Dr. Marian Lazarus Quotes in Outland (1981)

Dr. Marian Lazarus: You know if you're the guy you're supposed to be, you wouldn't stick around. That's why they sent you here.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Maybe they made a mistake.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: I was afraid you'd say something like that. Do you really think you're making a difference?

[O'Neil is silent]

Dr. Marian Lazarus: Then why for God's sake?

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Because... maybe they are right. They sent me here to this pile of shit because they think I belong here. I want to find out if... well if they're right. There's a whole machine that works because everybody does what they are supposed to. And I found out... I was supposed to be something I didn't like. That's what's in the program. That's my rotten little part in the rotten machine. I don't like it. So I'm going to find out if they're right.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: 28 in the last six months.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: I wonder how many in the six months before that...

Dr. Marian Lazarus: 24. I've got initiative.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Well. Good for you.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: Wanna know how many in the six months before that? Two.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Are you sure?

Dr. Marian Lazarus: I'm unpleasant, I'm not stupid. Of course I'm sure! I can count!

Dr. Marian Lazarus: Almost everybody here doesn't have both oars in the water as far as I'm concerned. Why people "suddenly" start to lose their marbles in greater numbers is not so mystifying. I don't know why more of them didn't do it sooner.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Lazarus? It's O'Neil. Meet me in the medical lab.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: [barely awake, looking at watch] Do you know what time it is?

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Yes.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: You'd better be dying.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: This blood is from a dead person.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Very good.

Dr. Marian Lazarus: He ate dinner. Protein, carbohydrates... more carbohydrates. He didn't eat his vegetables.