Luck Quotes
Ace: Riding an apprentice jock would double the odds. In case someone wanted to bet.
Escalante: You want to bet senor? That what you trying to find out? If I run him can you bet?
Ace: No.
Escalante: Then why you standing here breaking my balls?
Ace: To find out whether you're a gambler or a trainer.
Escalante: Who told you if you're one they throw you out for being the other?
Marcus: I think I'm queer for you.
Jerry: Well, that's so nuts because I was thinking the same thing about you.
Marcus: That's very funny.
Jerry: Why would you think you're queer for me, Marcus?
Marcus: 'Cause I worry about you all the time. 'Oh, Jerry this and that.'
Jerry: This and that?
Marcus: Yeah, 'is something's gonna happen to Jerry' or so forth. You know, that 3 year old ran so great the other day, that old man's horse, and I'm so happy watching. And then the next thought, 'Oh, I'm worried with Jerry. He's got his neck under some wink's shoe'.
The jock says he won with a double handful. This horse is a running motherf**ker.
Escalante
Jo: He's standing quiet.
Escalante: The horse?
Jo: The horse.
Escalante: Yeah. Good.
Mike: How's your grandson, Ace?
Ace: He's all right.
Mike: Hope he appreciates what you did for him.
Ace: Don't talk about him anymore.
Mike: Understood. Glad he's well.
Ace: You better f**kin pray he stays that way.
Mike: How would you feel if I called you Chester?
Ace: Go ahead.
Mike: Too tawdry to pretend we can get back to that. I'll call you Ace now, like everyone else.
Claire: I'd like you to look at the budget information and the accompanying note.
Ace: Oh, a note. What's the gist of the note?
Claire: I'd rather you read it.
Ace: Then you're a serious, responsible person. It's a big hold back for honest people. Very tough for 'em to take a yes.
Claire: Socializing prisoners by housing and caring for horses that would otherwise be slaughtered is well, I'm sure you can imagine how a program like this could change convict's lives.
Ace: Also better uses some people might say the money could go to. Time's being what they are, the system being broke.
Claire: I wouldn't call the system broke so much as broken.
Ace: Right. I guess you could say either word.
Nathan: What am I gonna be doing to earn my keep?
Ace: What do you think you'll be good at?
Nathan: Answers a question with a question.
Ace: You're gonna meet somebody.
This is your son. I hope to God you can see him. Or hear me. Anyways, he's your son. God, I hope you know that because I can barely stand to look at him day after day because he reminds me so much of you and it breaks my heart 'cause he runs like you, he moves like you, he's got such a big heart just like you had. I don't think I could lose two of you. I couldn't bear it.
Walter [praying to Delphi]
Renzo: I'll be okay pooling my share. You know. Split up again.
Marcus: What are you, a communist?
Renzo: Absolutely not.
Lonnie: I'm the farthest thing from it.
Marcus: So whatever the f**k is wrong with Jerry you don't make him whole by giving him money. Whoever made him didn't make him whole. That's the way he is, and we better f**kin' recognize that or else we're a**holes.
Ace: Yeah, well, don't look at me like I've got intentions that I haven't had for some time.
Gus: How do you know I'm looking at you?
Ace: I can tell.
Gus: Well, for however I'm looking I apologize.
Ace: Sexual attraction and so forth, that ship sailed some time ago and left port. If I can help the woman that's what I want to do.
Gus: She seems like a very nice woman.
Ace: I've been confused about my behavior for some time now, I can tell you that.
