Johann Quotes in Das Boot (1981)
Johann Quotes:
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Johann: Captain, I wish to apologize.
Captain: You can't just apologize, Johann. You left your battle station at a critical moment. Also, you disobeyed my command.
Johann: Will I be court-martialed?
Captain: How many patrols have you done?
Johann: It's my ninth.
Captain: Why you?
Johann: It was a mistake. I didn't... It was... It... All of a sudden... As if... It won't ever happen again, sir. You can depend on it. I swear.
Captain: It's all right, Johann.
Johann: No court-martial?
Captain: [nods] Get some sleep.
[Johann exits. The Captain adds "Decision, return to La Rochelle" to the log book]
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[Johann climbs up to the bridge, places himself between Kriechbaum and Lt. Werner. Sniffs the air]
Lt. Werner: It's good for you, fresh air, right Johann?
Johann: [Spits] Nah.
[Johann climbs back down in the ship]
Kriechbaum: They're strange, these engine-room people.
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Johann: If you cannot do it, do not do it.
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Jóhann: You want to know a secret?
David: What's that?
Jóhann: There are only two things that we can depend on in life. Ourselves and our own unhappiness.
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Jóhann: She's got two legs and a nose, she's not a goat.
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Jóhann: Why are you here? You don't belong here.
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Jóhann: He's dead and she's gone, little girl. And we're all that's left. We're all that's left.
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Anton: [singing] Sweet Christina, don't you cry; It won't be long, before you die; Then from the heavens, a star will fall; For the ugliest angel of them all.
Anton, Karl, Johann: For the ugliest angel of them all!
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Johann: Suppose that the sounds of angels singing hymns to our virginal love was in reality a choir from the deepest pit of hell.
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Johann: I'm sorry, but duty is more important than shrimps.
Sylvia: Oh.
[laughs]
Sylvia: Well, the duty is yours, the house is mine. And in my house, shrimps are more important than duty.
-- Johann
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