A character in Wild at Heart (1990)

Sailor Ripley quotes from Wild at Heart (1990)

Nicolas Cage

Most-quoted character in Wild at Heart (1990): in 17 of its 29 quotes
Most scenes with: Lula Fortune (5)

A line from Sailor Ripley [to Lula]

The way your head works is God's own private mystery.

More lines from Sailor Ripley

7 quotes
Sailor Ripley

Man, I had a boner with a capital "O".

Sailor Ripley

I'd like to apologize to you gentlemen for referring to you all as homosexuals. You taught me a valuable lesson in life.

Sailor Ripley

She turns over, peels off them orange pants, spreads her legs real wide and says to me..."Take a bite of Peach."

Sailor Ripley
[to Lula]

Those toenails dry yet, sweetheart? We got some dancin' to do.

Scenes with Sailor Ripley

9 scenes

That Johnnie is one clever detective. You know how clever?

Sailor

How clever?

He told me once he could find an honest man in Washington.

Sailor

Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom?

About fifty thousand times.

Guy at Nightclub

You look like a clown in that stupid jacket.

Sailor

This is a snakeskin jacket! And for me it's a symbol of my individuality, and my belief... in personal freedom.

Guy at Nightclub

Asshole.

Sailor

C'mere.

Marietta Fortune
[stumbling into men's room with a martini]

Oh Sailor boy, sailor boy-eee! How would you like to **** Lula's momma? 'Cause Lula's momma would like to **** you.

Sailor

Uh, no ma'am, I sure don't.

Bob Ray Lemon

Marietta tells me you been tryin to **** her in the toilet for the past ten minutes... How 'bout that, tryin to **** your girl's mama... Tell me, what's that little **** Lula think about that?

Sailor

Uh-oh.

One of these days the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like a giant electrical x-ray.

Sailor

I wouldn't worry about that, Peanut. By then people'll prob'ly be drivin Buicks to the moon.

When'd you start smoking, Sail?

Sailor

I guess I started smoking when I was about... four. My momma was already dead then from lung cancer.

Sailor
[about Lula's Cousin Dell]

Too bad he couldn't visit that old Wizard of Oz, and get some good advice.

Too bad we all can't baby.

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