Luther Whitney Quotes in Absolute Power (1997)

Luther Whitney: Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.

Kate Whitney: But then you go to the police. That's what innocent people do. They go to the police.

Luther Whitney: Sure. And that young man who was just here, he'd believe me over the President, wouldn't he?

Kate Whitney: Well, why should I believe you?

Luther Whitney: Because I swear to you, Kate. I swear to you on Mattie's grave. Yeah, that's right. Your mother's grave, I'd kill myself before I lied about that.

Kate Whitney: Oh Jesus, Luther.

Luther Whitney: Yeah, I know.

Luther Whitney: When you're alone at night, and your rage takes over and you want an avenger, what face do you put with your enemy?

Luther Whitney: [Talking about the night when Christy was killed] A lot of crap is coming down tonight, sir. If you want to be a player, or not? If you want to know what happened that night, or don't you? Because I was there.

Walter Sullivan: I want to know.

Luther Whitney: Do you think you can, stand hearing about it, how he beated her, tried to strangle her, you want to really know about that?

Walter Sullivan: I could walk through the fire.

Luther Whitney: Well, I was in the vault when they came in, they were drunk. He started knocking her around, but she fought back, then he started getting really rough, she tried to defend herself, while he started screaming, like the sniveling SIMP HE IS.

Walter Sullivan: Who else was in my house?

Luther Whitney: The Secret Service, they're the ones who shot her.

Walter Sullivan: Nonsense!

Luther Whitney: And Gloria Russell she handled the cover up.

Walter Sullivan: STOP THIS!

Luther Whitney: Don't you want to know who it was?

Walter Sullivan: IT WAS YOU!

Luther Whitney: Oh come on Mr. Sullivan, we're too old to bullshit each other.

Walter Sullivan: WHO WAS IT THEN?

Luther Whitney: You know?

Luther Whitney: [Mr. Sullivan nods his head] Don't shake your head at me. When you're alone at night, and your rage takes over and you want to revenge her. What face do you put with your enemy?

[after seeing a smiling/lying Alan Richmond on TV]

Luther Whitney: [snarls] You heartless whore! I'm not about to run from you.

Luther Whitney: I've got to go have my pacemaker checked, it has been so exciting talking to you.

[Collin, disguised as a doctor, tries to kill Kate with an injection; Luther, also disguised as a doctor, comes up behind him and jabs a syringe into his neck]

Luther Whitney: Dr. Kevorkian, I presume? My guess is this is right in your carotid artery about now. You're gonna get a little woozy. But if I give you the rest of this, it's gonna fry your brain down to the size of a peanut! Drop that.

[Collin drops the syringe, and Luther eases him down to the floor]

Tim Collin: [whispering] Luther, he's my president, right or wrong.

Luther Whitney: Well, he made a mistake. *You* made a mistake. When you went after my little girl, that was *entirely* unacceptable.

Tim Collin: [pleading weakly] Mercy.

Luther Whitney: I'm fresh out.

[Luther plunges the injection into Collin's neck; Collin groans as he dies]

Kate Whitney: [starts waking up in hospital bed] Daddy?

Luther Whitney: [softly] Go to sleep, darling.

Luther Whitney: [seeing a Alan Richmond conference on TV] Turn that off.

Airport Bartender: In just a second.

[prepares Luther's drink, and as Luther seems to really stare at it, the bartender turns the TV off]

Luther Whitney: On second thought, turn it back on.

Airport Bartender: But you just said...

Luther Whitney: Yeah, yeah. I know what I said.

[upon seeing Seth arrive]

Luther Whitney: So, do you want my signed confession now, or after coffee?

[after the restaurant shooting Luther's disguised as a cop]

Luther Whitney: All right. Calm down. Let's not lose our heads. Everyone remain calm.

[turns to camera to reveal that he's disguised and then exits through the back door of the restaurant]

[Luther, disguised yet again, goes up to the entrance of the Watergate Hotel]

Luther Whitney: [holds up a package] For Gloria Russell.

Watergate Doorman: Do I have to sign anything?

Luther Whitney: [walking away] No, you have an honest face.

Kate Whitney: Why'd you come?

Luther Whitney: I couldn't have my daughter thinking I was a murderer.

Kate Whitney: No, I mean why did you come to the restaurant this afternoon? You must have suspected something, or else you wouldn't have been prepared.

Luther Whitney: My daughter wanted to see me.

Luther Whitney: I'm your substitute driver tonight, Mr. Sullivan.

[last lines]

Kate Whitney: Am I gonna be alright?

Luther Whitney: Yeah. We're gonna be just fine.

Luther Whitney: [to Seth] Do you realize the skill in breaking the security of a security company? I don't know how those guys do it.

Luther Whitney: [to Seth] You gotta get with the program if you're gonna catch this guy.

Seth Frank: You know who did it, don't you?

Luther Whitney: So do you. Check your phones.

Walter Sullivan: [Unknown that it was Luther his chauffeur] Are you taking you're shortcut Tommy?

Luther Whitney: I'm your substitute drive tonight, Mr. Sullivan. Oh don't worry about Tommy he's just fine.

Walter Sullivan: It's very unusual. What do I call you?

Luther Whitney: Luther, sir.

Luther Whitney: Are you familiar to get to my townhouse, Luther?

Luther Whitney: Oh yes, sir I know where all your houses are. I'm the man who robbed you. And you're the man who tried to kill me.

Walter Sullivan: I'm sorry I've missed. I belive in the Old Testament, sir. There's nothing wrong for an eye for an eye for a terrible deed is been done, The deed such as yours.

Luther Whitney: Who you've like to believe, wouldn't ya, That'd be simple for you to believe that, What do you think that I have to gain by being here?

Walter Sullivan: I have no idea. Are you going to rob me again?

Luther Whitney: Oh I don't need your money, Mr. Sullivan. Now did you check your vault lately? I put everything back.

Walter Sullivan: I'm afraid we're a little late for an attempt at leniency.

Bartender Red: Your life could be a whole lot simpler if you could learn to operate a VCR.

Luther Whitney: Truer words were never spoken.

Luther Whitney: You're the only family I have.

Kate Whitney: Luther, you don't have me.

Luther Whitney: This person, they... they go in the front door, then they go out a window and down a rope in the middle of the night?

[Seth nods]

Luther Whitney: If I could do something like that, I'd be the star of my A.A.R.P. meetings.