Jack Reacher Quotes in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Col. Morgan: You're under no obligation to say anything, Major.

Jack Reacher: Ex-Major

Col. Morgan: Upon leaving yesterday, did you attempt to contact Major Turner?

[pause]

Col. Morgan: Did you confront her attorney, Colonel Moorcroft, at Fort Dyer at 1100?

Jack Reacher: [long pause] You told me not to say anything.

Col. Morgan: I said you didn't have to say anything.

Jack Reacher: Yes.

Col. Morgan: Yes, you confronted him?

Jack Reacher: Yes, I understand I don't have to say anything.

Col. Morgan: For the record, you did confront Colonel Moorcroft yesterday. Can you state your whereabouts last night between 0130 and 0500?

Jack Reacher: Yes.

Col. Morgan: Yes, what?

Jack Reacher: Yes, I understand I don't have to say anything.

Jack Reacher: [handcuffed while being arrested] Two things are gonna happen in the next 90 seconds.

Sheriff: Excuse me?

Jack Reacher: First, that phone over there is gonna ring.

[Sheriff looks at pay-phone]

Jack Reacher: And second... You're gonna be wearing these cuffs on your way to prison.

Sheriff: [laughs] Well, that is one magnificent prophecy, Mr. Reacher.

[the phone starts ringing]

Jack Reacher: If it were up to me, I'd just kill ya.

Sheriff: Who the hell are you?

Jack Reacher: The guy you didn't count on.

Turner: Some folks still wonder why you left.

Jack Reacher: Let's just say I woke up one morning and the uniform didn't fit.

Turner: [while being broken out of jail by Reacher] I left explicit orders for you to stay away.

Jack Reacher: Orders? You "ordered" me?

Turner: Yes. I knew you'd do something like this.

Jack Reacher: Don't make me regret it.

Espin: [on radio] All units. Suspects travelling. MP vehicle L67. Primary is Jack Reacher. White. Male. 40s. Considered armed and dangerous. Secondary is Major Susan Turner. Female. Wearing military fatigues. White. Age 34.

Jack Reacher: [in vehicle to Turner] Really?

Turner: Shut up.

Turner: You know, I admit to being a little jealous when we talk. Go where you want. Eat when you want. Nobody telling you what to do or how to do it. It's definitely not the Army way.

Jack Reacher: Exactly.

Samantha: I don't understand. You said you're not a cop.

Jack Reacher: I'm not.

Samantha: What's military police?

Turner: It's different.

Samantha: But... you stole this car.

Turner: It's complicated.

Samantha: [while helping an aching Reacher walk] Dude, you jumped off a building.

Jack Reacher: Yeah, I know.

Samantha: Did it hurt?

Jack Reacher: Yes.

Samantha: Did you see how high that was?

Jack Reacher: Can we possibly have this conversation some other time?

Samantha: So, Reacher... are you my father or not?

Jack Reacher: I guess we'll see when your mother gets here.

Samantha: Sure you'd recognize her?

Jack Reacher: I tend to remember the women I sleep with.

Samantha: But who says she'll remember you?

Jack Reacher: Thanks a lot.

Jack Reacher: Parasource is done. Harkness is in custody.

The Hunter: Congratulations, Jack. I don't give a shit!

Jack Reacher: Look out the window.

Helen: No, I've work to do.

Jack Reacher: Just humor me.

Helen: And you need to leave.

Jack Reacher: Okay.

[Grabs Helen's arm and starts to pull her to the window]

Helen: Let, let go of me.

Jack Reacher: Would you tell me what you see?

Helen: I see the same... things I see every day.

Jack Reacher: Well, imagine you've never seen it. Imagine you've spent your whole life in other parts of the world being told every day you're defending freedom. And finally you decide you've had enough. Time to see what you've given up your whole life for. Maybe get some of that freedom for yourself. Look at the people. Now tell me which ones are free. Free from debt. Anxiety. Stress. Fear. Failure. Indignity. Betrayal. How many wish that they were born knowing what they know now? Ask yourself how many would do things the same way over again? And how many would live their lives like me.

Jack Reacher: There are four types of people who join the military. For some, it's a family trade. Others are patriots, eager to serve. Next, you have those who just need a job. Than there's the kind who want a legal means of killing other people.

Jack Reacher: You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. I'm a drifter with nothing to lose. Now you killed that girl to put me in a frame. I mean to beat you to death and drink your blood from a boot. Now, this is how it's gonna work. You're gonna give me the address and I'll be along when I am damn good and ready. If she doesn't answer the phone when I call this number, if I even think you've hurt her, I disappear. And if you're smart, that scares you, because I'm in your blind spot and I have nothing better to do.

Jack Reacher: There are three things cops never do. They don't vote Democrat, they don't drive Cadillacs, and they never use personal vehicles.

Jeb: Hey. Outside.

Jack Reacher: Pay your check first.

Jeb: I'll pay later.

Jack Reacher: You won't be able to.

Jack Reacher: What I mean is, the cheapest woman tends to be the one you pay for.

Sandy: [stands up, angrily] I am *not* a hooker!

Jack Reacher: Well, a hooker would get the joke.

Jeb: [enters with his four buddies] What's this?

Sandy: He called me a whore.

Jeb: Is that true?

Jack Reacher: Well, nobody said whore. She inferred hooker, but I meant slut.

Punk: Hey. That's our sister.

Jack Reacher: Is she a good kisser?

Jeb: Hey. Outside.

Jack Reacher: Pay your check first.

Jeb: I'll pay later.

Jack Reacher: You won't be able to.

Jeb: You think?

Jack Reacher: All the time. You should try it.

Jeb: It's a great joke, but I'm gonna beat your ass. Do you want to do that here or outside?

Jack Reacher: Outside.

[gets up]

Jeb: Stay here, Sandy.

Sandy: I don't mind the sight of blood.

Jack Reacher: [walks by Sandy] When it means you're not pregnant, anyway.

Gary: I'm gonna need to see some I.D.

Jack Reacher: Go get Sandy.

Gary: Well, I need to see something.

Jack Reacher: How about the inside of an ambulance?

Sandy: [sits down at Reacher's table] Mind if I share your table?

[Jack gives a nod]

Sandy: I'm Sandy.

Jack Reacher: So was I. Last week. On a beach, in Florida.

Sandy: What's your name?

Jack Reacher: Jimmie Reese.

Sandy: You don't look like a Jimmie.

Jack Reacher: What do I look like?

Sandy: I don't know. But not a Jimmie. So you're new in town?

Jack Reacher: Usually.

Sandy: It's kind of loud in here. Do you wanna, maybe, go someplace quieter? I have a car.

Jack Reacher: You're old enough to drive?

Sandy: I'm old enough to do a lot of things.

Jack Reacher: I'm on a budget, Sandy.

Sandy: [perplexed] What?

Jack Reacher: I can't afford you.

Sandy: I'm not a hooker.

Jack Reacher: Oh, then I *really* can't afford you.

Jack Reacher: Got a car?

Punk: It's outside.

Jack Reacher: Keys.

Punk: My hand, man. They're in my pock... Okay, okay.

[gives a key to Jack]

Jack Reacher: Now look at your friends. Now look at my face. Do you *ever* want to see me again?

Punk: No way.

Jack Reacher: Am I stealing your car?

Punk: Use it as long as you like.

Jack Reacher: You're very kind.

Helen: So why are you so hard to find?

Jack Reacher: I'm impossible to find.

Helen: Why is that?

Jack Reacher: Well, you could say it started out as an exercise and became an addiction.

[from trailer]

Jack Reacher: You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. And if you're smart, that scares you. Because I have nothing to lose.

The Zec: We'll see which one of us goes to prison.

Jack Reacher: My bet? Neither one.

[shoots the Zec in cold blood]

Sandy: [Sandy, Jeb and four other guys all surround Reacher outside a bar]

[to Reacher]

Sandy: You still think you're funny now, creep?

Jeb: Shut your mouth, Sandy! No one is talking to you!

Jack Reacher: It's your last chance to walk away.

Jeb: [chuckles] Are you kidding? It's five against one.

Jack Reacher: [shakes his head] It's *three* against one.

Jeb: [perplexed] *How* do you figure?

Jack Reacher: Well, once I take out the leader, which is you, I'll have to contend with one or two enthusiastic wingmen. The last two guys, they always run.

Jeb: Oh, you, uh, you've done this before?

Jack Reacher: [reluctantly nods] It's getting late.

[Jeb moves in]

Jack Reacher: Remember, you wanted this.

[Jeb smiles and swings at Reacher, who ducks and elbows Jeb in the forehead, who falls to the ground]

Jack Reacher: It's okay.

[helps Jeb up]

Jack Reacher: Get up.

[kicks Jeb in the groin from behind, Jeb groans and Reacher pushes him aside with his foot. The other four move in closer]

Jack Reacher: Okay, let me know who's who. Let's get this done.

[Reacher easily takes down the other four, with him holding the last guy's foot under his arm. Two of the guys get up and both stare at Reacher with fear]

Jack Reacher: Really?

[kicks the last guy in the chest, who screams as he falls to the ground. The two guys run away as the cops come. Sandy runs away as well]

Cop: [points his gun at Reacher] On the ground.

Jack Reacher: That's a pretty impressive response time, fellas.

Cop: Do it!

[Reacher reluctantly gets down on the ground, next to a groaning Jeb]

Cop: Hands behind your back.

Jack Reacher: [to Jeb] Who hired you?

Jack Reacher: I was born in October. When I get to my birthday, I'm gonna pull the trigger.

Helen: What about the truth? What about getting the guys who really did this? What about bringing him to justice?

Jack Reacher: I just did.

Cash: This the lady?

Jack Reacher: Helen Rodin, Martin Cash.

Cash: A pleasure. You look like hell there, Army.

Jack Reacher: You asked if I was afraid I'd end up like Barr. I'm not. I'm afraid I'll end up like this guy.

Cash: There's a lot of dead bodies out here. So let's get to it.

Jack Reacher: We should probably go.

Helen: Wait. That's it? It's just over?

Jack Reacher: You'll be all right, counselor.

Helen: No. What if I need you? How will I find you?

Jack Reacher: You don't need me. Not anymore.

Cash: Get her number. Let's go!

Jack Reacher: And sticking it to your father because...

Helen: No. Not my father. The Office of the District Attorney.

Jack Reacher: ...because the Office of the District Attorney never bought you a pony.

Helen: Were you really going to shoot him?

Jack Reacher: I knew I wouldn't have to. One look at this guy and you know he'll do anything to survive. One look at me and you know I'm not bluffing.

Jack Reacher: With a name like yours, you're gonna feel right at home.

The Zec: Prison? In America? A retirement home. If I go to prison at all.

Jack Reacher: You think you're gonna walk?

The Zec: You are a homeless drifter wanted for murder. Meanwhile, I am an old man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thanks to you, who is left to say otherwise? Who?

Jack Reacher: You understand you're not just asking me to look at the evidence. You're asking me to look at a cold-blooded killer. A man I know to be guilty. A man you want to keep off death row. You're asking me to look at him objectively.

Helen: Yes, that is what I'm asking.

Jack Reacher: I'll do it. On one condition.

Helen: Name it.

Jack Reacher: You have to look at the victims objectively.

Jack Reacher: Who is he?

Helen: That's John Doe Number Two. The man on the grassy knoll. The thing under the bed. They call him the Zec.

Sandy: Am I in trouble?

Jack Reacher: Not if you lend me your car.

Sandy: I don't have a car.

Jack Reacher: Well, sure you do. It's outside. I'm guessing you're the Camaro. That whimsy little pickup has Gary written all over it. Keys?

Sandy: I can't. It's Jeb's car!

Jack Reacher: Well, won't he be surprised when I drive it home for him.

Sandy: Who are you, mister? Really?

Jack Reacher: [Sandy gives him a key] I'm just a guy who wants to be left alone.

Helen: You want me to wait?

Jack Reacher: No, I'll meet you back at the office later.

Helen: How will you get there?

Jack Reacher: I'll hitch a ride.

Jack Reacher: I mean to beat you to death and drink your blood from a boot.

Jack Reacher: I need some sleep. You too.

Helen: You don't really think I'm gonna...

Jack Reacher: [after killing Charlie in a brutal hand-to-hand fight, Reacher confronts Emerson, who is using Helen as a human shield] I know you're in there, Emerson. It was staring me right in the face. The one piece that just didn't fit. The quarter. Nobody would have thought to dump that meter. Not even me.

[Emerson fires at Reacher, but Reacher manages to shoot Emerson in the head, killing him]