We listed best L.A. Confidential quotes and lines for you
1- “I see Bud because he doesn’t know how to disguise who he is. I see Bud for all the ways he’s different from you.” (referring to Bud White) – Lynn Bracken, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
2- “You may well reap the benefit, Edmund, but are you truly prepared to be despised within the department?” (talking to Ed Exley) – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
3- “Rollo Tamasi is the reason I became a cop. I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it. It’s supposed to be about justice. Then somewhere along the way, I lost sight of that.” (talking to Jack Vincennes) – Ed Exley, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
4- “Something’s wrong with the Nite Owl. I know it in here [points to his chest], I know it. That prick Exley shot the wrong guys. Whoever killed my partner, is still out there. If I could work cases like a real detective, I could prove it.” (talking to Lynn Bracken) – Bud White, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
5- “I admire you as a policeman – particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job.”- Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
6- “Reciprocity, Mr. Hudgens, is the key to every relationship.” (interrogating Sid Hudgens at the Victory Motel) – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
7- “You’re like Santa Claus with that list, Bud, except everyone on it’s been naughty.” (talking to Bud White) – Dick Stensland, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
8- “Some men get the world. Others get ex-hookers and a trip to Arizona.” (last lines, talking to Ed Exley before leaving) – Lynn Bracken, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
9- “I wouldn’t tradeplaces with Edmund Exley right now for all the whiskey in Ireland.” (referring to Ed Exley) – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
10- “Our justice must be swift and merciless.”- Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
11- “You’re a bit of a puzzlement to me these days, Wendell. You don’t seem to be your old cruel self anymore. And I had such grand plans for your future.” (talking to Bud White)- Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
12- “I’m talking about the gas chamber, and you haven’t even asked me what this is about. You’ve got a big “Guilty” sign around your neck.” – Ed Exley, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
13- “The three Nite Owl suspects, while guilty of kidnapping and rape, were innocent of the multiple homicides at the Nite Owl. The actual gunmen were most likely Los Angeles Police Department officers Michael Breuning and William Carlisle, and a third man who may or may not have been Captain Dudley Smith.” – Ed Exley, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
14- “I see Bud because I want to. I see Bud because he can’t hide the good inside of him. I see Bud because he treats me like Lynn Bracken and not some Veronica Lake look-alike who fucks for money.” (referring to Bud White) – Lynn Bracken, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
15- “Edmund, you’re a political animal. You have the eye for human weakness, but not the stomach.” (talking to Ed Exley) – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
16- “Don’t start trying to do the right thing, boy. You haven’t the practice.” (talking to Jack Vincennes) – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
17- “Go back to Jersey, sonny. This is the City of the Angels, and you haven’t got any wings.” – Dudley Smith, ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
18- “- Jack Vincennes: Why in the world do you wanna go digging any deeper into the Nite Owl killings, Lieutenant?
– Ed Exley: Rollo Tamasi. Rollo was a purse snatcher. My father ran into him off duty, and he shot my father six times and got away clean. No one even knew who he was.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
19- “- Lynn Bracken: There’s blood on your shirt. Is that an integral part of your job?
– Bud White: Yeah.
– Lynn Bracken: Do you enjoy it?
– Bud White: When they deserve it.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
20- “- Matt Reynolds: When I came out to L.A., this isn’t exactly where I saw myself ending up.
– Jack Vincennes: Well, get in line.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
21- “- Lynn Bracken: You’re the first man in five years who didn’t tell me I look like Veronica Lake inside of a minute.
– Bud White: You look better than Veronica Lake.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
22- “- Ed Exley: Rollo Tomasi.
– Dudley Smith: Who is he?
– Ed Exley: You are. You’re the guy who gets away with it. Jack knew it, and so do I.” (Exley is accusing Smith of murder) – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
23- “- Ed Exley: All I ever wanted was to measure up to my father.
– Bud White: Now’s your chance.” (Exley and White are waiting inside the Victory Motel with guns drawn) –‘L.A. Confidential‘.
24- “- Bud White: I’d like to see you again.
– Lynn Bracken: Are you asking me for a date, or an appointment?
– Bud White: I don’t know.
– Lynn Bracken: If you’re asking me for a date, I should know your first name.
– Bud White: Forget I asked. It was a mistake.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
25- “- Bud White: He tied me to the radiator. I watched him beat my mother to death with a tire iron. Then he left me there. Three days before a truant officer found us… they never found the old man.
– Lynn Bracken: Is that why you became a cop? To get even?
– Bud White: Maybe.” (talking about how his father killed his mother) – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
26- “- Ed Exley: How’s it going to look on your report?
– Bud White: It’ll look like justice. That’s what the man got.” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
27- “- Lynn Bracken: Where did this come from?
– Bud White: When I was twelve, my old man went after my mother with a bottle. I got in the way.
– Lynn Bracken: So you saved her.
– Bud White: Not for long.” (lying in bed, Lynn touches a scar on Bud’s shoulder) – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
28- “- Dudley Smith: For the love of God, don’t be a detective. Stick to assignments where you don’t have…
– Ed Exley: Dudley, I know you mean well, but I don’t need to do it the way you did. Or my father.” (talking about Ed’s skills) – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
29- “- Dick Stensland: I got a hot date.
– Bud White: Yeah? Who is she and what did you arrest her for?” – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
30- – Dudley Smith: Bud White is a valuable officer.
– Ed Exley: White’s a mindless thug.
– Dudley Smith: No, Edmund, he’s just a man who can answer “Yes” to those questions I’ve asked you from time to time. – ‘L.A. Confidential‘.
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