Old Man
[to the captive Sally in his truck]
Sorry to keep you waiting, young lady. I had to lock up the shop and turn the lights off. The cost of electricity these days is enough to drive a man like me out of business.
Most-quoted character in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): in 5 of its 18 quotes
A line from Old Man [to Sally]Why, my old grandpa was the best killer there was at the slaughterhouse. Why, it never took more than one lick they say. Why, he did 60 cattle in five minutes once. They say he could have done more if the hook and pull gang could have gotten the beeves out of the way faster.
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Old Man
[about Leatherface damaging the door with his chain saw]
Look what your brother did to the door! Ain't he got no pride in his home?
Scenes with Old Man
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Hi, Mister. Would you fill'er up, please?
Old Man
I got no gas.
What? You're all out of gas?
Old Man
My tank's empty! Transport wouldn't be here until late this afternoon. Maybe not even 'til tomorrow morning.
Hey, do you know where the old Franklin place is?
Old Man
The old Franklin place?
Yeah, it's an old two-story rock house that sitting up on a hill. I thought it might be back on that road someplace, but I'm not really sure.
Old Man
Uh... yeah, maybe I've seen something like that up that way. Well now look, you boys don't want to go messin' around some old house. You're liable to get hurt. You don't want to go fooling around other folk's property. Some folks don't like it, they don't mind showing you.
Old Man
Quiet! You act like a pack of hounds.
We're just having fun.
Old Man
You think this is a party?
He can't.
Old Man
Shut your mouth! [to Sally] Can't be helped, young lady. [The Hitchhiker starts to giggle] Shut up! Don't pay him no mind.
Please...you can't let them kill me.
Old Man
Can't be helped.
He can't do anything. He's just a cook.
Old Man
Shut up, you bitch hog!
Me and Leatherface do all the work. He don't like it. Isn't that right? You ain't nothing but a cook.
Old Man
Shut your mouth! You don't understand nothing.
I understand you're nothing. Me and him do all the work.
Old Man
I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it.
Oh, please! You can't... [to the Hitchhiker] Why do you want to kill me? I never hurt you. [he giggles] Please...I'll do anything you want. [starts crying, then the others begin mocking her tears]
Old Man
No need to torture the poor girl.
You just the cook, remember. Me and him take care of this.
Old Man
You get on with it. I won't have this.
We in no hurry. You ain't going nowhere.
