30 Best Barry Quotes

Barry: [last lines] Starting... now.

Albert Nguyen: I know evil, Barry. And you're not evil. But this... has to stop. All of it's gotta stop! You hear me? Starting. Now.

NoHo: Why am I still opening these?

Barry: Janice, listen. I used to work for a man who who talked me into doing some really bad stuff. But that's not who I am, okay? I, uh, I realized what I was doing was wrong, and I, uh, I did everything I had to do to put it behind me. And I did it. It was hard, but I did it. And everything's so good right now. I'm a good person. I help people out. And if you could just walk away from this and forget about it, everybody's life will be better.
Detective: You know I can't do that, Barry.
Barry: Yes. No, yes, you can. Janice, you can, because we want the same thing. We- We wanna be happy. We want love. We want a life. And we're doing it, Janice. We're the same.
Detective: But we're not. We're not the same, Barry. 'Cause I'm a cop and you're a fucking murderer.

[Barry has just finished telling Cosineau about the time he killed a civilian in revenge for the death of his friend but it was the wrong guy]
Barry: They sent me to a hospital in Germany. And, um... A family friend pulled some strings and got me discharged. And after that, I, uh... I didn't feel like I deserved a good life.
Gene: ...Holy shit. Fuck! Fu...! Who else did you tell this story to?
Barry: In the class? No one.
Gene: Good! So here's my advice. You never tell that story again as long as you live 'cause basically, you killed somebody and you got away with it.
Barry: See, that's why I didn't wanna tell you. This is why I didn't wanna tell you, 'cause you're gonna look at me differently. You're gonna look at me... like I'm a murderer, like I'm a- like I'm a violent piece of shit...
Gene: Barry? Listen to me... I had a son. I was terrible to this son. I was cruel. I was selfish. And there's nothing I can do to change that. But I don't want to be that guy anymore, and I pray that human beings can change their nature. Because if we can't, then you and I are in deep trouble.
Barry: Wh- How do we do that?
Gene: I think we're doing it already. You didn't beat that guy up, did you? You came here. We're talking about your feelings instead of acting out your feelings. And as for my son, the first time I reached out to him after years and years, I got a big "Fuck you, dad." But today, today he brought me strawberries.
Barry: Do you think I'm a bad person, Mr. Cosineau?
Gene: I think you're deeply human. You did a terrible thing. But do I think that defines you? No. That's why I don't think you should tell this story in front of the class. Also, they will shit themselves. I mean, they're children.
Barry: So, we're gonna be okay?
Gene: I promise you, we're gonna work through this. 'Kay? Do you trust me? Now, I bill my private classes through another loan-out. So I'm just gonna go and get that ledger.

NoHo: Feel free to blow up cars. Fuches, obviously, right? That'd be hilarious; Fuches with dynamite tied to him.
Val: Like the Wile E. Coyote!
NoHo: Exactly. Next...

Barry: [rehearsing line from a script] Hey, Ike, ya shitbird! You wanna little pie? Mr. Cousineau said that I should put some mustard on 'pie' there...
Sally: I'm sorry, can we, um, stop...
Barry: Sure.
Sally: -- for a second? I just - I feel like I need to say something... Barry.
Barry: Okay...
Sally: This piece that I'm doing for class, it's exactly what I should be doing.
Barry: Yeah, I know, and It's great. What you're doing is...
Sally: I'm terrified, okay? Because my piece is real. It's not a character. It's me. Raw, unapologetic truth with a capital T. -- all caps, actually. I'm thinking like a writer now. I mean, this was stuff that I couldn't even talk about without lying. And here I am, about to strip naked in front of a bunch of strangers and share something that I am... .massively ashamed of -- not literally, I don't believe in nudity unless it drives the story forward. I'm afraid that they're gonna judge me, and I'm afraid that Sam's gonna find out and do something crazy. But I have to do this. It's- it's my story to tell. But then, I mean, so many other women have the same story. What, am I a spokesperson for them now -- could I be the face of a movement? I mean, what if I get it wrong? I mean, I resent the fact that Nick can get up there and talk about his stomach condition, and it's not like he has to be the poster boy for bulimia. But I get up there, and whatever I say, it's like, What are we saying about women? I mean, this is just my story! But what if you get it wrong, Sally?I don't know. You can't get it wrong, Sally. But you can't not tell it either, Sally, because it's who. You. Are. Which makes this thing that my agents sent me on today so fucking insulting. 'Payback Ladies'? It's just another shit male idea of what strong women are. Oh, oh, oh, grab a gun and some stilettos and get a goddamn blowout. And look how strong you are now, Sally! It's bullshit! Which, by the way, so is this. It's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever read. But you want to know the worst part? You want to know what's really driving me fucking crazy? I am... so jealous that you're reading for this. I have never had a director's session for a feature -- which is the same thing as a movie, P.S. And I have been doing this for way longer, and... I think you'd agree that I am way... better. I... made you! And I'm actually represented by Gersh. Well, at least I was. I don't even know if they'd rep me anymore after what I said in there today, but still at least I held my ground, because I am an artist, okay? An artist, and this is not fucking... art! But then, I mean, to be honest, of course I'm so happy for you. I mean, of course I want you to get this part, and I want to be the one to help you learn your lines and fix your inflections. But I need you to know that if you do get it, it's gonna make me like... like a hundred times more insane, okay?
[sighs]
Sally: Continue!
Barry: [long pause, then] Hey, Ike, ya shitbird! You wanna little pie?

Monroe: You're very lucky Barry fell into your lap like this.
NoHo: Seizing on luck is part of my profession.

Gene: Suicide, Barry. Are you not familiar with the Japanese ritual of harakiri?
Barry: The baseball announcer?
Gene: I need you out of my house.

Sally: [Trying to recall the programs she liked from a certain producer] And what was that one, um, what was the one, you know, about the teens in prison?
Mike: Prison Teens. Yeah, we had a package on that. It ran ten seasons. Paid for the Mapplethorpe in the mail room.

Akhmal: If I suck balls, then you are king of suck balls mountain!

Monroe: You're very lucky Barry fell into your lap like this.
NoHo: Seizing on luck is part of my profession.
Monroe: Well, yeah. You're a businessman, not some lowlife killer. You got all this through hard work, seizing on luck, and as a tribute to the love of your life... who was murdered by your enemies. Denial, it's tough... I used to think I was a soldier, ignoring the fact that I never fought in a battle in my whole life. I was a poser. And I fancied myself a mentor, fostering other men's natural abilities, but it wasn't until I was in prison and I got beaten within an inch of my life day after day that I finally dropped the bullshit... and just accepted who I am: a man with no heart.
NoHo: I am nothing like you, Fuches. You are a weak, pathetic, manipulative little man.
Monroe: New deal: I walk away right now, you'll never hear from me again. All you have to do... is admit that you killed Cristobal. Admit that you fucked up. Admit... that you were scared. That you hate yourself, that there's some days you don't think you deserve to live. And the only thing that'll make you forget is by being someone else.
NoHo: He was the love of my life!
Monroe: I know.
NoHo: It wasn't supposed to happen!
Monroe: It never is.
NoHo: I just wanted to be safe!
Monroe: We all do.

Barry: Hey, Mr. Cousineau, uh... I was wondering, um... do you think I was good enough to be your class?
Gene: No, Barry, I don't. What you did was dogshit. I mean really, really awful. Dumb acting, I call it. Do you know why? Because acting is truth, and I saw no truth. So, here's my advice to you: You go back to whatever nook of the world you call home and you do whatever it is you're good at, because this is not it.
Barry: You wanna know what I'm good at? I'm good at killing people. You know, when I got back from Afghanistan I, ah, was really depressed. You know, like I didn't leave my house for months, and, ah, this friend of my dad's, he's, uh he's like an uncle to me. He, uh, he helped me out and he gave me a purpose. He told me that, that what I was good at over there could be useful here and, uh... It's a job, you know? Alright, the money's good, and, uh, these people I take out, like they're-- they're bad people, you know, like, they're pieces of shit. Um... But lately, you know, I've, like, I'm not sleeping and, ah... That depressed feeling's back, y'know? Like... Like, I know there's more to me than that. But maybe... I don't know, maybe there's not. Maybe this is all I'm good at. I don't know. Anyway, forget it. I'm sorry to bother you.
Gene: What's that from?
Barry: What?
Gene: Are you telling me that was an improvisation? Huh! Interesting. I mean, the story's nonsense, but there's something to work with.

Lon: It's only fair you get a chance to respond to the accusations that Gene Cousineau's been making against you.
Barry: What's he saying?
Lon: He's saying that you killed her, you kidnapped him, and that you threatened his family.
Barry: He told you that?
Lon: It took over three hours, but, yes, he told me that.

Matt: My client is, Daniel Day-Lewis.
Gene: ...From "My Left Foot"?
Matt: Wow, that's a deep cut; but yes, Oscar-winner, Daniel Day-Lewis.

Tom: Gene, I got to the bottom of the mountain and my cell just leapt to life!
Gene: Can't you just say "I got service" like everybody else?

Barry: [last words] Oh, wow.

Monroe: What are you!

Gene: You know what? I'm just going to go into hiding.
DA: They always find you. I've had many cases like this but I can't talk about them.
Gene: Because they're classified?
DA: No. They're really disturbing, and I just don't like thinking about them.

Barry: Wait, whaddyou mean 'we'?
NoHo: We! You! Me! Team Badass! C'mon! Kicking ass, making names!

NoHo: [last words] You know what? You are a fucking liar. The deal is off. Go fuck yourself!

Val: Todd Greer, ex-Special Forces. Responsible for leading six coups.
Todd: More like four and a half.
NoHo: Hey, don't downplay your accomplishments. That's still a shitload of coups, Todd.

Detective: Okay, look. This is the best photo that we can do. So, if any of you have any idea who this is then my phone number is on the bottom of the flyer, okay?
Gene: Which I happen to have on my phone too. So, be on the lookout for a man with no discernible features. He killed your friend.

Sally: He apologizes like before. And I will never feel more loved than in that moment. I endure the wrath because I know what comes after. It's a cycle I can't break, because I want to and I don't want to. I stay for the apology.

Gene: Are you on drugs, Barry? Because getting clean is an important part of an actor's journey. A little story to illustrate: I was doing Long Day's Journey into Night at the Pasadena Playhouse with a bunch of coke heads. It's usually about a three-hour play. We could bring it in at just under thirty-seven minutes. We thought we were great! Apparently, we were unintelligible. It was the beginning of the bad years, Barry.

NoHo: ...I meant my word, I'm Honest Gabe

Detective: Look at you. You are so little. I could rock you like a baby.
Gene: I would like you to rock me like a baby.
Detective: I could drop kick you in the middle of the restaurant. Everybody would applaud and then I'd beat the fuck out of you.
Gene: And I would let you do it.

Barry: I didn't lie to you. I just didn't tell you the part I didn't want to be true.

NoHo: So you want me to walk into John Wick assassin hotel with 'Help Wanted' sign?.

[last lines]
Movie: You shouldn't have come back, Barry. You ruffled a lot of feathers.
Movie: You're finished, Cousineau!
Movie: You know, Barry, none of this would've happened if you'd helped me clean up that Janice mess. I thought soldiers knew how to take orders.
Movie: Sometimes, being a good soldiers means not taking orders.