30 Best Daniel Salazar Quotes

[Sofia tells Daniel Salazar that she needs his weapon]
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] Why?
Sofia: [Sofia in Spanish] There's no need for them here.
Daniel: [in Spanish] There is always a need for weapons.
Sofia: [in Spanish] You are welcome to keep it, then.
Daniel: [in Spanish] Thank you very much.
Sofia: [in Spanish] But outside. House rules.

[first lines]
Man: [in a flashback we see the young Daniel Salazar standing in a river filled with dead bodies, as a man speaks to him in Spanish] Take the gun, Daniel.
Ofelia: [when Daniel and Ofelia wake up to a gunshot in the distance] Did you hear that? What's going on?
Daniel: Don't talk. Get your shoes.

[Daniel Salazar stays close to Victor Strand on the yacht]
Victor: You hover over me like the specter of death, Daniel.
Daniel: Maybe I am. Or your guardian angel.

[Ofelia Salazar tries to plead with her parents to leave with Travis and Madison's families]
Ofelia: Tell me what you're afraid of?
Daniel: Nothing.
Ofelia: You're being stubborn, paranoid. You're hurting Mama.
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] I'm protecting her and you.
Ofelia: She needs the nurse. I know Travis will let us go with them if we ask.
Daniel: Once they're gone, I will go out, get a doctor. He will come and treat your mother.
Ofelia: How? Where are you going to find a doctor.
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish] Your father and I have been in worse situations. And we're still alive.

[Daniel Salazar tells Andrew Adams about the room he's in]
Daniel: There was a fence just like the one surrounding us now. Inside the fence was a building. In the building a room. And in the room a chair, just like this one where you sit. This is where they bring me. I was young. The man with the blade and the man in the chair, they're not different. They both suffer. Their lives are changed forever. They bring me in and they give me a choice. Which man will I be?
Andrew: Please. Please stop.

[Daniel Salazar sees that Ofelia Salazar's shoulder is getting infected]
Ofelia: I can ask Madison for some stronger medicine.
Daniel: No. We take care of ourselves.
Ofelia: What do you suggest we do? Go to Walgreens? Pretty sure they're closed.

[Daniel Salazar tells Madison that Victor Strand has a secret destination plan]
Madison: What the hell's in Baja?
Daniel: Perhaps you should ask him.
Madison: Why didn't you?
Daniel: I think that conversation would not end well. You'll be more... diplomatic.
Madison: I'm not known for my diplomacy.

[Daniel Salazar while tied up imagines his wife Griselda Salazar speaking to him]
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish] Look at you now. Tied to a chair, with only your madness to keep you company.
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish, smiles] And you. I have you.
Griselda: [in Spanish] Did you miss me?
Daniel: [in Spanish] With all my heart.
Griselda: [in Spanish] Did you love me?
Daniel: [in Spanish] Why do you ask that? You know the answer.

[Madison asks Daniel Salazar how it's going to end]
Madison: How does this end?
Daniel: If this is the end of the world, it's already over.

[Daniel Salazar apologizes to Reed while cleaning his stab wound]
Daniel: [Reed screams] Sorry.
Reed: [Reed laughs] Oh, you will be. That's the thing senor. My brother, he's the nice one. But when he cuts me loose... I'm going to take that daughter of yours apart.

[Daniel Salazar talks about his daughter Ofelia to the soldier Andrew Adams before torturing him]
Daniel: My daughter, she cares for you.
Andrew: And I care for her too, Sir. Ofelia is very special.
Daniel: She's kind, intelligent, beautiful.
Andrew: Yes, Sir. She is.
Daniel: When she was born, I knew I was looking at the only pure thing I would ever have. She was so innocent. She still is innocent. Before she brought you in, she made me promise that I would not harm you, that we would talk, and that I would exchange you for my wife's return. That is not gonna happen.
Andrew: [Adams begins to grow nervous] Look... we set up command at a college two miles east of here. There's a field hospital. That's where your wife is, okay? You can - You can ask me anything. I won't hold nothing back. I'm - Hey, look, I'm an open book. I'll tell you whatever you want.
Daniel: [Salazar silently holds a knife to Adams] I know. I know.

[Daniel Salazar tells Madison the story of when he was a little boy]
Daniel: When I was young, these men - These men were from the government. And they came to our town and they took some people away. And my father was someone of certain importance in the community so he went to speak to the captain and asked, when will they return? And the captain told my father, 'Miguel, don't worry. They always come home.' And they did. I was standing in the river fishing. Just a boy. And I found them. All of them. All at once. All around me. In the water. My father told me not to have hatred in my heart. He said that men do these things not because of evil. They do evil because of fear. And at that moment, I realized my father is a fool, for believing there was a difference. If it happens, it will happen quickly and you must be prepared.

[Reed talks to the angry Chris about his father and his brother Connor]
Reed: You ever see what happens when you clip a man's Achilles? Whew. The whole thing just sucks right back up into the knee. Makes a sound like a firecracker when it lets go. That's what happened to my old man, last time he laid his hands on me.
Daniel: You must be proud.
Reed: Me? No. My brother did that one. Elder looking out for the younger. See, that's what you need to understand. When I don't come back with this boat as planned, Connor will come looking for me. And when he sees what you've done... Oh...
Reed: [Reed laughs] He might be a little bent.

[Madison talks to Daniel Salazar about what she saw on the other side of the fence]
Daniel: Tell me what you saw.
Madison: Bodies.
Daniel: Yes.
Madison: The infected. But...
Daniel: Go on.
Madison: There was a man shot like the others, like the rest, but he - He wasn't sick. And there were others like that.

[Daniel Salazar sees the flashback of himself killing his first victim while speaking to his imaginary wife]
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] I told you about the man. My first victim. What they made me...
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish] No, my love... the first victim was you.

[Daniel Salazar tells Reed the fact about frightening men]
Daniel: In my time, I've known men who inspire fear. Do you know what they have in common? They never say how frightening they are.

[Ofelia Salazar tells her father Daniel Salazar that Chris shouldn't be around Reed]
Ofelia: He should be upstairs.
Daniel: He wants to be useful, stay busy. So...
Ofelia: [Ofelia in Spanish] What happened?
Daniel: So the mind doesn't go places it shouldn't.

[Dr. Exner tells Daniel Salazar they'll need to transfer his wife after examining Griselda's ankle]
Dr. Bethany Exner: We have a facility nearby.
Daniel: Military facility?
Dr. Bethany Exner: It's military now, fortified. We have beds, surgeons, which, I'm afraid your wife's injury requires.
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish] Why does she whisper? Does she think I'm a child?
Daniel: My wife would like to know how far this place is.
Dr. Bethany Exner: Close, 15 minutes. Not a lot of traffic these days.
Daniel: I'm going with her.
Dr. Bethany Exner: Of course. She's your wife.
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] This is good news.
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish] You sure?

[Madison disagrees with Daniel Salazar about torturing the soldier Andrew Adams]
Madison: I don't want you to hurt him.
Daniel: Do you want your boy back?
Daniel: So which is it? You don't want him hurt or you don't want to know?
[Madison remains silent]

[Daniel Salazar apologizes to Celia Flores about the death of her son Luis Flores]
Daniel: I'm sorry for your loss.
Celia: Why? He wasn't shot in the head. Right?
Daniel: No.
Celia: Then there's nothing to be sorry for.

[Daniel Salazar tells Celia Flores that her Dead is an abomination]
Celia: I'm not the killer here. I see the way you look at me. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that's hatred in your eyes. But I am old enough to know fear when I see it.
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] Me too. I'm not afraid of you.
Celia: [Celia in Spanish] Not me. It's the Dead you fear.
Daniel: Those creatures you keep, they are an abomination, an act against God.
Celia: It's not my Dead you fear, old man. It is your own.

[Travis and his family and the Salazar family discuss where to go as they drive in the night]
Travis: Is there somewhere I can take you?
Daniel: You will take us with you.
Travis: To my house?
Daniel: Yes. I'll call my cousin to come and get us, and then we will be even.
Travis: Stop keeping score.
Daniel: I was not the one to start.
Chris: [in the distance, the families start to see the power grid and city lights shutting down to all of southern California] Dad?

[Daniel Salazar talks to Travis about needing to know how to use a gun]
Daniel: The more the boy knows, the safer he'll be.
Travis: Uh-huh.
Madison: I didn't see the harm, Trav.
Travis: You know how I feel about guns.
Daniel: The gun doesn't care how you feel about it.
Travis: That's enough!

[Daniel Salazar finds the child Juan talking to the infected in the cellar]
Juan: [Juan to his mother in Spanish] I've been working on my juggling. I'm getting better and better. Today, I juggled the ball 45 times. The only problem is there's no one to play with.
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] Who are you talking to? It's okay, you can tell me.
Juan: [Juan in Spanish] My mommy.

[Daniel Salazar imagines seeing his wife with the other Dead in the cage]
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] I found you.
Griselda: [Griselda in Spanish, smiles] I knew you would.

[Ofelia Salazar talks to Daniel Salazar about his torture background]
Ofelia: You lied to me my whole life.
Daniel: I protected you your whole life.
Ofelia: [Ofelia in Spanish] Does mama know?
Ofelia: [Daniel remains silent] I thought you were the victim.
Daniel: Would you rather that be true?

[Daniel Salazar tells Celia Flores he found the infected in the cellar]
Daniel: [Daniel in Spanish] By bringing death close you endanger us all.
Celia: [Celia in Spanish] Why do you fear death? Why are you so obsessed? You need to make peace with your Dead, Old Man. What are you afraid of?

[Daniel Salazar talks to Travis about Chris]
Daniel: One day Chris will understand. What you did for his mother was an act of mercy. What I would not give to trade my failure for your mercy.

[Chris talks to Daniel Salazar about not being able to say good-bye]
Daniel: I'm sorry about your mother.
Chris: I'm sorry about your wife.
Daniel: Yeah.
Chris: Neither of us got to say good-bye.
Daniel: It would not have made a difference.

[Daniel Salazar tells Victor Strand to not put Thomas Abigail in the ground]
Daniel: Don't put him in the ground.
Victor: What?
Daniel: This place is unholy. It's infected. Even the dirt. The walls in this place. That woman, her dead. Your friend, he won't rest. He'll come back for you. You don't believe?
Victor: If I did, I'd be with him right now.
Daniel: He will return. They return, but they're not the same. You're not the same. And they hate you for it.