Rush Hour (1998)

Philip Baker Hall: Captain Diel

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Quotes 

• Captain Diel : Two officers were shot, one man lost a pinkie.

  Carter : But didn't nobody die!

  Captain Diel : You destroyed half a city block!

  Carter : That block was already messed up.

  Captain Diel : And you lost a lot of evidence!

  Carter : We still got a little bit left.

• Captain Diel : Every now and then we have to let the general public know that we can still blow shit up.

  Carter : You're God damn right.

• Carter : I'm lookin' out for you when I reach the top. I'm gonna make you mayor.

  Captain Diel : I'd rather you didn't.

• Captain Diel : [On the phone with the FBI]  Well, even if I said anything, who would want the Bullshit job.

  [about Carter] 

  Captain Diel : He's a disgeace to me, he's a disgrace to my department, he's a disgrace to...

  [Seeing Carter coming in] 

  Captain Diel : Dan, I'm sending someone right over.

  [Hangs up] 

  Carter : Cap'n, Cap'n, I know you read the papers this morning. They lie, you know I don't do nothin' like that, y'know how they exaggerate, they just want a story.

  Captain Diel : 2 officers were shot, 1 man lost a pinky.

  Carter : But, nobody died.

  Captain Diel : You destroyed half a city block.

  Carter : That block was already messed up.

  Captain Diel : You destroyed a lot of evidence.

  Carter : We still have some left.

  Captain Diel : What you did was dangerous, and completely against policy, not only that...

  [Leans over to him, calmly] 

  Captain Diel : You did a good job.

  Carter : [In disbelief]  What?

  Captain Diel : Everybody is so image proned, a lot of the cops around here are afraid of their own goddamn shadow, I like an officer that can, lay it on the line.

• [Det. Carter is on the phone with Cptn. Diel complaining about the crappy G-14 classified assingment given to him by the FBI] 

  Carter : Captain, I don't think this is funny. No, seriously, Captain. Now I ain't playin'. Call the FBI and tell 'em you made a mistake.

  Captain Diel : I can't do that, Carter. I'm sure that you and Mr. Lee will have a nice time together!

  [Cptn. Diel, Det. Johnson, and other cops laugh] 

  Carter : [getting angry]  I'm warning you, man. You better call the FBI or I'm dropping his ass off at Panda Express.

  Captain Diel : You drop this case, Carter, and you're suspended for two months without pay!

  Carter : All right. Well, you can forget about bein' Mayor then.

  Tania Johnson : Congratulations, Carter. Look like you finally got yourself a partner.

  [Johnson hangs up; everyone is laughing] 

• Captain Diel : [on the phone with FBI]  Even if I had an extra man, who would want such a bullshit assignment? It's a disgrace to me! It's a disgrace to my department! It's a disgrace to...

  [Carter enters the office] 

  Captain Diel : Dan, I'm sending someone right over.