12 Angry Men Quotes

  • Juror #3: Reasonable doubt! That's nothing but words.

  • Juror #3: It's one of those open and shut things. They proved it ten different ways.

  • Juror #8: Suppose we're wrong.

  • Juror #10: I've lived among them all my life. They're born liars.

  • Juror #10: Don't give me those facts. I'm sick and tired of facts.

  • Juror #10: The kid's a punk, he don't even speak good English!

    Juror #11: He doesn't even speak good English

  • Juror #5: I used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. Maybe it still smells on me.

  • Juror #8: Ever since we've walked into this room, you've acted like a self-appointed public avenger!

    Juror #3: Shut up...

    Juror #8: You want the boy to die for your own personal reasons, not because of the facts!

    [Juror #3 tries to get his hands on Juror #8, but some other jurors hold him back]

    Juror #8: You're a sadist!

    Juror #3: I'll kill ya!

    Juror #8: You don't really mean you'll kill me, do you?

  • Juror #4: Gentlemen, let me remind you this case is based on a reasonable and logical progression of facts. Please, let's keep it.

    Juror #11: Facts may be coated by the personalities of the people who present them. Let's not forget that.

  • Juror #10: [his last line, when asked if he still thinks the boy is guilty of murder] ... Oh, I *know* he's guilty; *all* his kind are guilty, and of far worse than murder. But I couldn't care less, because you've made it clear that you don't care either. You and them deserve each other. So I vote Not Guilty.

  • Juror #8: He's not your son. He's someone else's.

    Juror #4: Let him live