Police Sergeant Quotes in The Avengers (2012)

Captain America: You need men in these buildings. There are people inside and they're going to be running right into the line of fire. You take them to the basements, or through the subway. You keep them off the streets. I need a perimeter as far back as 39th.

Police Sergeant: Why the hell should I take orders from you?

[the Chitauri attack. Cap blocks a blast with his shield, bats one Chitauri away with it, then blocks a point blank assault, punches another in the face, he grabs one of their weapons and then punches the Chitauri, flinging it across the street]

Police Sergeant: I need men in those buildings. Lead the people down and away from the streets. We're going to set up a perimeter all the way down 39th Street.

Young Cop: It's gonna be an hour before they can scramble the national guard!

Police Sergeant: National Guard? Does the army know what's happening here?

Young Cop: Do we?

Janine Melnitz: [Coming in as Egon was running tests on Louis who is possessed by Vince Clorthow] Egon, I tried to stop them they say they have a warrant.

Dr. Egon Spengler: Excuse me, this is private property.

Walter Peck: [after observing the storage facility] Shut this off, shut these all off.

Dr. Egon Spengler: I'm warning you. Turning off these machines would be extremely hazardous.

Walter Peck: No, I'll tell "you" what's hazardous, you're facing Federal prosecution for about a half dozen environmental violations. Now either you shut off these machines, or we'll shut them off for you.

Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to understand, this a high voltage laser containment system. Simply turning it off would be like dropping a bomb on the city.

Walter Peck: Don't patronize me, I'm not grotesquely stupid, like the people you've bilked!

Dr. Peter Venkman: [arriving, to the officer] At ease officer, I'm Peter Venkman, I'm a partner in this facility and I'm going to cooperate in any way that I can.

Walter Peck: Forget it, Venkman. You had your chance to cooperate, but you though it would be more fun to insult me. Well, now it's my turn, wiseass.

Dr. Egon Spengler: He wants to shut down the protection grid, Peter.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [to Walter Peck] You shut that thing down, and "we" are not gonna be held responsible for whatever happens.

Walter Peck: Oh yes you will, I'll make sure you will.

Dr. Peter Venkman: No, we won't be.

Walter Peck: [to the electrician] Shut it off.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [to the electrician] Don't shut it off. I'm warning ya.

Con Edison Man: I, I never seen anything like this before. I'm not sure...

Walter Peck: [Interrupting] I'm not interested in your opinion, just shut it off.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [Gets in electrician's way] My friend, don't be a jerk.

Police Sergeant: [Gets in Peter's way] Step aside.

Walter Peck: If he does that again, you can shoot him.

Police Sergeant: You do 'your" job, pencilneck. Don't tell me how to do mine.

Dr. Peter Venkman: Thank you, officer.

Walter Peck: [aggravatingly shouting] Shut it off!

[as the city falls into chaos, the police station is flooded with countless calls from frightened citizens]

Detective #2: [on the phone] Was it a big dinosaur or a little dinosaur? Oh, just the skeleton, huh? Which way was it headed?

Detective #3: [on the phone] Wait a second. What was chasing you in the park? The park bench was chasing you? I see...

Police Sergeant: [on the phone] What? Wait a second. Lieutenant, I think you'd better talk to this guy.

Police Lieutenant: [impatiently] I'm busy here!

Police Sergeant: It's some dock supervisor down at Pier 34.

Police Lieutenant: What's the problem?

Police Sergeant: He says the Titanic just arrived!

Police Sergeant: [brings 4 girls out of a cell] They all say they're Billie Jean.

Ringwald: Call their parents, send them home.

Police sergeant: He just sits in there, rigid-like.

Switchboard operator Gertie: If he catches you at that keyhole, *you'll* be rigid-like.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: You know what I believe I'd like? A chocolate fudge sundae with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

[Everybody stares]

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: Nothing will happen here for five minutes.

Secretary Schwartz: Mrs. Culpeper on the phone.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: No calls. No calls. No more calls.

Lt. Matthews: Something's wrong.

Police sergeant: Why? Does something gotta be wrong? He feels like a chocolate fudge sundae. So what? He has a chocolate fudge sundae.

Police radio voice unit F-7: [voice] F-7 to Central. The Crumps are locked in a hardware store basement. Should I let them out? Over.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: How the hell could they get themselves locked in a basement? We gotta let them out.

Police sergeant: That ain't fair.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: It ain't fair? What ain't fair?

Police sergeant: They got themselves in there, they ought to be able to get themselves out. Uh, after all, if you help them, you're not being fair to the others.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: But, the moment anybody gets to where they're going, we're going to pick 'em up. So what difference does it make who gets there first?

Police sergeant: Uh uh, it's a race, ain't it? Why do you want to help that dentist for? Me? I've been pullin' all the while for that other guy, Pike, with the furniture van. The rules ought to be the same for everybody. Otherwise, it just ain't fair.

Police radio voice unit F-7: F7 to Central. The Crumps are locked in the hardware store basement. Should I let them out? Over.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: How the hell could they get themselves locked in a basement? We've got to let them out!

Police sergeant: That ain't fair.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: It ain't fair? What ain't fair?

Police sergeant: They got themselves in there, they ought to be able to get themselves out. Uhh. After all, if you help them, you aren't being fair to the others.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: But the moment anybody gets to where they're going, we're going to pick them up. So what difference does it make who gets there first?

Police sergeant: Ahhh. It's a race, ain't it? Why do you want to help that dentist for? Me, I've been pullin' all the while for that other guy Pike, with the furniture van. The rules ought to be the same for everybody, otherwise it just ain't fair.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: Ummm. Central to F7: No. We'll leave them where they are. See what happens. Watch all the exits, but render no assistance. Over.

Capt. T.G. Culpeper: [to Police Sergeant] Are you happy?

Police Sergeant: Been in there for about an hour. Kept asking for you.

Police Sergeant: They've broken through the perimeter. Send reinforcements... send everything you've got!

Police Sergeant: Knox, Dooley, got a report on some kind of fireball or something like that over on Liberty Island. Check it out.

Dooley: A fireball? Ho, we'll get right on it.

Knox: Sarg, can't you get somebody else to handle it? Come on, we just pulled an all-nighter.

Police Sergeant: [sarcastically] Aw, I'm so sorry, Mr. Knox. Tell you what, lie down in my office and I'll come by with your blankie and you can get yourself a nice nap.

Police Sergeant: You're drunk again Arthur

Arthur: No... I have remained drunk since our last encounter

Beth Ryan: He didn't do it!

Police Sergeant: Well then who do you suppose did?

Beth Ryan: [after a pause to think] Somebody else!

Police Sergeant: How would you describe the men who attacked you?

Queenie: As dirty lot of stinking rotten sons of...

Police Sergeant: Alright, alright. What did they look like?

Queenie: 'Ow the hell should I know? D'you suppose they came up and raised their bloomin' 'ats before they 'it me?

Police Sergeant: [filling in a form] No description...