The Recruit Quotes

The Recruit is a television program that was first aired in 1970 . The Recruit ended its run in 1970.

It features Jeff Apple, Gary Barber, and Roger Birnbaum as producer, Klaus Badelt in charge of musical score, and Stuart Dryburgh as head of cinematography.

The Recruit is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Recruit is 115 minutes long. The Recruit is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures.

The cast includes: Colin Farrell as James Clayton, Al Pacino as Walter Burke, Karl Pruner as Dennis Slayne, and Gabriel Macht as Zack.

The Recruit Quotes

Colin Farrell as James Clayton

• (Colin Farrell) "Sorry it's so early, but.."
• (Al Pacino) "I don't sleep. I piss like a racehorse every two hours. Impossible. What you got?"

• (Colin Farrell) "We're not playing by the rules here at the farm. Are we? Are we? Sonny?"

• (Physiatrist) "How do upsetting problems generally make you feel?"
• (Colin Farrell) "Upset."

• (Colin Farrell) "Everything is a test."

• (Colin Farrell) "I guess it's just me and Sonny Crocket."
• (Unnamed) "Is that the black guy or the white guy?"

• (Unnamed) "What are the names of your instructors?"
• (Colin Farrell) "Ok, ok. John's the wise guy. Paul's the cute one. George is pretty quiet, and this new kid -- I can't remember his name."

• (Unnamed) "Would you consider yourself subjectively firm or objectively flexible?"
• (Colin Farrell) "Metaphysically wrinkle-free?"

• (Colin Farrell) "You said you wanted to go home and have comfort sex. Did you?"

• (Colin Farrell) "Would I have to kill anyone?"
• (Al Pacino) "Would you like to?"

• (Unnamed) "What are you here for?"
• (Colin Farrell) "An interview."
• (Unnamed) "You look nervous."
• (Colin Farrell) "Yeah, a bit."
• (Unnamed) "Just grab your balls."
• (Colin Farrell) "Grab my balls?"
• (Unnamed) "Yeah, just grab your balls, squeeze them hard. Takes your mind right off the fear."
• (Colin Farrell) "Yeah, sure."
• (Unnamed) "Well, it works for me."

• (Colin Farrell) "Ever since we met we've been lying to each other. Now there's no reason to believe any of it is true, but I'm gonna anyway, okay?"

• (Colin Farrell) "All I know about the CIA is that they're a bunch of fat, old white guys who fell asleep when we needed them most."

• (Colin Farrell) "The Iwo Jima Memorial -- this where you tell me about duty and sacrafice?"
• (Al Pacino) "No. This is where I have my breakfast burrito."

Al Pacino as Walter Burke

• (Al Pacino) "What do you know about the CIA?"
• (Colin Farrell) "All I know is they're a bunch of old fat white guys who fell asleep when this country needed them most."

• (Al Pacino) "You gotta give me one thing. I'm a scary judge of talent."

• (Al Pacino) "All right, your objective; reach the parking lot with an asset who intends to have sex with you."
• (Colin Farrell) "You want us to pick up a girl?"
• (Al Pacino) "Well, uh, five, actually; one each."

• (Al Pacino) "My dick's on fire."

• (Al Pacino) "I pity da fool."

• (Al Pacino) "Very dramatic, James."
• (Colin Farrell) "I want to talk, can we talk?"
• (Al Pacino) "Yeah."
• (Colin Farrell) "Where are you?"
• (Al Pacino) "Well, you know the phone booth you're calling from?"
• (Colin Farrell) "Yeah."
• (Al Pacino) "Turn around."

• (Al Pacino) "Nothing -- is -- what it seems."

• (Al Pacino) "There's this parish priest, goes up to the Pope, drops down on his knees, starts weeping -- asking forgiveness. "Holy father, holy father, what am I to do? What am I to do? I do not believe in God anymore. What am i to do?" And you know what the pope said -- "Fake it.""

• (Al Pacino) "You caught me, hand in the cookie jar."

• (Al Pacino) "Let's break up this dance team."

Gabriel Macht as Zack

• (Gabriel Macht) "Are you a senior instructor at the Farm?"
• (Al Pacino) "Yes."
• (Unnamed) "True. OK, if you look at the screens, you'll see that his pulse is even, respiration normal, pupils undilated. Signs of the truth."
• (Al Pacino) "Come on, rough me up, let's go. Rough me up."
• (Gabriel Macht) "Have you ever worn women's clothing?"
• (Al Pacino) "Who said that? Yes."
• (Unnamed) "True."
• (Colin Farrell) "Were you ever stationed in Peru?"
• (Al Pacino) "Yes."
• (Unnamed) "True."
• (Gabriel Macht) "Is your name Walter Burke?"
• (Al Pacino) "No."
• (Unnamed) "True."

Karl Pruner as Dennis Slayne

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