How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from 12 Angry Men.
Quote #7
JUROR #8: There were eleven votes for guilty. It's not easy to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first.
Early in the movie, Juror #8 refuses to confirm the Guilty verdict. When asked why, he says he can't send someone to the electric chair without talking about it first. The others think he's just being foolish, but as we find out later on, he is right for holding things up.
Quote #8
JUROR #7: I honestly think the guy is guilty. Couldn't change my mind if you talked for 100 years.
At the beginning of the movie, Juror #7 says he thinks that the defendant is guilty and that he wouldn't change his mind in 100 years. But as we find out later, this guy's opinion is based solely on how fast he thinks he can get out of the courthouse. It's all just talk for this guy.
Quote #9
JUROR #8: This is somebody's life. We can't decide in five minutes.
Juror #8 isn't saying that the defendant is innocent. He's just saying that there's enough doubt in his mind to have a conversation about the verdict. In his mind, it would be immoral to send a kid to his death so quickly, regardless of how certain the evidence seemed.