Oldboy (2003)
Choi Min-sik: Dae-su Oh
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Quotes
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Dae-su Oh : Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.
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Dae-su Oh : If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?
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Dae-su Oh : Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?
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Dae-su Oh : [on receiving three chopsticks with his prison rations] All I could think about in that moment was the guy in the next room was eating with only one chopstick.
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Dae-su Oh : Who the hell are you?
Woo-jin Lee : Me? I'm a sort of scholar. And my major is you. A scholar studying Dae-su Oh; an expert on Dae-su Oh.
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Dae-su Oh : Revenge is good for your health, but pain will find you again.
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Dae-su Oh : [after getting knocked over and taking a drag of a cigarette] "Dick-shit"... a new word. Television doesn't teach you swear words.
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Dae-su Oh : [after a huge fight] As I expected, I can't get along with anyone today either.
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Dae-su Oh : If by any chance Mido should find out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'm going to rip you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.
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Dae-su Oh : How's life in a bigger prison, Dae-su?
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Dae-su Oh : [after a very messy beating] Anyone here with an AB blood type, raise your hand.
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Dae-su Oh : You need not worry about the future, Imagine nothing.
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Dae-su Oh : [Dae-su is about to use a clawhammer to yank out someone's teeth] Each one I yank out will make you age for one year. Ready to talk?
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Dae-su Oh : If you stand aimlessly at a phone booth on a rainy day, and meet a man whose face is covered by a violet umbrella, I'd suggest that you get close to the TV.
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Dae-su Oh : Erasing my memory and telling me to find the truth was cowardly. I won. So die like you promised.
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Dae-su Oh : [Dae Su is on his knees. Begging] Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. Please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.
[Crawls over to Woo-Jin and starts to grovel to Woo-Jin]
Dae-su Oh : Woo-Jin! Please, sir, I made a mistake. Please forget what I said. Sir, Woo-Jin!
[Raises up on his knees to face Woo-Jin]
Dae-su Oh : We're Evergreen Oldboys, remember?
[singing]
Dae-su Oh : With the energy of a green pine tree/The Great Sangnok High...
[Grabbing hold of Woo-Jin's leg. Begging, and weeping]
Dae-su Oh : I'll do whatever you want. I'll do anything, I beg you. Woo-Jin, if you want me to be your dog. I will. From this moment on, I am Woo-Jin's dog. I'm your bitch.
[Starts barking maniacally like a dog]
Dae-su Oh : Look, I'm wagging my tail. I'm a dog, I'll guard your house. I'll be your slave...
[Starts crying frantically, and falls to Woo-Jin's feet. He begins to lick his shoes... Humiliated... defeated...]
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Dae-su Oh : I thought I'd lived a simple life. But I've sinned too much
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Dae-su Oh : When the melody turns on, gas comes out. When the gas comes out, I fall asleep. I found out later it's the same Valium gas the Russians used on those Chechen terrorists.
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Woo-jin Lee : Mister. Are you alright? What happened to you? Saewoon Apartments, Eung-am building 8. Take care of him.
Dae-su Oh : Thank You.
Woo-jin Lee : Not at all. Well, then. Farewell, Oh Dae Su.
Dae-su Oh : Farewell, Oh Dae Su.
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Dae-su Oh : [holding up a sign] I'VE BEEN BUGGED. PLEASE FIND IT.
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Dae-su Oh : Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. But, please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.
