Flywheel (2003)

Walter Burnett: Max Kendall

Quotes 

• Bernie : Hey, did you hook me up?

  Max Kendall : Yeah, I hooked you up.

  Jay Austin : Where'd you go?

  Max Kendall : You guys better come to the window if you wanna see the big show.

  Jay Austin : What? What did you do?

  Max Kendall : I left Bernie with a little parting gift.

  Jay Austin : What's that?

  Max Kendall : I hooked his brake peddle to his horn.

• Jay Austin : I cannot remember the last time I felt my life was going right.

  Max Kendall : So I should pray for you. Maybe you should pray for you.

• Max Kendall : What are you doing in here, bud?

  Jay Austin : Complaining to God.

  Max Kendall : Well, while you're in here yapping, He's out here working.

• Max Kendall : I don't know yet. I keep thinking I got it figured out. But I keep being wrong.

  Jay Austin : It's true for both of us.

  Max Kendall : You got something you can't fix either?

  Jay Austin : Several things. At least I think I know how to fix them. But I keep being wrong.

  Max Kendall : We both sound pretty pathetic.

• Jay Austin : ...Then at least one of us will have our problems fixed.

  Max Kendall : You sure have been carrying a heavy load lately. You OK?

  Jay Austin : Not really, to be honest. I can not remember the last time I felt like my life was going right.

  Max Kendall : So I should pray for you. Maybe you should pray for you.

  Jay Austin : I don't know about that.

  Max Kendall : Why not?

  Jay Austin : I don't think God will listen to me right now.

  Max Kendall : What do you mean?

  Jay Austin : I mean He knows I'm not an honest man. He knows I'm a lousy husband and father. He knows how selfish and prideful I am. I don't even like myself, Max. I've got friction with almost every person in my life. I owe money to the bank that I don't have.

  Max Kendall : I'm an old man, Jay. There's some things I wish I'd gotten right decades ago. But my pride got in the way. But when I learned to let the Lord run my life, a whole lot got a lot better. I don't mean to preach at you. But I just know my need. Frankly, I know that's what we all need. You know, this is a beautiful car. It's still got a good engine. But until we get that piece fixed, off the engine, it's not going anywhere.