L.A. Confidential (film) Quotes
1997 films, Crime drama films, Neo-noir, Crime thriller films, Films based on novels, United States National Film Registry films, Films about police misconduct, Films about police corruption, Films about prostitution
Top Quotes
“Russell Crowe - Bud White”
“Kevin Spacey - Jack Vincennes”
“James Cromwell - Capt. Dudley Smith”
“Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush...”
“Wendell, I'd like full and docile co-operation on every topic...”
“Everything is suspect...everyone is for sale...and nothing is what it seems.”
“Don't start trying to do the right thing, boyo. You haven't had the practice.”
“Go back to Jersey, sonny. This is the city of the angels and you haven't got any wings.”
“Danny DeVito - Sid Hudgens”
“Kim Basinger - Lynn Bracken”
“(to a person he has just fatally shot) Have you a valediction, boyo?”
“Guy Pearce - Det. Lt. Edmund Exley”
“David Strathairn - Pierce Patchett”
“You may well reap the benefit, Edmund, but are you truly prepared to be despised within the department?”
“It's a crime saga that will shock you. It's a mystery that will keep you guessing. It's a thriller that will keep you riveted.”
“(after Bud sees pictures of Ed with Lynn) I wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the whiskey in Ireland.”
“(At the end of an interrogation session) You know, I'm talking about the gas chamber, and you haven't even asked me what this is about. You've got a big "Guilty" sign around your neck.”
“It would be easier for you if there was an angle wouldn't it? You're afraid of Bud because you can't figure out how to play him. He doesn't follow the same rules of politics as you do. It makes him dangerous. I see Bud because I want to I see Bud because he can't hide the good inside of him. I see Bud because he makes me feel like Lynn Bracken and not some Veronica Lake look-alike who fucks for money. I see Bud because he doesn't know how to disguise who he is. I see Bud for all the ways he's different from you.”