Key quotes from Apocalypse Now
Warfare Quotes
WILLARD: I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was gett...
Madness Quotes
WILLARD: "Never get out of the boat." Absolutely goddamn right! Unless you were goin' all the way... Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole f***in' program.
Power Quotes
WILLARD: How many people had I already killed? There were those six that I knew about for sure. Close enough to blow their last breath in my face. But this time, it was an American and an officer....
Lies and Deceit Quotes
WILLARD: It's a way we had over here for living with ourselves. We cut 'em in half with a machine gun and gave 'em a Band-Aid. It was a lie. And the more I saw them, the more I hated lies.
Good vs. Evil Quotes
GENERAL CORMAN: Well, you see, Willard, in this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, and practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a...