Backdraft

Quotes

Ronald Bartel: The funny thing about firemen is... Night and day they are always firemen

 

(In high rise elevator)

Tim Kizminski: How are we supposed to know if the floor is on fire in one of these?

Lt. Steven McCaffrey: When the doors open, if it's hot, don't get out.

 

Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale: What about the world, Ronald? What would you like to do to the whole world?

Ronald Bartel: Burn it all.

(Laughs)

 

Lt. Steven McCaffrey: The only problem is that in this job is there's just no place to hide. It's not like having a bad day selling log cabins. You have a bad day here and somebody dies... and that's just not fucking good enough.