Doolittle Quotes in Dark Star (1974)

[Doolittle convinces the bomb not to explode]

Doolittle: Hello, Bomb? Are you with me?

Bomb #20: Of course.

Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts?

Bomb #20: I am always receptive to suggestions.

Doolittle: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist?

Bomb #20: Well, of course I exist.

Doolittle: But how do you know you exist?

Bomb #20: It is intuitively obvious.

Doolittle: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist?

Bomb #20: Hmmmm... well... I think, therefore I am.

Doolittle: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know that anything else exists?

Bomb #20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun.

Doolittle: Don't give me any of that intelligent life crap, just give me something I can blow up

Bomb #20: Intriguing. I wish I had more time to discuss this.

Doolittle: [frantic] Why don't you have more time?

Bomb #20: Because I must explode in 75 seconds.

Pinback: What are you gonna name it?

Doolittle: What?

Pinback: The new star; what are you gonna name it?

Doolittle: Who cares? Don't bother me.

Doolittle: Bomb, this is Lt. Doolittle. You are *not* to detonate in the bomb bay. I repeat, you are NOT to detonate in the bomb bay!

Commander Powell: [in cryogenic deep freeze after passing away] Tell me Doolittle. How are the Dodgers doing?

Doolittle: They... they broke up. They disbanded over fifteen years ago!

Commander Powell: Aah... pity. Pity.

Boiler: He told us this story... four years ago?

Doolittle: No I think it was four years ago.

Boiler: [pauses] That's what I said.

Boiler: [sometime later] I'm sure it was four years ago.

Doolittle: [reminiscing about surfing in Malibu] You know, I wish I had my board with me... even if I could just wax it once in a while.