How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Reservoir Dogs.
Quote #1
MR. PINK: I mean, everybody panics. Everybody. Things get tense. It's human nature, you panic. I don't care what your name is. You can't help it. F***, man, you panic on the inside, in your head, you know? You give yourself a couple of seconds. You get ahold of the situation. You deal with it. What you don't do is start shooting up the place and start killing people.
MR. WHITE: No. What you're supposed to do is act like a f***ing professional. A psychopath ain't a professional. Can't work with a psychopath. You don't know what those sick assholes are going to do next. I mean, Jesus Christ, how old do you think that black girl was, twenty? Maybe twenty-one?
Our first taste of Blonde's madness is this description. When he shows up later we start to wonder if White was really being fair with the whole psychopath thing…until, well, you know. Pink obviously has the stress-management routine down pat, so he can calmly decide who and when to shoot. White calls Blonde a psychopath, but what he really means is he's sadistic and out of control. Sadism is a whole new level of violence, because you enjoy it. The others only do it if it's absolutely necessary.
Quote #2
MR. PINK: I got the diamonds.
MR. WHITE: That's my boy. Where?
MR. PINK: I stashed 'em. Look, if you want to come with me, let's go get them right now, right this second man, 'cause I think staying here, man, we should have our f***ing heads examined.
If you think about it, returning to the meeting spot when the whole thing was obviously set up is pretty crazy. When the heist was originally planned, everything was controlled and well thought out. All the guys were cool about it, no problems, laughing and joking. Once things fell apart, everyone's true nature started to emerge. Notice that Pink is nervous about being caught, but not guilty about what he's done. Psychopaths usually get anxious only when cornered.
Quote #3
MR. WHITE: F*** you, maniac. It's your f***in' fault we're in this trouble!
MR. BLONDE: What's this guy's problem?
MR. WHITE: What's my problem? Yeah, I got a f***ing problem. I got a big f***ing
problem! A trigger-happy madman almost gets me shot!MR. BLONDE: What the f*** are you talking about?
MR. WHITE: That f***ing shooting spree. In the store, remember?
MR. BLONDE: Ah, f*** 'em. They set off the alarm. They deserve what they got.
Mr. Blonde's psychopathy is on epic display here. But maybe more. He doesn't even seemed tuned in to the fact he did anything wrong and doesn't even know what Blonde's talking about.