- John Ryder: Gas stations have cigarettes.
- Jim Halsey: What about gas?
- John Ryder: I don't need gas.
- Jim Halsey: What do you want?
- [John starts laughing]
- Jim Halsey: What's so funny?
- John Ryder: That's what the other guy said.
- Jim Halsey: What other guy?
- John Ryder: That guy back there, the one we just passed. The guy who picked me up before you did.
- Jim Halsey: That was him in there?
- John Ryder: Sure it was. He couldn't have walked very far.
- Jim Halsey: Why's that?
- John Ryder: Because I cut off his legs... and his arms... and his head... and I'm going to do the same to you.
- John Ryder: You wanna know what happens to an eyeball when it gets punctured? Do you got any idea how much blood jets out of a guy's neck when his throat's been slit?
- Interrogation Sergeant: What's your name? Come on. What's your name? Do you have a name? Do you have a police record? Where are you from?
- John Ryder: Disneyland.
- [John wants Jim to say, "I want to die"]
- Jim Halsey: I don't know if I can say that.
- John Ryder: Sure you can. Repeat after me. I...
- Jim Halsey: I...
- John Ryder: Want... want...
- Jim Halsey: Want...
- John Ryder: To...
- Jim Halsey: To...
- John Ryder: Die... Die.
- Jim Halsey: I don't want to die!
- Jim Halsey: Look, I think you better get out now.
- [Silence]
- Jim Halsey: . The ride is over.
- [Silence]
- Jim Halsey: . Goodbye.
- John Ryder: I'm going to sit here. And you're going to drive.
- [Donner photographs Jim Halsey]
- Trooper Donner: Well, these are real good. Your mama's gonna like those.
- Nash: Actually we're all from Mars around here, we keep our spaceship out back. So... what planet are you from?
- Nash: Why didn't he kill us?
- Jim Halsey: Let's go...
- Nash: WHY DIDN'T HE KILL US?
- [pause]
- Jim Halsey: Let's go.
- Trooper Hancock: You just threw your life down the toilet, girl.
- Nash: When the truth comes down, I'll be just fine.
- Trooper Hancock: [talking about Jim] Don't you know who he is?
- Nash: You got the wrong man, Lyle.
- Trooper Hancock: Like hell we do!
- Proprietor: Well, what happened to you?
- Jim Halsey: Nothing.
- Proprietor: Nothing?
- Jim Halsey: Nothing happened.
- Jim Halsey: [trying to get policemen to help untie Nash from between two large trucks] Why don't you do something?... FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
- Captain Esteridge: [Alone with Jim in police car] There is something strange going on between the two of you. I don't know what it is. I don't want to know.
- Nash: Why didn't he kill us?
- Jim Halsey: Let's go.
- Nash: [yelling] Why didn't he kill us?
- Jim Halsey: Let's go.
- Captain Esteridge: You're gonna get yourself killed. And if you don't, you're gonna be in a whole lotta trouble.
- Jim Halsey: I'm sorry, sir. It's something I gotta do.
- Captain Esteridge: No, you don't know what you're doin'.
- Jim Halsey: Yeah, I do.
- [Jim watches John Ryder being interrogated]
- Jim Halsey: [whispering] John Ryder.
- Captain Esteridge: What'd you say?
- Jim Halsey: His name is John Ryder.
- Trooper Hancock: You spit on my wrist.
- Jim Halsey: What?
- Trooper Hancock: I said you spit on my wrist. Wipe it off.