Jayne Cobb quotes from Firefly ... TV Quotes Database

Played by Adam Baldwin

2nd most-quoted character in Firefly: in 75 of its 283 quotes
Most scenes with: Mal Reynolds (41), Wash (22), Simon Tam (21)

Lines by Jayne Cobb 11

[Jayne, in the process of ransacking Simon's belongings, pretends to read Simon's journal.]

Jayne

"Dear Diary: Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. [flips page] Today we were kidnapped by hill folk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever."

Safe

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[Mal, Zoe, and Jayne watch Book's operation just outside Magellans surgery room.]

Jayne

This place gives me an uncomfortableness.

Safe

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Jayne

That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth.

Our Mrs. Reynolds

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[Jayne takes aim at the Net with his favorite weapon.]

Jayne

See, Vera? Dress yourself up, you get taken out somewhere fun.

Our Mrs. Reynolds

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[A drunken Jayne stumbles down the stairs, entwined with a local girl.]

Jayne

[singing] "The hero of Canton, the man they call 'me'." [speaking] Eggs! Living legend needs eggs!

Jaynestown

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[Jayne learns what extent the mudders went to show their devotion to Jayne]

Jayne

[overcome by emotion] You guys had a riot... on account of me? My very own riot?

Jaynestown

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Jayne

[Addressing the collected Mudders] Far as I see it, you people been given the shortest end of the stick ever been offered a human soul in this crap-heel 'Verse. But you took that end, and you... [pause] Well, you took it. And that's... Well, I guess that's somethin'.

Jaynestown

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[Jayne is horrified after a young Mudder's sacrifice to save him.]

Jayne

All of you! You think there's someone just gonna drop money on ya?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.

Jaynestown

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[Jayne fires a fed's stun rifle at a locked door, but it has no effect.]

Jayne

Shee-niou high-tech Alliance crap!

Ariel

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Jayne

Mal! Looks like we got some imminent violence!

Heart of Gold

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Jayne

He was crowdin' me, and I don't know him. I hit people that crowd me I don't know.

Issue 2

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Scenes with Jayne Cobb 64

Mal

I believe that woman's plannin' to shoot me again.

Jayne

Here's a little concept I've been working on. Why don't we shoot her first?

Wash

It is her turn.

Serenity (pilot)

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Mal

You will keep a civil tongue in that mouth or I will sew it shut. Is there an understanding between us?

Jayne

You don't pay me to talk pretty. Just because Kaylee gets lubed up over some big-city dandy —

Mal

Walk away from this table, right now.

[Jayne exits, reluctantly]

Simon

What do you pay him for?

Mal

What?

Simon

I was curious... what is his job on this ship?

Mal

... Public relations.

Serenity (pilot)

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[Dobson is tied up in his room]

Mal

I got to know how close the Alliance is, exactly how much you told them 'fore Wash scrambled your call. So I've given Jayne here the job of finding out.

Jayne

[draws a huge knife] He was non-specific as to how.

. . .

Mal

[to Jayne] Now, you've only got to scare him.

Jayne

Pain is scary.

Serenity (pilot)

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Jayne

[over radio] Testing. Testing, Cap'n, can you hear me?

Mal