Primal Fear

Janet Venable: Do you know what I would do if someone did that to me? I would kill him—I wouldn't hesitate. I would stab him 78 times. I would chop off his fingers, slash his throat open, carve numbers in his chest, gouge out his eyes, I swear to God! But that's me. Judge Miriam Shoat: You are making a mockery of my courtroom, and I'm not going to allow it. I suggest you start representing your client and stop representing yourself.

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Martin: On my first day of law school, my professor says two things: First, 'From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you, get a second opinion'". Jack Connerman: [chuckles] And? Martin: "'If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you wanna get fucked, go to court'".

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Martin: Yeah, I'm Martin Vail, from the Public Defender's office. I'm handling the Aaron Stampler case. Cop: Hmm, the Butcher Boy. Martin: Yes, thank you. I forgot his real name.

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Martin: Come on... all you have to do is turn around. Janet: I thought you liked it better like this. That way you don't have to look at the person. Martin: You're mean. Look at me. Come on. Let's go find a bar you can still smoke in. Janet: Thanks for the invite, but I don't like one-night stands all that much. Martin: We saw each other for months. Janet: It was a one-night stand, Marty. It just lasted six months.

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John Shaughnessy: Listen to me, Marty—it's a mistake to stick your thumbs in the eyes of the most powerful people in the city. Martin: I'm not aiming for their eyes. John Shaughnessy: Don't fuck with me, Marty.

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Janet: [arguing before the judge] Next thing you know, he'll be objecting to introducing the murder weapon into evidence! Martin: Well, now that you bring it up...

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