Oz (TV Series)
The Routine (1997)
Eamonn Walker: Kareem Said
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Quotes
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Tim McManus : In Em City we treat each other the way that we would like to be treated. We treat each other with respect.
Kareem Said : And what happens when one of us does not respect the other?
Tim McManus : There's violence.
Kareem Said : Then prison life isn't all that different from the outside world.
Tim McManus : Your celebrity status doesn't buy you any extra advantages here. All my prisoners are equal.
Kareem Said : How ironic. To finally be an equal in a place where I do not have the freedom to enjoy it.
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Prisoner #96C382 Dino Ortolani : You're not afraid to take a punch, huh?
Kareem Said : No, I'm not.
Prisoner #96C382 Dino Ortolani : You know all the answers too, huh?
Kareem Said : Not all, some.
Prisoner #96C382 Dino Ortolani : Well, too bad you're the wrong color.
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Kareem Said : I would die for you, my brother.
Jefferson Keane : You gonna have to.
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Kareem Said : 78% of the population at Oswald State Penitentiary are men of color. The ratio is, at last count, one officer for every nine prisoners. We can take this prison anytime we want to.
Warden Leo Glynn : You can take it, but you wouldn't be able to keep it.
Kareem Said : That remains to be seen.
Warden Leo Glynn : Are you telling me you intend to start a riot?
Kareem Said : What I'm telling you is, as of today, I run Oz.
Warden Leo Glynn : Don't you fuck with me, my brother.