Art Mullen quotes from Justified

Art Mullen

I love how these guys are so calm when you're coughing up blood.

Art Mullen

[to Raylan] That's enough. I'm the chief, this is my office, it's my informant and it's my call. And that's my bottle, and I'm not gonna let you drink it all just because your daddy didn't hug you much when you were little.

Art Mullen

If you run, I'm gonna put a bullet in that tank. You remember the end of Jaws?

Art Mullen

[to Raylan] I thought at one point that maybe someday you and I'd be able to look back at all this and laugh, but shit, I don't think you're gonna live that long. You just go on and do what you do, and I'll just cleaning up after ya, and sooner or later this problem's gonna solve itself.

Art Mullen

Assume the position... NOW. Do you dumb-ass peckerwoods understand English? On the ground, hillbillies! NOW!

Art Mullen

You know, back in the old days, we used to use the phone book. You know, whack! But people don't even have phone books anymore. We still used to tell people, "you have the right to remain silent as long as you can stand the pain".

Art Mullen

[to Boyd] You're not as dumb as you look. I like the use of the word cahoots, though.

Art Mullen

You came here about the job, right? You need to hear about this. I got a young kid here, decorated sniper in Iraq War, Army Ranger, I don't know how many kills he had. Always lookin' to kill somebody else. Probably got PTSD. Probably an alcoholic. Not a matter if that powder keg is gonna blow but when. I got a lady marshall here. Brought in two of the top fifteen fugitives to this office, but she's always tryin' to prove herself. I thought she was gonna be the one that would take this office over when I got ready to retire, but now she's left her husband so it's gonna be fun to monitor her emotional state over the next year, see if she can keep it together. Then I got a local boy, born in Harlan county, been investigated so many times internal affairs has got him on speed dial. Father's in prison for murderin' two people, including a state trooper, and his daddy killed somebody else last night in prison and I get to be the one to tell him about it!

Art Mullen

That mystery bag thing is giving me a bit of a Marshal stiffy.

Art Mullen

[to Raylan] Admit it. You're getting a little bit of a marshal stiffy yourself.

Art Mullen

[to Raylan] Jesus Christ. Is this real, or has early-onset dementia finally set in, and I'm starting to see you in my waking hours?

Art Mullen

[to Raylan about his daughter Willa] Oh, my goodness. What a relief. She doesn't look like you. Good for her.

Raylan Givens

You concerned about me coming down here?

Art Mullen

It's a small office, Raylan. I'm concerned when we switch brands of coffee.

Art Mullen

I got a call this morning from AUSA David Vasquez. Wants to talk to you about you shooting Boyd Crowder.

Raylan Givens

What's there to talk about? He pulled first. There was a witness.

Art Mullen

But you see, ten days ago you shot a man in Miami. Put it like this: you were in the first grade; bit a kid every week? They'd start to think of you as a biter.

Art Mullen

Raylan, I got a courtesy call from the Harlan County Sheriff's Department — your daddy was arrested.

Raylan Givens

Did he kill anybody?