Juggernaut (1974)

Clifton James: Corrigan

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Quotes 

• Corrigan : Would you mind telling me why we're traveling in circles?

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : In circles, sir?

  Corrigan : Yeah. A little while ago the waves were coming from the front of the ship, now they're coming from the side.

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : Well, it's that kind of sea, sir. North Atlantic, you know.

  Corrigan : A half hour ago the sun was on the port side, now it's on the starboard - is it that kind of sun?

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : They must be checking the steering gear - just routine.

  Corrigan : Uh-huh. And about that explosion this morning?

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : Just blowing Number 2 Boiler, sir.

  Corrigan : Buddy, I am by profession a politician: the mayor of a rather large city, as a matter of fact.

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : Yes, sir?

  Corrigan : In my line of work you have to learn how to lie with remarkable precision. You also have to know how to recognize a lie when it bites you in the ass... and I have just been bitten.

  3rd Officer Jim Hardy : I'll, uh, convey your complaint to the captain, sir.

• Mrs. Corrigan : Will you tell me the truth, if I ask you a question?

  Corrigan : Personal, business, or just plain silly?

  Mrs. Corrigan : Personal.

  [Corrigan nods in the affirmative] 

  Mrs. Corrigan : Have you ever been unfaithful to me?

  Corrigan : You know if I chose to lie I could do so with remarkable dexterity? You know that don't you?

  [she nods in assent] 

  Corrigan : Since we met... yes.

  [he takes her hand] 

  Corrigan : Since we have been married, no... and if we are going to die... I rejoice in the fact that we're going to die together.