The Lightship (1985)

Robert Duvall: Calvin Caspary

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• Calvin Caspary : In a world of vagaries and inconstancy, Captain, it amuses me to set a course and to stick to it.

• Calvin Caspary : Death of the father does free the son.

  Captain Miller : It's an expensive freedom.

  Calvin Caspary : Freedom is the greatest prize of all. Why shouldn't the cost be high.

• Calvin Caspary : Learn not to judge me by what you know of other men.

• Calvin Caspary : "Ask and it shall be granted."

  Captain Miller : I thought it was only for the pure of heart.

  Calvin Caspary : Uh, am I not?

• Calvin Caspary : The truth is a bore, Miller. It is without charm. You see, all my life it's been my ambition never to learn or to speak more than half the truth. Now, if I hadn't done that, you see, the tedium would have killed me, literally.

• Calvin Caspary : In deference to you, I have take to carrying a gun. I loathe carrying one. It ruins the drape of my suit.

• Calvin Caspary : Freedom comes when you break chains, destroy rules, and sail at will. In other words, freedom is choice unfettered by other men's puny customs.

• Calvin Caspary : God loves a peacemaker and so do I. And I'm a very light sleeper.

• Calvin Caspary : Is this your logbook? Everything's written down there. Everything's in there to be looked up again. There's no secret, no mystery. I like to begin each day by erasing all traces of the one before. I mean after all, why carry the baggage of yesterday into tomorrow?

  Captain Miller : You've killed men. I can see it in your face.

  Calvin Caspary : Well, if you say so, I don't remember.

  Captain Miller : Maybe you should keep a log.

• Calvin Caspary : My father, God rot his soul, made his fortunes printing Bibles.