Sheriff J.W. Pepper Quotes in Live and Let Die (1973)

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: There's that son of a bitch. I got him.

[to Bond]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: What are you? Some kinda doomsday machine boy? Well WE got a cage strong enough to hold an animal like you here!

Felix Leiter: Captain, would you enlighten the Sheriff please?

State Trooper: Yessir. J.W., let me have a word with ya. J.W., now this fellow's from London England. He's a Englishman workin' in cooperation with our boys, a sorta... secret agent.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: Secret AGENT? On WHOSE side?

State Trooper: That look like a boat stuck in the Sheriff's car there, Eddie?

Eddie: Boy, where you been all your life? That there's one of them new car-boats.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: By the powers INvested IN ME by *this parish*, I hereby do commandeer this vehicle and all those persons within!

[spits and looks at Eddie]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: And that means YOU, smartass!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [radaring behind a sign as Adam passes him, then on radio] Toby. Toby! I got me a regular Ben-Hur down here. Doing 95... minimum

State Trooper: Need any help, J.W.?

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: HELL NO!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [Adam has been stopped for speeding] You gotta set of wheels that just won't quit, boy! If they's yours that is...

[Adam reaches for his gun but Sheriff Pepper draws his first]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: UH-UH! Spin around boy!

[points at the car]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: Ten fingers on the fender.

[Adam complies]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: Legs apart.

[kicks Adam's legs apart]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: I take it this ain't exactly your debut at this sort of thing. You picked the WRONG parish to haul ass through BOY! NOBODY cuts and runs on Sheriff J.W. PEPPER! And it's him who's speakin' by the way.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [on Radio] Now you listen to me, trooper boy! We got a swamp full of Black Russians drivin' boats to beat the band down here.

[the police cars approach a slow-moving truck]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: Did you ever think of getting a driver's licence, boy?

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: I got it. You call my brother-in-law, Billy Bob. He's got the fastest boat in the whole damn river. Billy Bob shore 'nuff fix they're ass! Call Billy Bob!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [to Elephant] Get your cotton-picking schnoz out of my pants, y'know!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: What's goin' on with you? What the hell you doin' now, boy? The bridge is that way!

[Sheriff Pepper sees Bond is about to drive over a wrecked bridge]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: You're not gonna...

James Bond: [mimicking Pepper's Southern accent] I sure am, boy! Ever hear of Evel Knievel?

Maybelle Pepper: Oh look, J.W.! I just got to have me one of those cute little elephants.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [spits] Elephants! We're Democrats, Maybelle.

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [after being splashed by speed boats chasing Bond] God damn little brown water hog!

Maybelle Pepper: Oh, what's the matter, J.W.? Hon?

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: You just try that in my bayou, boy! I'd haul your ass!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [to a group of angry Thai policemen who place him under arrest; none of whom understand his English] You can't do this to me! And I want my wallet back. Take these god damn bracelets off! I'm gonna sue you for false arrest. Police brutality! I've got connections, you brown pony heads! I'm gonna get the FBI on you! And the CIA! God Damn it! I'm gonna get Henry Kissenger! Now, look at me when I'm talkin' to you, boy!

[Bond has jumped into a car that Sheriff Pepper was checking inside a dealership. He drives through the dealership window & takes off in pursuit of Scaramanga & Nick Nack, who kidnapped Mary Goodnight and are holding her in the trunk of their car]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: [caught off guard as Bond turns the car around] What the hell is going on?

[Bond starts a wild pursuit of Scaramanga & Nick Nack; Pepper suddenly recognizes Bond]

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: Now... I know you!

[points at Bond. Bond glances up and recognizes Pepper from the previous film 'Live and Let Die']

James Bond: Oh, no!

Sheriff J.W. Pepper: You're that Secret Agent! That English secret agent! From England! You're chasin' somebody. Who you got this time, boy? Commies? Let's go get 'em! I'm with you all the way!

[Bond & Pepper continue chasing Scaramanga through Bangkok traffic]