In the Name of the Father (film) Quotes

In the Name of the Father (film) is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . In the Name of the Father completed its run in 1970.

It features Jim Sheridan as producer, Trevor Jones (composer) in charge of musical score, and Peter Biziou as head of cinematography.

In the Name of the Father (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom, and Ireland. Each episode of In the Name of the Father (film) is 133 minutes long. In the Name of the Father (film) is distributed by Universal Pictures.

The cast includes: Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon, Don Baker as Joe McAndrew, Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon, and Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce.

In the Name of the Father (film) Quotes

Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon

• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Was I always bad, was I?"
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "Not always."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "I don't deserve to spend the rest of my life in here do I?"
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "All they done was block out the light."
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "They can't block out the light in here."

• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "That was a good day's work, McAndrew. A good day's work."
• (Don Baker) "Get away from me."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "You're not looking me in the eye when you're speaking to me. You see, I know how to look at people without blinking as well. In all my god-forsaken life I have never known what it was like to want to kill somebody until now. You're a brave man, Joe. A brave man."

• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this government still says he's guilty. I want to tell them that until my father is proved innocent, until all the people involved in this case are proved innocent, until the guilty ones are brought to justice, I will fight on. In the name of my father and of the truth."

Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce

• (Emma Thompson) "It's not the stairs that are killing your father Jerry."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Ay, what is it then?"
• (Emma Thompson) "It's your lack of faith."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Lack of faith? Faith in what?"
• (Emma Thompson) "In yourself."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "I have faith in myself. Gerry Conlon. Lifer. 30 years sentence and I know how to survive it. No problem."
• (Emma Thompson) "At what price?"
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "I'll pay the full price. Don't you worry about it."

• (Emma Thompson) "It's not the stairs that are killing your father."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Aye, what is it then?"
• (Emma Thompson) "It's your lack of faith."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Lack of faith? Faith in what?"
• (Emma Thompson) "In yourself."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "No. I have faith in myself. Gerry Conlon. Lifer. 30-year sentence. And I know how to survive it, no problem."
• (Emma Thompson) "At what price?"
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "I'll pay the f***in' price, don't you worry about it."
• (Emma Thompson) "The price for what?"
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Aye. You're very good at the English, aren't you? You see, I don't understand your language. "Justice." "Mercy." "Clemency." I literally don't understand what those words mean. I'd like to put in an application to get all my teeth extracted. That way I could put my fist in my mouth and never speak another word of f***in' English so long as I live. Do you see what I'm saying -- Mrs. Peirce is it?"
• (Emma Thompson) "Are you trying to impress me?"

Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon

• (Pete Postlethwaite) "I'm going to die."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Don't be saying that."
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "I'm scared."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "There's no reason to be scared. You have nothing to be scared about."
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "Don't you be comforting me when I can see the truth staring me in the face. I'm scared I'm gonna die here."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "You're not dying alright?"
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "Can I not say a thing without you contradicting me? I'm scared to leave your mother behind."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Look, you are not going to die alright? If you do, sure I can look after Ma alright."
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "You think I'd leave Sara in your care?"
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "What do you mean?"
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "You haven't the maturity to take care of yourself, let alone your mother."

• (Pete Postlethwaite) "I want you have some respect."
• (Daniel Day-Lewis) "Respect for who?"
• (Pete Postlethwaite) "For yourself."

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