Christian Bale credited as playing...
Russell Baze
- Lena Taylor: You're staying at your Dad's?
- Russell Baze: Yeah. I'm trying to give it some life.
- Lena Taylor: I went to his funeral.
- Russell Baze: I know. Thank you, that was important to me. Thank you.
- Lena Taylor: You're back at the mill?
- Russell Baze: Just can't get enough of it. You know?
- Lena Taylor: I heard they are gonna close it.
- Russell Baze: Yeah, looks like it. It's cheaper to... uh, get steel from China. God, I've missed you so much. I've missed you so much. I was hoping... that uh... we could work it out. You know? The things that were keeping us apart. And, you know, take that next step. That's what I wanna do, with you. Because, uh... I can't be without you, Lena. I can't.
- Lena Taylor: I am pregnant.
- Russell Baze: Okay. Wow. Wow! You uh... That's uh... that's wonderful news.
- Lena Taylor: It is?
- Russell Baze: Yeah. That's wonderful news. I am really happy for you, Lena. I really am. That's wonderful news. You're gonna be a hell of a mom. Wow, you're gonna be a hell of a mom.
- Lena Taylor: I'm so sorry. I have to go.
- Russell Baze: Yeah. Okay.
- Russell Baze: It sounds like they're not doing a goddamn thing. Now, either you're all afraid to go in there... or, uh... you just don't give a shit.
- Chief Wesley Barnes: You're walking down the wrong road. I said I'm into it, and I said I'll handle it. Don't make this personal. You need to stay out of my business.
- Russell Baze: Stay out of your business. Stay out of your business. You know what? While I was away, it seems that all that you was into was my business.
- Chief Wesley Barnes: So that's what this is, you got a problem with me.
- Russell Baze: Yeah, I got a problem with you.
- Russell Baze: Come work at the mill. I told you Roach would give you a job.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: No, man, I'd rather be fucking dead. Fuck the mill.
- Russell Baze: Fuck the mill. I work at the mill, you little fucker. It's good enough for me, it was good enough for our dad.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: The fucking mill killed our dad!
- Russell Baze: There's nothing wrong with working for a living.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: Working for a living? What do you call this, motherfucker?
- [shows long scar on his belly]
- Rodney Baze Jr.: Is that working for a living? Huh? Is it working for a living when a carried my best friend's legs under this arm, and the rest of him under this arm? I saw a fucking baby with his fucking head cut off. I saw a fucking pile of feet in the middle of the street, and I had to clean it up. I gave my fucking life for my country. That's not work?
- Russell Baze: [about jail] Could be worse.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: How could it be worse?
- Russell Baze: Well. I could've gone to Iraq with you.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: No shit.
- Russell Baze: No shit.
- Rodney Baze Jr.: I asked Lena to come down here, she said some bullshit about not wanting to see you like this.
- Russell Baze: She would. She doesn't like this place very good...
- Rodney Baze Jr.: She doesn't like this place? What, is there someone that likes this place?
- Russell Baze: Just give her a break. What about you, you still seeing the... the... "woof-woof...? Woof-woof! Down!"
- [he makes more dog sounds, and they both laugh]
- Rodney Baze Jr.: Oh man... I almost forgot about her. Thanks a lot.
- Russell Baze: Hey, how you doing?
- Rodney Baze Sr.: Okay.
- Russell Baze: I'm here.
- Rodney Baze Sr.: That's why I'm okay.