Michael Scofield quotes from Prison Break

Bellick

There isn't any flying under my radar.

Michael

Good to know.

Bellick

You a religious man, Scofield?

Michael

Never really thought about it.

Bellick

Good. Because the Ten Commandments don't mean a box of piss in here.

Veronica

I've known you my entire life, you don't have a violent bone in your body. And I know you didn't need the money.

Michael

Veronica.

Veronica

Why won't you let me help you?

Michael

Veronica. You've been good to me -- my whole life -- you have. But you've got to let me deal with this. Okay?

Veronica

What if they'd sent you to Taylorville or Marion and not here?

Michael

I think I'd be doing the same thing I'm doing in here. Eating Jell-O, drinking Kool-Aid.

You best speak with respect, Fish. Man kidnapped half a dozen boys and girls down in 'bama, raped and killed 'em all. Wasn't always in that order either.

Michael

Does T-Bag have a real name?

T-Bag

[walks up] That is my real name. [Michael gets up] No, no, no please, sit. So you're the one I've been hearing all the rave reviews about. Scofield! One thing's for sure, you're just as pretty as advertised. Prettier even.

Michael

You ever think about Boston?

Westmoreland

Sure.

Michael

Think you'll ever see it again?

Westmoreland

I'm a sixty year old man with sixty years still left on my ticket. What do you think?

Michael

I'm thinking of going.

Westmoreland

Well there's going, and then there's going. Which one do you mean?

Michael

The one you think I mean.

Sara

[Putting a sticking plaster on the fresh bandage] No redness or swelling, so it's no sign of infection. I’ll keep you on antibiotics for the next ten days. [Michael is looking at his foot, serious] You should be good. [She looks up to Michael and gets up walking to a desk next to the door] Michael, you understand by law I'm obligated to file a report if I feel there's been prisoner misconduct? [Sara looks at him. Michael's still serious. Putting his sock on, slowly] There's no way this injury happened by stepping on a blade in a garden shed.

Michael

If you fill a report things could get a lot worse for me.

Sara

They're not already?

Michael

Not compared to what they could be. [Sara looks down. He smiles] I've made some enemies.

Sara

Yeah... Scared?

Sara

Men. OK. Here’s what I think. I think you are scared and you wouldn’t be human if you weren’t scared in a place like this.

Michael

When I was young, I couldn’t sleep at night because I thought there was a monster in the closet. But my brother told me there wasn’t anything in the closet but fear. And fear wasn’t real. He said it wasn’t made of anything just…air. Not even that. He said you just have to face it. You just have to open that closet and the monster would disappear.

Sara

Brother sounds like a smart man.

Michael

He is. In here though, you face your fear, you open that door and there’s a hundred more doors behind it. And the monsters that are hiding behind them are all real.

Sara

If you want, I could recommend you be sent to Ad-Seg.

Michael

[Gets up] With the rape victims and the snitches.

Sara

[Still trying to convince him to take care of himself] It would keep you safe.

Michael

Thanks, but I think I'd like to face the monsters on my own.

Sucre

Are you crazy? You think I wanna break out of here? Sixteen months from now I’m out the gate. I’m getting married, Papi, and I sure as hell ain’t doin it with a posse on my ass. Man I oughta beat you six days till Sunday. I lost my conjugals because of your little parcel.

Michael

I had to test you. See if you could keep a secret.

Sucre

You want a secret, well I got a secret for you, fish. You dig in my cell when I’m there and I’m gonna split your wig. [walks off]

Lincoln

That went well.

Sara

How you feeling today? [Takes a look at him]

Michael

We're good.

Sara

What happened?

Michael

Uh, caught an elbow playing basketball.

Sara

Uh-huh. Mind if I take a look?

Michael

By all means.

Sara

You know you're going to get killed in here, right? If you're not careful.

Michael

I'll make you a bet. When I get out of here... alive, I'll take you to dinner... [She's still serious and doesn't answer. Starts cleaning the wound] ...lunch? ...cup of coffee?

Sara

Michael. This, um... (looks at him) ...this charm act could be exactly what's getting you into trouble out in the yard.

Sara

Lean forward.

Haywire

There is a maze in your tattoos. Where does the maze take me?

Michael

Get away from me.

Haywire

What, are you nuts?

Michael

Officer... I need an officer.

What the hell is the problem down here. What. Son of a bitch open up on 40. [takes out his mace] Back off, Haywire.

Haywire

He's got the pathway on his body.

Haywire, I said back off. You want a hot shot?

Haywire

I'm telling you look at his... [screams after C.o Patterson maces his face]

Haywire

I crapped myself once in junior high. We were playing badminton, and I had to walk past the other kids to get to the locker room. So I thought I would make fun of it- you know before the other kids had a chance to- so I said "Look I have a tail!"... I just told you a secret. Now it's your turn.

Michael

You want to know what the tattoos mean?

Haywire

Yeah.

Michael

Nothing.

Michael

The reason we’re all here today is we have a decision to make…English, Fitz or Percy. If we’re gonna pull this off…we need to take one of them out.

Abruzzi

And you want us to tell you which one?

Michael

I just want you to help me get to them. I’ll take it from there.

Pope

The thing is, Mr. Scofield is not our problem any more. Seems there was an error in his paperwork. He's going to be transferred after all.

Michael

That's not possible.

Pope

Escort the prisoner back to his cell.

Michael

Warden, all I need is three weeks. Get off of me! Henry, please! I just need a little time, just give me the time.

Abruzzi

And how do you plan to do that, Fish?

Michael

With a little help from my friends.