Walden (2023)

Emile Hirsch: Walden Dean

Quotes 

• Walden Dean : The defendant denies all charges and has entered a plea of not guilty. He will be released on bond while awaiting a trial. Well, we'll see about that.

• Walden Dean : Sometimes I wish the will were a little bit less free.

• Walden Dean : Is that misguided gentleman gonna live?

  Detective Bill Kane : He'll live to see you in court.

  Walden Dean : Well. given his size and disposition, I find very little comfort in that.

• Walden Dean : All this became normal? This is not normal! This is the desanctification of the human soul! And quite frankly, sir, you have to pay for that.

• Walden Dean : I don't believe in karma, but pretty sure Satan's got himself a new chew toy.

• Walden Dean : My mother did not adhere to her marriage vows as one would hope. She was something of a loose woman. Some would even say a whore. And a very successful one at that.

• Walden Dean : Never apologize for a truth.

• Emily Duperon : I come from a long line of snake charmers.

  Walden Dean : Well, tall tales make short memories.

• Walden Dean : Some people collect spiders. I ... collect a testament of justice.

  Emily Duperon : No. You collect pain. And loss.

• Walden Dean : I hear innocence and I hear evil. And sometimes ... evil walks away. And when it does, I pack up my machine and the ghost of the courtroom goes home.

• Walden Dean : Did this woman consent to this?

• Walden Dean : The burden is on me not to enjoy my task too much. But I must bear witness to your earthly departure. For the children.