"To catch a criminal, you have to think like one."
Cast: Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson
Criminal Minds — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Wheels up in thirty.
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Spoken at the end of briefing scenes across all seasons by Hotchner and later unit leaders.
Meaning
The definitive rallying cry for the unit, marking the transition from Quantico HQ to active crisis management.
I know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind.
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Spoken in Season 4, Episode 8 ("Masterpiece").
Meaning
Highlights Reid’s internal battle with his family history of schizophrenia and his deep empathy for victims and tormented minds.
Life is a hell of a thing to happen to someone.
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Spoken in Season 7, Episode 14 ("Closing Time").
Meaning
Summarizes the weary, compassionate philosophy of a long-time profiler acknowledging human trauma.
Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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Spoken in Season 9, Episode 6 ("In the Blood"), quoting Mitch Albom.
Meaning
Illustrates the lasting bond between the living and loved ones lost to violence.
When you have a child, the world has a hostage.
Context
Read in Season 14, Episode 8 ("Ashley"), quoting Ernest Hemingway.
Meaning
Captures the immense vulnerability and anxiety felt by profilers who are also parents.
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