Oz quotes

Tim McManus

So before Metzger came to town, he lived in Montana where he was part of the White Supremacy Warriors.

Sister Peter Marie

You sure of this, Tim?

Tim McManus

I got a friend who works in the FBI who verified it.

Leo Glynn

Even so, you can't fire a man for what he did 15 years ago. I need proof that he's in cahoots with Vern Schillinger, that he's responsible for what happened to Busmalis, Beecher, and the others.

Tim McManus

Nobody will testify against Metzger.

Leo Glynn

Well, the union's not gonna let us do anything without evidence. He's also very popular with the other CO's. I don't need any more morale problems.

Tim McManus

So we let him stay on board till maybe he kills somebody?

Leo Glynn

I have no choice.

Tim McManus

Even though he thinks of you as a nigger?

Leo Glynn

What did you say?

Tim McManus

A nigger.

Leo Glynn

If you're trying to piss me off, you're succeeding. I don't want Metzger in this building one minute longer than you do. But if I'm going to take him down, I'm gonna need ammunition.

Tim McManus

All right. I'll see what I can do.

McManus

At Attica, you organized a boxing program, right?

Murphy

Yeah.

McManus

Maybe we could try something like that here.

Murphy

Great, now all we need is time, gloves, and a good insurance policy.

Hill

I used to box.

Where? In the Special Olympics?

Nappa

So Adebisi, how come you want to work in the AIDS ward with all those fags?

Adebisi

You know, it's funny. Out there I hated them, but in here, well, sometimes you need your dick sucked.

Nappa

Yeah, well that's the difference between you and me. I've got some self control.

Schillinger

(upon hearing that Keller was stabbed in the back) Mr. Keller's got about three or four assholes now!

Augustus Hill

Napoleon's final defeat came at Waterloo. Must've been embarrassing. He was the fucking emperor, he conquered all of Europe, only to lose at a place with a stupid name like Waterloo. Or Watergate or Whitewater. Note to politicians: stay on land.

Augustus Hill

Hey, Coyle.

Call me Snake.

Augustus Hill

I changed my mind, man.

What? Ain't nothing like a clean shave, a close shave. Ah, ah, ah, don't squirm, you gonna make me nick your neck. So what you in here for, Augustus?

Augustus Hill

Murder. I killed a cop.

Sweet. But I got you beat. See, I whacked a whole family. Mama, daddy, two little sweet adorable kids. Sweet old grams.

Augustus Hill

What'd this family do to you?

Not a thing.

Augustus Hill

Then why you kill 'em?

For fun.

Augustus Hill

How you kill 'em?

Take a guess.

Augustus Hill

You slit their throats. Why you fucking with me, man?

I ain't fucking with you.

Augustus Hill

You up in Oz for armed robbery.

That I am. See, I never got caught for the murders. And never will.

Augustus Hill

Gimme my wheelchair, man.

Yes, sir. Yessuh, massa. We aim to please.

Busmalis

You're a Russian?

Nikolai

Yes.

Busmalis

From Russia?

Nikolai

Yes.

Busmalis

You were born in Russia?

Nikolai

(annoyed) Yes!

Dr. Gloria Nathan

You're HIV-positive.

What?!

Dr. Gloria Nathan

I'm sorry.

Doctor, that is not possible. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way to get AIDS is by having sex or sharing a needle. Well I ain't done either and I'm not Asian!

What's this thing between you and Vern? Every time he comes in here, you boys snarl at each other.

Richie

It's a long story.

I've got no other appointments today.

Richie

That bastard is the reason I'm on Death Row. He and another Aryan creep killed a Russian. Told me if I don't confess to the murder they'd kill me.

Death sentence either way.

Richie

Yeah.

But if you know you're going to die, why not tell the truth?

Richie

The other one, Mark Mack, is already dead. Besides, why should the hacks listen to me now? I say Schillinger did it, they say prove it. I have no proof.

Unless you say you did it together.

Richie

What?

Lie. Tell them that you and Vern both killed the Russian.

Richie

How does that help me get off Death Row?

It doesn't, hon. But it does ensure his ass will be up here in the cell next to yours. Just something to consider, Richie. Just something to consider.

Beecher

I gotta pray; pray that God shows me the way to fuck Schillinger!

Said

(checking in a new inmate) Number? Number?

Andrew

9-9-S-3-3-3. (grabs his bedding and walks away)

Said

(to another inmate) That boy's last name. Know what it was? Schillinger.

Augustus Hill

In my 'hood, you had to learn to run before you learned to walk.

Antonio Nappa

Why would you want to transfer out of the cafeteria to take care of a bunch of fags?

Simon Adebisi

Don't like fags?

Antonio Nappa

What do you think?

Simon Adebisi

Out there, I hated them. But here sometimes you need your dick sucked.

Antonio Nappa

That's one of the many differences between you and me. I got self-control.

Sister Peter Marie

I know that Tobias was in love with you and that you broke his arms and his legs.

Jesus Christ, you put it that way it makes me sound so cold.