A character in Bloodline
Played by Kyle Chandler
Bloodline · 41 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Bloodline: in 18 of its 41 quotes
Most scenes with: Danny Rayburn (7)
John Rayburn[voiceover] Sometimes you know something's coming. You feel it in the air. In your gut. You don't sleep at night. The voice in your head's telling you that something is gonna go terribly wrong. And there's nothing you can do to stop it. That's how I felt when my brother came home.
John Rayburn[voiceover] I didn't know why he decided to come back. I didn't know then what he's running from. None of us did. I just knew he was always getting into trouble. And I was always coming to his rescue. Trying to save him from himself. But this time I didn't know whether I'd be able to save him.
John Rayburn[voiceover] I always thought the greatest thing that happened to me was being born a Rayburn. Now I'm not so sure. I'm gonna tell you everything. It's not very pleasant. But it's the truth. What we did to our brother we had to do. Please don't judge us. We're not bad people. But we did a bad thing.
John Rayburn[voiceover] My brother Kevin is the hot-head of the family; always letting his emotions get the better of him. The truth is he's a lot like my father, and I think Kevin is proud of that.
John Rayburn[voiceover] My sister is a good person. She takes care of people. She wants everyone to be happy. But when our brother came home, that was impossible. There was no way for her to make everyone happy.
John Rayburn[voiceover] Meg was happy when Danny came home. All she ever wanted was to include him. Make him feel part of the family. But what she really wanted was to fix the past to make up for what was lost. To make us all forget. But she couldn't. Because as smart as she is no one can change the past.
John Rayburn[voiceover] You never think these things will happen to you. Some terrible thing happens to the family down the street, and you think, "thank God we're not them. Thank God we're not that family." And then one day you wake up, and you *are* them. And you can never look at yourself the same way again.
John Rayburn[voiceover] Danny turned us into that family you don't want to be. He made a mistake. He made a big mistake. Now we're all paying for it.
John Rayburn[begins interrogation of Eric O'Bannon] Let's talk about Danny.
John Rayburn[voiceover] I'm almost at the end of the story now. And then I put my fate in your hands.
John Rayburn[voiceover] Maybe it was Meg's decision that started this whole thing. I tried to tell her, but she wouldn't listen to me. Still I can't blame her for what she did. Whatever mistakes she made, her heart was in the right place. And in the end, she's my sister...
[on the phone to Meg] What did you do?
John Rayburn[voiceover] ...and I trust her with my life.
John RayburnIt's good to have you home.
It's so good to be back.
[about her date] Hey Janey, this guy's a teenager, you gotta keep him off balance.
I've got a few tricks.
Hey, don't, don't give him what he wants at the end of the night.
John Rayburn11 o'clock, no later.
What do you think, I can't get a woman?
John RayburnNo, I think you get plenty of women. I think you have no problem getting women. But I think there's a big difference between quality and quantity.
John RayburnYou know what? You're no longer my fuckin' problem, Danny.
Wanna know when that happened? For real? Right after Sarah died. That's when you washed your hands of me.
John RayburnI'm taking you to the bus stop tonight.
Do you know what killed her? The necklace. That's all it was. Dropped it in the sea, and went in after it. Little seahorse.
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