Charlie Crews quotes from Life

[voice-over] The Buddha was asked if he ever felt anger. "Of course," said the Buddha. The Buddha was asked if he ever felt the desire to strike another. "Of course," said the Buddha. "But if I am connected to all things," said the Buddha, "hurting another is hurting myself. And how does that better me?"

Crews

Because it just does. [tosses tape out window and drives away]

Crews

I want to ask you for your forgiveness. All that time I was in prison I was angry. I was angry at you, but we were so young when it happened, you were so young. Anyone would've done what you did.

Charlie...

Crews

Let me finish ... I was angry at the wrong person and now I'm asking for your forgiveness.

Is that a real gun?

Crews

Yes, it is.

Can I touch it?

Crews

No, you cannot.

He wants to be a policeman when he grows up.

You ever shoot anybody?

Crews

Violence against one, is violence against all. Violence against all, is violence against myself.

Yeah. But did you ever shoot anybody?

Crews

Nobody. [leans in closer] That didn't have it coming.

Charlie Crews

Ted?

Yeah?

Crews

If anyone tries to stop us, go ahead and take my gun and shoot them dead on the spot, you hear me.

I'm not talking to you!

Charlie Crews

You just did.

What's with that car?

Charlie Crews

It's just an object — doesn't have any meaning. Even if it did, it would be in Italian, so I wouldn't understand it anyway.

Crews

I saw that commercial, the moth on the cotton ball.

It's a butterfly on a cloud.

Crews

Oh... now I get it. [pause, touching murder victim] Frozen solid.

Reese

Do you have to touch everything?

Who do you like? For the killing?

Reese

Oh... well the research assistant had means and the animal rights group had motivation.

Married? The dead guy, was he married?

Crews

No.

Then the assistant is your killer. Human nature. Men and women working together always end up banging and most people are killed by the person they're banging.

Reese

Well, that's just not true.

Yeah, it's a fact. Come on, Crews, back me up on this.

Crews

Well, you two work together. When you have sex who's going to kill who?

Reese

If I have sex with him you're going to kill me immediately.

Crews

[looks at Tidwell] She's an aggressive female.

Crews

I think you might wanna help us.

And why's that?

Crews

You want the short answer or the long answer?

Short.

Crews

'Cause.

Okay, the long.

Crews

Because I am about three seconds from deciding that I just do not like you.

Even after what I saw, I thought you did it.

Charlie

You want to know something? For a few years, when I was in prison, Rachel, I thought I did it too.

Is that the absolute truth you tell a total stranger?

Charlie

Yeah, I guess it is.

Earley

There are naked women in the pool.

Crews

Ted, I have made a decision.

Earley

What's that, Charlie?

Crews

I'm going swimming.

Earley

No man would hold that against you.

I think this is a kidnapping.

Charlie Crews

"Kidnapping." What does that really mean? We're not kids. No one's napping. We're just two guys talking, that's all.

No, no. You misunderstand me. This isn't kidnapping. This, detective, is kidnapping.

Crews

[observing a beekeeper] 30% of our food supply is dependent on bees for pollination. Fruits, nuts, vegetables, all need bees.

Reese

Well, I'm pretty sure you don't need bees to make a bacon cheeseburger.

You don't have to drive around in a car full of bullet holes, you know.

Crews

Yeah I do. Maybe just for a little while longer.

Oh, you must be the grown up.

Special Agent Bodner, FBI.

Crews

Are you all Special Agents? Because if you're all special, then none of you are really special then, right?

Trust me, I'm special.