100+ Best Fargo Movie Quotes: Iconic Lines & Copywriting Gold

"Oh jeez, I'm not so good at the, uh, criminology."

"So then I made my report out at the dealership, and that was it."

"I don't know what all this here stuff means."

"Looks like some sort of a—uh—rubber hose."

"Well, he had a hard day, so I thought he could use a drink."

"And then I went back to the office and made my little report."

"There’s more to life than money, you know. Don’tcha know that?"

"I’m real sorry about your leg, Mr. Mohra."

"That was pretty impressive, watching you fill out that form."

"I wouldn’t want you to get all wet."

"We’re having supper now, if you don’t mind."

"You can’t really blame a guy for trying, can ya?"

"There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’tcha know that?"

"Look at all the good things—three days of no gunshots."

"It’s not fair. It’s not right. It’s just not fair."

"A man’s got needs, see? Needs and wants."

"The truth is out there, folks."

"You look at your wife, you look at your kids, and you think, 'I gotta do better.'"

"People always say how beautiful it is… but I don’t know."

"Sometimes I wonder about the whole thing."

"Even in Minnesota, the nastiness comes right up to your front door."

"You can’t be too careful nowadays."

"The world is a crazy place, full of creeps."

"If you can’t trust the people closest to you, who can you trust?"

"I did not want to kill anyone."

"They were just common thugs, really."

"This is a murder investigation, after all."

"He didn’t have to die, you know."

"I told him to stay in the car!"

"Now we're into homicides and robberies."

"You killed two cops and a pregnant woman! How can you act like this?"

"It wasn’t supposed to go down this way."

"All because of a bit of paper with a face on it."

"You’re gonna have to answer for this."

"It’s a mess, plain and simple."

"Every time I try to do something right, it all goes wrong."

"Oh, for Pete’s sake."

"Well, that’s just swell."

"I’m awful sorry about this inconvenience."

"Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"You betcha."

"Golly, that’s terrible."

"Excuse me, officer, but I need to use the bathroom."

"I don’t mean to be a bother…"

"Thanks a bunch."

"Sure, that’d be nice."

"No hard feelings, I hope."

"I’ll just stand over here, if that’s okay."

"I’m not proud of what I did, but I did it for my family."

"It seemed like the only way out."

"I didn’t want any of this to happen."

"Sometimes you just gotta take matters into your own hands."

"I thought I was doing the right thing."

"I never meant for anyone to get hurt."

"It started small, and then it just snowballed."

"I just wanted to make things better."

"I didn’t have a choice."

"I thought I could fix it myself."

"I was desperate, that’s all."

"I didn’t ask for any of this."

"I’m pulling a knife on a cop? What kind of idiot does that?"

"She had a wooden block! She hit me with a piece of wood!"

"I mean, come on! A wood chipper?"

"And then he just… fed her into it."

"I didn’t even know they made those things."

"It was like something out of a horror movie."

"Right in front of a bunch of kids!"

"He just kept feeding it… like lawn clippings."

"What kind of person thinks that’s a solution?"

"It was messy. Real messy."

"I still can’t believe it happened."

"One minute she’s alive, the next—chips."

"You’re supposed to be taking care of me!"

"You said everything would be fine!"

"I trusted you, Jerry!"

"You brought this on yourself."

"You think I don’t know what you’ve been up to?"

"You’re a liar and a cheat."

"You used me, just like you use everyone."

"I gave you everything!"

"You don’t love me. You never did."

"You’re going to ruin us all."

"You’re weak, Jerry. Pathetic."

"I should’ve left you years ago."

"We deal with petty crime, mostly."

"Up here, we’re worried about more important things."

"In ten years on the force, I’ve never seen anything like this."

"You can’t ignore the facts, even if they’re ugly."

"I just write down what I see."

"People always forget: evil comes in all shapes."

"You don’t need a criminal mind to commit a crime."

"Most folks around here are honest. But sometimes…"

"I’ve seen enough to know when something’s off."

"It’s not about being tough. It’s about being thorough."

"You learn to trust your gut."

"Evil’s as real as the snow outside."

"I was just trying to get ahead."

"I didn’t think it would go this far."

"I panicked. That’s all."

"I thought I could control it."

"I needed the money. Badly."

"I didn’t want to involve anyone else."

"I thought I was being smart."

"I just wanted a quick fix."

"I didn’t plan for any of this."

"I was in over my head."

"I thought I could talk my way out."

"I never meant for anyone to die."

"Oh jeez, leave me alone!"

"You betcha."

"That’s a lot of blood."

"There’s more to life than a little money, you know."

"I’m not into the whole vengeance trip."

"This is a murder investigation."

"I did not want to kill anyone."

"Well, that’s just perfect."

"I’m real sorry about your leg."

"Looks like some sort of a rubber hose."

"You can’t really blame a guy for trying."

"And then I went back and made my report."