The Last Castle Quotes

The Last Castle is a television show that appeared on TV in 1970 . The Last Castle ended in 1970.

It features Robert Lawrence (producer) as producer, Jerry Goldsmith; Tom Waits in charge of musical score, and Shelly Johnson (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

The Last Castle is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Last Castle is 132 minutes long. The Last Castle is distributed by DreamWorks.

The cast includes: Robert Redford as Irwin, James Gandolfini as Winter, Mark Ruffalo as Yates, Steve Burton as Capt. Peretz, Michael Irby as Enriquez, and Paul Calderón as Dellwo.

The Last Castle Quotes

Robert Redford as Irwin

• (Robert Redford) "We can no long wear the uniform of the soldier. We forfeited that right and that includes me. I disobeyed an executive order, I violated my duty as a commanding officer. And eight men paid a catastrophic price. It's a mistake not easy to live with. So here I am just like you, a convicted criminal. Only difference between you and me is, I know I'm guilty."
• (Robert Redford) "So we're packed away here as prisoners. And one thing is certain, our captor have the power. They can humiliate us, they can beat us, they can lock us away in a dark hole for days on end. But there's one thing they cannot do. They cannot take away from us, who we are. And we are soldiers. And it is the one thing, the ONE thing that gives us a chance in here. And that nobody can take away."

• (Robert Redford) "Any man with a collection like this is a man who's never set foot on a battlefield. To him a minié ball from Shiloh is just an artifact. But to a combat vet, it's a hunk of metal that caused some poor bastard a world of pain."

• (Cpl. Ramon Aguilar) "That was a salute."
• (Robert Redford) "A sa -- Oh, no."
• (Robert Redford) "I don't think so. You know where saluting comes from?"
• (Cpl. Ramon Aguilar) "No, sir."
• (Robert Redford) "It comes from medieval times. Two knights would approach each other on horseback. They would raise their visors and show their faces. It's like they're saying, "This is who I am. I'm not the enemy and I'm not afraid." A salute's about respect, son. Respect for yourself, the service and the flag."

• (Robert Redford) "I guess that rules out the hand-job."

• (Robert Redford) "Well, I thought your father was a good man. How's he doing?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "He's dead."
• (Robert Redford) "Oh. Sorry to hear that. What happened?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "He came home."

• (Robert Redford) "I'm not fighting anyone or anything, anymore."

• (Robert Redford) "Take a look at a castle. Any castle. Now break down the key elements that make it a castle. They haven't changed in a thousand years. 1: Location. A site on high ground that commands the territory as far as the eye can see. 2: Protection. Big walls, walls strong enough to withstand a frontal attack. 3: A garrison. Men who are trained and willing to kill. 4: A flag. You tell your men you are soldiers and that's your flag. You tell them nobody takes our flag. And you raise that flag so it flies high where everyone can see it. Now you've got yourself a castle. The only difference between this castle and all the rest is that they were built to keep people out. This castle is built to keep people in."

• (Robert Redford) "Very good. You have check-mate in five moves."
• (Michael Irby) "Looks that way, sir."
• (Michael Irby) "Why are you moving if I have check-mate in five moves?"
• (Robert Redford) "'cause I have check-mate in three."
• (Michael Irby) "Shall we, er, call it a draw?"

James Gandolfini as Winter

• (James Gandolfini) "See, I too share the burden of command. You may not think that I've ever set foot on a battlefield, but that's because you've never sat behind this desk. This desk. My men and I are vastly outnumbered. We spend every day behind enemy lines because, make no mistake about it, Mr. Irwin, they are the enemy. But then, I don't have to justify myself to YOU, do I, Mr. Irwin?"
• (Robert Redford) "I don't know. Do you?"

• (Gen. Wheeler) "You know, I've been hearing some pretty disturbing things about what goes on in here, and now I'm hearing them from a man I trust and who's opinions I respect."
• (James Gandolfini) "May I speak freely, sir?"
• (Gen. Wheeler) "Granted."
• (James Gandolfini) "With all due respect, sir, I don't know what you've been 'hearing'. But until you've spent some time in the yard with those animals you have no idea what happens in here."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "Point taken, Colonel. Nevertheless, if I hear of anyone else dying under your command, you are THROUGH here. Do YOU understand ME?"
• (James Gandolfini) "Yes, sir."

• (James Gandolfini) ", Do you see how easy it is to manipulate men?"

• (James Gandolfini) "Give me back my flag."
• (Robert Redford) "It's not your flag."

• (James Gandolfini) "Bring him to my office."
• (Steve Burton) "Who's that?"
• (James Gandolfini) "The Prince of Venezuela. Who do you think I mean?"
• (Steve Burton) "General Irwin."
• (James Gandolfini) "Mr Irwin."

• (James Gandolfini) "What do you expect from your time at The Castle?"
• (Robert Redford) "Nothing. I just want to do my time, and go home."
• (James Gandolfini) "That is the perfect answer."

• (Gen. Wheeler) "I don't think you really want to make general, do you Colonel? I mean, you'd have to give up all of these perks."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "Sorry, go on."
• (James Gandolfini) "Yesterday Mr. Irwin told me he required my resignation. Frankly I think he's started to lose the plot."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "You saying he's delusional?"
• (James Gandolfini) "I'm saying he needs professional psychiatric help. He's sick and becoming pathetic."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "Uh, you might want to be a little careful with your word choice. That sick, pathetic man put this star on my shoulder."
• (James Gandolfini) "Yes, sir. I know. I also know that you sat in on his court martial."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "And DON'T talk about things that are above your pay-grade. Hmm?"
• (James Gandolfini) "Yes, sir."

• (James Gandolfini) "Tell me, Mr. Yates, how does a man like you get into West Point?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "My father was a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, sir."
• (James Gandolfini) "Oh, right. Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree."

• (Gen. Wheeler) "You thought he was going to try to take me hostage?"
• (James Gandolfini) "Yes, sir, it was a precautionary move."
• (Gen. Wheeler) "What the hell kind of grab-ass unit are you running here, Colonel?"

Mark Ruffalo as Yates

• (Mark Ruffalo) "I thought there was one thing that you should know, when they take the castle the are going to hang the flag upside down."
• (James Gandolfini) "Upside down?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "It's the international sign of distress."
• (James Gandolfini) "Yes I know what it means. Where exactly do the plan to get a flag?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "They already have one -- Yours."
• (James Gandolfini) "My Flag? --"
• (James Gandolfini) "Peretz who was in here yesterday?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "I took it you murdering f***."
• (James Gandolfini) "I thought you were smarter than that."
• (Mark Ruffalo) "Ya I know you did."

• (Mark Ruffalo) "My father was with you in Hanoi."
• (Robert Redford) "What's your name?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "Yates."
• (Robert Redford) "Yates? Sam Yates?"
• (Mark Ruffalo) "That's right."
• (Robert Redford) "Good man."
• (Mark Ruffalo) "Nah, he wasn't."
• (Robert Redford) "After 30 years everyone's a good man. It's the law."

• (Mark Ruffalo) "I've never crashed one before."

Paul Calderón as Dellwo

• (Paul Calderón) "What happened here today happens all the time, sir."
• (Robert Redford) "So let me get this straight. You mean there's violence, in a prison packed with violent criminals?"

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