Klaus Daimler Quotes in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Steve Zissou: We'll split into two groups. I'll take Ned, Ogata, and Wolodarsky.

Klaus Daimler: [pouting] Thanks. Thanks a lot for not picking me.

[Steve bursts to the surface from an underwater dive, shouting hysterically]

Klaus Daimler: Steve!

Steve Zissou: Vikram, is that thing rolling?

Klaus Daimler: Where's Esteban?

[Written text of what Steve is shouting rolls onto the screen as he speaks]

Steve Zissou: Encounter with highly abnormal shark-like fish! Ten meters in length! Unfamiliar dorsal features! Spots all over it! I shot it dorsally with a homing dart!

[shouts]

Steve Zissou: Esteban was eaten!

Klaus Daimler: Is he dead?

Steve Zissou: Esteban was eaten! Check the scanning monitor before it dives too deep!

Klaus Daimler: He was bitten?

Steve Zissou: Eaten!

Klaus Daimler: [shocked] He was swallowed whole?

Steve Zissou: No! *Chewed*!

Klaus Daimler: [to the camera] He's got hydrogen psychosis, the crazy-eye!

[camera zooms in on Steve's face - his eyes are dilated ridiculously large]

Klaus Daimler: Steve! They say you've got crazy-eye!

[to the camera]

Klaus Daimler: Get him out of the fucking water!

Steve Zissou: [shouting] Check the scanning monitor!

Klaus Daimler: Steve!

[Klaus jumps into the water to get Steve, still wearing all of his normal clothes and not bothering to take his shoes off]

Steve Zissou: [shouting] Esteban! Esteban! Esteban!

Jane Winslett-Richardson: Are we - are we safe in here?

Steve Zissou: I doubt it.

Klaus Daimler: Do you still want to blow him up?

Steve Zissou: No, we're out of dynamite anyway.

Eleanor Zissou: It is beautiful Steve.

Steve Zissou: Yea, it's pretty good isn't it... I wonder if it remembers me...

Steve Zissou: We're in the middle of a lightning strike rescue op, Klaus. What's the deal?

Klaus Daimler: I'm sick of being on "B" squad.

Steve Zissou: You might be on "B" Squad, But you're the "B" Squad leader. Don't you know me and Esteban always thought of you as our baby brother?

Klaus Daimler: I've always thought of you two as my dads. Please don't let any one make fun of me for saying so.

Steve Zissou: I can't guarantee that, Klausie, but I'll try. Can we get on with the maneuvers now?

Klaus Daimler: Who the shit is Kingsley Zissou?

Steve Zissou: Are you sure?

Klaus Daimler: Yes, I am.

Steve Zissou: I don't understand. Why?

Klaus Daimler: What do you mean?... Wait a second. What are we doing? You said cross the line if.

Steve Zissou: Cross the line if you're going to quit.

Klaus Daimler: Oh... Do it again. I misunderstood.

Klaus Daimler: So, you really think you're a Zissou.

Ned Plimpton: I don't know.

Klaus Daimler: Well, you traveled a long way for "I don't know," sonny.

Ned Plimpton: That's true. But it's important to me.

Klaus Daimler: Yeah? Well, there are a lot of things that are important to some people around here, sonny.

Ned Plimpton: Klaus, don't call me "sonny."

Klaus Daimler: And one more thing: It's the Steve Zissou show, not the Ned show.

[Klaus slaps Ned in the face]

Klaus Daimler: You hear me?

Ned Plimpton: Yes, I do.

[Klaus starts walking away]

Ned Plimpton: Klaus?

Klaus Daimler: Ja?

Ned Plimpton: If you ever touch me again, I will kick your goddamn teeth out. Is *that* understood?

Klaus Daimler: Not if I don't see you first, sonny.

Anne-Marie Sakowitz: I think it's criminal that Steve allowed this to happen, by which I mean illegal. We're being led on an illegal suicide mission by a selfish maniac.

Klaus Daimler: I hear what you're saying, but I think you misjudge the guy.

Klaus Daimler: Are you two fighting?

Steve Zissou: I'll deal with you later.

Steve Zissou: [after pirates have boarded his ship, being bound and blindfolded]

[starts chewing through the rope binding his hands together]

Steve Zissou: Here we go.

Klaus Daimler: Steve, what are you doing?

Steve Zissou: [stands up and turns toward the nearest pirate] I said get your ass the hell off of my boat!