The Walking Dead (TV Series)

Us (2014)

Jeff Kober: Joe

Quotes 

• [Joe tells Daryl that there's nothing sadder than an outdoor cat who thinks he's an indoor cat] 

  Joe : You a cat person, Daryl? I am. Loved 'em since I was three years old. Vicious creatures. Anyway, I'll tell you, and this is true, ain't nothing sadder than an outdoor cat that thinks he's an indoor cat.

• [Joe teaches Daryl the meaning behind claimed] 

  Joe : See, going it alone, that ain't an option nowadays. Still, it is survival of the fittest. That's a paradox right there. So I laid out some rules of the road to keep things from going Darwin every couple hours. Keep our merry band together and stress-free. All you got to do is claim. That's how you mark your territory, your prey, your bed at night. One word, claimed.

• [Joe let's Daryl keep the ass end of the Cottontail] 

  Joe : Claimed. That's all you got to say. Hey, ass end is still an end.

• [Joe tells Daryl that he should join them] 

  Joe : So what's the plan?

  Daryl Dixon : Just looking for the right place is all.

  Joe : Oh, we ain't good enough for you, huh?

  Daryl Dixon : Some of you ain't exactly friendly.

  Joe : You ain't so friendly yourself. You know you need a group out here.

  Daryl Dixon : Maybe I don't.

• [Joe tells Daryl that you only have to follow the rules] 

  Joe : People don't got to be friendly. We don't have to be nice. We don't have to be brothers in arms. We just got to follow the rules. You claim. If you steal, you keel. I know that sounds a little funny, but nobody laughs when something goes missing. And you don't lie. 'Cause that's a slippery slope indeed.

  Daryl Dixon : What happens if you break 'em?

  Joe : Oh, you catch a beatin'. The severity of which depends upon the offense and the general attitude of the day. But that don't happen much 'cause when men like us follow rules and cooperate a little bit, well, the world becomes ours.

• [Daryl tells Joe that there ain't no us] 

  Daryl Dixon : There ain't no us.

  Joe : You leaving right now?

  Joe : [Daryl remains silent]  No? Then it sure seems like there's an us.

• [Joe questions on whether or not Len planted the half Cottontail in Daryl's bag] 

  Joe : Daryl says he didn't take your half of the rabbit. So we got a little conundrum here. Either he's lying, which is an actionable offense, or...

  Joe : [Joe chuckles]  Or you didn't plant it on him like some pussy, punk-ass, cheating, coward cop, did you? 'Cause while that wouldn't be specifically breaking the rules, it'd be disappointing.

  Len : [Len gets in Joe's face]  It would. Mm-hmm. I didn't.

  Joe : Good. Well...

  Joe : [Joe punches Len to the ground]  Teach him a lesson, gents. He's a lying sack of shit. I'm sick of it. Teach him all the way.

• [Joe tells Daryl that he gets the head of the Cottontail too] 

  Joe : You told the truth. He lied. You understand the rules. He doesn't.

  Joe : [Joe throws the Cottontail head to Daryl]  Looks like you get the head, too.

• [Joe offers Daryl a drink from his flask] 

  Joe : White Lightning. Easiest thing to make with the least amount of supplies. I'd start slow if I was you. Your stomach's probably emptier than you think.

  Daryl Dixon : Mmm. I ain't been lit at dawn since before everything fell apart.

  Joe : Fell apart. I never looked at it like that. Seems to me like things are finally starting to fall together. At least for guys like us. Living like this, surviving. We've been doing this from the start, right?

• [Daryl and Joe see the signs for Terminus on the train tracks] 

  Daryl Dixon : You seen this before?

  Joe : Oh, yeah. I'll tell you what it is. It's a lie. Ain't no sanctuary for all. Ain't gonna welcome guys like you and me with open arms.