Commissioner Pike: Tell me something, when was the last time you had a mental test?
Frank McCrae: ...anytime, Commissioner.
Commissioner Pike: As a matter of fact, didn't you try to shoot yourself a couple of years back?
Frank McCrae: ...gun went off.
Quotes from Richard Roundtree movies and TV shows
John Shaft: Up yours, baby.
John Shaft: When you lead your revolution, whitey better be standing still because you don't run worth a damn no more.
John Shaft: Watch your mouth, man.
Ben Buford: I'll say any damn thing I want.
John Shaft: You're a cagey spook, Bumpy.
Bumpy Jonas: You ride a tall horse, Mr Shaft.
John Shaft: Don't let your mouth get your ass in trouble.
Ellie Moore: I love you.
John Shaft: Yeah, I know. Take it easy.
Sergeant Tom Hannon: Hey, where the hell are you going, Shaft?
John Shaft: To get laid, where the hell are you going?
Vic Androzzi: Have a chair, John.
John Shaft: I don't like your chair.
Bumpy Jonas: Wrong number.
John Shaft: Cut the crap, man, this is Shaft.
John Shaft: You are one wise Caucasian, Vic.
Willy: Listen, Snow White. Me and you gonna tangle, sooner or later. Did you hear what I say?
John Shaft: Why don't you stop playing with yourself, Willy? You ain't gonna do shit.
Uncle Joe: Well, I'll be dipped in shit and rolled in breadcrumbs.
Uncle Joe: Look-it here, boy! You ain't Superman! And you damn sure ain't gettin' paid.