Looper2012

[Abe is talking to Young Joe]

Abe:
You know, you were the youngest Looper I ever hired. You looked goddamn ridiculous, they said. [holds hand at neck level] Blunderbuss up to here on you. [both laugh] They brought you in, I forget what it was for.

Young Joe:
Watch shop.

Abe:
Mmm! That's - yeah, you rolled one of our fronts, a watch shop. And they had you, you know. You know, this kid, just like an animal. But you - you looked at me, your hair stuck to half your face, just one eye looking at me. I could see, like seeing it happen on the TV, the bad version of your life. Like a vision, I could see how you'd turn bad. So I changed it. I cleaned you up and put a gun in your hand. I gave you something that was yours.

Young Joe:
I'm grateful for that, Abe.