Harold Perrineau: Michael Dawson

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Michael Dawson

Miles Straume: Your name's not Kevin.
Michael Dawson: [stares at him] Huh?
Miles Straume: Don't worry. 80 percent of the people on this boat are lying about something.

Ben Linus: I want you to compile a list of names... every person on your boat. When I call again, you'll give me that list. Then you will disable the radio room you're sitting in. When the crew is disoriented by their lack of communication, you'll take out the engines, too. That way, the boat can never get to this island, and your friends will be safe. Will you do that for me, Michael?
Michael Dawson: Yeah.
Ben Linus: Then consider yourself one of the good guys.

Michael Dawson: I wanna see him.
Mom: No.
Michael Dawson: Just let me talk...
Mom: I don't know what you said to that boy, but whatever it was, he doesn't want to see you.
Michael Dawson: Please, Ma. He's my son. I have a right...

Frank Lapidus: So what's your story, Kevin?
Michael Dawson: I'm sorry?
Frank Lapidus: How'd you end up on this tub?
Michael Dawson: Um... looking for a little adventure.
Frank Lapidus: Ah, adventure. Yeah. Well...
[whispers]
Frank Lapidus: How do you like this for adventure? You ever hear about Oceanic 815?
Michael Dawson: Yeah.
Frank Lapidus: What would you say if I told you the plane they found in that trench wasn't Oceanic 815?
Michael Dawson: Then what is it?
Frank Lapidus: You know those nuts that think the moon landing was faked? Well, this is like that... only real. That's why I signed up for this trip, because the owner of this boat believes me. Charles Widmore. He believes that 815 is still out there somewhere.
[whispering]
Frank Lapidus: I mean, can you imagine what would happen... if we found some of those people alive?

Michael Dawson: Walt?
Ben Linus: I'm so sorry, Michael, but he's still in New York. So I'm afraid you're stuck with me.
[pause]
Ben Linus: Michael? Are you still there?
Michael Dawson: You put me on this boat, talked me into blowing it up, and when I push the damn button, a flag pops up.
Ben Linus: You actually activated the bomb?
Michael Dawson: [shouts] It's not a bomb! It's a... It's a joke!

[Michael hands the watch to the pawnbroker. The watch has Korean characters engraved on its back]
Pawnbroker Gus: Why is there Chinese writing all over it?
Michael Dawson: It's Korean, man. The guy who gave it to me.
Pawnbroker Gus: You don't look like you speak Korean.

Michael Dawson: What do you want?
Tom Friendly: Your help.
Michael Dawson: Why would I help the son of a bitch who kidnapped my son?
Tom Friendly: We gave him back to you in one piece, Mike. You're the one who lost him. You told him, didn't you? You couldn't carry the guilt of what you did to those two women all by yourself, so you shared it with a 10-year-old kid. Is that why you wanna kill yourself, Michael? Because that's the way he looks at you now? Because he knows you're a murderer?
Michael Dawson: Go away!
[turns to walk away]
Tom Friendly: I got some bad news for you, amigo. You can't kill yourself. The Island won't let you!
Michael Dawson: What'd you say?
Tom Friendly: No matter how bad you want to, no matter how many different ways you try, it won't happen.
[Tom hands the revolver back to Michael]
Tom Friendly: Give it a shot if you don't believe me. You got more work to do, Mike. When you figure that out, I'm in the penthouse at the Hotel Earle.

George Minkowski: What, are you going all Nicholson on us?
Michael Dawson: What?
George Minkowski: You know, Jack Nicholson in The Shining when he's bouncing that ball against the wall? Next thing you know, you're gonna go after your wife with an axe.
Michael Dawson: I'm not married, man.