Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series)
La Famiglia (1998)
Richard Belzer: Detective John Munch
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Quotes
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Det. Tim Bayliss : I died, y'know, after I got shot. It's...
Det. John Munch : You mean you had a near death experience?
Det. Tim Bayliss : Oh, no, not near death. I, uh, actually died.
Det. John Munch : You mean you were going towards a bright light and all your ancestors were waving "howdy"?
Det. Tim Bayliss : No... It was more like I, uh... more like I could feel all the... I don't know, the different... parts of me, the... elements that make up my physical presence - water, air, earth - I could feel them... breaking apart, dissipating... Yeah, becoming one with, um... The greatest force of energy in the universe.
Det. John Munch : Tim, this zen detective thing is starting to really rub my rectum the wrong way.
Det. Tim Bayliss : Oh. I don't expect you to understand unless you understand, John.
Det. John Munch : See, that's exactly what I'm talking about.
Det. Tim Bayliss : What?
Det. John Munch : It's like being partner with a fortune cookie.
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Det. John Munch : [to Bayliss] You don't want to partner with me. I'm bad luck. I'm a curse: Bolander, Russert, Kellerman. I'm like a black hole. You partner with me before you hand your badge in.
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Det. Tim Bayliss : So... what, G's father was Italian and his mother was black?
Det. John Munch : Yeah.
Det. Tim Bayliss : Must've been tough.
Det. John Munch : What?
Det. Tim Bayliss : Y'know, growing up half-breed, being accepted, figuring out what your loyalties are.
Det. John Munch : G's loyalties are to the Baltimore PD.
Det. Tim Bayliss : No, I mean before that, John. He wasn't always a cop.
Det. John Munch : You sure about that?
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Det. Tim Bayliss : Interviewing G's relatives, you get to find out a lot more than you knew before. For instance, did you know that G, when he was seven years old, could speak two languages?
Det. John Munch : No. Did you know he was prom king?
Det. Tim Bayliss : No. Did you know that his son and he haven't talked since G's wife died?
Det. John Munch : Yes... which should make the next few moments incredibly interesting.
Det. Tim Bayliss : Why's that?
Det. John Munch : Here comes the son.
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Det. John Munch : [at the end of canceling a date with Lewis] Let's keep our relationship professional?
Det. Meldrick Lewis : [pretending to be distracted from reading his newspaper] Strictly professional.
[Sheppard leaves; Lewis tosses the newspaper in the air and crosses the room to Munch, incredulous]
Det. Meldrick Lewis : You hear that? Huh? Did you hear that?
Det. John Munch : You ever considered dating a prostitute?
Det. Meldrick Lewis : No. Why?
Det. John Munch : Well, a prostitute is a professional, right? That way, you can keep the relationship professional and still get laid.