Better Call Saul (TV Series)

Pimento (2015)

Bob Odenkirk: Jimmy McGill

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Quotes 

• Saul Goodman : *You* called him. You called Hamlin. I always turn my phone off before I put it in your mailbox. Two nights ago, it was left on - battery drained. And I was so damn sure that I turned it off, you know, 'cause I always do. It's a habit, right? So, it was nagging me, it was *nagging* me! So, I called the phone company, turns out there was a deleted call at 2AM when I was asleep right there. And you know who's number? Hamlin's. The only person who could have made that call and deleted it is *you*, Chuck. Boy, that phone, huh? That phone must have felt like a blowtorch in your ear! All that electricity, all those radiowaves right up against the side of your head, my god! What was so important that you had to call Howard before our meeting? The only thing I can think of, the only thing that makes sense is you told him not to hire me. It was always you, right? Right back to when I passed the bar and tried to join the firm, *you* didn't want me. Speak up. Tell me why! It's the least you can do for me now! I'm your brother, we're supposed to look out for each other! Why were you working against me, Chuck?

  Chuck McGill : [in a feeble tone]  You're not a real lawyer.

  Saul Goodman : I'm *what*?

  Chuck McGill : [now raising his voice defiantly]  You're not a real lawyer! "University of American Samoa", for Christ's sake? An online course? What a joke! I worked my ass off to get where I am! And you take these shortcuts and you think suddenly you're my peer? You do what I do because you're funny and you can make people laugh? I committed my *life* to this! You don't slide into it like a cheap pair of slippers and then reap all the rewards!

  Saul Goodman : I thought you were proud of me.

  Chuck McGill : I was! When you straightened out and got a job in the mail room, I was *very* proud!

  Saul Goodman : So that's it, then, right? Keep ol' Jimmy down in the mail room, 'cause he's not good enough to be a lawyer.

  Chuck McGill : I know you. I know what you were, what you are. People don't change! You're Slippin' Jimmy! And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine, but Slippin' Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun! The law is *sacred*! If you abuse that power, people get hurt! This is not a game! And you *have* to know that on some level, I know you know I'm right. You know I'm right!

  Saul Goodman : [silent for a moment, and then breathes deeply]  I... I got you a twenty-pound bag of ice and some bacon and some eggs and a couple of those steaks that you like, some fuel canisters, enough for three or four days. After that, you're on your own. I am done.

  [gets up and leaves] 

  Chuck McGill : Jimmy... Jimmy.

  [gets up to go after him, Jimmy's already walking out to his car, Chuck stops at the doorway] 

  Chuck McGill : Jimmy! Jimmy, come back inside! Jimmy! Jimmy!

  [Jimmy takes off, tires screeching; guilt-ridden, Chuck watches him drive away and then silently closes the door] 

• Saul Goodman : You got the nuclear option, launch the doomsday device, game over, if working with me is what you really want!

• [last lines] 

  Jimmy McGill : So that's it then, right? Keep old Jimmy down in the mail room. He's not good enough to be a lawyer.

  Chuck McGill : I know you. I know what you were, what you are. People don't change. You're Slippin' Jimmy. And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine. Slippin' Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun. The law is sacred. If you abuse that power, people get hurt. This is not a game. You have to know... On some level, I know you know I'm right. You know I'm right!

  Jimmy McGill : I, I got you a 20 pound bag of ice. And some bacon, and some eggs, and a couple of those steaks that you like. Some fuel canisters. It's enough for three or four days. After that, you're on your own. I am done...

  Chuck McGill : Jimmy. Jimmy. Jimmy Jimmy, come back inside. Jimmy! Jimmy.

• [first lines] 

  Jimmy McGill : [about nearby electrical transformer]  Don't worry about that, all right? Look down. Look at the grass. Kick off your shoes like this. When was the last time you did that? Feels good, right? Yeah. Grass between your toes. Feels nice. Yeah.

  Chuck McGill : Yeah. Well, I think maybe Maybe it's time we go in. We got a lot of work to do. We need to get ready. *You* need to get ready.

• Chuck McGill : [in a feeble tone]  You're not a real lawyer.

  Saul Goodman : I'm *what*?

  Chuck McGill : [now raising his voice defiantly]  You're not a real lawyer! "University of American Samoa", for Christ's sake? An online course? What a joke! I worked my ass off to get where I am! And you take these shortcuts and you think suddenly you're my peer? You do what I do because you're funny and you can make people laugh? I committed my *life* to this! You don't slide into it like a cheap pair of slippers and then reap all the rewards!

  Saul Goodman : I thought you were proud of me.

  Chuck McGill : I was! When you straightened out and got a job in the mail room, I was *very* proud!

  Saul Goodman : So that's it, then, right? Keep ol' Jimmy down in the mail room, 'cause he's not good enough to be a lawyer.

  Chuck McGill : I know you. I know what you were, what you are. People don't change. You're Slippin' Jimmy! And Slippin' Jimmy I can handle just fine, but Slippin' Jimmy with a law degree is like a chimp with a machine gun! The law is sacred! If you abuse that power, people get hurt! This is not a game. You have to know on some level, I know you know I'm right. You know I'm right!