Holes (2003)

Tim Blake Nelson: Dr. Pendanski

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Quotes 

• Mr. Sir : What're we gonna do?

  The Warden Walker : You'll do as I say.

  [puts her hat on and leaves] 

  Mr. Pendanski : What did she say?

  Mr. Sir : Not much.

  Mr. Pendanski : What do we do?

  Mr. Sir : You'll do as I say.

  [puts his hat on and leaves] 

  Mr. Pendanski : But you didn't say anything either.

• Mr. Pendanski : D-I-G. What does that spell?

  Zero : [takes shovel and whacks Mr. Pendanski across the face with it]  DIG.

• Mr. Pendanski : No one cares about Hector Zeroni.

  Stanley : I do.

• Mr. Pendanski : You are here on account of one person; do you know who that one person is?

  Stanley : Yeah, my no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather, that's who it is.

  Mr. Pendanski : No, you.

• Mr. Sir : There ain't nothing down there. We woulda found it by now.

  Mr. Pendanski : I wouldn't tell the queen bee that.

  Mr. Sir : I ain't on stupid pills!

• Mr. Pendanski : It smells like puke from a mule been 'ruminating on asparagus for two weeks.

• Mr. Pendanski : Good morning, Theodore!

  Armpit : Man, it's Armpit! I don't know no fool named Theodore.

  Mr. Pendanski : Well, I don't know no fool named Armpit.

  [Hands him water] 

  Mr. Pendanski : Here's your water, who-ever-you-are.

• Mr. Pendanski : They all have their little nicknames, however I prefer to use the names their parents gave them,the names society will recognize them by.

• The Warden Walker : How about you dig, and Caveman can fill the canteens? So what do you want to do?

  Mr. Pendanski : I'll fill the canteens.

• Mr. Pendanski : I'll have the chicken tenders, Warden.

  [falls down again] 

• Mr. Pendanski : Stanley, if you've got any questions, just ask Theodore. Theodore will be your mentor. Got that, Theodore?

  Armpit : Yeah, man. Whatever, dude.

  Mr. Pendanski : I'm depending on you. It should be no labor to be nice to your neighbor.

• The Warden Walker : Dr. Pendanski, drive X-ray back to camps. Give him double shower tokens and a snack. But first, fill everyone's canteen!

  Mr. Pendanski : I already filled them!

  The Warden Walker : Excuse me?

  Mr. Pendanski : I had already filled them when you drove up in the car.

  The Warden Walker : Excuse me, did I ask you when you lasted filled them?

  Mr. Pendanski : No, you didn't but...

  The Warden Walker : Excuse me, now these fine boys have been working hard. Don't you think it just might be possible they have taken a drink since you filled their canteens?

  Mr. Pendanski : It's possible.

• Mr. Pendanski : Here, Theodore.

  Armpit : Man, the name is Armpit.

• Mr. Pendanski : The early mole digs the deepest hole.