Clean Slate (1981)
Jean-Pierre Marielle: Le Péron, L'adjudant Georges Le Péron
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Quotes
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Lucien Cordier : Do you know the question no one can answer? The big question?
George Le Peron : Go ahead.
Lucien Cordier : When you scratch your balls, is it 'cause they itch, or 'cause it feels good?
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Lucien Cordier : I'm not a policeman, George. I'm Jesus Christ in person, sent here with a load of crosses, each bigger than the next.
George Le Peron : I see.
Lucien Cordier : I try to save the innocent but there aren't any. All crimes are collective. We contribute to each other's crimes. We all shot your brother. And maybe I did a bit more than my share.
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[Le Peron and Leonelli are shooting at corpses floating in the river]
Lucien Cordier : What are you hunting?
Leonelli : Nothing, jerk. We're shooting stiffs.
Le Peron : Doesn't bother them and it's fun for us. When dysentery's cured, we'll find a new sport.
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Le Peron : You can always be bribed.
Lucien Cordier : I've got no choice. First, I'm underpaid; second, my wife takes all my money; and third, fining you is practically a civic duty.
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Lucien Cordier : Didn't your regiment squash the peanut pickers' revolt?
George Le Peron : Sure did.
Lucien Cordier : It sure took guts. All those niggers armed with clubs. And all you had was machine guns.
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Le Peron : You've got nothing to do around here.
Lucien Cordier : Doing nothing is my job. I'm paid for it.
Le Peron : So go do nothing somewhere else.
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Lucien Cordier : Can you excuse a pole for filling a hole? It may squash some rabbits, but is it the pole's fault if it fits that hole?
George Le Peron : But a pole is an inanimate object.
Lucien Cordier : Aren't we all more or less inanimate?
George Le Peron : What do you mean?
Lucien Cordier : Who knows!
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Le Peron : The brothel's throwing a party for the new colonel. Got any prisoners who can wait on table?
Lucien Cordier : You know I never arrest anyone unless I have to. I have enough troubles of my own.
Leonelli : What good is an empty prison?
