Quotes

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Robert Graysmith: Does anybody ever call me names? Paul Avery: What, you mean like "retard"? Robert Graysmith: Yeah. Paul Avery: No.

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Dave Toschi: What's that? Sherwood Morrill: Similarities in the lowercase "r"s. Dave Toschi: And that? Sherwood Morrill: It is you waiting in the hall if you speak again. I have to concentrate. Dave Toschi: Sorry. Sherwood Morrill: "Sorry" counts as speaking. Dave Toschi: There are similarities in the lowercase "r"s.

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Robert Graysmith: Does he think that Zodiac's gonna send another code? 'Cause I think Zodiac's gonna send another code. Paul Avery: Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches, Bobby, what are you doing? You're doing that thing. The thing that we discussed, the thing that I don't like, starts with an L. Robert Graysmith: Oh, looming. Paul Avery: Yeah.

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Paul Avery: Okay, this can no longer be ignored. [points at Graysmith's drink, which is blue] What is that you're drinking? Robert Graysmith: It's an Aqua Velva. You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it. Robert Graysmith: But who actually cracked the code?

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Robert Graysmith: Everything in the letter already appears in the article. Paul Avery: Yep. And he's done it before. [pulls out a newspaper article] Officer Richard Raditech, shot sitting in a parked car. Robert Graysmith: Zodiac claimed he shot someone in their car. Paul Avery: Yeah, a couple days after this article came out. Zodiac didn't do it, but he took credit for it anyway, because he's in it for the press. Robert Graysmith: How can someone who's killed thirteen people … Paul Avery: He claims he killed thirteen people, but which ones can we actually confirm? There's three in Vallejo, one in Berryessa, the cabbie, that's it. Paul Avery: Bobby, you almost look disappointed.

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Paul Avery: Hey Bullitt, it's been almost a year. You gonna catch this fuckin' guy or not? Dave Toschi: Go fuck yourself! Paul Avery: Gladly.

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Dave Toschi: Hey, how do we know that this lead is real? Inspector William Armstrong: It's very real. How do I know? Because I saw it on television.

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"Suspect": I'm the Zodiac. Inspector William Armstrong: And how did you kill your victims? "Suspect": With a gun. No … with a hammer.

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Robert Graysmith: Paul? Paul Avery: Yeah. Robert Graysmith: What was that? Paul Avery: Uh, an editorial tête-à-tête. Wanna grab a drink? Robert Graysmith: It's ten in the morning. Paul Avery: Late breakfast? Early lunch, or … Robert Graysmith: Paul. Are you okay? Paul Avery: … No. Thank you for asking.

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Robert Graysmith: I've been thinking. Paul Avery: Yeah? Robert Graysmith: Somebody should write a book. Paul Avery: Somebody should write a fucking book, that's for sure. About what? Robert Graysmith: About Zodiac. I've been thinking, if you put all the information together, maybe you could jog something loose. And then I thought, who better than you? I mean, you know all the players, and you have all of the files. Paul Avery: Yeah, I lost them. Robert Graysmith: You lost them? Paul Avery: Or I tossed them. I don't know, I moved onto a boat.

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Robert Graysmith: Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it isn't true. Dave Toschi: Easy, Dirty Harry.