Posted on January 20, 2010 - by Morgan Howard
Capt. Phil Quotes
Seas 2/Epi 13:
“We cheated death one more time. I feel like a one legged man in an ass Kicking contest!”
Seas 3/Epi 2:
“This ain’t a hamburger stand out here, y’know? This is the real deal and people really die.”
Seas 3/Epi 5:
“You’re not a man ’til you’ve pulled a tooth out with a pair of pliers.”
Seas 3/Epi 7:
“In drastic times you’ve gotta do drastic things.”
Seas 3/Epi 9:
“This is big-time weather and anything can happen.”
Seas 3/Epi 219:
“You go through a couple marriages, smoke cigarettes like it’s going out of style, your body aches from the time you get up to the time you go to bed, and you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about where you’re going to put the next pot. Yeah, it’s a great lifestyle.”
Seas 4/Epi ?:
“Big tough guy that ain’t so tough.”
Seas 4/Epi 1:
“Now you know why lions eat their young.”
Seas 4/Epi 7:
“Everybody wonders why I smoke like a g*@$*#n choo choo train.”
Seas 4/Epi 8:
“Now my advice to anyone that wants to do this… is stay in school. Learn to be something, cause this will kill ya. This isn’t for everybody, you gotta be a little bit twisted to do this job.”
Seas 4/Epi 10:
“Today is a spend some money, smoke some cigarettes, drink some caffeine day today.”
Seas 4/Epi 14:
“There’ve been some developments since last night that’ll just blow you away.”
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On the Sig’s promoting of Russian King crab
“This whole thing stinks to high heaven. We are madly trying to get consumers to buy American seafood.”
On his on camera performance
”We don’t do anything that we wouldn’t do if the cameras weren’t there. What you see is what you get.”
“That’s the deal with crabbing. Every day you’re going to encounter something where somebody almost gets smashed (or) thrown over the side. The stories you hear, you think, ‘Well, maybe they’re exaggerating.’ It isn’t an exaggeration. These guys are the toughest guys there are.”
“Nothing on these shows is scripted whatsoever. What you see is what you get no matter what.”
“This is big-time weather and anything can happen.”
On what he did with his $130,000
“You want the honest answer? I bought a car, I bought a house, and I bought a couple of hookers.”
On the demands as being a captain
“It’s like, if you make a mistake in your job right now — say you screw this interview up — what’s gonna happen? Your boss is gonna say, ‘Hey man, you really fucked this thing up, why don’t you do it again?’ I go make a mistake and somebody gets either hurt or killed. There is zero room for error. You have to really, really concentrate and know what you’re doing. You don’t have the luxury of screwing up.”
On crab fishing
“I keep doing this and doing this and my number’s going to come up. I’d just as soon quit in one piece.”
On what is shown on the series
“I have enough integrity, for all the people who taught me and people who know me. I wouldn’t do this show if they told me one thing to say or one thing to act.”
Right before he plays the prank on the Northwestern
“Retaliation, Cornelia Marie style.”
On the show
“It’s kind of neat that people want to know what we do and the conditions we do it in.”
On his son
“As a father I’m really proud of him and as a captain I’m proud of him. He’s really working his ass off.”
Q & A from Capt Phil Website:
Q: What would most people be surprised to know about you?
A: “That I have a quiet, soft side, I really do.”
Q: What was your dream as a child?
A: “To try and be successful no mater what. I always had this idea that I could very easily just become a bum and homeless. (Laughing.) That idea still keeps me motivated.”
Q: What is your dream now?
A: “To be the best I can be professionally and personally. To look in the mirror and know that things are okay.”
Q: If you could change anything about your life, would you?
A: “Probably not. (pause) I wouldn’t change anything, I don’t think… take the good and the bad.”
Q: What important lesson have you learned in your life?
A: “To always be a man of your word.”
Q: If you could change anything about your life, would you?
A: “Probably not. (pause) I wouldn’t change anything, I don’t think… take the good and the bad.”
One liners:
“This ice goes up to the place where Santa Clause lives.”
Talking about the day his son Jake was born
“I picked him up to see how cute he was and he pissed all over me!”
“Opies is my forte.”
“I figured I’d lose everything, my cookies”
“You’re that low below whale shit.”
“There’s fart bubbles, there’s crabs.”
“Was that plain enough?”
“I’d rather see you than Jesus right now.”
“When the weatherman issues a hurricane warning, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to get your ass kicked.”
“That’s bad juju.”
“It’s like taking your kids out at 11 o’clock at night, giving them a couple of flashlights, and tell them to go play in the middle of the freeway … this is big time weather and anything can happen.”
“Don’t make this harder on me than it already is.”
“That is one full crab pot.”
“How do you tell your sons goodbye since you’ve just been given two weeks to live and they’re leaving to go fishing for several weeks.”
“Now my advice to anyone that wants to do this… is stay in school. Learn to be something, cause this will kill ya. This isn’t for everybody, you gotta be a little bit twisted to do this job.”
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February 9, 2011
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Christine said:
I haven’t been watching since the show started moving towards Phil’s passing, and I still shed a tear now and then for Jake and Josh…It’s like Queen; sure they soldiered on after Freddie Mercury died, but honestly, Paul Rodgers was no Freddie Mercury, and Freddie could never be replaced. That’s how I see about Phil; sure, they can add another Captain and another boat, and no disrespect, but no one will ever be able to measure up to the big personality that was Phil…We miss you Big Guy…
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February 9, 2011
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emily said:
“I feel like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.”
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February 23, 2011
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Paige said:
“A fairy tale begins with – Once upon a time…, A crab fishermans tale begins with – This aint no bullsh*t…”
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March 6, 2011
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Michelle said:
Of all the captains on Deadliest Catch he was the most interesting, entertaining and nice. With the exception of jumping on his kids like all parents do, you never heard him be nasty or cruel to the crew. All-in-all it’s now what we say in life that defines our character but what we do. He was a good man. Missed greatly. I hope the boys carry on fishing as both of them have their dad’s charisma and the show will be dull without them.
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March 19, 2011
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boitelle said:
phil, tu nous manque , je regarde toujour sur chanel discovery les series peril en mer , pecheurs de crabes royal , je suis toujour heureux de voir le cornelia marie , magnifique bateau de l’extreme je suis fier que phil harris nous a fait découvrire ce dure metier qui est la peche au crabe royal
c’etait un homme fier, honete, dure et droit , je ne l’oublirai jamais .
je pense qu’il dois-etre fier du haut du paradi de voir que c’est fils poursuits l’aventure de la peche aux crabes .
phil , tu etait un grand pecheur , un marin de l’extreme , je pense a toi , ton souvenir restera a jamais gravé sur la mer de bering et le cornelia marie voguera eternellement a la recherche de crabe .
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April 7, 2011
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Liz said:
Watching The Phil Harris Story on DIscovery right now, and have read some of the comments here.
Yes, there will never be another Phil Harris…or will there be? Jake and Josh, worked with the best. Let’s watch and see if they rise to the wheelhouse!
Work on Jake and Josh! God bless you and may you know Phil is watching over the Cornelia Marie. He, and the Good Lord, will guide you on your crabbing journey!
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April 8, 2011
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Jerry Landrum said:
I love watching the show!!! Even though I never meet Phil,watching the show made me feel like I had known him for ever!!! I know that he is greatly missed but will never be forgot!! Phil is fishing the crab grounds in the sky!!! I love you Phil and thank you for everything!!! I watched you every time you were on with my son and used you as a tool to help teach my son on how to be a man!! If you want somthing,work for it!!! Thanks big guy we all love you!!!
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April 8, 2011
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Avis said:
Hi Jerry I just wanted to express to you how much what you said about Capt. Phil meant to me. No one could have said it any better. The show will always be great but it will never be the same with out our Capt. Phil.
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April 17, 2011
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Yu said:
” Check your feelings at the door.”
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April 19, 2011
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Graham said:
He sure was one of the greats and will be sorely missed. I love the ‘one legged man in an ass kicking contest’
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April 20, 2011
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Michele said:
I love the show and I love watching this whole family – the Harris family which just happens to have one in heaven and the entire family of fishermen. I cried when Capt Phil passed away (it never leaves you when you lose your dad) and I am hoping and praying for the best for these sons!
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April 21, 2011
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david miller said:
Capt Phil rules! I love the ‘pulling teeth with pliers’ quote – it made me chuckle. I have printed this page and stuck it on the office wall. Thanks for the giggle.
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April 26, 2011
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Michael said:
This quote is true when you consider that the US imports (contaminated) fish from China.: “This whole thing stinks to high heaven. We are madly trying to get consumers to buy American seafood.”
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May 1, 2011
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dave said:
The Capt said ‘this is one full carb pot’ I say this is ‘one good blog site’
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May 4, 2011
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Paul said:
Capt. Phil’s quotes are epic. “This is big-time weather and anything can happen.”
Such quote should be applied on daily basis.
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May 10, 2011
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George said:
I laughed when I read about what he did with his 130K.He bought some hookers after the car and house!
R.I.P Capt. Phil
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May 12, 2011
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Harry said:
He’s a real man after all George. All of his journey with in his life were all epic.
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May 19, 2011
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heather said:
I cried watching this seasons opening show. I wish everyone the best. And even if it seems odd to honor the wishes of Capn Phil to some people here…. It wwas done enveloped in love, respect and true compassion. My best to the Josh and Jake… I lost my parents young too.
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May 20, 2011
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Steve said:
He was always great for something quotable, wasn’t he. I’ve wathced the show some since he’s been gone, but it just isn’t the same for me.
Capt. Phil, RIP!
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June 6, 2011
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Stephen Vernon said:
I love the comment from Phil on a less than good day…”That’s why they call it fishing not catching.”
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June 18, 2011
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Julie said:
There’s just something about Capt. Phil Harris. I never met him, but I cried when he passed away. Even now I cry every time I see something about him. Capt. Phil was a remarkable man to have inspired such deep feelings from people that only saw him on The Deadliest Catch. I hope Josh and Jake become half the man their father was. May God watch over them for Capt. Phil.
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June 30, 2011
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cubiture said:
Even now I cry every time I see something about him.
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June 30, 2011
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Stephen Vernon said:
I thought it was great when they showed the camera operators going through the same exposure that the crew experiences. No one gets a free ride.
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July 2, 2011
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Vincenzo said:
Riposa in pace Capitano, veglia sul tuo equipaggio da lassù.
Vincenzo – Vieste – Italia
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July 8, 2011
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Penny said:
Great quotes! They make you feel as though you knew him. It’s still sad knowing that he’s no longer here.
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July 23, 2011
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Ana Eskelinen said:
I don’t think there will be a day that goes by that I won’t miss him. He was the best.
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July 24, 2011
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Meredith said:
It seems as though everyone could identify with “Today is a spend some money, smoke some cigarettes, drink some caffeine day today.”
He said what everyone else was only thinking.
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July 25, 2011
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mamae E said:
Capt Phil was larger than life. I never eat crab legs without a toast to him. Miss him a lot. Love the quotes! May Josh and Jake have smooth sailing in the years to come. Looking forward to watching Phil’s legacy grow and develop on the Cornelia Marie. Hope you can get your big brother Freddie back.
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July 25, 2011
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Online Games said:
Yes. I’ve watched that TV show several times and learned a lot about crab fishing. I’m very appreciative -
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August 17, 2011
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Byron said:
Great quotes.. A very touching story, it’s so sad knowing that hes no longer here. He’s a great quotable man and his quotes are epic.
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August 20, 2011
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Victor Chileshe Luo said:
I think we can all agree Capt. Phil quotes are great. complete sea humour !! Thank you for sharing memories.
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August 25, 2011
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Tom said:
It’s looking always the same, the best guys have to leave us first.
Thanks for the loved Documentaions,
that’s what is the best on TV today,
we never forget..
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August 30, 2011
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Bridget S. said:
Capt. Phil is one icon who have influenced a lot of great individuals. He’s like a superb definition of free and wild spirited being.
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August 31, 2011
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Linda said:
Hey, you forgot a quote.
“This is bad. This is bad, bad.”
when the propellor blade broke.
Phil was the best. I miss him still.
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October 28, 2011
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Eric said:
My favorite is:
“That’s bad juju.”
haha – we’ve been using that around the office non stop ever since he said that.
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November 21, 2011
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January 2, 2012
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john hays said:
Capt. Phil Harris is a Go_damn American Legend. Peace Phil>>>>>>>
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January 12, 2012
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Dax Marc from Luxembourg said:
you now for me captain Harris was since the beginning of the documentary a real hero!
ever there for his crew and his sons! a son can’t havd a better father and a crew can’t have a better captain! he was unic !
this is the end
beautiful friend the end
respect phill i will always miss you!
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January 14, 2012
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Janine said:
Capt. Phil war ein toller Mensch und obwohl ich dich nicht kenne vermisse ich dich.
Du lebst in unseren Herzen weiter…..wir werden dich NIE vergessen.
Ruhe in Frieden!
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
Janine