Oz (TV Series)

Ancient Tribes (1998)

Eamonn Walker: Kareem Said

Quotes 

• Tim McManus : Said, the Muslims weren't represented at the council meeting.

  Kareem Said : If this council has real power, then we will participate.

  Tim McManus : Well, how do you mean?

  Kareem Said : Do we get to make policy or do we simply rubber stamp yours?

  Tim McManus : This is a prison, not a democracy.

• Tim McManus : You don't want to participate, that's fine. Just don't get in my way.

  Kareem Said : McManus, you want us to be allies but that will never happen. Better for you to transfer me back to Gen Pop and be done with me.

  Tim McManus : No. When I was laying in that hospital bed and I was afraid I was gonna die, I started praying. I'm not saying I had any great spiritual awakening, Said, but I did come to realize that my God and yours aren't so different. They both expect the best from us, and for us to find the best in each other.

  Kareem Said : I've written another book, McManus. Coming out next month, it's about the riot. And when I was writing I looked for the best in you. Want to know what I found? A confused, frightened little man.

  Tim McManus : Well, I was frightened and I was confused. But you take a bullet in the chest, you see things differently. People can change, Said. Even me. Even you.