The Best John Ortiz Quotes

José: You seem okay. But him, I don't like how he looks.
[shows Det. James Crockett]
Det. Ricardo Tubbs: Do you wanna fuck with my partner or do you wanna do business with us? 'Cause I don't give a shit how you think he looks.

Dr. Cliff Patel: Will somebody please explain me the parlay, please?
Ronnie: You gotta win two bets or you lose the whole thing. For Pat Sr. to win, the Birds gotta beat the Cowboys, plus, Pat and Tiffany gotta get at least a 5 at the dance.
Dr. Cliff Patel: That's very, very manic, indeed.

Dallas: You want some help?
Morales: I don't know, Dallas.
Dallas: Come on. I'll ride in the back.

Kelly: It doesn't make any sense. Gilliam Circle is right in the center of town. We'll be surrounded by those things.
Dallas: Wait a second... what are you saying?
Kelly: I think the colonel was lying.
Darcy: That's crazy. The government doesn't lie to people.
Kelly: The army thinks about containment first. They can't risk this getting any worse.
Morales: Help is a few miles down that road and they're waiting for us. Now, it you won't drive us there, I will.
Dallas: Eddie, if she's right, the only thing down that road are more of those things.
Morales: You're not seriously considering this.
Dallas: I'm considering whatever keeps us alive.
Kelly: Which means getting out of this town.
Darcy: There are only two helicopters in town, but one's in the airport.
Dallas: No, it's too far. We'll never make it.
Ricky: The other one's at the hospital.
Morales: The people at the hospital probably used it to get out.
Kelly: That's a chance we have to take.
Morales: If you're wrong and the helicopter's gone, we're all dead.
Kelly: If I'm right, they're dead if they follow you.

Campos: [as a toast previous to drinking a shot] To the ladies we've loved, and the ladies we've lost...

Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: My guy, show him the money.
[Sonny sends Switek over; Yero sends Coleman]
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: I don't want him!
José: Why? What difference does it make, Sonny?
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: Listen to me, asshole! I do not want that motherfucker near me! You wanna see your dope? You send Isabella. Or it travels.

Jim: It looks great. Thank you.
- Lydia: Oh, my goodness.
- Shall we say grace?
- Lord, we thank you for your many blessings.
- For this food, good fellowship, and the year ahead.
- Amen amen and cheers. Cheers.

Scotty: Don't shoot! Take what you want!
Earl: I'm not getting killed for no $6.25 an hour.
Morales: We've been attacked.
Scotty: Terrorists hit Gunnison?
[to Earl]
Scotty: Told you they would one day.
Morales: What are you guys, stoned?

Detective: Don't you look especially pretty this morning. Thanks for showing up.
Detective: I've always been a firm believer in beauty sleep.
Detective: [sniffs his spiked coffee then pours it out] Pro tip. Wait until you're dead before you embalm yourself.

Detective: This isn't where the story ends.
Detective: [on Diego Garcia's habit of harsh example making] Chris North didn't even rob Diego Garcia... he just considered it

José: Who you run loads for? Cause other than Nicholas, who the fuck knows you?
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: My mommy and daddy know me...

Dallas: Eddie, people are dying. We need guns.
Morales: The National Guard'll be here soon.
Dallas: Not soon enough.

José: I'm a disco guy.

Detective: How come the feds care about a squirrelly soccer mom?
FBI: Didn't she smack you in the head five years ago?
Detective: Smacking dumbasses ain't a federal offense.

Ronnie: Oh, she's a mess. You gotta be careful. She goes to a lot of therapy.
Pat: I go to a lot of therapy, Ronnie. What are you trying to say?
Ronnie: I'm just saying.