Simple Men (1992)
Robert John Burke: Bill McCabe
Quotes
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Ned Riffle : I want adventure. I want romance.
Bill McCabe : Ned, there is no such thing as adventure. There's no such thing as romance. There's only trouble and desire.
Ned Riffle : Trouble and desire.
Bill McCabe : That's right. And the funny thing is, when you desire something you immediately get into trouble. And when you're in trouble you don't desire anything at all.
Ned Riffle : I see.
Bill McCabe : It's impossible.
Ned Riffle : It's ironic.
Bill McCabe : It's a fucking tragedy is what it is, Ned.
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Dennis McCabe : I've never been to Long Island.
Bill McCabe : Yes you have.
Dennis McCabe : I have?
Bill McCabe : Yeah. You've been to Queens. Queens is Long Island.
Dennis McCabe : Queens is a part of New York City. I don't think it's really considered part of Long Island.
Bill McCabe : It's part of New York City, but it's on Long Island.
Dennis McCabe : Queens is a borough.
Bill McCabe : A borough, on Long Island.
Dennis McCabe : A borough of New York City.
Bill McCabe : Right.
Dennis McCabe : Long Island's a terminal moraine.
Bill McCabe : A what?
Dennis McCabe : A terminal moraine. It's the earth that's deposited by a receding glacier.
Bill McCabe : Well, shit, what are we waiting for, huh? Come on.
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Bill McCabe : Look Dennis, the difference between dad and me is that I just fuck with the law; he fucked with the government.
Dennis McCabe : The law and the government are the same thing.
Bill McCabe : No, it isn't. Government doesn't have to obey the law.
Dennis McCabe : O, maybe that's not the way things should be.
Bill McCabe : Who wants the fucking government that's got to obey the law.
Dennis McCabe : A lot of people do.
Bill McCabe : Yeah, well that's why a lot of people aren't running this country.
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Bill McCabe : Look, you'll take care of that motorcycle, will ya?
Dennis McCabe : Fuck you, I wanna play pool.
Bill McCabe : You don't play pool, you shoot pool.
