Primal Fear (1996)
Edward Norton: Aaron, Roy
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Quotes
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[last lines SPOILER]
[while in a holding cell in the back of the courthouse]
Roy : Mr. Vail?
Martin Vail : Yeah?
Roy : [stammering] Will you t-tell Miss Venable I'm sorry? Tell her I hope her neck is okay.
Martin Vail : Yeah... I will.
[begins walking away, then turns back]
Martin Vail : Wait... What did you just say? What? You told me just a few minutes ago that you didn't remember. You blacked out. You "lost time" yet again. So, how do you know about her neck?
Roy : [slow clapping sardonically; sneers] Well... good for you, Marty. I was going to let it go at that. You was looking so happy just now. I was thinking, hmmm God. But to tell you the truth, I'm glad you figured it out, because I have been dying to tell you. I just didn't know who you'd wanna hear it from, you know? Aaron or Roy... or Roy or Aaron. Well, I'll let you in on a little secret. A sort of a client-attorney-privilege type of a secret, you know what I mean? It don't matter who you hear it from. It's the same story.
[stammering as Aaron]
Roy : [in a southern accent] I j-j-just... had to kill Linda, Mr. Vail.
[normal voice as Roy]
Roy : That cunt just got what she deserved. But... cutting up that son of a bitch Rushman? That was just a fucking work of art.
Martin Vail : You're good. You are really good.
Roy : Yeah. I did get caught, though, didn't I?
Martin Vail : So there never... there never was a Roy?
Roy : Jesus Christ, Marty. If that's what you think, I am disappointed in you, I don't mind telling you. There never was an Aaron... counselor! Come on, Marty! I thought you had it figured, there at the end. The way you put me on the stand like that? That was fucking brilliant, Marty! And that whole thing like "act-like-a-man"? Jesus, I knew exactly what you wanted from me. It was like we were dancing, Marty!
Martin Vail : Guard!
Roy : [as Vail walks away] Oh come on, don't be like that, Marty. We did it, man. We fucking did it! We're a great team, you and me. You think I could've done this without you? You're just feeling a little angry here, because you started to care about old Aaron, I can understand that, but... you know, love hurts, Marty. What can I say? Hey, I'm just kidding, bud! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings! What else was I supposed to do? Hey, you're gonna thank me down the road, because this is gonna toughen you right up, Martin Vail! You hear me? That's a promise!
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Janet Venable : No further questions, your honor.
Roy : ['Roy' emerges] Where the hell do you think you're going?
Janet Venable : Excuse me?
Roy : Hey, you look at me when I'm talkin' to you, bitch!
Judge Miriam Shoat : Mr. Stampler!
Roy : Fuck you, lady! Come here!
[Roy jumps over the witness stand and grabs Janet and punches Marty]
Judge Miriam Shoat : Bailiff!
Roy : You wanna play rough, let's play rough. Come on, lets play rough!
[Bailiff and secruity slowly walk toward Roy]
Roy : Yeah, keep comin' closer asshole! Don't think I won't break her fuckin' neck!
Martin Vail : [approaching Aaron slowly with the other bailiffs] Come on, I got...
Roy : Fuck you, Marty! I'm walkin' outta slowly. Really slow.
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Roy : [to Martin, after transferred into Roy for the first time] I got you. You the lawyer. Well, you sure fucked this one up, didn't you, counselor! Looks to me like they're gonna shoot ol' Aaron so full o' poison it's gonna come out his eyes!
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Roy : [to Martin, talking in a southern accent, about Aaron, using a southern accent, while in his solitary confinement room] Hell, he couldn't kick his own ass.
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Roy : [to Martin in a southern accent, while in the solitary confinement room] If you lay that tough-man shit on Aaron again, I will kick your fuckin' ass to Sunday!
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Martin Vail : Do you trust me?
Aaron : Do - yes, yes. Yes, of course I do.
Martin Vail : Good. Because I don't trust you.
