Jack Bauer quotes from 24

Jack

You are Marshall Goren?

Yeah.

Jack

Eight counts, kidnapping a minor. Two counts, child pornography. First-degree murder.

Yeah, uh-huh. Hey, look: I already made my deal, and I don't need to hear this noise. All I've gotta do is testify against Wald, and I walk. [smirks]

George

Oh, my God, Jack! What are you thinking?!

Jack

I need a helicopter and a backup team ready to leave here in fifteen minutes.

George

Are you out of your mind?

Jack

You want to find this bomb? This is what it's gonna take.

George

Killing a witness?

Jack

That's the problem with people like you, George. You want results, but you never want to get your hands dirty. I'd start rolling up your sleeves... I'm gonna need a hacksaw.

Nina

I'll only get the pardon if I stop the bomb. Why wouldn't I do everything I can?

Jack

Because you're worse than a traitor, Nina. You don't even have a cause. You don't believe in anything. You would sell anyone and everything out to the highest bidder. So stop wasting my time! Give me a name!

Jack

Did you pick this area for a reason? Or would anywhere outside the blast zone work?

Nina

My contact is in Visalia. I'm not gonna tell you who it is 'til we get there.

Jack

Fine. Then we can just sit here and wait for the blast to hit.

Nina

Stop wasting time. I'm sitting here looking at the President's signature.

Jack

I'm here. He's not. And I'm not gonna make a move until I believe you're credible.

Nina

I'll only get the pardon if I help stop the bomb. Why wouldn't I do everything I can?

Jack

Because you're worse than a traitor, Nina. You don't even have a cause. You don't believe in anything. You would sell anyone and everything out to the highest bidder. So, (Jack overturns the table between them) stop wasting my time! Give me a name!

Nina

Don't even bother, Jack. You lay a hand on me, you'll be taken off the case. You're just gonna have to follow my lead.

Jack

You are gonna tell me everything I want to know, or I swear to God--I will hurt you before I kill you. And no one will stop me, do you understand that?

Nina

He is gonna put a bullet in my head before I can say 'hello' and then he's going to turn the gun on himself.

Jack

We'll make sure he doesn't turn the gun on himself.

Nina

This isn't how you thought it would end, is it, Jack?

Jack

This isn't over yet.

Nina

Drop it, Jack. I SAID, DROP IT! I DON'T WANNA SHOOT YOU JUST YET, BUT I WILL IF I HAVE TO!!! (to the rest of the CTU officers) STAND DOWN! STAND DOWN OR HE'S DEAD!!!

Jack

STAND DOWN!!! SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN LEAD US TO THE BOMB!!!

Nina

[on her betraying CTU] It didn't have to be like this, Jack. I never meant for this to be personal.

Jack

It felt pretty personal when you killed my wife.

Nina

I had to. Teri overheard something that compromised my escape route.

Jack

What about bombing CTU? All those people you used to work with?

Nina

I didn't bomb CTU, I just sold the plans.

Jack

You believe what you have to, Nina, but you killed your friends.

Nina

SHUT UP, JACK! SHUT UP!

Jack

You kill me before they verify the information you gave 'em, you'll be in violation of your agreement and they'll slap your ass back in jail.

Nina

And you'll be dead.

Jack

I'm already dead.

Jack

They're going to be five minutes.

And here we are without a deck of cards. [pause] You know, I was down at Fort Benning when Colonel Samuels tried to recruit you? Yeah. He was real disappointed when you turned him down. He said you were a born killer.

Is that true?

Look, I need the chip, so let's not be pigs here. You tell Ronnie where the chip is, I authorize a large sum--large enough to compensate any kind of guilt you might feel about this.

Jack

It's not for sale.

If someone wants to buy it, it's for sale.

Jack

How can you justify starting a war to profit from the outcome?

We're just controlling the chaos, that's all.

Jack

No, you're causing it.

Let's not waste any time trying to bridge each other's differences. There's only one thing we need to agree on--a price.

Jack

I already gave you my answer.

When Ronnie's finished working on you, you'll give me another.

Jack

What the hell do you know? My wife died because of this job. I almost lost Kim too. I'm not going to let that happen again. I will do everything I have to, to protect her. Do you understand me? Everything! Damn it Chase, you can not have a normal life and do this job at the same time.

So you're saying I shouldn't have a relationship with anyone?

Jack

That's exactly what I'm saying... especially with my daughter.

Nina

You really did break Salazar out of prison.

Jack

I'm not the man you knew before.

Nina

Well, I don't know about that.

Nina

But for 20 million dollars, I'm gonna keep an open mind. So, Jack…if we're gonna go forward with this, I have to know one thing. Are you gonna be able to forgive me for killing Teri?

Jack

If I wanted revenge, Nina, I would have killed you already. You know that. It's like I said, I just want to finish this deal and disappear for good.

Nina

Convince me.

You betrayed me, Jack. You were with CTU all along.

Jack

That's right, Amador. You betrayed me, too. I'm just better at it than you.

Jack

The only thing you need to know is that I need these files decrypted now.

Chloe

Well, I'm doing my very best. Your tone of voice is not exactly a morale booster.

Jack

(exasperated) Chloe, please just do it!

Tony

You're not making any sense, Jack. That intel was good. Without it you'd have never been in the white house to save the President.

Jack

What is your involvement?

Tony

You're not thinking straight.

Jack

How were you shot? Does Galvez even have a second man or was it just you?

Tony

Just stop and listen to what you're saying. It's insane. It's paranoia. Now, why don't you put the gun down?

Jack

Don't you move!

Tony

The toxin is starting to affect your judgement. That's what's happening. You can see that, right? Is this what you're looking for? I never wanted to hurt you, Jack. I told you to stay out of it. But you wouldn't listen, would you?