24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2005)

William Devane: Secretary of Defence James Heller

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Quotes 

• James Heller : Oh, spare me your sixth grade Michael Moore logic.

• James Heller : Have you spoken with your brother?

  Audrey Raines : No, I even think he knows I'm coming with you today

  James Heller : It's probably best he doesn't

  Audrey Raines : Alright, I'll stay in the car: even if Richard goes to this protest in Lockheed, it's not the end of the world. It's not a "page one" story

  James Heller : That's not the point, it's an embarrassment to me and to the President

  Audrey Raines : What're you going to say to him?

  James Heller : I have no idea

  Audrey Raines : The thing that gets to me is that he doesn't know the first thing about the politics behind this: his just doing it to rebel against you

  James Heller : When did I become the enemy? What did I do?

  Audrey Raines : Nothing, Richard's acting like a spoiled child, his going to have to grow up someday

• Richard Heller : I'm going, there's nothing you can do to stop me: how many cars do you need to get to places?

  James Heller : I didn't come to argue about the environment

  Richard Heller : I didn't ask you to come at all

  James Heller : I do not want you to attend or speak at that rally at Lockheed this afternoon

  Richard Heller : You don't have any leverage on what I do anymore: you haven't since I stopped taking your money

  James Heller : Can you think of anyone besides yourself? If you do this, it will humiliate the President and it will be dangerous to national security

  Richard Heller : What could be more dangerous than twenty-five hundred missile delivery systems?

  James Heller : The world is a little more complicated than that: we do not live in a utopia. America has enemies

  Richard Heller : Enemies who were our friends a year ago and in another year, it'll change again unless people stop supporting your psychotic need to control the world

  James Heller : [Raises his voice]  psychotic need? We serve our country, we serve the cause of freedom, and what do you do?

  Richard Heller : Why don't you just go back to your little motorcade and drive somewhere people actually buy the lies you're selling?

• Richard Heller : I'm going to speak at that rally this afternoon, and it's not because I hate you: it's because it's something I believe in

  James Heller : Did it ever occur to you that these people are using you? Don't you realize their letting you speak for one reason and one reason only because you are my son?

  Richard Heller : Well, I wish I weren't

  Audrey Raines : [Interrupting them]  what is it?

  Audrey Raines : [Handing him her cell phone]  I'm sorry, it's Jack: it's urgent

  James Heller : [to Richard before leaving to talk privately]  excuse me

  Richard Heller : What could be more important and intimidating?

  Richard Heller : [to Audrey]  I didn't know you were hiding in the car

  Audrey Raines : Why are you doing this to dad? Can't you just back off?

  Richard Heller : I'm not doing anything to him

  Audrey Raines : No, if you go to that protest at Lockheed, it's going to hurt him

  Richard Heller : Whatever it takes to stop what his doing