Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Big Goodbye (1988)
Patrick Stewart: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Quotes
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[last lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Lieutenant, take us out of orbit.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Aye, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And Mr. La Forge...
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : Sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [gangster accent] Step on it!
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And... when I looked down into the street, I actually saw - automobiles!
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : For the moment, I have other duties.
Lt. McNary : Blonde or brunette?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : She's a lady all right. And her name is... Enterprise.
Lt. McNary : Sounds like a working girl to me.
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[Picard is complaining about the odd spelling of the Jarada language]
Counselor Deanna Troi : But you spell knife with a 'k'.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I spell knife with an 'n'. But then I never could spell.
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Lt. Dan Bell : You better not try to leave town.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If I leave town, town leaves with me.
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Vendor : [about Data] He's not from around here, is he?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Er, no, he's not. He's, er... he's from... South America.
Vendor : Yeah... 's got a nice tan.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I have to go.
Lt. McNary : So... this is the big goodbye.
[they shake hands, and Picard turns to leave]
Lt. McNary : Tell me something, Dix. When you've gone... will this world still exit? Will my wife and kids still be waiting for me at home?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I honestly don't know.
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[Picard is about to leave the holodeck, when someone knocks at Dixon Hill's office door]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You'll have to call again; I'm just leaving. I'm, er... not dressed properly.
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Lieutenant Geordi La Forge : So, Data, how was it?
Lt. Commander Data : [gangster accent] It was raining in the city by the bay... a hard rain. Hard enough to wash the slime...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Data!
Lt. Commander Data : Sorry, sir.
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Cyrus Redblock : [about Data] Where do you s'ppose he's from?
Felix Leech : [to Data] Where were you hatched anyway?
Lt. Commander Data : I was created on a planet...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Data...
Lt. Commander Data : South America.
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Commander William T. Riker : So - have a nice vacation?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : It was a nice place to visit, Number One, but... I wouldn't want to die there.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [explaining his uniform to a holodeck character] I lost a bet.
Jessica Bradley : Oh, well... At least you're ready for Halloween.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [bemused] Halloween?
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Vendor : Hey, it's Dix. How's tricks?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hm? Oh, she's fine.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I am not Dixon Hill! I just look like Dixon Hill!
Lt. Commander Data : He speaks the truth, sir. From your point of view, he is only a facsimile. A knock-off. A cheap imitation...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Thank you, Mr. Data.