Memorable Quotes from Daniel Brühl
14 quotesReflections on Rivalry and Respect
Niki Lauda
Of course he didn't listen to me. For James, one world title was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two years later, he retired. When I saw him next in London, seven years later, me as a champion again, him as broadcaster, he was barefoot on a bicycle with a flat tire, still living each day like his last. When I heard he died age 45 of a heart attack, I wasn't surprised. I was just sad. People always think of us as rivals but he was among the very few I liked and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied.
[last lines]
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Manipulation and Grief in Conflict
T'Challa
I almost killed the wrong man.
Helmut Zemo
Hardly an innocent one.
[Scoffs]
T'Challa
Is this all you wanted? To see them rip each other apart?
Zemo
My father lived outside the city, and I thought we would be safe there. My son was excited. He could see the Iron Man from the car window. I told my wife, "Don't worry. They're fighting in the city. We're miles from harm." When the dust cleared, and the screaming stopped... It took me two days until I found their bodies. My father still holding my wife and son in his arms. And the Avengers? They went home. I knew I couldn't kill them. More powerful men than me have tried. But if I could get them to kill each other? I'm sorry about your father. He seemed a good man. With a dutiful son.
[Beat]
T'Challa
Vengeance has consumed you. It's consuming them. I am done letting it consume me. Justice will come soon enough.
Zemo
Tell that to the dead.
[Cocks a gun and puts it under his chin, but T'Challa catches him in time and restrains him easily]
T'Challa
The living are not done with you yet.
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Unrecognized Connections Among Friends
Robert Kerner
Sorry, do we know each other?
Alex
Yes, we know each other.
Robert Kerner
Yeah, I can't quite place you, help me out?
Alex stepsister
His name is Alexander...
Robert Kerner
Alex?
[''Stunned'']
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A Generous Offer Amidst War Tensions
Horstmayer
I heard last night about your wife. If you like, I can get a letter through to her.
Lieutenant Audebert
Why would you do that? If you got caught...
Horstmayer
One letter won't stop us winning the war. And anyhow, when we'll have taken Paris and it's over, you can invite us for a drink in Rue Vavin.
Lieutenant Audebert
You don't have to invade Paris to drop round for a drink.
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The Cost of False Pride in War
Matthias Erzberger
All that's left separating us from an armistice is false pride.
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Confrontation at the Press Conference
Reporter
What did your wife say when she saw your face?
Niki Lauda
She said, "Sweetie, you don't need a face to drive, you just need a right foot.
[reporters laugh]
Reporter
I'm being serious. Do you think your marriage can survive... with the way you look now?
Lauda
And I am being serious too... Fuck you! Press conference over.
[points index finger at him; storms out of room]
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Responsibility in Racing and Recovery
James Hunt
I feel responsible for what happened.
Niki Lauda
You were.
Hunt
I swayed the room and the race should never have went ahead.
Lauda
You did, but trust me. Watching you win those races while I was fighting for my life. You were equally responsible for getting me back in the car.
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The Risks and Realities of Formula One Racing
Niki Lauda
Twenty-five drivers start every season in Formula One, and each year two of us die. What kind of person does a job like this? Not normal men, for sure. Rebels, lunatics, dreamers. People who are that desperate to make a mark, and are prepared to die trying. My name is Niki Lauda, and racing people know me for two things. The first is my rivalry with him. I don't know why it became such a big thing. We were just drivers busting each other's balls. To me this is perfectly normal, but other people saw it differently. That whatever it was between us went deeper. The other thing I'm remembered for is what happened on 1st August 1976, when I was chasing him like an asshole…
[first lines; frame in on James Hunt]
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The Balance of Risk and Desire
Niki Lauda
There's no need to drive fast. Just increases the percentage of risk. We're not in a hurry, I'm not being paid. Right now it's zero incentive or reward. Why would I drive fast?
Marlene Knaus
Because I'm asking you to.
Lauda
And do you always get what you want?
[in German]
Knaus
Yeah. Usually.
[in German; suddenly pushed back against her seat as Niki steps on the gas]
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Critique of Capitalism and Authority
Jan
We live in a capitalist dictatorship.
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Accepting Risk in Racing
Niki Lauda
I accept that every time I get into my car, there's 20% chance I could die and I could live with it, but not one percent more! And today with the rain, the risk is more.
[argues his case for cancelling the 1976 German Grand Prix]
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Call for Immediate Cease-Fire Negotiations
Matthias Erzberger
I stand before you, in the hope that you will take our presence here today as an opportunity to take action to suspend all hostilities. In the name of humanity, I am asking you for an agreement to an immediate cease-fire for the entire duration of our negotiating time to in order to spare our nation's unnecessary depletion. Matthias Erzberger, head of the German delegation.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Weygand, que veulent ces monsieur? (Weygand, what do these men want?)
General Maxime Weygand
Je ne sais pas. (I don't know.)
German Translator
Marshal Foch asks what brings you gentlemen to him.
Mattias Erzberger
We are here looking forward to your proposal for an enduring cease-fire that will include all those on the water, on land, as well as those in the sky.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
N'ai aucune monsieur proposition de ce genre à faire. (I have no proposal of this kind to make.)
German Translator
Ich habe ihn keine vorschläge zu machen. (I have no proposal to make to him.)
Mattias Erzberger
What does he mean by that?
German Translator
I think he disliked the phrasing of what you said.
Mattias Erzberger
Yes. Good. Then...
German Translator
Monsieur le Maréchal, si vous permittez, on aimerais connaître les conditions- (Marshal, if you please, we would like to know the conditions-
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Ne pas condition! Si vous voulez un armistice, déclarez! (No conditions! If you want an armistice, declare it!)
[angrily cuts him off]
Major General Winterfeldt
He wants you to ask him formally.
Matthias Erzberger
Monsieur le Maréchal, I am asking you for an armistice.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
You have 72 hours to accept our conditions. They are non-negotiable.
[after handing the document of armistice to Matthias]
Matthias Erzberger
Seventy-two hours?
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
The war will continue until you sign them.
Matthias Erzberger
Monsieur le Maréchal, in God's name, don't let 72 hours pass us by here. Thousands of lives depend on it.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Alors signe! (Sign then!)
[Stands up, holding a pen out to Matthias]
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The Burden of War's True Cost
Matthias Erzberger
My son killed in the war. He doesn't feel any honor.
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Car Troubles and Mechanical Insights
Niki Lauda
Your fan belt is loose.
Marlene Knaus
My what?
Lauda
And when you brake your foot goes all the way down, which means there's air in the system.
Knaus
Anything else?
Lauda
No... Apart from the rear brakes are worn out, the front right tire's a bit soft, which explains why you're weaving so much.
Knaus
How can you tell?
Lauda
My ass.
Knaus
Sorry?
Lauda
God gave me an okay mind, but a really good ass, which can feel everything in a car.
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