Lifeline to Victory (1993 TV Movie)

Michael Riley: Paul Devereaux

Quotes 

• Paul Devereaux : Why would someone like you join the Navy?

  Mac McNaughton : Oh, the uniform, sir. The babes *love it*.

  Paul Devereaux : Is that all?

  Mac McNaughton : [with extreme sarcasm]  Oh, and of course to safeguard the convoys carrying vital supplies to Britain's island stronghold, sir.

  Paul Devereaux : Believe it or not, MacNaughton, that's why most of us *are* here.

• [Mac has been caught gambling and has been forced to hand over his crooked dice] 

  Paul Devereaux : [rolls the rigged dice]  Seven... a winner. And again. Shoot the fins boys, they're singing my song tonight.

  [Coxswain smiles] 

  Paul Devereaux : And again. Now we back off, and use the straight pair. Don't we?

  Mac McNaughton : [Contrite]  Yes, sir.

  Paul Devereaux : [rolls the regular dice]  Ahhh, crap three. A loser.

• Chief Engineer : [the engine has seized due to lack of oil]  I told you this would happen DAYS AGO, and you wouldn't listen!

  Paul Devereaux : The engine is YOURS! You're supposed to keep it running no matter what! Now you get us *flashed up and moving* before a U-Boat *punches our ticket*!

  [Chief Engineer leaves] 

  Paul Devereaux : [to Pooley, in the sonar room]  Anything, Mr. Pooley?

  Sub Lt. Pooley : No sir. For us to hear any subs, we need absolute silence. Some son-of-a-bitch was yelling his lungs out up there a second ago!

  [Devereaux winces, knowing it was him] 

• [Oldbest has accused Fireweed of stealing his figurehead] 

  Paul Devereaux : You know something, I wish I *did* have your damn figurehead. We need to repair our leaking oil pans and my engineering teams could *use* the sawdust!

  Oldbest : DOVER!

  Paul Devereaux : DEVEREAUX, SIR! My name is DEVEREAUX! That's *French Canadian*, which I assume should be a *DOUBLE pain in the ass* for you, sir!