Band of Brothers (2001)

David Schwimmer: Herbert M. Sobel

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Quotes 

• Capt. Herbert Sobel : [the company is in formation at Camp Toccoa]  You people are at the position of attention!

  [Sobel walks up to Perconte, who presents his rifle for inspection] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Private Perconte, have you been blousing your trousers over your boots like a paratrooper?

  Frank Perconte : No, sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Then explain the creases at the bottom.

  Frank Perconte : [pause]  No excuse, sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Volunteering for the parachute infantry is one thing, Perconte, but you've got a *long* way to prove that you belong here. Your weekend pass is revoked.

  [Sobel moves down the line to Luz] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Name.

  George Luz : Luz, George.

  [he presents his rifle for inspection; Sobel examines it and tosses it back at him] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Dirt in the rear sight aperture. Pass revoked.

  [Sobel moves down the line to Lipton] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : When did you sew on these chevrons, Sergeant Lipton?

  Carwood Lipton : Yesterday, sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : [holding up a single thread]  Long enough to notice this. Revoked.

  Carwood Lipton : Sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : [Sobel moves on to Malarkey]  Name.

  Donald Malarkey : Malarkey, Donald G.

  [he presents his rifle for inspection] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Malarkey. Malarkey's slang for "bullshit," isn't it?

  Donald Malarkey : Yes, sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : [Sobel examines Malarkey's rifle, then tosses it back at him]  Rust on the buttplate hinge spring, Private Bullshit. Revoked.

  [Sobel moves on to Liebgott] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Name.

  Joseph Liebgott : Liebgott, Joseph D., sir.

  [he presents his rifle for inspection] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : [Sobel pulls Liebgott's bayonet out of its sheath and examines it]  Rusty bayonet, Liebgott. You wanna kill Germans?

  Joseph Liebgott : Yes, sir.

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : [Sobel hits Liebgott's helmet with the bayonet]  Not with this.

  [he walks out in front of the company and holds the bayonet up for every man to see] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : I wouldn't take this rusty piece of shit to war, and I will not take *you* to war in your condition!

  [he thrusts the bayonet into the ground] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Now, thanks to these men and their infractions, every man in the company who had a weekend pass... has lost it.

  [pause] 

  Capt. Herbert Sobel : Change into your PT gear, we're running Currahee.

• Old Man on Bicycle : [raising his hands in the air]  You've done it now, Yanks. You've captured me.

  Richard Winters : [chuckles] 

  Herbert Sobel : [shouting in the background]  Heigh-Ho Silver!

  Old Man on Bicycle : Would that be the enemy?

  Richard Winters : As a matter of fact... yes.

• George Luz : [imitating Maj. Horton]  Is there a problem, Captain Sobel?

  Herbert Sobel : Who said that? Who broke silence?

  Edward Tipper : I think it's Major Horton, sir.

  Herbert Sobel : Major Horton? What... what is he... did he join us?

  Edward Tipper : I think, maybe, he's moving between platoons, sir.

  George Luz : What is the god-damn holdup, Mr. Sobel?

  Herbert Sobel : A fence, sir! Uh, God... barb wire fence.

  George Luz : Oh, that dog just ain't gonna hunt. Now, you cut that fence and get this goddamn platoon on the move.

• Herbert Sobel : What is this? Anybody?

  Cpt. Nixon : Er... it's a can of peaches, Sir.

  Herbert Sobel : Lieutenant Nixon thinks this is a can of peaches. That is incorrect, Lieutenant. Your weekend pass is cancelled. This is United States Army property which was taken without authorization from my mess facility. And I will not tolerate thievery in my unit. Whose footlocker is this?

  Richard Winters : Private Park's, Sir.

  Herbert Sobel : Get rid of him.

• Herbert Sobel : Lieutenant, deploy your troops.