24 - Top 10 Jack Bauer quotes

An eighth day of pulse-pounding action begins with the return of 24 on Sunday 24th January 2010 on Sky1, as a retired Jack Bauer becomes unwillingly entangled in an assassination plot against visiting president, Omar Hassan.

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To celebrate the show's return, we've picked out our ten favourite quotes from Jack Bauer...


► "I'm federal agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life."

► "I have killed two people since midnight. I haven't slept in over 24 hours. So maybe you should be a little more afraid of me than you are now."

► "The only reason that you're conscious right now is because I don't want to carry you."

► "You make one sound and I will rip your tongue out. Am I clear?"

► "Trust me. You do not want to go down this road with me."

► "I don't need another reason to put a bullet in your brain."

► "Make a sound and I will blow your brains out all over the windshield."

► "You probably don’t think I could force this towel down your throat, but trust me I can. All the way. Except that I’d hold onto this little bit at the end. When your stomach starts to digest the towel, I pull it out. Taking your stomach lining with it. Most people probably take about a week to die. It’s very painful.”

► "I'm gonna need a hacksaw."

► "Dammit!"