Robert Shaw: Blue
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Quotes
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Mr. Blue : Ladies and gentlemen, it might interest you to know that the City of New York has agreed to pay for your release.
[Hostages cheer]
Old Man : Excuse me, sir. Would you mind telling us now how much you're getting?
Mr. Blue : Why is that of interest to you, sir?
Old Man : Well, a person likes to know his worth.
Mr. Blue : One million dollars.
Old Man : That's not so terrific.
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Mr. Blue : Excuse me, do you people still execute in this state?
Lt. Garber : What? Oh, execute. No, not at the moment.
Mr. Blue : Pity.
[he then steps on the 3rd rail - electrocuting himself]
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Mr. Blue : It is 2:24, Lieutenant, you've got 49 minutes.
Lt. Garber : Be reasonable, will you? We're trying to cooperate with you but we can't do anything if you don't give us enough time to work with.
Mr. Blue : 49 minutes.
Lt. Garber : We're dealing with City Hall, for God's sake, you know what a mess of red tape that is?
Mr. Blue : 49 minutes.
Lt. Garber : Look, fella, we know how to tell time as well as you do, but we're not gonna get anywhere if all you do is repeat forty-nine minutes!
Mr. Blue : Forty-*eight* minutes.
Lt. Garber : Yeah, all right, we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
[after shutting off the mic]
Lt. Garber : Son of a bitch.
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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?
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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.
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Mr. Blue : [over the phone] What happed to Garber?
Lt. Rico Patrone : Even great men have to pee.
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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.
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Mr. Blue : Now, then, ladies and gentlemen, do you see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words, if all of you simultaneously were to rush me, not a single one of you would get any closer than you are right now. I do hope I've made myself understood.
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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?
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Mr. Blue : Keep those children quiet!
The Mother : I'm trying, I can't.
Mr. Blue : Do you want me to try?
The Mother : Oh my God, no!
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Lt. Garber : Hey Pelham; it might interest you to know I figured out how you're gonna do it.
Mr. Blue : [Mr. Blue, sitting in the motorman's car, picks up the mic] Yes, it would interest me vey much .
Lt. Garber : You're gonna make every man, woman and child in New York City close their eyes and count to a hundred, right?
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Mr. Blue : Give the lieutenant my regards.
Lt. Rico Patrone : Do it yourself, at the arraignment.
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Mr. Blue : Officer, I suppose you couldn't use a quarter of a million dollars, could you?
Lt. Garber : Quarter of a million? No, thanks. My accountant says I've accepted enough for this fiscal quarter.
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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.
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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.
