Mel’s Demons:
From “Mad Max” (1979)
“I’m scared, Fif. It’s that rat circus out there. I’m beginning to enjoy it. Look, any longer out on that road and I’m one of them, a terminal psychotic, except that I’ve got this bronze badge that says that I’m one of the good guys.”
From “Lethal Weapon” (1987)
“Hey, look friend, let’s just cut the s–t. Now we both know why I was transferred. Everybody thinks I’m suicidal, in which case, I’m f—ed and nobody wants to work with me; or they think I’m faking to draw a psycho pension, in which case, I’m f—ed and nobody wants to work with me. Basically, I’m f—ed.”
From “The Patriot” (2000)
“I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me, and the cost would be more than I could bear.”
Mel’s Burdens:
From “Conspiracy Theory” (1997)
“I’m only paranoid because they want me dead.”
From “Tequila Sunrise” (1988)
“Nobody wants me to quit. The cops want to bust me. The Colombians want my connections. My wife, she wants my money. Her lawyer agrees and mine likes getting paid to argue with him. Nobody wants me to quit. I haven’t even mentioned my customers here. You know they don’t want me to quit.”
Driving Tips:
From “Gallipoli” (1981)
“Have another drink.”
From “Chicken Run” (2000)
“Listen. Shh. You hear that? That’s the open road calling my name, and I was born to answer that call. Bye.”
From “What Women Want” (2000)
“Have you ever done that, taken the wrong road? Of course not, you wouldn’t do that, somebody like me does that. "
His Arrest:
From “Payback” (1999)
“Crooked cops. Do they come in any other way? If I’d been just a little dumber, I could have joined the force myself.”
Thoughts on Incarceration:
From “Braveheart” (1995)
“Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you’ll live … at least for a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!”
