Lt. Col. Gordon Tall voice over I'm dying. Slow as a tree.
Tied for most-quoted character in The Thin Red Line (1998): in 8 of its 27 quotes
A line from Lt. Col. Gordon Tallvoice over The closer you are to Caesar, the greater the fear.
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7 quotes Lt. Col. Gordon Tall Lt. Col. Gordon Tall You're Greek, captain, aren't you? Did you ever read Homer? We read Homer at the Point. In Greek.
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall voice over Shut up in a tomb. Can't lift the lid. Playing a role I never conceived.
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall You attack hard and center! Go straight up that goddamn hill!
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall You are not taking your men into the jungle, to avoid a goddamn fight! Now, I want you to attack, I want you to attack right now with every man at your disposal!
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall How many men do you think it's worth? How many lives? One? Two? Three? Twenty? Lives will be lost in your company, Captain. If you don't have the stomach for it, now is the time to let me know.
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall Look at this jungle. Look at the vines, they way they twine around the trees, swallowing everything. Nature's cruel, Staros.
