12 Angry Men Old Age Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from 12 Angry Men.

Quote #1

JUROR #8: The old man—"I'm gonna kill you," body hitting the floor a second later—would have had to hear the boy's words with the el [train] roaring past his nose!

This is the point where Juror #8 first brings up the possibility that the elderly witness in the murder trial might be making up parts of his testimony. For example, how could the old man hear the kid yelling upstairs with a massive train passing right outside his open window?

Quote #2

JUROR #6: A guy who talks like that to an old man really oughta get stepped on.

Juror #6 doesn't have much time for anyone who speaks disrespectfully to the elderly. Thank goodness someone feels this way, because Juror #3 definitely needs someone to knock some sense into him if he's going to keep yelling at poor old Juror #9.

Quote #3

JUROR #6: You oughta have more respect, mister. You say stuff like that to him again… I'm gonna lay you out.

In case Juror #3 didn't get his point the first time, Juror #6 tells him that he's going to slug him if he says another disrespectful thing to Juror #9. This is 1957, after all, and many of the people during this time wouldn't be willing to stand idly by and watch their elders get bullied by some pushy jerk.