Memorable Quotes from Steven Berkoff
6 quotesDisgrace and Ambition in the Soviet Union
Gogol
A common thief! A disgrace to the uniform!
Orlov
Yes. But tomorrow, I shall be a hero of the Soviet... Union...
[weakly; dies]
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Identity Revealed Through Teeth Comparison
Reginald Shaw
Alexander, is it you? Truly?
Frank
Truly.
Reginald Shaw
Show me your teeth. (Frank opens his mouth, only showing his teeth) Alexander has crooked teeth. Stained from excessive smoking.
Frank
Braces and electronic cigarettes.
Reginald Shaw
He has a high forehead.
Frank
I had a migraine for two weeks after the remodel.
Reginald Shaw
You sound different.
Frank
Voice chip implant.
Reginald Shaw
No, no. I mean the way you speak.
Elise
Yes, that's right. Alexander was English. This man is American.
Frank
(with a slight British accent) I've actually gotten so used to the American accent, I find it a tad difficult to go back.
Elise
(almost scoffing): That's pathetic. This man is not Alexander Pearce! He's a tourist.
Reginald Shaw
A tourist?
Elise
Someone I happen to sit next to on a train.
Frank
(pointedly) How would a tourist know that you kill every man your wife has ever slept with?
Elise
I told him that.
Reginald Shaw
(to Elise) You...told a tourist?
Frank
Why would she do that? It's absurd.
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Surveillance Strategy for Targeted Individuals
Reginald Shaw
(to his henchmen) You know he will be with her. They'll be staying at one of the grand hotels. The Gritti, the Regina, the Danieli. I want you to keep a watch on all of them. You can kill the girl, but you can't kill him. Not until I have my money that is.
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Suit Assessment by Reginald Shaw
Reginald Shaw
(about his suit) Does it look alright?
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The Burden of Power and Responsibility
Reginald Shaw
(contemplative) You know I worked very hard for years so I wouldn't have to do the dirty work any more. No more chasing traitors, no more killing. Now I employ people to do those things for me.
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Confrontation Over a Bomb Threat
Orlov
Leave that! Let's go.
[enters the trailer, sees Bond in Mischka's clothes from behind]
Bond
No, let's stay. You. Sit on that box. Hands on your knees. Come on, move! Now why is that bomb on the train?
[turns around, facing Orlov with pointed gun]
Orlov
Who are you?
Bond
I'm with British Secret Service.
Orlov
You should be more concerned about getting out of here alive.
Bond
I am more concerned about an atomic bomb exploding on a United States Air Force base. You surely can't be inviting a full-scale nuclear war. What happens when the US retaliates?
Orlov
Against whom?
[grins]
Bond
My God. Of course. Our early-warning system will rule out the possibility of that bomb having come from Russia or anywhere else. Everyone will assume incorrectly that it was an American bomb triggered accidentally.
[frowning, realizing Orlov's scheme]
Orlov
That would be the most plausible explanation.
Bond
Europe will insist on unilateral disarmament, leaving every border undefended for you to walk across at will. And it doesn't matter a damn to you, I suppose, that thousands of innocent people will be killed in this little "accident" of yours?
Orlov
Better than letting a handful of old men in Moscow bargain away our advantage in disarmament talks!
Bond
On your feet, General. You're going to stop that train.
Orlov
It's too late.
[they hear hoot as the train starts to move off]
Bond
You can stop it at the border.
[the trailer door opens, revealing two Russian soldiers and Bond, having been caught, kills one soldier and escapes to avoid being killed by the other]
Orlov
Kill him!! Kill him!!
[referring to Bond escaping from the Russian soldier, who is chasing him]
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