Jackie Brown' Quotes from One of Quentin Tarantino’s Best Films

"Jackie Brown" is fondly remembered for its character-driven crime drama. With a deliberate pace and trademark sharp dialogue, the film is a departure from Tarantino's usual style. Considered to be Quentin Tarantino's most underrated movie, maybe even his best, the film is a trove of quotes for everyone.

In Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," the outstanding figure is Robert Forster's astute bail bondsman, Max Cherry. Thanks to his portrayal, it earned him the sole Academy Award nomination from the film...and rightly so!

Contrary to Tarantino's signature extravagance, this adaption of Elmore Leonard's 'Rum Punch' leans more toward a nuanced exploration, resembling a sip of 'rum' rather than a powerful 'punch!'

Featuring an ensemble of a stellar cast including seasoned actors like Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, and Michael Keaton, the movie thrives on Tarantino's trademark razor-sharp dialogue, orchestrating the movements of these unique characters throughout the screenplay. Sit back, relax, and enjoy these "Jackie Brown" quotes.

Max Cherry's quote: "Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

Best Quotes from Jackie Brown Herself

"Aw, the milk went bad while I was in jail." — "Jackie Brown"

"Ordell Robbie: Is that what I think it is?

Jackie Brown: What do you think it is?

Ordell Robbie: I think it's a gun…

Jackie Brown: Well, you thought right. Now take your hands off from around my throat..." — "Jackie Brown"

"So I sit down at the table, eat my food, then your girl comes along. You have anybody yet?" — "Jackie Brown"

"If I lose my job I gotta start all over again, but I got nothing to start over with. I'll be stuck with whatever I can get. And that... is scarier than Ordell." — "Jackie Brown"

"The money won't convict him, guns will." — "Jackie Brown"

Max Cherry's quote: "Half a million dollars will always be missed." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

"Jackie Brown: Now sooner or later, they're gonna get around to offering me a plea deal, and you know that. That's why you came here to kill me.

Ordell Robbie: I ain't come here to kill you.

Jackie Brown: No, no, it's OK, it's OK, now. I forgive you." — "Jackie Brown"

"Jackie Brown: I'll send you a postcard.

Max Cherry: Will you?

Jackie Brown: I sure will, partner." — "Jackie Brown"

"If I wasn't so buddy-buddy… none of this would work." — "Jackie Brown"

"That's what you do to go through... you rationalize. I can do it, Max, I know I can. I just can't do it without you." — "Jackie Brown"

Melanie Ralston's quote: "How did you ever rob a bank? When you robbed banks, did you forget where your car was then too? No wonder you went to jail." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

Ordell Robbie Iconic Quotes

"Try not to tear his clothes off, OK? They're new." — Ordell Robbie

"Ordell Robbie: We ain't going nowhere but to Koreatown, man. You ain't gonna be locked in here no more than ten minutes.

Beaumont: I ain't ridin' in no trunk for no minute, man." — "Jackie Brown"

"Somebody with a grudge blew Beaumont's brains out. Oh... that... rhymes! 'Blew Beau-mont's, brains out!"'— Ordell Robbie

"You can't trust Melanie but you can trust Melanie to be Melanie." — Ordell Robbie

"Beaumont: I just ain't getting in no goddamn, dirty... trunk man. I got a problem with small places.

Ordell Robbie: Well I got a problem with spending ten thousand dollars on ungrateful, peanut-head... to get 'em out of jail, but I did it." — "Jackie Brown"

Ordell Robbie's quote" "Jackie can tell me any story that comes into her pretty little head, just so long as at the end of that story she hands me my... money." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

"AK-47. The very best there is... accept no substitutes." — Ordell Robbie, "Jackie Brown"

"Now, the thing is, I ain't never done business with these Koreans before. Now I ain't worried, because, by and large, Asians are very dependable, they don't want no trouble. You might argue with them about price… but you don't need to worry about them shooting you in the back, you know what I'm saying?" — Ordell Robbie

"I got me a rule: never do business with people you ain't never done business with before without backup. And that's why I need you: backup." — Ordell Robbie

"Max Cherry: Jackie wants to give it to you herself, she wants to collect her ten percent. She also wants to explain why she had to hang on to it.

Ordell Robbie: Oh, and I want to hear that..." — "Jackie Brown"

"Jackie can tell me any story that comes into her pretty little head, just so long as at the end of that story she hands me my... money." — Ordell Robbie

"Now that there is the Tec-9, a... spray gun from South Miami. This gun is advertised as the most popular gun in American crime. Do you believe that..? It actually says that in the little book that comes with it: the most popular gun in American crime. Like they're actually proud of that..." — Ordell Robbie

Ordell Robbie's quote: "Try not to tear his clothes off, OK? They're new." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

"Jackie Brown" Quotes from Max Cherry and Other Characters

"Ordell Robbie: How… did he find me?

Max Cherry: That's what Winston does. He finds people who don't want to be found." — "Jackie Brown"

"I'll bet, besides maybe an afro, you look exactly how you did at 29." — Max Cherry

"Jackie Brown: What's the matter, haven't ever borrowed someone's car before?

Max Cherry: Not after they're dead." — "Jackie Brown"

"Max Cherry: Is white guilt supposed to make me forget that I run a business?" — Max Cherry

"Max Cherry: If you've got time, you think you can find out where he's staying?

Winston: Cops can't locate him, huh?

Max Cherry: They don't have your winning personality." — "Jackie Brown"

Jackie Brown's quote: "That's what you do to go through... you rationalize. I can do it, Max, I know I can. I just can't do it without you." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

Max Cherry: I think I do. Good enough?

Winston: You bet." — "Jackie Brown"

"Max Cherry: Half a million dollars will always be missed." — Max Cherry, "Jackie Brown"

"Max Cherry: I'm 56 years old. I can't blame anybody for anything I do." — Max Cherry, "Jackie Brown"

"Ordell Robbie: This you and me talking, is this like a lawyer-client thing, and you can't repeat nothing I tell you?

Max Cherry: You're not my client until you get busted and I bond you out." — "Jackie Brown"

"Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you." — Max Cherry

"How did you ever rob a bank? When you robbed banks, did you forget where your car was then too? No wonder you went to jail." —Melanie Ralston

Jackie Brown's quote: "The money won't convict him, guns will." | Source: Facebook/JackieBrownMovie

It's hard to believe it's been a little over two decades since "Jackie Brown" graced the screens and many of its fans' hearts. The stars who brought this film to life include Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier, and Bridget Fonda, among others.

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