Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)

Ragtag (2014)

Bill Paxton: John Garrett

Quotes 

• Teenage Ward : Give me one reason not to blow your head off.

  John Garrett : I brought tacos.

• Leo Fitz : I'm glad that I did it. You hear me? You lose, we win.

  John Garrett : You're dead.

  Leo Fitz : Well, no worse than you.

• Teenage Ward : Why should I trust you?

  John Garrett : You shouldn't. Don't trust anybody, ever, especially me.

• John Garrett : [about Raina]  Something about that woman unnerves me.

  Grant Ward : It's those eyes.

  John Garrett : No, it's what's behind those eyes.

• John Garrett : The quartermaster at your military school's an old buddy of mine. He told me about a pissed-off young cadet with off-the-chart eye-hand coordination who went awol, stole a car, drove over a thousand miles home only to try and burn the place down. I must say, I find a young man like that intriguing. I'm curious. Did you know your brother was in the house when you set it on fire?

  Teenage Ward : No, sir, I did not.

  John Garrett : I was a pyro as a kid, too. Ended up making a pretty good living at it. I'm here to make you a one-time offer, so listen up. Your family's lawyer's gonna be here in about 20 minutes. Not only are your folks pressing charges against you for arson and attempted murder, but your older brother's petitioning the court to have you tried as an adult. Now, you can spend the next few years locked up in a cage, blaming mommy and daddy and mean older brother for your problems, Or you can let me get you out of here and teach you how to be a man.

• John Garrett : There it is - The face of our future. Mr. Quinn's the poster boy for our new enterprise.

  Grant Ward : Not sure how that's supposed to work. He's also an international fugitive, accused of a laundry list of crimes.

  Ian Quinn : Accused by S.H.I.E.L.D., of whom I've been a vocal critic for years. Now S.H.I.E.L.D.'s gone down in flames while I rise from the ashes, all charges dismissed and my sterling reputation restored.

  John Garrett : I knew there was a reason I didn't rip out that silver tongue of yours.

• John Garrett : You remember when we first met? I told you I worked for a secret organization? Well, it's more like I work for a secret organization inside another secret organization. You ever heard of Hydra?

• Grant Ward : I could have crossed off that drug Lord without getting my picture taken. Single shot, half a mile away.

  John Garrett : You're missing the point. I didn't want to just cross him off. I wanted to make a spectacle. People are killed by guns every day in Bogota. But how often does a monster punch a drug Lord's head clean off? Hell, that's international news.

  John Garrett : [to Deathlok]  Spectacular thing you did back there, Mikey. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you're starting to enjoy your job. You get the impression he's enjoying his job.

  Grant Ward : Somebody does.

  John Garrett : Well, I'd like to think we all enjoy our work. And why not? These are exciting times full of rewards.