The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Alistair Hennessey: Is that one of mine? I think one of my research turtles survived.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: Sorry about that. You caught me with one foot off the merry-go-round tonight.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: Would you like to join my crew?
Ned Plimpton: Would I like to...
Steve Zissou: I want you, on Team Zissou.
Ned Plimpton: I don't think I can do that.
Steve Zissou: Why not?
Ned Plimpton: Well, it's not my field, I don't have the background for it.


Steve Zissou: No one here does. Klaus used to be a bus driver, Wolodarsky was a high school substitute teacher. We're a pack of strays, don't you get it?
Ned Plimpton: Steve I'm not even that strong a swimmer,
[pause]
Ned Plimpton: the answer's yes.
Steve Zissou: Well it's got to be. I'll order

you a red cap and a speedo.
[to Klaus]
Steve Zissou: Cut.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: Not this one, Klaus.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [Speaking to his wife] Anyway, I'm sorry. I know I haven't been my best this past decade.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: I'll order you a red hat and a bikini.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Klaus Daimler: Are you two fighting?
Steve Zissou: I'll deal with you later.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [to Ogata and Pele] What are you doing? Go to bed, you sons of bitches!

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: You're supposed to be my son, right?
Ned Plimpton: I don't know. But I did want meet you, just in case.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: I'll fight it, but I won't kill it. Now, what about my dynamite?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [before a helicopter crash] This is gonna hurt.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [smoking a joint and looks at Ned] You wanna kill this?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [overhears a few men talking about Steve's last movie] Are those assholes talking about me?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [introducing his 'son' Ned to Oseary Drakoulias only a few seconds after Steve himself met Ned] Oseary, this is probably my son Ned.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

[first lines]
[in Italian]
Festival Director: Ladies and gentlemen, we are very pleased to welcome you to the world premiere of Part 1 of the newest film from a great favorite of ours here at Loquasto, Mr. Steve Zissou. A brief Q & A will immediately follow the screening. Thank you.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: I've never seen a bond company stooge stick his neck out like that.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [refering to Hennessy] How could you lay that slick faggot?
Eleanor Zissou: Well, I was in love with him at the time...

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Oseary Drakoulias: Good lord. God protect that poor little stooge.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Oseary Drakoulias: By the way, who knocked up the journalist?
Steve Zissou: [Deadpan] I'm not sure...

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Steve Zissou: [after pirates have boarded his ship, being bound and blindfolded]
[starts chewing through the rope binding his hands together]
Steve Zissou: Here we go.
Klaus Daimler: Steve, what are you doing?
Steve Zissou: [stands up and turns toward the nearest pirate] I said get your ass the hell off

of my boat!