Sling Blade

"Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade. It's kindly a long wood handle, kinda like an axe handle, with a long blade on it shaped kindly like a bananer. Mmm hmm. Sharp on one edge, and dull on the other 'un. Mmm hmm. It's what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and what not, y'know."

"I guess I am going to have to get used to lookin at perty people, and perty people going to have to get used to lookin at me."

"[to Vaughn] I don't reckon you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy. You been real square-dealin' with me. The Bible says two men ought not lay together. But I don't reckon the Good Lord would send anybody like you to Hades. That Frank, he lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in. You take good care of that boy."

"I like them French fried potaters."

"There were these two fellars standin' on a bridge, a-goin' to the bathroom. One fellar said, "The water's cold" and the other fellar said, "The water's deep". I believe one fella come from Arkansas. Get it?"

"I don't think anything bad ought to happen to children. I think the bad stuff should be saved up for the people who's grown up. That's the way I see it."

"[on the phone] Yes, ma'am. I I need the police over at the Wheatley house, mmm. I've killed Doyle Hargraves with a lawnmower blade. Yes, ma'am, I'm right sure of it. I hit him two good whacks in the head with it. That second one just plum near cut his head in two... It's a lil' ol' white house on the corner of Vine Street and some other street. There's a pick-up truck out front that says "Doyle Hargraves Construction" on it. Doyle said besides sending the police, you might wanna send an ambulance or a "hearst". I'll be sitting here, waiting on ye."

"[to Charles Bushman, final words of the film] Don't you say another word to me. I ain't listenin' to you no more."

"Not that you two afflicted sumbitches know anything about this, but you're sitting in a crew cab dualie pickup. In some circles, this is considered a piece of automotive art."

"You believe in the bible do ya Karl?… Well I can't understand none of it. This one begat this one. This one begat that one, begat, begat. Lo and behold someone says some shit or another. Just how retarded are you?"

"If you all don't shut up I'm about to go out of my mind. Ol' Karl over here is about to bust a spring. He's already off balance."

"A simple man. A difficult choice."

"Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place."

"Billy Bob Thornton - Karl Childers"

"Dwight Yoakam - Doyle Hargraves"

"J. T. Walsh - Charles Bushman"

"John Ritter - Vaughan Cunningham"

"Lucas Black - Frank Wheatley"

"Natalie Canerday - Linda Wheatley"

"James Hampton - Jerry Woolridge"

"Robert Duvall - Frank Childers, Karl's father"

"Jim Jarmusch - Deke, the Frostee Cream employee"