Dan Scott quotes from One Tree Hill

Dan

I ended two lives when I pulled that trigger, and one of them was mine.

Dan

[to Haley] Do you know what it’s like to have a beautiful granddaughter and have no expectations of holding her? Or to accept that you’ll never be a part of your son’s family? Either son. I know what I’ve done. I know what I’ve created. I just need a little help.

Dan

Relax. That's not a threat, it's a promise. If I catch you near my family again, I'll kill you.

Dan

[to the police] You’re right. I lit the dealership on fire, almost burning myself to death in the process, just so I’d have an excuse to murder my own brother. Then serve a full term in jail, get released, get a third world heart transplant, then write a book, start my own motivational talk show, give up my new found fortune, and move to a remote diner just so I could burn it down and collect the $65,000 insurance policy. Then get rid of my son and move in with his family who hates me. Nice work detective. You caught me.

Keith

That’s right. Big brother. And no matter what you did on that basketball court a lifetime ago, and no matter what you do now, I’ll always be your big brother. So guess what, Danny boy? It was my name first. It’s Lucas’ name now. And there’s nothing you can do about it.

Dan

Okay, Keith.

Keith

You know, you can be ashamed of me. And you can be ashamed of Lucas. But what makes you think we’re not just as ashamed of you? Huh? Now get out of my shop.

Deb

She's young enough to be your daughter. And in this town, she might just be.

Dan

Ouch!

Deb

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[about Lucas] He's going to need surgery.

Dan

Do whatever you need to do.

You're his legal guardian?

Dan

He's my son.

Dan

[about Lucas' surgery] They handed me the consent forms. He needed surgery. You have a right to be upset, but...

Karen

Thank you.

Dan

Five-speed Mustang fully-loaded and it's all yours. I know this divorce has been hard on you, Nate. I just want to thank you for sticking by the old man. What's the matter? You're not supposed to look around at a gift, ya know.

Nathan

It's not a gift, Dad. This is a bribe.

Dan

A bribe, wow! Not exactly the thank you I was expecting.

Nathan

OK, thanks for the car, Dad. Now I can get away from you whenever I want.

Dan

Whitey, you know I know this team as well as you do. Every game, every player.

Whitey

You ought to, you're daddy to half of 'em.

Lucas

Kill or be killed.

Dan

It's the way of the world.

May the grace of god be with you.

Dan

Yeah, OK. I gotta tell you, padre, this isn’t exactly my home court, you know. I never had much use for religion. I guess what you call kindness, I call weakness. But .. no man is bullet-proof. I know that. After all, they crucified your boy, didn’t they?

What troubles you, my son?

Dan

What troubles me -- is how I’ve made mistakes. How I lie awake at night, keeping company with regret, fallibility. I’ve not been the man I intended to be. That troubles me.

And you’ve come seeking absolution?

Dan

Yeah, I suppose I have. Let me ask you something; is it possible to grant forgiveness for sinful acts yet to be committed?

I’m afraid I don’t understand.

Dan

Where is all my stuff, Deb?

Deb

I gave it away.

Dan

You what?!

Deb

I had to. It was all wet and smelly.

Dan

And how did that happen?

Deb

The sprinklers came on by accident after I tossed everything out the window. That part was on purpose.

Dan

You son of a bitch!

Keith

Okay, there's no need to bring mom into this Danny.

Dan

Everything we say in this room is confidential, right? I killed my brother.

You say you killed your brother. Can you explain that?