Memorable Quotes from Vanessa Redgrave
12 quotesUnexpected Encounters in Secret Meetings
Ethan Hunt
I thought I was going to see Max.
[face covered by hood]
Matthias
You misunderstood. No one sees Max.
Ethan Hunt
Then what am I doing here?
Matthias
Allowing Max to see you and hear what you've got to say.
Ethan Hunt
I don't communicate very well through a shroud.
Matthias
If Max doesn't like what you have to say, you will be wearing that shroud indefinitely.
Ethan Hunt
I'm willing to take the chance.
[thinks a second]
Matthias
Very well.
Max
Who are you and what are you doing here?
Ethan Hunt
I need $150,000.
Max
Oh, really?....And you thought if you simply showed up, I might give it to you?
[Laughing]
Ethan Hunt
Why not? You gave Job 125.
Max
Hmmm... The penny drops. You are not Job... Job is not given to quoting scripture in his communications... Then there was its tone, aggressive but playful. Job is not playful... So you are something of a paradox.
Ethan Hunt
Well, that depends.
Max
On what?
Ethan Hunt
Whether you like a paradox.
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Embracing chaos for clarity in life
Jane
My private life's already a mess. It would be a disaster if…
Thomas
So what? Nothing like a little disaster for sorting things out.
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Concealing Emotions in Love and Relationships
Hercule Poirot
Forgive me, Miss Debenham, I must be brief. You met Colonel Arbuthnott and fell in love with each other in Baghdad. Why must the English conceal even their most impeccable emotions?
Mary Debenham
To answer your observations, in order, of course: Yes, yes, and I don't know.
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A Long Day's End for Claire and Charlie
Charlie
(attempting to get Claire to leave) It's been a long day.
Claire
All right, darling. Have a nice sleep.
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Complicated Relationships and Perceptions of Beauty
Jane
Why should I speak to her?
[handing him back the phone]
Thomas
Sorry love, the bird I'm with won't talk to you. … She isn't my wife, really. We just have some kids. … No, no kids, not even kids. Sometimes, though, it feels as if we had kids. … She isn't beautiful, she's... easy to live with. … No, she isn't. … That's why I don't live with her. … But even with beautiful girls, you look at them and that's that.
[hangs up the phone, and walks around the room]
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Simplistic Communication in a Romantic Pursuit
Sophie
So you've come to find your Lorenzo.
Claire
Yes.
Charlie
(uninterested) Of course a card or letter is just too simple.
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A Plea for Trust and Understanding
Arthur
A thousand pardons, Milady. Wait! Don't run. Please! I won't harm you.
[She stops and looks at him coweringly]
Guenevere
You lie! You'll leap at me and throw me to the ground.
Arthur
I won't do any such thing.
[He takes a step toward her. She takes a step backwards. He stops]
Guenevere
Then you'll twist my arm and tie me to a tree.
Arthur
But I won't.
Guinevere
Then you'll sling me over your shoulder and carry me off.
Arthur
No, no, no! I swear it! By the Sword Excalibur! I swear I won't touch you.
Guinevere
Why not? How dare you insult me in this fashion. Do my looks repel you?
[Hurt; Sudden rage]
Arthur
No. You're beautiful.
Guinevere
Well, then? We're alone. I'm completely defenseless. What kind of a cad are you? Apologize at once.
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Honesty in Communication and Humor
Claire
I think you understand why I'm saying you're a total idiot.
Charlie
Okay, okay, Gran. Don't sugarcoat it.
Claire
(smiling) I won't.
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Perception and Reality in New Encounters
Thomas
Don't let's spoil everything, we've only just met.
Jane
No, we haven't met — you've never seen me.
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Secrets and Accountability in Government Operations
Tape Recorder
This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.
Jack Harmon
Stick of gum, right? No. Red light, green light. Come up against a lock you can't pick, you mash them together... Hasta lasagna, don't get any on ya. You'll have about five seconds. Just don't chew it.
[''referring to a stick of exploding gum''; imitates an explosion]
Senator John Waltzer
I want to know who these people are and how they're spending our taxpayers money. We were living in a democracy the last time I checked.
Max
I don't have to tell you what a comfort anonymity can be in my profession. It's like a warm blanket.
Franz Krieger
Try any sleight of hand with my money and I'll cut your throat.
Jim Phelps
When you think about it, Ethan, it was inevitable. No more Cold War. No more secrets you keep from everyone but yourself. Operations, you answer to no one but yourself. And then one day, you wake up, the President of the United States is running the country without your permission. That son-of-a-bitch,Kittridge !? how-dare-he? And you realize, it's over. You're an obsolete piece of hardware not worth upgrading, you got a lousy marriage and sixty-two grand a year.
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Legal Tensions in Negotiation
Eugene Kittridge
Hello, Max.
Max
My lawyers are going to have a field day with this. Entrapment, jurisdictional conflict...
Eugene Kittridge
Well, maybe we'll just leave the courts out of this one.
Max
I'm sure we can find something I have that you need.
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The Ethics of Photography in Public Spaces
Jane
What are you doing? Stop it! Stop it! Give me those pictures. You can't photograph people like that.
Thomas
Who says I can't? I'm only doing my job. Some people are bullfighters, some people are politicians. I'm a photographer.
Jane
This is a public place — everyone has the right to be left in peace.
Thomas
It's not my fault if there's no peace. You know, most girls would pay me to photograph them.
Jane
I'll pay you.
Thomas
I overcharge. There are other things I want on the reel.
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