Johann Quotes in Das Boot (1981)

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Johann Quotes:

  • 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]

  • [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.

  • Johann: If you cannot do it, do not do it.

  • 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.

  • Jóhann: She's got two legs and a nose, she's not a goat.

  • Jóhann: Why are you here? You don't belong here.

  • Jóhann: He's dead and she's gone, little girl. And we're all that's left. We're all that's left.

  • 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.

    AntonKarlJohann: For the ugliest angel of them all!

  • Johann: Suppose that the sounds of angels singing hymns to our virginal love was in reality a choir from the deepest pit of hell.

  • 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.

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