Speed Racer (2008)
Emile Hirsch: Speed
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Quotes
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Pops Racer : You think you can drive a car and change the world? It doesn't work like that!
Speed : Maybe not, but it's the only thing I know how to do and I gotta do something.
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Speed : Get that weak shit off my track!
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Speed : [At Cannonball Taylor] Ok, Mr. two-time-Grand-Prix five-time-WRL future-Hall-of-Fame, teach me something!
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Pops Racer : I couldn't have been more proud of you, son. Not because you won, but because you stood up, you weren't afraid, and you did what you thought was right.
Speed : It didn't amount to anything. It was completely meaningless.
Pops Racer : How could it be meaningless? I saw my son become a man. I watched a man with courage and integrity drive the pants off of every other driver on that road. This is not meaningless. This is the reason for a father's life.
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Speed : Sounds beefy, Pops.
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Speed : [to Royalton] Racing's in our blood. Like for Pops, it isn't just a sport. It's way more important than that. It's like a religion. And in our house, the major sponsors are kind of like the devil. I don't mean to offend you, sir, and I do appreciate your offer, but after all we've been through, I don't think this kind of deal is for me.
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Trixie : Since when did winning become so important?
Speed : It is important. You gotta win if you want to keep driving, and that's what I want to do. It's the only thing I really know how to do.
Trixie : That's not true.
Speed : Come on, I wouldn't have made it out of high school without your help.
Trixie : Okay, that's true.
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Speed : Okay, no more Mr. Nice Guy!
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Speed : Haven't any of these drivers read the rule book?
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Pops Racer : This is abso...
Speed : ...lutely crazy!
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Speed : [shouting at Pops] Don't take it out on me because you feel guilty about what happened to Rex!
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Sparky : [as Speed preps for a race] How are you feeling?
Speed : [as he observes the coliseum] It's big.
Sparky : Hey, this cockpit is the exact same size as it was at Thunderhead.
Speed : Right.
Sparky : [pauses] Just wanted to say thanks, for what could be the most exciting moment of my life.
Speed : Couldn't have gotten here without you.
[they hug]
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Speed : [to Mom Racer] Maybe Royalton is right. Maybe racing really is all about the business, and anyone who doesn't understand that is just a chump.
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Ben Burns : [to Speed, in the Fuji locker room] Hey, kid.
Speed : Ben Burns?...
Ben Burns : Nice race. I ain't seen moves like that in a long time.
Speed : [pause] Didn't matter. I still lost.
Ben Burns : Yeah. Tough break.
[pause]
Ben Burns : Well. Good luck.
[turns to leave]
Speed : [pause] Mr. Burns, can I ask you something?
Ben Burns : Sure, kid.
Speed : The '43 Prix. Did you know you were gonna win?
Ben Burns : [pause] Y'know, everybody thought that me and Stickleton hated each other. Funny, ain't it?
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Mr. Royalton : I hope I didn't scare you, Speed, by showing you how hard we push our team. I just want you to see how serious we are about winning.
Speed : [long pause] I get that.
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Speed : I'll see you at Fuji.
Mr. Royalton : Yes, and you'll find out you just made the biggest mistake of your life.
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Mr. Royalton : So. I can see you've been giving some serious thought to this thing.
Speed : [pause] I have. Yes, sir.
Mr. Royalton : Good. That means you understand we're talking about not just your future, but your family's future.
Speed : My family means a lot to me.
Mr. Royalton : I know. I can tell. That's why this is so important, because you can help them. All you have to say is yes. That's all I need to hear. And I can make so many things happen, for you *and* your family.
[pause]
Mr. Royalton : You ready for that? You ready to say yes, Speed?
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Speed : [to Trixie, about Rex] I finally understand it now, Trix. I know why he left us. He was trying to change this rotten business and they killed him for it.
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Speed : [racing against Cannonball Taylor] Get that shit off my track!
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Speed : [driving] Racing hasn't changed. And it never will.
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[during closing credits]
Speed : Okay, Chim-Chim, go!
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[during closing credits]
Speed : Why don't you try to win this race fair and square?