Quotes from the Movie Brubaker

That's murder they're talking about in there. And if they condone it, how are you gonna turn around and tell these guys why they're locked up?

Henry Brubaker

I've got Purcell filling out forms in triplicate, and I'm going to get him released just as soon as I-

Brubaker

You - You knew that he had been in here as long as he'd been in here.

Brubaker

Hey... You can't hide in prison forever, Coombes.

Brubaker

I am. I am the man. I'm the new warden here. My name's Henry Brubaker.

Brubaker

'Cause I'm fooling those guys out there.

Brubaker

Mess with me now; you're gonna regret it later.

Brubaker

...or you can continue walking with me, like the smart escort I figure you to be.

Brubaker

Habitual. That judge gives you life for a toilet.

Brubaker

Instead, how'd you like to be a trustee, and run my motorpool?

Brubaker

Tower number 3 - who'm I looking at? He's looking at me.

Brubaker

I want a rundown on everybody that's got tower duty. I-

Brubaker

I want only murderers up there; one-time impulse killers.

Brubaker

No, it's the habituals you can't trust. Murderers - most of 'em - already have it out of their system. Guys like you, right?

Brubaker

Why don't we build them a roof that won't cave in on their heads?

Brubaker