A Thief of Time (2003 TV Movie)

Wes Studi: Joe Leaphorn

Quotes 

• Jim Chee : That Davis woman was coming on to you strong.

  Joe Leaphorn : Means she's got something to hide.

• Joe Leaphorn : You have any pots hidden in here?

  Maxie Davis : Police assault of the wardrobe!

  [referring to her closet] 

• Emma Leaphorn : At least I'm willing to fight. I don't need you to cure me, Joe. I can cure myself, I just want you to stay close. Are you listening to me?

  Joe Leaphorn : How hard is it to make this stuff?

  Emma Leaphorn : Okay, Joe, okay. I give up. We'll change the subject: sauerbraten. How hard is it to make? Pretty hard, it took me all afternoon, so eat it!

  Joe Leaphorn : This suspect of mine, she left a pot of it on her stove. You wouldn't make this dish if you were planning on murdering someone and taking off?

  Emma Leaphorn : No, I wouldn't.

  Joe Leaphorn : Sauerbraten.

  Emma Leaphorn : What about it?

  Joe Leaphorn : You always do it.

  Emma Leaphorn : I never made it before in my life.

  Joe Leaphorn : Something stares me in the face, drives me crazy, I can't figure it out, and you make me see it. My suspect is out there somewhere all alone, waiting for someone to find her.

• Emma Leaphorn : You know, by the time I finish my treatments, all my hair's going to fall out. I'm gonna be cue ball. What do you want with a cue ball?

  Joe Leaphorn : I always liked pool.

• Joe Leaphorn : You watching that hokey cooking show again?

  Emma Leaphorn : It relaxes me.

  Joe Leaphorn : I think you got something going for that guy. You'd tell me if I got something to worry about anything, right?

• Joe Leaphorn : Have you heard anything from Dr. Friedman Bernal?

  Randall Elliot : No, and frankly I'm getting a little nervous about it.

  Maxie Davis : Oh Randy, don't be such a chauvinist pig. Ellie'd out-survive you in the desert any week of the year.

• Joe Leaphorn : You'll catch a cold up there.

  Emma Leaphorn : Would you stop being such an old woman!

  Joe Leaphorn : What did you say?

  Emma Leaphorn : Quit using me as an excuse to keep moping around.

• Joe Leaphorn : You're a pot dealer, Slick.

  Slick Nakai : I am offended and affronted. I am a clean and sober Christian!

  Joe Leaphorn : I meant dealer in pottery.

• Jim Chee : Look, you're Joe Leaphorn. The legenday Joe Leaphorn.

  Joe Leaphorn : You know you're road kill whenever they start calling you legendary.

• Joe Leaphorn : What'd you say the name of this numero uno suspect is?

  Dispatcher Clem Allison : Dr. Eleanor Friedman Bernal.

  Joe Leaphorn : Sounds like a weather system.

• Jim Chee : You heard about that, huh?

  Joe Leaphorn : Yeah, moccasin telegraph.

• Joe Leaphorn : I know that you're into believing in the old ways. But if you're gonna stay being a cop, you're gonna have to get over it. The death deal.

  [to Chee] 

• Jim Chee : So, you looking forward to getting home to Emma?

  Joe Leaphorn : Some things you ought to be able to figure out yourself.

• Jim Chee : And I wrecked a loaner car chasing those guys.

  Joe Leaphorn : Good-looking, big deal tribal attorney Janet Pete's snazzy convertible?

  Jim Chee : Man, this reservation gossips!

  Joe Leaphorn : Entertainment tonight.