The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Martin Balsam: Green

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Quotes 

• Mr. Green : Look, I got my rights! This is my home! I just want a little peace and quiet. Now, just do me a favor, willya? Get the hell out of here!

  Lt. Garber : Sorry if we bothered you, Mr. Longman. C'mon, Rico.

  [Mr. Green sneezes] 

  Lt. Garber : Gesundheit.

  [beat, then Garber reopens the door, to glare knowingly at Mr. Longman, who, he's now certain is 'Mr. Green'] 

• Mr. Blue : The Africans used to pay me five thousand.

  Mr. Green : Five thousand a month? Geez...

  Mr. Blue : For leading a battalion.

  Mr. Green : What the hell'd you get out of that for?

  Mr. Blue : Because the market dried up.

• Mr. Green : What's your name, motorman?

  Denny Doyle : Uh, Denny Doyle.

  Mr. Green : Ever get written up?

  Denny Doyle : Uh, yes, sir. Once.

  Mr. Green : What for?

  Denny Doyle : Running a red signal. How about you?

  Mr. Green : Twice. Once on the Canarsie...

  Mr. Blue : That's right, Mr. Green. Tell Mr. Doyle all about yourself, will you?

• Mr. Blue : Will you go back and mind the passengers, please? I do not want Mr. Brown and Mr. Grey left alone with them.

  Mr. Green : Don't you trust them?

  Mr. Blue : I trust Mr. Brown, I do not trust Mr. Grey. I think he's an enormous, arrogant pain in the ass who could turn out to be trouble. I also think that he is mad. Why do you think they threw him out of the Mafia?

  Mr. Green : Oh, terrific.

• Denny Doyle : You're still in switching. Why don't you peg it up to series? You're green all the way.

  Mr. Green : Nah, we're in no hurry.

  [Mr. Green sneezes] 

  Denny Doyle : Cold sounds pretty bad.

  Mr. Green : I don't know. I woke up in the middle of the night.

  [bright flash followed by a loud 'bang'] 

  Mr. Green : Sheesh.

  Mr. Blue : What happened?

  Mr. Green : Must have bucked.

  Mr. Blue : You told me you could drive this thing.

  Mr. Green : It wasn't me.

  Denny Doyle : No, it was the train. She bucks all the time, especially in that switching. She's a dog.

• Mr. Blue : What did they catch you doing?

  Mr. Green : Nothing. They framed me. The beakies needed a fall guy.

  Mr. Blue : The beakies?

  Mr. Green : Transit cops. Undercover guys. They got wind of a gang passing dope, you know, transporting from downtown uptown and giving it to a motorman, somebody picking it up in Harlem. They tried to pin the evidence on me but they didn't find anything.

  Mr. Blue : You were innocent?

  Mr. Green : Course I was innocent. Do you think I'd do a thing like that? What's the matter with you?

• Mr. Green : I'm taking your brake handle, and the reverse key,

  [sneezes] 

  Mr. Green : . I want your cut-in key also.

  [Doyle hands them to Mr. Green] 

  Mr. Green : That's it.

  Mr. Blue : You'll be hearing from Command Center in a minute or two. You won't answer; you'll ignore the call. Is that perfectly clear, My. Doyle?

  Denny Doyle : Oh yeah, yes, sir, they can call all they want to. I'm deaf.

• Mr. Green : I think I might die today.

  Mr. Blue : That's entirely possible.

• Denny Doyle : You're still in switching. Why don't you peg it up to series? You're green all the way.

  Mr. Green : Nah, we're in no mach schnell.

  [Mr. Green sneezes] 

  Denny Doyle : Cold sounds pretty bad.

  Mr. Green : I don't know. I woke up in the middle of the night.

  [a bright flash comes from the track, followed by a bang] 

  Mr. Green : Sheesh.

  Mr. Blue : What happened?

  Mr. Green : Must have bucked.

  Mr. Blue : You told me you could drive this thing.

  Mr. Green : It wasn't me.

  Denny Doyle : No, it was the train. She bucks all the time, especially in that switching. She's a dog.

• Mr. Green : [Mr. Gray opens the storm door for Mr. Green]  Thanks, Mr. Gray.

  Mr. Gray : Don't mention it, uh, Mr. Green, right?

  Mr. Green : Right.