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Luke Jackson Quotes

Total quotes: 7
“Boss: Sorry, Luke. I'm just doing my job. You gotta appreciate that.

Luke: Nah—calling it your job don't make it right, Boss.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: Just Following Orders, Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
“Yeah, well...sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: Nothing, Cool Hand
“Dragline: Why you got to go and say fifty eggs for? Why not thirty-five or thirty-nine?

Luke: I thought it was a nice round number.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: Egg Eating Contest, Round Number
“Boss Paul: That ditch is Boss Kean's ditch. And I told him that dirt in it's your dirt. What's your dirt doin' in his ditch?

Luke: I don't know, Boss.

Boss Paul: You better get in there and get it out, boy.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: Prison, Chain Gang, Claustrophobia
“Oh come on. Stop beatin' it. Get out there yourself. Stop feedin' off me. Get out of here. I can't breathe. Give me some air.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: I Can't Breathe, Claustrophobia
“[Alone in a church, talking to God, as police lights begin flashing] Is that your answer, old man? Well, I guess you're a hard case, too.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: prayer, Old Man, atheism
“Captain: You gonna get used to wearin' them chains after a while, Luke. Don't you never stop listenin' to them clinking. 'Cause they gonna remind you of what I been saying. For your own good.

Luke: Wish you'd stop being so good to me, Captain.”
— Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
Tagged: Prison, Mental Torture
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