Popular Southland Quotes
It seems like it changes nothing... but every once and awhile, you get to take a bad guy off the streets for good. And that, my friend, is God's work.
John Cooper
This is a front row seat to the greatest show on earth.
John Cooper
You're a cop because you don't know how not to be one. If you feel that way, you're a cop. If you don't, you're not. You decide.
John Cooper
You're watching way too much TV, dude.
Cooper
I doubt that Ritchie Rich. You've got 90210 written all over your face.
Cooper
Ben Sherman: You know who my father is, right?
John Cooper: Scum bag defense lawyer Ben Sherman.
My father represented this drug dealer, guy's brother went to jail. Dealer was pissed, thought it was my dad's fault. Had some people go over to visit our house. Only problem was, my dad had already walked out and left us. They were pretty pissed off. I was ten. After that, this kid I was in school with, his dad thought I should learn to defend myself. So, he took me and his son to the gun club every Saturday. Taught us both to shoot.
Ben Sherman
John Cooper: What the hell are you doing? People become cops for two reasons, alright. They need the paycheck or they like to carry a big gun and tell people what to do. Now you, you surely don't need the money. I don't think you're a freak. So what the hell are you doing here?
Ben Sherman: I'm a cop, same as you're a cop.
Dr. Campbell: So, you're ten years old, your father walks out on you, drug dealers beat up your mom and, it's fine?
Ben Sherman: And now I'm a cop, thank you Dr. Freud.
Det. Sammy Bryant: Everything all right?
Det. Nate Moretta: Yeah, man, yeah. It's just my sister. She keeps driving my parents crazy. They never know where she's going or who she's going with.
Det. Sammy Bryant: It's what teenagers do, remember?
I took my boys out to lunch the other day, right, and, uh... Petey starts horsing around, juggling meatballs up in the air. My little guy hates to be upstaged by his brother so he takes his peas and starts shoving them up his nose. (laughs) So now it's official. The Moretta boys are banned from Denny's for life.
Det. Nate Moretta
Taking a life is a big deal to me.
Ben Sherman
