremiah Naehring

Very impressive defense mechanisms.

Teddy Daniels

They're experimenting on people here.

Chuck Aule

I don't know, boss. How can you believe a crazy guy?

Teddy Daniels

That's the beauty of it. Mental Patients make the perfect subjects, if they talk nobody listens to them!

Teddy Daniels

So, what's our next move?

Chuck Aule

You tell me.

Teddy Daniels

I gotta get off this rock, Chuck. Get back to the mainland. Whatever the hell's going on here, it's bad. [pause] Don't worry, partner, they're not gonna catch us.

Chuck Aule

That's right, we're too smart for 'em.

Teddy Daniels

Yeah, we are, aren't we? [pause] You know, this place makes me wonder.

Chuck Aule

Yeah, what's that, boss?

Teddy Daniels

Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?

Chuck Aule

Teddy?