Memento (2000)
Joe Pantoliano: Teddy
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Quotes
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Teddy : You don't want the truth. You make up your own truth.
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Leonard Shelby : I don't think they'd let someone like me carry a gun.
Teddy : I fucking hope not.
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Teddy : Hey! Hey, that's not your car!
Leonard Shelby : [takes a picture of the Jaguar] It is now.
Teddy : Jesus Chri- you can't take it!
Leonard Shelby : Why not?
Teddy : Because the guy you killed owns it; somebody will recognize it!
Leonard Shelby : Well, I rather be mistaken for a dead guy than a killer.
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Leonard Shelby : These tracks are just a few days old.
Teddy : What are you, Pocahontas?
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Teddy : So you lie to yourself to be happy. There's nothing wrong with that. We all do it.
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Teddy : You know, I've had more rewarding friendships than this one. Although I do get to keep telling the same jokes.
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Teddy : You know how many towns, how many guys called James G? Or John G? Shit, Leonard, I'm a fuckin' John G.
Leonard Shelby : Your name's Teddy.
Teddy : My *mother* calls me Teddy.
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Leonard Shelby : I take it I've told you about my condition.
Teddy : Only every time I see ya.
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Teddy : [checking Leonard's pulse] You're living.
Leonard Shelby : Only for revenge.
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Teddy : But when you killed him I, I was so convinced that you'd remember. But it didn't stick... like nothin' ever sticks, like this won't stick.
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Teddy : You don't know who you are anymore.
Leonard Shelby : Of course I do. I'm Leonard Shelby. I'm from San Francisco.
Teddy : No, that's who you were. Maybe it's time you started investigating yourself.
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Leonard Shelby : [while walking through a parking lot, Teddy stops at his dilapidated Chevrolet] My car.
Teddy : [laughs] This is your car.
Leonard Shelby : [holds up a picture of the Jaguar with the caption My Car] Oh, you're in a playful mood. It's not good for you to make fun of somebody's handicap.
Teddy : Just trying to have a little fun.
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Teddy : Was he scared?
Leonard Shelby : Yeah, I think it was your sinister moustache.
Teddy : Fuck you.
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Teddy : You really want to get this guy, don't you?
Leonard Shelby : He killed my wife. He took away my fucking memory. He destroyed my ability to live.
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Teddy : We found him, you killed him!... But you didn't remember.
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Teddy : I guess I can only make you remember the things you want to be true.
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[Leonard hits Teddy in the back of his head with his camera]
Teddy : Lenny! That shit kills!
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Teddy : When she offers to help, it'll be for her own reasons. I'm not lying. Take my pen, write this down. Do not trust her.
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Teddy : Someone has to pay, Lenny. Somebody always pays.
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Teddy : It's beer o'clock, and I'm buying.
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Teddy : Finished playing with yourself there, Lenny?
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Teddy : Nice shot, Liebowitz.
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Teddy : Come on. You got your revenge. Enjoy it while you still remember. What difference does it make whether he was your guy or not?
Leonard : It makes all the difference.
Teddy : Why? You're never gonna know.
Leonard : Yes, I will.
Teddy : No, you won't.
Leonard : I will. Somehow I'll know.
Teddy : You won't remember!
Leonard : When it's done, I will know. It'll be different.
Teddy : Well I thought so too. In fact, I was sure of it, but you didn't!
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Teddy : [to Leonard] All you do is moan. *I'm* the one that has to live with what you've done. I'm the one that put it all together. You, you wander around, you're playing detective. You're living a dream, kid. A dead wife to pine for. A sense of purpose to your life. A romantic quest that you wouldn't end, even if I wasn't in the picture.
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Teddy : Where to next Pocahontas?"
