Bill/Quotes and Captions

A list of Bill's Quotes and cut quotes, also known as Captions, in Left 4 Dead.

Intro

 * "Hold up!"
 * "Ain't seen anything like this before..."
 * "They're changing."
 * "Over there."
 * "Lights off!"
 * "Oh, this is gonna get bad..."
 * [ Responding to Louis regarding the Tank during the intro scene ] "Both!"
 * "Son, we just crossed the street. Let's not throw a party 'til we're out of the city."

General

 * [ Nearing a safe room ] "This way people!"
 * [ Nearing a safe room ] "There's a safe place up ahead!"
 * "Aaah... I'm getting too old for this horse shit."
 * "Francis, is there anything you don't hate?"
 * "Eyes and ears, people. Eyes and ears."
 * "Speak up Francis, your voice got all muffled from being so far up your ass!"
 * "We're doin' pretty goddamned good! Don't let it go to your head."
 * "Close your mouth and open your eyes, Francis. You'll aim better."
 * "A few years in the service mighta slimmed you down and shut you up, Francis."
 * "Don't be an ass, Francis."
 * "You know who's gonna survive this mess, Francis? It ain't the fellow makin' jokes."
 * "Hell, I was too old for this shit fifteen years ago."
 * "Those bastards are in for a big surprise!"

Locked in a Closet

 * "Anybody out there!?"
 * "Come on people, let me out!"
 * "Can anyone hear me!?"
 * "Let. Me. OOOUT!"
 * "Hey, can anybody hear me!?"
 * "Get over here and let me out!"
 * "Goddamnit I'm trapped in here!"
 * "I can't see a damned thing in here. Let me out!"
 * (Murmuring) "This is such horseshit..." (Shouting) "...Is anybody even out there!?"
 * "I know you can hear me goddamn it, let me the hell out!"

Rescued

 * "Thanks for getting me outta there."
 * "Thanks for that!"
 * "Thanks, I was gettin' lonely."
 * "'Bout time."
 * "Thanks, it was gettin' hard to breathe in there."

Medical Supplies

 * [ Pain pills ] "Pills here!"


 * "Someone's gonna need these..."


 * "Grabbing pills."
 * "I'm gonna need these."
 * [ Medkit ] "First Aid, over here."


 * "Grabbin' First Aid."
 * "First to aid, last to die."

Giving Pills

 * "Here."
 * "Here, take this."
 * "Here I got somethin' for ya."
 * "Take this."
 * "Hold up, I got somethin' for ya."
 * "Yeah you're gonna need this."
 * "Here, I uh... saved this for you."

Survivor Dies

 * "This is going to Hell in a hand basket real fast!"
 * "I didn't sign up for this shit!"
 * [ 2 Survivors dead ] "It's just the two of us now kid!"
 * [ Francis ] "I'm gonna miss that man, and his gun."
 * [ Francis ] "Christ, I'm gonna miss that son of a bitch."
 * [ Zoey ] "Ah Jesus! What a waste!"
 * [ Zoey ] "Aghh... not [tearing up] Zoey..."
 * [ Zoey ] "One of those sick sons of bitches just sealed all of their death warrants!"
 * [ Louis ] "Come on people! If we make it, he didn't die for nothing!"
 * [ Louis ] "Ahh, Louis!"
 * [ Louis ] "Louis didn't make it... Agh Christ!"

Reviving a Survivor

 * "Hold still, hold still, I'm gonna get you back on your feet, then we gotta move." (2 versions)
 * "Okay... Alright... Now c'mon kid, shake it off. Let's get moving." (2 versions)
 * "Awww hell, it looks a lot worse than it is; c'mon y'gotta get up and...walk it off!"
 * "Probably stings like hell, but it ain't gonna kill ya. Up an' at 'em soldier, time to move."
 * "There's a lot of blood but you're not missing anything important. C'mon, get up, let's get moving."
 * "Take it easy kid, I'm gonna get you back on your feet and fighting."
 * "Hell kid, they just winged ya! C'mon, back on your feet, let's get moving."
 * "Here we go, back on your feet soldier, you're not getting out of this fight THAT easy."
 * "Lie still, lemme look... (short pause) ...Aw hell, I've seen worse, you'll be alright in a second!"
 * "You're not through yet kid, get up and let's go; these shitheads ain't gonna kill themselves."
 * "Aww quit sniveling I've seen worse."
 * "Come on, get up! These jackasses aren't going to kill themselves."

Reviving a Survivor (Under Attack)

 * "I got'cha, you're gonna make it!"
 * "Get up, get up, we ain't got time for this!"
 * "Get up, get up!"
 * "C'mon, get up!"
 * "Hang on, I got'cha!"
 * "C'mon, y'gotta get up!"
 * "You're not done yet, c'mon!"
 * "Let's go, get up! Let's go!"
 * "C'mon, this fight ain't over!"
 * "C'mon!"

Reviving a Survivor (Brief)
(NOTE: The game has these vocalizations divided into two parts, A and B. A plays at the beginning of the Revival Animation, and B plays shortly thereafter. The game 'mixes and matches' the A and B clips randomly.) {|

Before (A)

 * "You okay?"
 * "How y'feelin'?"
 * "Can y'make it?"
 * "Y'gonna make it?"
 * "How bad are ya?"
 * "How y'doin'?"
 * "Can y'walk?"

After (B)

 * "Up an' at 'em!"
 * "C'mon up!" (2 versions)
 * "Up y'go, son!"
 * "You'll be okay."
 * "I got'cha!"
 * "Up we go..."
 * "Hell, you're fine!"
 * "It don't look bad."
 * "Let's move."
 * "You're fine!"
 * "You'll be fine!"
 * [ Reviving Louis ] "Back on your feet Louis."
 * [ Reviving Francis ] "Looks like your big mouth still works."
 * [ Reviving Zoey ] "You're okay Zoey."
 * }
 * }

Reviving a Survivor (Last Chance)

 * "I can help ya up, but I'm not gonna lie to you, you're in bad shape. If we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "Ho-lee hell, you are messed up. If we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "That really tore the hell outta ya. If we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "Ho-lee shit, they took a big piece outta you, kid. If we don't find ya some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "I can help you back on your feet, but it's temporary. I-if we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "You're in... (sigh) real bad shape kid. If we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."
 * "No shame kid, I would have pissed myself too, but if we don't find you some first aid, you're not gonna survive another hit."

Healing Self

 * "Wait up, I'm healing!"
 * "Cover me, gonna heal!"
 * "Cover me."
 * "Watch my back."

Healing Another

 * "Hold still, Ah'm gonna heal ya..."
 * "Hold up, I'll heal ya."
 * "Stop squirmin', I'm gonna heal you."

Aided by a Teammate

 * "That wasn't necessary...but, thanks."
 * "Thanks a lot."

Revived

 * "I-I'm okay..."
 * "I'm alright."
 * (Indistinct grunt)
 * "Hell if I know..."
 * "Most'a this blood ain't mine!"
 * (Moan)
 * "I'll make it."
 * "I'll live."
 * "H-hell, I'll live."
 * "I've had worse."
 * [ When Louis helps him up and is, actually, behind him ] "Who are you?"
 * Louis: "It's me, Louis!"
 * [ When Zoey helps him up and is, actually, behind him ] "Who are you?"
 * Zoey: "it's me, Zoey!"
 * "M-Mother?"


 * "Well... I ain't good."

Incapacitated

 * "I need help... NOW!"
 * "Little help!"
 * "I can't wait, I need help now!"
 * "Quit screwin' around and help me!"
 * "I need help NOW!"
 * "Don't let these bastards eat me!"

Critically Injured

 * "Francis, buddy, are you gonna use that First-Aid kit?"
 * "Zoey, can you spare me a health-kit?"
 * "Louis, you mind giving an old man your health-kit?"
 * "Godammit, I am seriously FUBAR!"
 * "If I go down... (Emotional) don't let those bastards eat me."
 * "Ugh... I think I'm goin' home in a box."
 * "I'm about...to buy...the farm..."
 * "I don't feel so good..."
 * "Ahh shit, I ain't feelin' right."
 * "Dammit, I'm bleedin' out."
 * "Uhh... This old body ain't gonna make it."

Safehouse - Survivor Left Behind

 * "Don't get your panties in a bunch! I'm coming!"
 * "No sense dying of old age, lets go help em."
 * "We will NOT leave a man behind! Let's get back out there!"
 * "Aw, shit, we really gotta go help em!"
 * "Alright, let's go help."
 * [ Francis ] "Jesus! Francis is still out there!"
 * [ Louis ] "How well do you really know Louis?"
 * (Shortly after) "I'm kiddin', let's go get 'im!"
 * [ Zoey ] "I can't leave Zoey out there!"
 * [ Zoey ] "Zoey can't stay out there! We have to help 'er."

Safehouse - Everyone Safe

 * "That door ain't gonna lock itself people." (2 versions)
 * "Lock the door... DO IT!"
 * "Lock that door." (4 versions)
 * "Secure that door!"
 * "Secure the door."
 * "Everyone! Double-Time it to the saferoom!"

Items Found

 * [ Ammo stash spotted ] "Ammooo, here."
 * [ Second Pistol spotted ] "Weapon over here!" / "Got a weapon over here!"
 * [ Picking up a second pistol ] "I'm taking an extra pistol."
 * "Extra pistol."
 * "Extra sidearm!"
 * [ Grabbing a pipe bomb ] (Uncertain) "I'd...rather have a grenade, but this'll do."
 * [ Grabbing a pipe bomb ] "A black powder bomb..."
 * "Grabbin' a pipe bomb."
 * [ Pipe bomb spotted ] "Pipe bomb!" / "Pipe bomb over here!"
 * [ Molotov spotted ] "Molotov!" / "Molotov here!"
 * [ Grabbing a molotov ] "Grabbing a molotov."
 * "Molotov."

Throwing a Grenade

 * "Grenade!" (3 versions)
 * "Fire in the hole!" (3 versions)

Weapons

 * [ Nonspecific ] "Ahhch, a gun's a gun."
 * [ Nonspecific ] "If it shoots bullets I'll take it"
 * [ Nonspecific ] "This'll do some damage."
 * "An assault rifle; This shit's gettin' more like 'Nam every second."
 * "An assault rifle? Heh, man this takes me back!"
 * "An assault rifle - come to papa!"
 * "Grabbin this carabin."


 * "I'm grabbin' this shotgun."
 * "I'm gonna grab this range rifle."
 * "Grabbin' an SMG."
 * "Full auto-beautiful."

Reloading

 * "Reeloooaaaadiiiing!"
 * "Reloading!"

Boomer detected

 * "I hear a Boomer out there..."
 * "There's a Boomer around here."
 * "Careful; Boomer."
 * "Watch it; Boomer in the vicinity."
 * "Boomer around here."
 * "Boomer nearby." (2 versions)
 * "There's a Boomer trackin' us."
 * "Boomer close by."
 * "Christ, there's a Boomer around here."
 * "Dammit... Boomer nearby!"
 * [ Spotted ] "Boomer!" (3 versions)

Vomited On

 * "Ach, goddammit! Son of a bitch!"
 * "Uuugh, aw shit."
 * "Aaagh, Jesus..."

Hunter detected

 * "There's a Hunter around here..."
 * "Careful people, there's a Hunter nearby."
 * "There's a Hunter spookin' around out there."
 * "There's a Hunter out there."
 * "Careful; Hunter around here."
 * "Hunter out there."
 * "Watch your back; Hunter."
 * "Watch your back, there's a Hunter out there."
 * "I think I saw a god-damn Hunter."
 * [ Spotted ] "Hunter!" (3 versions)


 * [ When Francis calls the Infected "vampires" ] "They're zombies, Francis."
 * [ When a Witch is close to being startled ] "Hold on, that Witch is getting ready to pounce!"
 * [ When slimed by a Boomer ] "Goddammit! Son of a bitch!"
 * [ When pounced on by a Hunter ] Get him off, get him off!"
 * [ When a Hunter lands on Francis ] "Hunter pounced Francis!"
 * [ After a teammate has killed a Special Infected. ] "Damn, now that was a shot!"
 * "We're fightin' a war of attrition with a horde of brainless killing machines; I ain't exactly optimistic about our chances."
 * "Y'call this a zombie apocalypse? Don't hold a candle to the Great Zombie Attack of '57!" (Short pause) "...Heh nah, I-I'm horseshittin' ya."

No Mercy

 * "Ahh shit, subway looks fulla zombies."
 * "I was hoping there'd be less zombies down here."
 * "We can take the subway tunnels to the hospital; there's a Red Line station not far from here."
 * "Station's just up the street."
 * [ Upon entering Holly Street Station and seeing the sign above the escalators ] "The Red Line North will take us to Mercy."
 * "The Red Line North will take us straight there."
 * "Francis, is that you or the sewer?"
 * "I ain't walkin' to the roof!"
 * "Ach. More stairs."
 * [ Hospital elevator, responding to Zoey questioning if things will return to normal ] "I'll see peace back on Earth if I gotta murder every one of these bastards with my bare goddamn hands!"
 * "You call this a 'zombie apocalypse'? Don't hold a candle to the Great Zombie Attack of '57!" "...Nah, I'm just horse shittin' ya!"
 * "Even being in a war doesn't prepare you for this - they never stop, they come at ya and come at ya and they never goddamn stop."
 * [ Response to Francis' "I hate stairs" remark ] "Damn straight."
 * "We've been immune so far but, well, if I start to turn...promise you'll shoot me."
 * "We're fighting a war of attrition with a horde of brainless killing machines - I ain't exactly optimistic about our chances."
 * [When seeing the no smoking sign in the sewer]"That's a crock a shit."
 * "I called the chopper."
 * [ Rescue arrives ] "Our chopper's here, let's get the hell outta Dodge!"
 * [ Rescue arrives ] "The bird's here! Let's go!"
 * [ Helicopter touches down ] "Get to the chopper! GO!"
 * [ Helicopter touches down ] "Get to the chopper!"
 * [ Helicopter touches down ] "To the chopper, c'mon move it, move it, move it!"
 * [ Helicopter touches down ] "Get to the L.Z.!" (Landing Zone)

Crash Course
(Despite not having any new lines- Bill still talks during the campagin at certain moments)
 * [Remark to Francis comment at The Waterworks] "Speak up Francis your voice got all muffled from the sound of your head being so far up you ass"
 * Alternative Line: "You know who is going to survive this mess Francis? it aint the fella making Jokes.
 * [When Starting the generator] "Watch my back"
 * Alternative Line: I was too old for this horseshit fifteen years ago

Death Toll

 * "Ah hell, I think we gotta go through this tunnel."
 * [ Speaking to the Church Guy ] "Son, we're immune, we're tired, and there's infected in the damn woods, now cut out the shit and let us in!"
 * "We're as human as they come, son, I promise ya!"
 * [ When Francis calls him 'feeble old man' ] "Hey!" (Indignant)
 * [ When Church Guy starts ringing the bell ] "This guy is nuttier than candy bar shit."
 * "I don't believe this shit, we're arguing for our lives here with a damn mental moron!"
 * [ Rescue arrives ] "That's the boat, time to bug out!"
 * [ Rescue arrives ] "Alright the boat's here, let's go!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Run to the boat!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Get to the boat!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "To the boat; MOVE!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Haul ass to that boat; RUN!"

Dead Air

 * [ When the plane crashes on the Runway ] "Bah - Jeezus..."
 * [ When exiting out onto the runway ] "Keep it together, people! We're almost home free!"
 * "Jesus H. Christ!"
 * "That C-130 is nice flyin'."
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Ev'ryone on the plane, pronto!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Get to the plane!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Into the plane; hustle it, people!"

Blood Harvest

 * "Settle down Francis. Just use that radio, they'll come."
 * "These woods look thicker than Boomer shit. Nobody wander off."
 * [ After approaching a derelict trailer in Blood Harvest ] "Francis, does this look like home to you?"
 * [ Rescue arrived ] "The truck's here, let's go!"
 * [ Rescue arrived ] "The truck has arrived people, let's move out!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Get to the truck. Move!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Get to the truck!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "Get to that truck on the double!"
 * [ Rescue ready ] "The truck's waiting; RUN!"

The Sacrifice
"Shut up you goddamn birds!"

Friendly Fire

 * [ When shot ] "Goddammit, watch your fire!"
 * "Check your fire!"
 * "Watch your fire!"
 * "Jesus H. Christ, I'm on your side!"
 * "Watch where you're shooting!"
 * "Secure that weapon!"
 * "Do I look like a target?"
 * [ When shot by Francis ] "What the hell are you doing, Francis?!"
 * "FRANCIS!!!"
 * "Francis, check your fire!"
 * [ When shot by Zoey ] "Zoey!"
 * "Whose side are you on, kid?"
 * [ When shot by Louis ] "Knock it off, Louis!"
 * "LOOOUIIS!"
 * "Watch where you point that thing!"

Cut lines

 * Intro "I never liked hospitals much, and I like sewers even less. But I do love a chopper taking me out of a hell hole. So we went through the bowels of the city to get to the hospital and to a chopper sent from heaven."
 * "Poor gal didn't make it. Well, I understand."
 * "Get ready! I'm hitting the button."


 * Intro "We hiked down the road through some hick town and at the end there was a campground and a boat to a better place. And when I say a better place, that is pretty much anywhere other than here. Hell, even Cleveland would be better place."
 * "For all we know he's out there on a Huck Finn raft. Still, he's all we got."
 * "This'd better be a big goddamn boat."
 * "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but we're gonna take your husband's offer."
 * "Miss, I think we're gonna take your husband's offer."
 * "We're gonna need a minute to think about it."


 * Intro "We planned on taking the rooftop route to avoid the crowds below. It was about a mile to the airport as the crow flies. But I guess the crow we were following was pretty drunk."
 * "I've seen 'em fly lower."
 * "Terry's dead, kid. We can get you gassed up if you like."
 * "It ain't Terry, pal. You want us to get you gassed up?"
 * "Terry's dead. You lookin' to fuel up?"
 * "Terry's dead, son. Can you get this plane in the air?"


 * Intro "We had no where else to go, so we followed the tracks to an old farmhouse. The farmhouse was real quaint, pretty, peaceful even. For about 15 seconds."
 * "Electrical fence!"
 * "Hit that power switch!"
 * "Get the power."
 * "Why can't one of these goddamn trains be working?"
 * "I got a hankering for some corn on the cob."
 * "I could go for some creamed corn."
 * "Anyone for just retiring here?
 * "I wonder what outfit is stationed there?"
 * "Probably the chickenshit national guard."
 * "I'll admit the government hasn't been a hell of a lotta help so far, but we're runnin' out of options here."


 * "I couldn't have done it without the tuna sandwich, I tell ya."
 * "How many fingers are you holding up?"
 * "Where am I?"
 * "Fer chrissake, Francis, don't take God's name in vain.
 * "Francis? You know what'd do us more good than all yer whinin' and jokin'? Shootin'."
 * "I ain't ready to meet my maker yet. But hearin' them animals outside, I'm happy to make some introductions."
 * "I don't want to piss on your parade, Louis, but what if it *doesn't* get better?"
 * "That's not what they said on TV."
 * "Francis, if they melted your yellow ass down, you couldn't be poured into a fight."
 * "Here's an awful thought. What if this thing evolves like a virus? I mean to say: what if bein' immune's not a lifetime guarantee?"
 * "Goddamnit. I can't even get a cold anymore without worryin' it's the early stages of zombieism."
 * "Ah well. Least I'm old. No offense to you kids, but I already had a full life."
 * "This just went pear-shaped! Fall back!"
 * "I blame Bill Clinton."
 * "Don't let Francis wear you down. He'd break his arm pattin' himself on the back."
 * "You two done chatting?"
 * "That sounds like a line of horseshit."
 * "How in the hell is this gonna to work?"
 * "You ever use one of these?"
 * "Well, this don't remind me of Nam."
 * "You're just spoutin' off ignorance."
 * "The future sure ain't what it used to be."
 * "Y'know, Francis, we'd all think you were a lot smarter if you said less."
 * "Francis, we might live through this if you stopped makin' jokes and started getting angry."
 * "I knew this day was comin'. They wouldn't listen."
 * "All right, it's official. I decided I hate zombies."
 * "As long as there's one of those ugly bastards left to shoot, I got a reason to keep on going."
 * "Way to land a chopper..."
 * "Francis, why don't you stop makin' trouble and start makin' some corpses."
 * "I'm gonna make an example out of the next one those things that jumps me."
 * "Zoey, Zoey, don't worry - I won't leave you."
 * "Relax, Zoey, you're gonna be fine."
 * "Hey, Francis. Funny meeting you here. Get up."
 * "Get up, Louis. Hell, you gotta be more careful, son."
 * "The man ain't comin' for you yet, Francis. Get up."
 * "Bein' brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you're scared as hell, and then you pick up the shotgun anyway."
 * "We'll live through this. Only the good and the really bad die young-and I figure we're somewhere in the middle."
 * "Ahhhh, dyin' ain't so scary. Happens all the time."
 * "That ain't gonna earn you any medals."
 * "Now that was some true amateur hour horseshit."