Atley Jackson Quotes in Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

[as Freb and Mirror Man watch Sway feeding Toby]

The Sphinx: If his unpleasant wounding has in some way enlightened the rest of you as to the grim finish beneath the glossy veneer of criminal life and inspired you to change your ways, then his injuries carry with it an inherent nobility, and a supreme glory. We should all be so fortunate. You say poor Toby? I say poor us.

[everyone stares in awe at Sphinx]

Tumbler: He spoke.

Atley Jackson: Yeah...

Memphis: Hey man, I thought you were from Long Beach.

[Sphinx, drinking a beer, just shrugs. Laughter]

Kip: Hey, what time is it?

Atley Jackson: Seven-thirty. I think I'm gonna have to - get you outta town or something. Your brother's the best boost in the world but I don't how if he's gonna make this one.

Kip: Uh, I'm not like my brother. You know, I don't just abandon my friends.

Atley Jackson: Oh, man, I oughtta smack you silly, boy. You think you're brother ran away, you better get your story straight.

Kip: Well, go on then. Straighten it out.

Atley Jackson: Your mother told him to go. She knew that if Memphis stayed, you were gonna walk his line. You were gonna join his crew. But she told him to pick up and go. And he did, thinking it was best for you. He left all of us, for you. I guess it wasn't that big a deal for him though, really. Wasn't that big a sacrifice leaving everything he'd ever known behind. Than six years later, ain't life grand? You became a car boost anyway. How 'bout that?

Tumbler: Yo, so check out my new move. I call it "the Stranger." What I do is, I sit on my hand for, like, 15, 20 minutes, until it goes numb. No feeling at all. And then I rub one out.

Toby: "The Stranger," huh?

Atley Jackson: It's like a little boy's nursery school I've come upon here.

Raymond Calitri: [over the phone] Time's up Atley. I've got 49 cars. That's one less than required. Bring the kid and we'll settle this.

Atley Jackson: Which kid is that?

Raymond Calitri: Oh, The Cincinatti Kid, Billy the Kid. Which kid do you think I meant?

Atley Jackson: Oh gee, I think you mean Kip Raines.

Raymond Calitri: Well, gee, I think you're right.

Atley Jackson: You know what? The funny thing happened: That little son of a bitch evaded me.

Raymond Calitri: Find him, Atley.

Atley Jackson: What if I can't find him?

Raymond Calitri: Then big brother takes the fall for the slipup. It don't matter much to me. One Raines is as good as another: It never rains but it pours.

[hangs up]

Atley Jackson: Son of a - ! Ju - Well, I guess you can thank your big brother. I think he just took your place under the guillotine.