Lazarus Quotes in Outland (1981)

Lazarus: You know, you haven't your medical all-star here. Company doctors are like ship's doctors. Most are just one shuttle flight ahead of a malpractice suit.

Lazarus: Your wife is one stupid lady. You wanna go and get drunk?

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Yes...

Lazarus: At least you have SOME sense left.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Are you Dr. Lazarus?

Lazarus: Yes. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning. That's a doctor joke.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Did you do autopsies?

Lazarus: No.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: Why not?

Lazarus: In the first place, the company wanted the bodies shipped out as quickly as possible. In the second place, when a person exposes themselves to zero-pressure atmosphere, there isn't a whole lot left to inspect. In the third place, you're becoming a nuisance.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: [blocking her path] Yes, I know. I'd like a report of all these incidents that have happened in last six months. I'd like it really soon. Or I might just kick your nasty ass all over this room. That's a marshal joke.

Lazarus: Such a smart piece of equipment, and a wreck like me trying to run it.

Lazarus: That's pretty good. Playing by yourself and losing. I'd join you in this dumb game if I could play sitting down. Yes, I'm well, thank you. Been pretty busy. Seems there's some kind of 'flu' going around. You have no idea the number of workers who are going to be sick this Sunday.

Marshal William T. O'Neil: What about you? Are you going to be sick this Sunday?

Lazarus: If you're looking for sterling character you're in the wrong place.

Lazarus: [aghast] Polydichloric euthimal! Those stupid bastards are taking polydichloric euthimal! It's an amphetamine. Strongest thing you ever saw. Makes you feel wonderful. Makes you do ten hours work in six hours, that kind of nonsense. Especially manual labor. It makes you work like a horse. The army tested it a few years ago. It made the men work alright... then it made them psychotic. It takes a while, ten maybe eleven months... and then it fries your brain.

Lazarus: Don't misconstrue this. I'm not displaying character. Just temporary insanity.

Lazarus: Beautiful car. I drove car like this for Master.

Jeff: Yeah?

Lazarus: When I was alive.

Lazarus: I don't understand. Joseph died and left you a set of tools, a workshop and contacts in the big city!

Jesus: Lazarus I have new work to do.

Mary: Is that what you mean by the kingdom?

Reuben: Yes! The kingdom of God! I mean, last time you came you were just fixing the door.

Jesus: Well is the door still opening smoothly?

[all laugh]

Lazarus: Where the fuck all these people come from? I have been drinking in this shithole all my life, I ain't never seen this many people in here at once.

Bojo: Shithole? Kiss my ass, Laz.

Lazarus: Back at you, Mutherfucker.

Gill: [Hands Laz a flask after tricking him into showing up at the club to play]

Lazarus: That's right, preacher, get me drunk so I don't stick my foot up your ass.

Lazarus: So what you know how to make?

Rae: I don't fuckin' cook.

Lazarus: You know Rae, I've met a lot of hard mouthed people in my day...

Rae: Alright, alright. Look, I put the God damn dress on alright? I think I'm handlin' myself with a little bit of fuckin' restraint. I mean you got me chained up here like I'm some kind of dog!

Lazarus: I ain't gonn' be moved on this. Right or wrong, you gonn' mind me. Like Jesus Christ said, "Imma suffa' you. IMMA SUFFA' YOU!" Get yo ass back in my house!

Rae: Or what? Or what?

[spits in Lazarus' face]

Lazarus: Collar your dog!

Lazarus: I remember my first time, it was out behind my uncle's barn with my second cousin.

Lazarus: She was two tons if she weighed a pound, I could have done better for myself.

Lazarus: I'm cookin' steaks fah dinnah. I expect you to stay.

Lazarus: Mayella, it ain't never happened. And it damn sure ain't gonna happen tonight.

Mayella: Oh, Laz, I know you're hurtin'. But you should know more than me, ain't no better cure for the blues than some good pussy.

[kisses him lightly]

Lazarus: God put you in my path and I aim to cure you of your wicked ways.

Lazarus: Cain slew Able, slew him out of envy. God put his mark on Cain for his sins, is that what you want Deke? Huh? Is that what you come here for? I'll do it for you, all you got to do is say it again... Say you love me.

[pause]

Lazarus: SAY YOU LOVE ME NIGGA!

Lazarus: [to his brother] You took her into your bed, now you gotta lay in it.

Rose Woods: How many times we been over this, Laz? How many times?

[pause]

Rose Woods: Thought we was gonna be friendly about this.

Lazarus: Carryin' on behind my back. Make me out to look like a fool to all our people. Tell me, what's friendly about that?

Rose Woods: I'm not ready to grow old, Laz. Livin' with you. I feel it. Like I'm one foot in the dirt. Saw it happen to my momma. And that's not gonna happen to me. I got living to do.

Lazarus: And you gonna live it with him?

[pause]

Lazarus: Rose. Folks get sick. But you do what you can to get on the mend. Our marriage... it just got sick. That's all.

Rose Woods: Talk to me about sick. Ain't been right since I moved into that drafty house.

Lazarus: I kept the heat on...

Rose Woods: That damned, rusty, radiator, bout burned the skin off my legs each time I passed.

Lazarus: Kept us warm for twelve years.

Rose Woods: I deserve better than this.

Lazarus: Better than me?

Rose Woods: Better than what you give.

Lazarus: Rose, please...

Rose Woods: Laz... You can't say nothin'...

Lazarus: If we get with a counselor. At the church, maybe they's...

Rose Woods: I don't love you no more!

Deke Woods: We're not gonna get through this clean. But it don't need to get dirty. All this... it just come together unexpected. You think I want to hurt you? I... I'd take a bullet for you, Laz.

Lazarus: [after a long pause] We can put that to the test. Bo, you still got that .22 behind the tap? My little brother say he'd take a bullet for me!

Lazarus: [to Ronnie] Boy, you here to make a point, or you here to kill somebody?

Ronnie: You ain't gonna call me boy when I blow your face off!

Lazarus: [to Tyrone] Whoa, collar that dog, boy!

Lazarus: [to Rae while he puts her in an ice-filled bathtub] I know it hurts. We gotta break that fever. I ain't gonna let you die! I AIN'T LETTING YOU DIE!

Lazarus: [to Rae] Whoa, girl. You put the fear of the devil in me!

Lazarus: [to Rae as she quickly gobbles up the food he prepared for her] I put a lot of backache into growin' them greens; put love into cooking the rest of it. If you slow down, ya might just taste some of it.

Reverend R. L.: [to Laz about confronting Rose in the cafe] You ain't gonna make a fuss, are you?

[pause]

Reverend R. L.: Nothing a man can do when a woman make up her mind.

Lazarus: I never laid a hand on her in anger. Not a day. Not even when I's drinkin'. But this business got me wonderin' what a good shake and slap would do for her.

Reverend R. L.: That kind of talk is between us. Don't you go in there with that shit on your tongue.

Lazarus: I didn't start this, R.L...

Reverend R. L.: You wanna pray with me 'fore you go in? Laz?

Lazarus: Say what you gotta say, but I ain't gonna hear you speak his name to me. Not never. You hear?

Lazarus: [to Rose as he grabs her arm as she walks to leave the cafe] My daddy told me that a younger woman would bleed me dry! And that's what you did. Ya bled me!

Lazarus: [sings while playing his guitar] Just like a bird without a feather, you know I'm lost without your love/Just like a bird without a feather, you know I'm lost without your love/You know I need your love just like the angels need heaven above...

Lazarus: [as he brings an unconscious Rae into his house] Little lady? Miss? You need to open your eyes for me! Could ya do that?

[her eyes open slightly]

Lazarus: There we go. There we go. Just like you doin'. Go on...

[after Lazarus has been resurrected]

Saul: How do you feel?

Lazarus: I like the light.

Saul: What was it like? Which is better: Death, or life?

Lazarus: I was a little surprised... wasn't that much difference.

[pause]

Saul: Give me your hand.

[stabs him]