Chief Guard Barnes Quotes in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Chief Guard Barnes: Violence makes violence.

Minister: What crime did you commit?

Alex: The accidental killing of a person, sir.

Chief Guard Barnes: He brutally murdered a woman, sir, in furtherance of theft. Fourteen years, sir!

Minister: Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, bold, vicious. He'll do.

Governor: Well, fine, we could still look at C-block...

Minister: No, no, no. That's enough. He's perfect. I want his records sent to me. This vicious young hoodlum will be transformed out of all recognition.

Alex: Thank you very much for this chance, sir.

Minister: Let's hope you make the most of it, my boy.

[Staring at Alex's penis]

Chief Guard Barnes: Are you now, or have you ever been a homosexual?

Minister: Punishment means nothing to them, you can see that. They enjoy their so-called punishment.

Alex: You're absolutely right, sir.

Chief Guard Barnes: Shut your bleeding hole!

Chief Guard Barnes: Pick that up and put it down properly!

Chief Guard Barnes: Are you able to see the white line painted on the floor directly behind you, Six-Double-Five-Three-Two-One?

Alex: Yes, sir.

Chief Guard Barnes: Then your toes belong on the *other* side of it!

Chief Guard Barnes: Shut your filthy hole, you scum!