Charlie Crews quotes from Life

Here you are. It's an unusual request, detective. Most people wouldn't want to have the bullet that shot them.

Crews

Well, someone gave it to me. It would be rude just to throw it away.

[voiceover] When I wish to forgive another, what do I mean? I mean I wish to forgive myself. When I wish to harm another, what do I mean? I mean I wish to harm myself. Close your eyes and think of the world as seen from space. From that distance it is calm, silent, at peace. One.

Crews

[holding up the bullet he has just melted down and re-cast] Calm, silent, at peace. One.

Crews

You ever have a nickname?

Reese

Nope. I never did.

Crews

Would you like one?

Reese

No!

Crews

Come on, I'm real good at 'em. Want me to give you one?

Reese

Crews...

Crews

That's my name. It would be confusing if your nickname was my name.

Crews

The Buddha said we live our lives pretending to be someone else.

Reese

Oh he said that, did he?

Crews

Who did the Buddha pretend to be? He was the Buddha! …Okay, I know you’re pretty sure you’re not pretending to be someone else, but maybe Reese, maybe you’re pretending to be yourself!

Reese

How could I pretend to be myself?

Crews

Maybe the Buddha was pretending to be the Buddha. That makes sense.

Crews

Most likely, these companies didn't do anything. Let's go find out who these companies didn't do anything to.

Reese

Who these companies didn't do anything to? Do you have to talk like that?

Crews

Like what? I don't think I talk differently than anyone else does. Maybe, sometimes, I don't not say things that other people don't not say, but most other people don't not say the same things I don't. You know what I'm saying?

Is there anything else you need?

Crews

Well, if it's a specific question, I don't need anything. If it's a more general question...

Excuse me. [leading him away]

Crews

...Sometimes I think I don't need anything, but I do, and just don't know it.

Crews

You wanna know how to beat it?

Reese

You can beat a lie detector?

Crews

Yeah, it's easy. You just tell the truth.

Ted Earley

Charlie. What are you thinking?

Charlie Crews

I'm thinking about what I want and what I need.

Ted Earley

What do you want?

Charlie Crews

I want a peaceful soul.

Ted Earley

And what do you need?

Charlie Crews

I need a bigger gun.

[delivering an M-4 carbine to Crews] It's not Zen, Charlie.

Charlie Crews

It'll just have to do until Zen comes along.

Charlie Crews

Do you know how I got through twelve years of prison?

[laughing] Your Zen?

Charlie Crews

Like that.