Barry Fitzgerald

Michaleen Flynn: [on seeing the broken bed] Impetuous! Homeric!

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Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Ted, I've just had news of a startling nature. George Woolf has signed to ride Heel Fly for the Circle F.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: No kidding?
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: We're in a pickle. And there's only one way out.
[looking pointedly at Ted]
Ted Knowles, Jockey: That's a bad break. No, sir. Nothing doing. I'm going to be sitting up in the grand stand with my best girl by my side.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Ted. Just a minute. Now, see here, lad. You brought this about. You'd no right to tell George you were definitely riding the Biscuit.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Now, wait a minute...
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Now, don't attempt to evade the situation. It rests squarely on your strong, young shoulders. Would you let Mr. Howard down? And through Mr. Howard me, your uncle-to-be? And through me, Margaret, the girl you love?
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Look who's talking. Who got me to give up riding? Who talked about food until I was starving to death?
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Aw, food is for pigs.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Who practically forced me to take the job of assistant trainer?
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: It was an old man talking to you, boy. An old man with the blood dried in his veins. You should never listen to such nonsense.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: I don't know. No that I think about it, I kind of like the idea of sitting in the grandstand.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Oh, the saints preserve us! Did I ever think I'd see a young jock with the hot blood in him ready to swap a seat on a horse for one on the grandstand?
Ted Knowles, Jockey: You can talk all you want. It won't do any good. I gave Margaret my promise.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Ah, yes, but was your heart in your promise? Do you really want to see some other jockey on the Biscuit in the handicap? Are you the sort of boy that any old fool like meself can talk out of the greatest thrill in the world, winning the Santa Anita? What's sitting in the grandstands compared to checking your horse at the starting gate? And the gate sprung, and you're off. You feel Seabiscuit running swift and sure...
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Cut it out. You know I'd give my right eye to be up there.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: You shouldn't have interrupted. I had the race all but won for you.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: But I won't be winning it. When Margaret comes back she expects to find me a trainer. And that's just what I'm gonna be.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Ted, a word to the wise. The O'Hara women are

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Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: You judge the next two or three, George. Shawn and I won't open our heads.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I'll not so much as whisper. I give you me word.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Come on with him.
[stable hand brings up Seabiscuit]
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: And that was bred here? What is it?
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Seabiscuit by Hard Tack out of Swing On.
stable hand: He's always been kind of runty.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Yeah. Runty's right. Look at those knees. Big enough for a three-year-old. Well, George, deciding about this one won't strain you.
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Get him to the shipping paddock, quick.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: One minute. Mr. Millford, I gave you me word, and you can call me what you like, but I'm going to have me say. I'm begging you, I'm praying you, don't let this little man go.
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Well, can you beat that? Boss, I've stood for a lot here this morning, but if you keep this runty, big-kneed thing on the say of this Irish expert, I'm getting off the place.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Man, you don't know what you're saying. I'll leave, and gladly, to trouble you no more on one condition: give this colt a chance to show you what he can do.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Nobody's going to leave over one yearling. Shawn, I promised George, and I'm keeping my word. Shipping paddock.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: The day will come, sir, when you'll hold your head higher and breathe deep to be called his owner.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: You die hard, don't you, Shawn.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I doubt if it's hard enough.

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