Marlon Quotes in The Truman Show (1998)

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Marlon Quotes:

  • Marlon: [Emotional almost to the point of tears] The point is, I would gladly step in front of traffic for you Truman. And the last thing I would ever do to you...

    Christof: [Feeding Marlon his lines] ... is lie to you.

    Marlon: ...is lie to you.

  • Marlon: Where the hell's Fiji? Near Florida?

    Truman: [pointing to golf ball] See here?

    Marlon: Yeah.

    Truman: This is us...

    [guides finger halfway around ball]

    Truman: and all the way around here... FIJI. You can't get any further away before you start coming back.

  • Marlon: Look at that sunset, Truman. It's perfect.

    Truman: Yeah.

    Marlon: That's the big guy. Quite a paint brush he's got.

  • [Marlon suddenly discovers that Truman has escaped through a hole in his basement]

    Christof: Don't look in the camera, say something! Keep it going, keep it going!

    Marlon: [to the lawn camera] He's gone!

    Christof: CUT TRANSMISSION!

  • Marlon: I mean, think about it, Truman. If everybody is in on it, I'd have to be in on it, too.

    [pause]

    Marlon: I'm not in on it, Truman, because... there is no 'it'.

  • Alfie: I never... I never meant...

    Marlon: ...You never mean to hurt anybody.

    Marlon: But you do, Alfie.

  • Marlon: If we keep shooting Joey, don't you think he might get suspicious?

  • Marlon: If we're gonna waste the dude, we oughta get paid for it. I mean, that's the American way, ain't it?

  • Harlan James: [Marlon holds bat up to Joey, ready to hit him] Well, look at that.

    Marlon: What?

    Harlan James: A Reggie Jackson signed bat.

    Marlon: Whoa, man. Awesome.

    MarlonHarlan James: Reggie, Reggie, REGGIE, REGGIE!

    Harlan James: How many homers has he hit, like... in lifetime?

    Marlon: Whoa man, he's the best.

    Harlan James: Wow, man.

    Marlon: I don't know...

    [pause]

    Marlon: A bunch.

  • Marlon: Is that legal... having sex with a kangaroo?

  • Harlan JamesMarlon: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

    Harlan JamesMarlon: And to the republic...

    Harlan James: ...under one invisible nation...

    Marlon: ...to nations under God whose...

    Harlan James: ...spacious skies and amber graves of liberty for all...

    Marlon: ...deliver us from freedom.

  • Marlon: Who's this?

    Harlan James: The Guy.

    Marlon: The Guy?

    Harlan James: You know, Joey.

    Marlon: Oh, THAT guy.

  • Devo Nod: [upset tone] So... you guys took a taxi. How could you do that?

    Harlan James: What's wrong with that?

    Devo Nod: You came here to kill Joey.

    Harlan James: So what?

    Devo Nod: So, it's generally not a very good idea to take a taxi to the scene of a crime!

    Marlon: Hey, man! Be cool, okay? I mean... the dude's only a taxi driver. He's not like, you know, whats-his-name. What's his name?

    Devo Nod: Who?

    Marlon: Uh... you know... uh...

    Harlan James: Yeah... right.

    Devo Nod: [frustrated sigh] Never mind. Forget about it. It's done.

  • [Harlan and Marlon are standing over a sleeping Joey, with Harlan holding the revolver and Marlon holding a baseball bat]

    Harlan James: Are you ready?

    Marlon: I guess. Are you ready?

    Harlan James: I'm ready. How about you, Joey? Are you ready?

    [they both laugh]

    Harlan James: Let's do this!

    Marlon: Harlan, wait!

    Harlan James: What?

    Marlon: I've never killed anybody before.

    Harlan James: Well, I've never killed anybody either. So what? How hard can it get? If he wakes up and sees us right now... all we do is read him his rights... and then kill him!

    [they both laugh again]

  • Marlon: Reggie... Reggie... Reggie.

  • Reporter: [to Harlan and Marlon] Mr. James, Mr. James. What can you tell us?

    Marlon: Get the fuck away from me! Get those fuckin' microphones out of my face!

    Harlan James: [to the reporters] Hey, what's going on? Is this about Joey? He dead or what?

    Marlon: [to Harlan] Who's Joey?

    Harlan James: He's the guy. The "guy".

    Marlon: Oh... yeah. The Guy. THAT guy. Fuck!

    Reporter: He's still alive. Why? What do you know about it?

    Harlan James: Oh... nothing.

  • Louie Kritski: [Louie appears, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and pump sneakers] If you think I look stupid, just say so, Marlon.

    Marlon: I don't think you look stupid.

    Louie Kritski: Then what are you looking at? The jacket? The hood? What?

    Marlon: It screams. You know what it says? It says, "Look at me! I'm wearing shit that nobody else in this neighborhood would wear. So come and stick me with a sharp object of your preference and then steal that hide-away wallet I got velcroed to my leg".

    Louie Kritski: You could tell?

    Marlon: No, it doesn't show. But that's what you guys usually wear.

  • Louie Kritski: Alright, get off my roof before there's trouble.

    Arsonist: There's already trouble.

    Louie Kritski: I'll throw you right the fuck off this roof!

    Arsonist: Yeah, you and who else?

    Marlon: [entering] Me.

    Leotha: [enters behind Marlon] Me too.

    Tito: [enters] Me too, shit-head.

  • Marlon: Neighbor.

    Louie Kritski: Neighbor? You're late with your rent, Marlon. I know, I know, Mommy's dying again, you had to send money. How many times is it this year Mamacita's almost croaked?

    Marlon: Six. But you know, I am glad she is still with us.

    Louie Kritski: Listen, why don't you insure the lady? This way when she decides to join that big Piñata party in the sky, you can use the insurance money to pay your rent. Know what I mean? What is it with you Latins, don't you have any pride?

    Marlon: I got pride. I'm proud I live in a building. I'm proud I don't live in a cardboard box. I have an address I can't afford. I'm proud of that.

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