Oldboy Quotes

Dae-su Oh: [Dae Su is on his knees. Begging] Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. Please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a *****, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit. [Crawls over to Woo-Jin and starts to grovel to Woo-Jin]
Dae-su Oh: Woo-Jin! Please, sir, I made a mistake. Please forget what I said. Sir, Woo-Jin! [Raises up on his knees to face Woo-Jin]
Dae-su Oh: We're Evergreen Oldboys, remember? [singing]
Dae-su Oh: With the energy of a green pine tree/The Great Sangnok High... [Grabbing hold of Woo-Jin's leg. Begging, and weeping]
Dae-su Oh: I'll do whatever you want. I'll do anything, I beg you. Woo-Jin, if you want me to be your dog. I will. From this moment on, I am Woo-Jin's dog. I'm your *****. [Starts barking maniacally like a dog]
Dae-su Oh: Look, I'm wagging my tail. I'm a dog, I'll guard your house. I'll be your slave... [Starts crying frantically, and falls to Woo-Jin's feet. He begins to lick his shoes... Humiliated... defeated... ]

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Mi-do: Very lonely people that I met... they all hallucinated ants at one time.

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Woo-jin Lee: Remember this: Be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same.

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Woo-jin Lee: Your tongue got my sister pregnant! It wasn't Woo-jin Lee's dick; it was Dae-su Oh's tongue!

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Dae-su Oh : Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?

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Dae-su Oh : If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?

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Dae-su Oh : When the melody turns on, gas comes out. When the gas comes out, I fall asleep. I found out later it's the same Valium gas the Russians used on those Chechen terrorists.

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Dae-su Oh : The TV is both a clock and a calendar. It's your school, your home, your church, your friend... [ Dae-su masturbates to a pop star onscreen ]
Dae-su Oh : ... and your lover. But... my lover's song is too short.

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Dae-su Oh : Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.

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Dae-su Oh : Can 10 years' worth of imaginary training... be put to use?
Dae-su Oh : [ Dae-su beats up his assailants ] Apparently, it can.

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Dae-su Oh : Can the imaginary training of fifteen years be put to use?
Dae-su Oh : [ Dae-su tries to sexually assault Mi-do and gets clobbered ] No. It can't.

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Dae-su Oh : Who the hell are you?
Woo-jin Lee : Me? I'm a sort of scholar. And my major is you. A scholar studying Dae-su Oh; an expert on Dae-su Oh.

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Woo-jin Lee : What I am isn't important. WHY is important.

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Woo-jin Lee : Remember this: "Be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same."

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Dae-su Oh : How's life in a bigger prison, Dae-su?

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Dae-su Oh : Why'd you lock me up, you [ tries to think of the word ]
Dae-su Oh : ... dick-shit?

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Dae-su Oh : [ Dae-su is about to use a clawhammer to yank out someone's teeth ] Each one I yank out will make you age for one year. Ready to talk?

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Dae-su Oh : [ after a very messy beating ] Anyone here with an AB blood type, raise your hand.

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Dae-su Oh : [ after a huge fight ] As I expected, I can't get along with anyone today either.

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Woo-jin Lee : Dae-su Oh talks too much.

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Woo-jin Lee : I'm going to kill every woman you love until you die. You're notorious for not protecting your women.

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Woo-jin Lee : You really are the very monster I created, aren't you? But you won't find out the "why" of this if you kill me. Fifteen years of being curious would go to waste.

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Woo-jin Lee : You want to torture me, but I can simply kill myself first. Do you want revenge, or do you want the truth?

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Dae-su Oh : [ holding up a sign ] I'VE BEEN BUGGED. PLEASE FIND IT.

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Woo-jin Lee : Your tongue got my sister pregnant! It wasn't Woo-jin Lee's dick; it was Dae-su Oh's tongue!

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Woo-jin Lee : Your gravest mistake wasn't failing to find the answer. You can't find the right answer if you ask the wrong questions.

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Dae-su Oh : If by any chance Mido should find out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'm going to rip you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.

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Dae-su Oh : [ Dae Su is on his knees. Begging ] Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. Please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit. [ Crawls over to Woo-Jin and starts to grovel to Woo-Jin ]
Dae-su Oh : Woo-Jin! Please, sir, I made a mistake. Please forget what I said. Sir, Woo-Jin! [ Raises up on his knees to face Woo-Jin ]
Dae-su Oh : We're Evergreen Oldboys, remember? [ singing ]
Dae-su Oh : With the energy of a green pine tree/The Great Sangnok High... [ Grabbing hold of Woo-Jin's leg. Begging, and weeping ]
Dae-su Oh : I'll do whatever you want. I'll do anything, I beg you. Woo-Jin, if you want me to be your dog. I will. From this moment on, I am Woo-Jin's dog. I'm your bitch. [ Starts barking maniacally like a dog ]
Dae-su Oh : Look, I'm wagging my tail. I'm a dog, I'll guard your house. I'll be your slave... [ Starts crying frantically, and falls to Woo-Jin's feet. He begins to lick his shoes... Humiliated... defeated... ]

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Woo-jin Lee : And now... now, what joy will I have left to live for?

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Mi-do : [ looking around the inside of Dae-su's "cell" ] You stayed in a place like this for fifteen years?
Dae-su Oh : Yeah, but after the first eleven it felt like home.

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