Shutter Island Quotes
George Noyce : This is a game. All of this is for you. You're not investigating anything. You're a fucking rat in a maze.
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George Noyce : You wanna uncover the truth? You gotta let her go.
Teddy Daniels : I can't.
George Noyce : You have to let her go!
Teddy Daniels : I can't! I can't!
George Noyce : Then you'll never leave this island.
Teddy Daniels : I can't.
George Noyce : You have to let her go!
Teddy Daniels : I can't! I can't!
George Noyce : Then you'll never leave this island.
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Chuck Aule : All I know is it's a mental hospital.
Teddy Daniels : ...for the criminally insane.
Teddy Daniels : ...for the criminally insane.
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Teddy Daniels : Pull yourself together, Teddy. Pull yourself together.
Teddy Daniels : Pull yourself together, Teddy. Pull yourself together.
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Teddy Daniels : I'm sorry, Honey. I love this thing because you gave it to me. But the truth is... it is one fuckin' ugly tie.
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Teddy Daniels : So, what's our next move?
Chuck Aule : You tell me.
Teddy Daniels : I gotta get off this rock, Chuck. Get back to the mainland. Whatever the hell's going on here, it's bad. [ pause ]
Teddy Daniels : [ sotto voce ] Don't worry, partner, they're not gonna catch us.
Chuck Aule : That's right, we're too smart for 'em.
Teddy Daniels : Yeah, we are, aren't we? [ pause ]
Teddy Daniels : You know, this place makes me wonder.
Chuck Aule : Yeah, what's that, boss?
Teddy Daniels : Which would be worse - to live as a monster? Or to die as a good man?
Chuck Aule : You tell me.
Teddy Daniels : I gotta get off this rock, Chuck. Get back to the mainland. Whatever the hell's going on here, it's bad. [ pause ]
Teddy Daniels : [ sotto voce ] Don't worry, partner, they're not gonna catch us.
Chuck Aule : That's right, we're too smart for 'em.
Teddy Daniels : Yeah, we are, aren't we? [ pause ]
Teddy Daniels : You know, this place makes me wonder.
Chuck Aule : Yeah, what's that, boss?
Teddy Daniels : Which would be worse - to live as a monster? Or to die as a good man?
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Warden : Did you enjoy God's latest gift?
Teddy Daniels : What?
Warden : God's gift. Your violence. [ Daniels looks at him blankly ]
Warden : When I came downstairs in my home, and I saw that tree in my living room, it reached out for me... a divine hand. God loves violence.
Teddy Daniels : I... I hadn't noticed.
Warden : Sure you have. Why else would there be so much of it? It's in us. It's what we are. We wage war, we burn sacrifices, and pillage and plunder and tear at the flesh of our brothers. And why? Because God gave us violence to wage in his honor.
Teddy Daniels : I thought God gave us moral order.
Warden : There's no moral order as pure as this storm. There's no moral order at all. There's just this: can my violence conquer yours?
Teddy Daniels : What?
Warden : God's gift. Your violence. [ Daniels looks at him blankly ]
Warden : When I came downstairs in my home, and I saw that tree in my living room, it reached out for me... a divine hand. God loves violence.
Teddy Daniels : I... I hadn't noticed.
Warden : Sure you have. Why else would there be so much of it? It's in us. It's what we are. We wage war, we burn sacrifices, and pillage and plunder and tear at the flesh of our brothers. And why? Because God gave us violence to wage in his honor.
Teddy Daniels : I thought God gave us moral order.
Warden : There's no moral order as pure as this storm. There's no moral order at all. There's just this: can my violence conquer yours?
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Warden : If I was to sink my teeth into your eye right now, would you be able to stop me before I blinded you?
Teddy Daniels : Give it a try.
Warden : That's the spirit.
Teddy Daniels : Give it a try.
Warden : That's the spirit.
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Chuck Aule : You okay boss?
Teddy Daniels : Yeah fine, I just ah, I just can't, can't stomach the water.
Teddy Daniels : Yeah fine, I just ah, I just can't, can't stomach the water.
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[ Daniels has asked the staff about Rachel's activities before her disappearance ]
Teddy Daniels : Anything unusual occur?
Nurse Marino : Define 'unusual'.
Teddy Daniels : Excuse me?
Nurse Marino : This is a mental institution, Marshal. For the criminally insane. Usual isn't a big part of our day.
Teddy Daniels : Anything unusual occur?
Nurse Marino : Define 'unusual'.
Teddy Daniels : Excuse me?
Nurse Marino : This is a mental institution, Marshal. For the criminally insane. Usual isn't a big part of our day.
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[ Dr. Cawley has asked the marshals about their preferred drinks ]
Teddy Daniels : Soda and ice, please, thanks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Oh. You don't indulge in alcohol? I'm surprised. Isn't it common for men in your profession to imbibe?
Teddy Daniels : Common enough. And... in yours?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Er... I'm sorry?
Teddy Daniels : Your profession, Doctor, psychiatry.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Yes?
Teddy Daniels : I always heard it was overrun with boozers and drunks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Not that I noticed.
Teddy Daniels : What's that, ice tea in your glass there?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : [ laughs, despite himself ] Excellent, Marshal. You have outstanding defense mechanisms. You must be quite adept at interrogations.
Teddy Daniels : Soda and ice, please, thanks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Oh. You don't indulge in alcohol? I'm surprised. Isn't it common for men in your profession to imbibe?
Teddy Daniels : Common enough. And... in yours?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Er... I'm sorry?
Teddy Daniels : Your profession, Doctor, psychiatry.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Yes?
Teddy Daniels : I always heard it was overrun with boozers and drunks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Not that I noticed.
Teddy Daniels : What's that, ice tea in your glass there?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : [ laughs, despite himself ] Excellent, Marshal. You have outstanding defense mechanisms. You must be quite adept at interrogations.
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Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : You both served overseas, huh?
Chuck Aule : It's not much of a stretch, Doc. For all you know, we're both paper pushers over there.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : No, you are not. - Since the schoolyard, neither of you has ever walked away from a physical conflict. No, no, not because you enjoyed it, but because retreat isn't something you consider an option.
Chuck Aule : We weren't raised to run, Doc.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Ah, yes. Raised. And who raised you, Marshal?
Teddy Daniels : Me? Wolves. [ Dr. Naehring and Dr. Cawley laugh again ]
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Very impressive defense mechanisms.
Chuck Aule : It's not much of a stretch, Doc. For all you know, we're both paper pushers over there.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : No, you are not. - Since the schoolyard, neither of you has ever walked away from a physical conflict. No, no, not because you enjoyed it, but because retreat isn't something you consider an option.
Chuck Aule : We weren't raised to run, Doc.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Ah, yes. Raised. And who raised you, Marshal?
Teddy Daniels : Me? Wolves. [ Dr. Naehring and Dr. Cawley laugh again ]
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Very impressive defense mechanisms.
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Rachel 2 : You're smarter than you look, Marshal. That's probably not a good thing.
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Chuck Aule : Nice music, who is that, Brahms?
Teddy Daniels : No. It's Mahler.
Teddy Daniels : No. It's Mahler.
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Dr. John Cawley : [ re: Rachel ] We don't know how she got out of her room. It was locked from the outside. And the only window's barred. It's as if she evaporated, straight through the walls.
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Dr. John Cawley : [ examines Rachel's note ] Ah, this is definitely Rachel's handwriting. I have no idea... what the "Law of Four" is, though.
Teddy Daniels : It's not a psychiatric term?
Dr. John Cawley : No, I'm afraid not.
Chuck Aule : [ reads the note ] "Who is 67?" Fucked if I know.
Dr. John Cawley : I have to say that's quite close to my clinical conclusion.
Teddy Daniels : It's not a psychiatric term?
Dr. John Cawley : No, I'm afraid not.
Chuck Aule : [ reads the note ] "Who is 67?" Fucked if I know.
Dr. John Cawley : I have to say that's quite close to my clinical conclusion.
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Rachel 2 : Fifty years from now, people will look back and say, "Here, at this place, is where it all began. The Nazis used the Jews, Soviets used prisoners in their own Gulags. And we - we tested patients on Shutter Island."
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Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Men like you are my specialty, you know. Men of violence.
Chuck Aule : Now, that's a hell of an assumption to make.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : No assumption, no, not at all. You misunderstand me. I said, you are 'men of violence'. I'm not accusing you of being violent men. That's quite different.
Chuck Aule : Now, that's a hell of an assumption to make.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : No assumption, no, not at all. You misunderstand me. I said, you are 'men of violence'. I'm not accusing you of being violent men. That's quite different.
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Warden : You're as violent as they come. I know this, because I'm as violent as they come. If the constraints of society were lifted, and I was all that stood between you and a meal, you would crack my skull with a rock and eat my meaty parts. Wouldn't you?
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Teddy Daniels : I could come get you, get, get you off this island.
Rachel 2 : Haven't you heard a word I've said? The only way off the island is the ferry, and they control it. You'll never leave here.
Rachel 2 : Haven't you heard a word I've said? The only way off the island is the ferry, and they control it. You'll never leave here.
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Teddy Daniels : I had a friend. I was with him yesterday, but we got separated. Have you seen him?
Rachel 2 : Marshal... you have no friends.
Rachel 2 : Marshal... you have no friends.
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Dr. Jeremiah Naehring : Did you know that the word 'trauma' comes from the Greek for 'wound'? Hm? And what is the German word for 'dream'? Traum. Ein Traum. Wounds can create monsters, and you, you are wounded, Marshal. And wouldn't you agree, when you see a monster, you... you must stop it?
Teddy Daniels : Yeah... I agree. [ injects him with a sedative ]
Teddy Daniels : Yeah... I agree. [ injects him with a sedative ]
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[ last lines ]
Teddy Daniels : You know, this place makes me wonder.
Chuck Aule : Yeah, what's that, boss?
Teddy Daniels : Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man? [ gets up and walks off ]
Chuck Aule : Teddy?
Teddy Daniels : You know, this place makes me wonder.
Chuck Aule : Yeah, what's that, boss?
Teddy Daniels : Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man? [ gets up and walks off ]
Chuck Aule : Teddy?
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