Taxi (1978–1983)
Judd Hirsch: Alex Reiger
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Quotes
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Alex Rieger : Jim, when are you finally going to have some pride and stand up for yourself?
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : August!
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[in the mountains, Jim hits his head]
Alex Rieger : Jim, are you alright?
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Yeah... who are you?
Alex Rieger : I'm Alex. We're friends, we work together.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : What are we, lumberjacks?
Alex Rieger : No, we're cabdrivers.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : I bet we don't do much business up here!
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Louie De Palma : Do you know what the difference is between people like you and people like me, Nardo?
Alex Rieger : Yeah, two million years of evolution.
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Alex Rieger : Why'd you change your name to Ignatowski?
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Try saying it backwards.
Bobby Wheeler : Ix-wah-tangy.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : That's nowhere near Starchild, is it?
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Alex Rieger : I'm not really a cab driver. I'm just waiting for something better to come along. You know, like death.
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"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : You know, you really need to clean up those bathrooms.
Alex Rieger : You just came from the kitchen.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Thank God.
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"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : What did you win that trophy for?
Alex Rieger : For making a fool of myself.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Why doesn't anyone tell me about contests like that?
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Elaine Nardo : Dress is optional... He means how we dress, not if we dress, right?
Alex Rieger : No, I don't think so.
Elaine Nardo : Why?
Alex Rieger : [showing Elaine his invitation] Yours is the only one that says that.
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Alex Rieger : Jim, when I said you were a flake, I meant you'd done some weird things.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Name one.
Alex Rieger : You lived in a condemned building for five years.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : You're confusing flakiness with style!
Alex Rieger : You kept a horse named Gary in your bedroom.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Not everyone has a guest room, Alex.
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Alex Rieger : [to his now-fat ex-wife, at their daughter's wedding] Remember, you haven't lost a daughter - you've gained a ton.
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Alex Rieger : One thing about being a cabbie is that you don't have to worry about being fired from a good job.
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Alex Rieger : It's so quiet up here you can hear yourself think.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : I don't hear anything.
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Latka Gravas : [after his paper marriage, his "wife" runs off] No honeymoon?
Alex Rieger : No, Latka.
Latka Gravas : America's a tough town.
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Alex Rieger : I'm going to die as I've lived, wearing a green shirt, a catcher's mask, and dancing the can can.
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Alex Rieger : We're arguing because we care too much, and we're breaking up because we don't care enough.