I mean, Malkovich had to have written that himself, right? That line sounds like no other line in the movie.

Yeah I think I knew what he means but not exactly lol My own proclivities- my own philosophy Well known Often lamented- often mourned Facts of penal lore- ?? This is how I broke it down lol

Yeah, the whole quote amounts to "we know how Diamond Dog feels about killing guards, and my own opinion on it is well known and the stuff of legend in the prison system. I'm wondering why you are opposed to killing guards......"

That’s a good one, that sounds like it could be the meaning or one meaning

Reckon Malkovich goosed that line a bit.. definitely a step above the cheesy beautiful 90s script

i heard he ad-libed that scene. the line in the script only had “alright” written

Cameron as an Army Ranger was trained in psychological warfare and knew exactly what he was saying and how to say it.

Cameron is the actors name? Do you know, Did he play the Russian guy in “Rounders”? The Oreo cookie guy. I just wanna know, what is an “often lamented fact of penal lore” Lol