Charlie quotes from Top Gun (1986)

Charlie

When I first met you, you were larger than life. Look at you. You're not going to be happy unless you're going Mach-2 with your hair on fire and you know it.

Charlie

What do you wanna do? Just drop down on the tile and go for it?

Maverick

No, actually I had this counter in mind.

Charlie

Great, that would be very, very comfortable, yeah.

Maverick

It could be.

Charlie

Listen, can I ask you a personal question?

Maverick

That depends.

Charlie

Are you a good pilot?

Maverick

I can hold my own.

Charlie

Great, then I won't have to worry about you making your living as a singer. [walks away]

Maverick

I'm going to need a beer to put these flames out. Yo! Great Mav, real slick.

Charlie

Excuse me, Lieutenant. Is there something wrong?

Maverick

Yes ma'am, the data on the MiG is inaccurate.

Charlie

How's that, Lieutenant?

Maverick

Well, I just happened to see a MiG 28 do a...

Goose

We!

Maverick

Uh, sorry Goose. WE happened to see a MiG 28 do a 4G negative dive.

Charlie

Where did you see this?

Maverick

Uh, that's classified.

Charlie

It's what?

Maverick

It's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Charlie

So, lieutenant, where exactly were you?

Maverick

Well, WE...

Goose

Thank you.

Maverick

Started up on his six, when he pulled in through the clouds, and then I moved in above him.

Charlie

Well, if you were directly above him, how could you see him?

Maverick

Because I was inverted.

Bullshit.

Goose

No, he was, man, it was a really great move.

Charlie

You were in a 4G inverted dive with a Mig 28?

Maverick

Yes, ma'am.

Charlie

At what range?

Maverick

Um, about two meters.

Goose

It was actually about one and a half I think. It was one and a half. I've got a great Polaroid of it, and he's right there, must be one and a half.

Maverick

It was a nice picture.

Goose

Thanks.

Charlie

Eh, lieutenant, what were you doing there?

Goose

Communicating.

Maverick

Communicating. Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird?

Goose

You know, the finger!

Charlie

Yes, I know the finger, Goose.

Goose

Sorry. I hate when it does that.

Charlie

So you're the one.

Maverick

Yes, ma'am.

Maverick

I can see it's dangerous for you, but if the government trusts me, maybe you could.

Charlie

It takes a lot more than just fancy flying.

Maverick

JESUS CHRIST, AND YOU THINK I'M RECKLESS? WHEN I FLY, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT MY CREW, AND MY PLANE COME FIRST!

Charlie

Well, I am going to [bangs the car's door] FINISH MY SENTENCE, LIEUTENANT! My review of your flight performance was RIGHT ON!

Maverick

Is that right?

Charlie

That's right, but I held something back. I see some real genius in your flying, Maverick, but I can't say that in there. I was afraid that everyone in the tax trailer would see right through me, and I just don't want anyone to know that I've fallen for you.

Charlie

Hello, Pete Mitchell. I heard the best of the best were going to be back here, so uh...

Maverick

This could be complicated. You know on the first one I crashed and burned.

Charlie

And the second.

Maverick

I don't know, but uh, it's looking good so far.

Charlie

We will be dealing with F-5s and A-4s as our MiG simulators. Now then, as most of you know, the F-5 doesn’t have the thrust to weight ratio that the MiG-28 has and it doesn’t bleed energy below 300 knots like the MiG-28. However the MiG-28 does have a problem with its inverted flight tank, it won’t do a Negative G push-over. The latest intelligence tells us that the most it will do is 1 Negative- [notices Goose and Maverick are whispering to each other] [to Maverick] Excuse me, Lieutenant. Is there something wrong?

Maverick

Yes ma’am, the data on the MiG is inaccurate.

Charlie

How’s that, Lieutenant?

Maverick

Well I just happened to see a MiG-28—

Goose

We!

Maverick

Sorry, Goose. We happened to see a MiG-28 do a 4G Negative dive.

Charlie

Where did you see this?

Maverick

That’s classified.

Charlie

It’s what?

Maverick

It’s classified. I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.

Charlie

Lieutenant, I have Top Secret clearance. The Pentagon sees to it that I know more than you.

Maverick

Well ma’am, it doesn’t seem so in this case, now does it?

Charlie

So, Lieutenant, where exactly were you?

Maverick

Well, [glances to Goose] we..

Goose

Thank you.

Maverick

Started up on his 6 when he pulled through the clouds then I moved in above him.

Charlie

Well if you were directly above him, how could you see him?

Maverick

Because I was inverted.

Bullshit.

Goose

No, he was, man. It was really a great move. He was inverted.

Charlie

You were in a 4G inverted dive with a MiG-28?

Maverick

Yes, ma’am.

Charlie

At what range?

Maverick

Um [turns to Goose] about 2 metres?

Goose

Well it’s actually about 1 1/2, I think. I’ve got a great Polaroid of it, he’s right there. Must be 1 1/2.

Charlie

Uh, Lieutenant, what were you doing there?

Goose

Communicating.

Maverick

Communicating. Keeping up foreign relations. I was, you know, giving him the bird.

Goose

You know, the finger!

Charlie

Yes, I know the finger, Goose.

Goose

I’m sorry, I hate it when it does that. [Embarrassed] Excuse me.

Charlie

So you're the one.

Maverick

Yes, ma'am.