It's a question that rears its head throughout the book. Alex Parale-August 14, 2019.
Anton Chigurh: You mean the nature of this conversation? You’ll recall he’s the fixer Woody Harrelson plays, the one who’s hired by the receiving end of the drug-deal-in-the-desert-gone-bad, and the party representing the rightful owner of the satchel containing $2 million doll-hairs. Anton Chigurh lacks a clear personal history, and is often described in the novel as looking exotic because of his tan skin and blue eyes. Carson Wells: Do you have any idea how crazy you are? Sir? Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. Let me ask you something. Anton Chigurh: This is the best I can do. book. Call it.Gas Station Guy: Look, I need to know what I stand to win.Anton Chigurh: Everything.Gas Station Guy: How's that?Anton Chigurh: You stand to win everything. You need more evidence Anton Chigurh was a ghost? Anton Chigurh: Now is not a time. • Buy e-books or subscribe to Kindle Unlimited? It wouldn't be fair. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Gas Station Proprietor: I don't know. After reading Kenneth's post I returned to the first chapter of the book. Desert Aire Manager: Did you not hear me? He believes that violence is a natural part of the world and pure luck often plays a role in who lives and who dies. [Anton has just shot the Man who hires Wells in the throat, and is standing over his body]. Do you know where I'm going? And now it's here. I won't tell you you can save yourself, because you can't.Llewelyn Moss: Yeah, I'm going to bring you something, alright. >Scene concludes with the camera panning and zooming in on the open vent. You’ve been giving up things for years to get here. He was portrayed by Javier Bardem, who also played Raoul Silva in Skyfall, Felix Marti in The Gunman, Felix Reyes Torrena in Collateral, Captain Armando Salaza… Anton Chigurh: I think you do. One theory is that, while Bell swept the room, Chigurh simply walked out the door. Which it is. There’s other pieces of evidence pointing to the fact that Chigurh wasn’t a human character—not entirely at least—and that he was meant to be understood as an agent of chaotic evil. Mister? Yes. When they arrive, they realize that the burned car belonged to the man, ...a café, reading the newspaper. Things you wouldnt even notice. There’s no doubt we’re shown multiple shots of him in the room, behind the door, waiting for Bell to enter so he can gun him down, but then, poof, he’s gone. Nope.
When you purchase books using links on our website, Bookroo or its affiliates may receive a small commission (at no added cost to you). Browse more character quotes from No Country for Old Men (2007), Chigurh flips a quarter from the change on the counter and covers it with his hand, Chigurh removes his hand, revealing the coin is indeed heads, the gas station proprietor nervously takes the quarter with the small pile of change he's apparently won while Chigurh starts out, Chigurh leaves and the gas station proprietor stares at him as he walks out, Chigurh flips a coin and covers it with his hand, blood flows on the floor, and so Chigurh lifts his feet and rests them on the bed, Anton has just shot the Man who hires Wells in the throat, and is standing over his body. You know what date is on this coin? Anton Chigurh: Don't put it in your pocket, sir. I dont think I even understood that. Can't pay for that neither. | And then one day there is an accounting. Moss fails to realize that there is a transponder in the bag of cash… That's the best deal you're gonna get. Is it? free! Some of their films are better than others—a few of them even suck—but when they hit a home run, they hit a home run, which they did with NCFOM. I agree with Ophelia that Chigurh can't be worse than the parade of notorious monsters the 20th century coughed up. Call it. Anton Chigurh: What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss. He is the only person in the novel who doesn’t care about the money in the briefcase. Home Page » Forum index » The Archives » Archived Book Discussion Forums » Archived Book Discussions 2008-2009 » No Country for Old Men - by Cormac McCarthy.