10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
John Goodman: Howard
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Quotes
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Howard : Crazy is building your ark after the flood has already come.
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Howard : [the three friends are playing charades in the shelter] I'm always watching.
Emmett : Uh, God...?
Howard : [solemnly] I know what you're doing. I see everything.
Emmett : [faltering] Wha... uh, uh...
Howard : I see you when you're sleeping! I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
Emmett : ...Um...
[Emmet and Michelle stare at each other nervously]
Howard : [seemingly going into a fit] I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO! I SEE EVERYTHING YOU DO! I'M ALWAYS WATCHING!
Emmett : Uh, Howard...?
Michelle : [blurting out] Santa Claus!
Howard : [suddenly calm and cheerful] ... Yeah, Michelle! Except it was Emmet's turn, not yours. I'm claiming five points.
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Howard : People are strange creatures. You can't always convince them that safety is in their best interest.
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Howard : I know that this isn't the life that you prefer, and that it's been hard for you to come down here... but I really want us to be a happy family, you and me. The mess is all taken care of... so, I'll go get dinner started.
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Howard : I saved your life, you know! I couldn't just leave you there.
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Howard : One chance to answer with some dignity or I swear you're going into this barrel while you're still alive to feel the pain!
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Howard : I'm sorry, but no one's looking for you.
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Howard : [angrily] You think I don't know what's goin' on around here?
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Howard : [talking about his 50-gallon drum of bubbling chemical acid] It's used as rocket fuel on the launch pads in Seattle... HIGHLY corrosive.
[Emmet and Michelle exchange horrified glances, knowing what Howard intends to do with the acid]
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Howard : NO! NO! No, no! No! Don't open that door! You're going to get all of us killed!
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Howard : My goal in life was to be prepared - and I WAS.
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Howard : [Yelling at Michelle] You need to eat, you need to sleep, and you need to start showing me a little more appreciation around here!
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Howard : [voice distorted with pain] You can't run from them! STAY WITH ME!
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Howard : I have a collection of films on DVD and VHS cassette... make sure you put 'em back when you're done with 'em. We're gonna be down here for a very long time.
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Howard : ...I accept your apology.
[Howard suddenly whips out a handgun and shoots Emmet in the head, killing him instantly and spraying blood and gore across the wall. Michelle silently screams, fearful and grief-stricken at the loss of her friend. Howard hugs her and tells her that it was for the best]
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Howard : [Referring to Michelle] You've got a lot of fight in you... I respect that.
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Howard : Everything I wanted to do I did. I focused on being prepared. And I was. And here we are.
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Howard : You gonna walk out on ME? After I've saved you and kept you safe, this is how you repay me?
[Michelle screams and tips over the corrosive acid onto Howard. He moans in agony as his face melts off right down to the bone on one side, and Michelle runs]
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Howard : He knocked over a shelf with a whole week's worth of food!... But he's sorry, aren't you?
Emmett : [nonchalant] ... Totally.
Howard : [Realizing that Michelle has noticed Emmet's injuries] That's what happens when you don't behave. Now I'm gonna tell you the same thing that I told him - you need to eat, you need to sleep and you need to start showing me a little more appreciation around here!