How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Fargo.
Quote #4
CARL: I guess you think, ya know, you're some kind of an authority figure. With that stupid f***ing uniform. Huh, buddy? King Clip-on Tie here. Big f***ing man, huh? You know, these are the limits of your life, man. Ruler of your little f***ing gate here. There's your four dollars, you pathetic piece of s***.
Carl's hatred of authority is part of his sociopathic criminality. For a criminal, he has zero cool whatsoever.
Quote #5
MARGE: Well, Mr. Proudfoot, this call came in past three in the morning. It's just hard for me to believe you can't remember anyone calling. Now, I know you've had some problems, struggling with the narcotics, some other entanglements, currently on parole...
SHEP: So?
MARGE: Well, associating with criminals, if you're the one they talked to, that right there would be a violation of your parole. And would end with you back in Stillwater. Now, I saw some rough stuff on your priors, but nothing in the nature of a homicide. I know you don't want to be an accessory to something like that. So you think you might remember who those folks were who called ya?
Marge delivers what is essentially a threat in a thoroughly cheery and polite tone. It's a great example of "Minnesota Nice." Shep's another criminal who doesn't really seem that competent, hasn't exactly thought things through. The way he reacts to this visit is by beating the crap out of Carl with a belt.
Quote #6
MR. MOHRA: Then he calls me a jerk and says the last guy who thought he was a jerk is dead now. So, I don't say nothin'. He says, "What do ya think about that?" And I says, "Well, that don't sound like too good a deal for him, then."
Gotta love Mohra's Minnesotan understatement. Although presumably smarter than Gaear, Carl isn't that bright either. After committing a triple-homicide, he casually threatens a local bartender with murder, drawing attention and suspicion on himself in the process. Guy doesn't know how to lay low.