Quotes from In Cold Blood (1967)

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Robert Blake
Perry: I despise people who can't control themselves.
- Robert Blake (as Perry) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Robert Blake
Perry: It doesn't make sense. I mean what happened. It had nothing to do with the Clutters. They never hurt me. They just happened to be there. I thought Mr. Clutter was a very nice gentleman... I thought so right up to the time I cut his throat.
- Robert Blake (as Perry) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Scott Wilson
Perry: It's true! Really true! We're on our way and never coming back. Never! And no regrets.
Dick: For you. You're leaving nothing. What about my old man... and my mother? They'll still be there when my checks start bouncing.
Perry: It's nice the way you think about your folks.
Dick: Yeah! I'm a real thoughtful bastard.
- Scott Wilson (as Dick) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Scott Wilson
Perry: That was stupid - stealin' a lousy pack of razor blades! To prove what?
Dick: It's the national pastime, baby, stealin' and cheatin'. If they ever count every cheatin' wife and tax chiseler, the whole country would be behind prison walls.
- Scott Wilson (as Dick) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Robert Blake
Perry: When you hit the end of the rope... your muscles lose control. I'm afraid I'll mess myself.
Prison Guard: It's nothing to be ashamed of. They all do it.
- Robert Blake (as Perry) in In Cold Blood (1967)

John Forsythe
Reporter: I see, the hangman's ready. What's his name?
Alvin Dewey: We the People.
- John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood (1967)

John Forsythe
Reporter: They say Nancy's boyfriend is the prime suspect.
Alvin Dewey: Is that what they say?
Reporter: Well, he was the last one to see them alive.
Alvin Dewey: Except for the killers.
- John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Robert Blake
Perry: [his last words] I'd like to apologize, but... who to?
- Robert Blake (as Perry) in In Cold Blood (1967)

Robert Blake
Perry: [quoting his father] Look at me boy! Take a good look! Cause I'm the last living thing you're ever gonna see!
- Robert Blake (as Perry) in In Cold Blood (1967)

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