Walter Sullivan Quotes in Absolute Power (1997)

Walter Sullivan: I don't yet know who it is I'm after. Until I do, you'll have to wait in Washington for instructions.

Michael McCarty: I'm afraid that's out of the question. Mine is not particularly creative work, and I do it only because I enjoy living beyond my means. I can't afford to just sit around.

Walter Sullivan: My father died when I was nine years old. He was a miner. He died of lung disease. I became rich at twenty-five, and the first thing I did was to buy that mine, close it down, and give every miner fifty thousand dollars to retire on. You *will* wait in Washington, Mr. McCarty. You *will* choose a penthouse suite, and I *will* put one million dollars into a Swiss bank of your choosing. And when the time comes... two million dollars a bullet.

Michael McCarty: ...You are a salesman, sir.

Walter Sullivan: Selling sin is easy.

[Looking at Christy's body]

Walter Sullivan: I'd been married to my Rebecca for forty-seven years. When she died, I decided I never wanted that pain again. One thing I knew about Christy, she was going to outlive me.

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?

Walter Sullivan: For eighty years, I've tried to live... a decent life. I've given a billion dollars to charity. If this comes to trial... none of that will be remembered. I'll just go out... the joke of the world.

Seth Frank: I understand, sir. I'll do what I can.

Walter Sullivan: [chuckles] Will you listen to me whine? I apologize, Mr. Frank. Bother me all you want, just do your job. And I'll try to do mine.

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.

Walter Sullivan: They're grown men. I mean, they're old enough to know that their mother's machine is still running hot.