Martin Brody

"Ellen wanted me to get off the force. I couldn't do it. It's who I am."

"Some things can't be solved by a committee meeting or a press conference."

"I'm not the smartest guy in the room, but I know what I know."

"Time moves different when you're terrified. An hour feels like a day."

"You don't get to choose when you're brave. It chooses you."

"I've learned that you can't trust people when money's involved."

"The worst part isn't the fear. It's the responsibility."

"I never wanted to be a hero. I just wanted to protect my town."

"Sometimes you have to risk everything to save anything."

"Hooper and I don't agree on much, but we both want the same thing."

"I'm from the Bronx. We didn't have sharks, but we had plenty of danger."

"People need to understand the danger they're in. Ignorance gets them killed."

"You can't negotiate with nature. You can only survive it or die."

"My wife's stronger than me in a lot of ways. She always has been."

"I'm going to kill that fish or die trying."

"Everything I do is for my family and this town. Nothing else matters."

"Fear is like a disease. It spreads if you let it."

"I've seen death before. This is different. This is calculated."

"You grow up or you don't. There's no middle ground."

"The job doesn't get easier. You just get better at handling it."

"I don't believe in luck. I believe in preparation and courage."

"Sometimes the answer is right in front of you, but you don't want to see it."

"I've got nothing to prove to anyone but myself."

"You can't go back once you've seen certain things. That changes you."

"Ellen and I, we've been through a lot. That's what marriage is."

"I never asked to be in charge, but that's what happened."

"When it matters, you find out who you really are inside."

"You learn respect by facing things that scare you."

"I didn't want my sons to grow up afraid like I did."

"The ocean keeps its secrets. Some we find out, some we never do."