If I were an imitation, a perfect imitation, how could you tell if it was really me?
MacReady
Kurt Russell · 21 quotes
Blair
Wilford Brimley · 9 quotes
Childs
Keith David · 9 quotes
Garry
Donald Moffat · 8 quotes
Palmer
David Clennon · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: MacReady & Childs (8), MacReady & Garry (4), MacReady & Blair (3)
The Thing quotes
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Clark I don't know what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.
[after passing the blood test]
I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time... I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter tied to this **** couch!
I've got six dead Norwegians on my hands, a burned up flying saucer, and we've just destroyed the scientific find of the century. Now **** off!
Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute, man. I want to come back inside. Don't you understand? I'm all right. I'm much better and I won't harm anybody. Now you gotta let me come back inside.
Okay now, Mac, run this by me again. Thousands of years ago this rocket ship crashes, right...? And the...
Look, I'm just guessing...
Well, go on.
... So it crashes, and this guy, whoever he is, gets thrown out, or walks out, and ends up freezing.
I just can't believe this voodoo bullshit. You believe this voodoo bullshit, Blair?
[rambling]
Happens all the time, man. They're falling out of the skies like flies. Government knows all about it... Chariots of the Gods, man... They practically own South America. I mean they taught the Incas everything they knew.
So you're the only one who made it.
Not the only one.
Did you kill it?
Where were you Childs?
I thought I saw Blair... went out after him... got lost in the storm. The fire's got the temperature way up all over camp. Won't last long though.
Neither will we.
Maybe we should try and fix the radio... try and get some help.
Maybe we shouldn't.
Then we'll never make it.
Maybe we shouldn't make it.
If you're worried about me...
If we got any surprises for each other... I dont think were in much shape to do anything about it.
Well... what do we do?
So, MacReady, come on now. These Norwegian dudes come by... find him and dig him up...
Yeah, they dig him up and cart him back. He gets thawed out, wakes up and scares the shit out of them. And they get into one hell of a brawl...
Now how's this mother****er wake up after thousands of years in the ice, huh?
[annoyed]
I don't know how. Because he's different than we are. Because he's a space guy. What do you want from me, anyway. Go ask Blair.
You buy any of this, Blair?
It was here... got to that dog... It was here in this camp...
So...? So what? It's over with.
Bennings [Blair turns to them. A pause.] [edgy]
Well, isn't it?
You're gonna have to sleep sometime, MacReady.
I'm a real light sleeper, Childs.
Dr. Copper Somebody got to the blood... sabotaged it.
Was it broken into?
Fuchs No. Somebody opened it. Closed it. And then locked it.
Well, who's got access to it?
Dr. Copper I guess I'm the only one.
And I've got the only key.
Would that test have worked?
Dr. Copper I think so.
Norris
Somebody else sure as hell thought so.
How long have they been stationed there?
Fuchs Says here about eight weeks.
That's not enough time for guys to go bonkers.
Nauls Bullshit. Five minutes is enough to put a man over down here.
Damn straight.
Nauls I mean Palmer been the way he is since the first day.
You reach anybody yet?
Sanchez
We're a thousand miles from anybody else, man. It's going to get a hell of a lot worse before it gets better.
Hey, Sweden!
Dr. Copper They're not Swedish, goddamn it, they're Norwegian.
How you doin', old boy?
I don't know who to trust.
Know what you mean, Blair. Trust is a tough thing to come by these days. Just trust in the Lord.