1- “Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone.” [talking about some WD-40, a vise grip and a roll of duct tape] – Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
2- “I may not be the most pleasant person to be around, but I got the best woman who was ever on this planet to marry me. I worked at it, it was the best thing ever happened to me.” [talking to Thao]– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
3- “What it’s like to kill a man? Well, it’s goddamn awful, that’s what it is. The only thing worse is getting a medal for killing some poor kid, some scared little gook just like you. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about it.” [talking to Thao about his experience during the war in Korea]– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
4- “I used to stack f***s likes you five feet high in Korea… use ya for sand bags.”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
5- “I’ll blow a hole in your face then go inside and sleep like a baby.”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
6- ” Would it kill you to buy American?”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
7- “What the hell does everybody want with my Gran Torino?”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
8- “Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone.”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
9- “[about his son] I worked in Ford for 50 years and he sells Japanese cars.”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
10- “I’m no hero. I was just trying to get that babbling gook off my lawn!”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
11-” [reading aloud from the newspaper] Your birthday today, Daisy. This year you have to make a choice between two life paths. Second chances comes your way. Extraordinary events culminate in what might seem to be an anticlimax. Your lucky numbers are 84, 23, 11, 78, and 99. What a load of sh*t.”– Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
12- “[to Father Janovich] I think you’re an overeducated 27-year-old virgin who likes to hold the hands of superstitious old ladies and promise them everlasting life.” – Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
13- “What is this thing called life?”-Father Janovich, ‘Gran Torino’.
14- “Hmong girls over here fit in better. The girls go to college and the boys go to jail.”– Sue Lor, ‘Gran Torino’.
15- “My name? It’s “Take your crude, overly obvious come-on to every woman who walks past and cram it.” That’s my name.”– Sue Lor, ‘Gran Torino’.
16-“You wanna know what it’s like to kill a man? Well, it’s goddamn awful, that’s what it is. The only thing worse is getting a medal… for killing some poor kid that wanted to just give up, that’s all. Yeah, some scared little gook just like you. I shot him in the face with that rifle you were holding in there a while ago. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about it, and you don’t want that on your soul.” – Walt Kowalsky, ‘Gran Torino’.
17- “- Thao: You should quit. Those things are bad for you.
– Walt Kowalsky: Yeah? So’s being in a gang.” [about smoking]-‘Gran Torino’.
18- “- Sue: Some Hmong people tend to smile or grin, when they’re yelled at. It’s a cultural thing, it expresses embarrassment or insecurity. It’s not that they’re laughing at you or anything.
– Walt Kowalsky: Right, you people are nuts.”-‘Gran Torino’.
19- “- Youa: You’re funny.
– Walt Kowalsky: I’ve been called a lot of things, but never funny.”-‘Gran Torino’.
20- “- Thao: What was it like to kill someone?
– Walt Kowalsky: You don’t want to know.”-‘Gran Torino’.
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