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Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy.
— Jaws • 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Quint turns an introduction into a demonstration of authority. He assumes the town already knows his reputation and asks it to recognise that this danger requires someone outside its usual respectable circle.
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In context
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Quint interrupts Amity’s town meeting with a scrape of his fingernails on a chalkboard. With a shark drawn behind him, he offers to catch the animal and makes clear that the town will have to pay for his expertise. This is the fisherman’s entrance into the film, before Brody and Hooper join him aboard the Orca.
Sources (3)
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 1Town meeting; chalkboard entrance.Reference checked
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 2Town meeting; chalkboard entrance.Reference checked
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 3Town meeting; chalkboard entrance.Reference checked
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