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Spy Game Quotes

"It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you."

R 2001 · 2h 6m
69
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Apple TV Store Available on Apple TV Store
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30 quotes
Spy Game
Consequences of Sharing Personal Information
Nathan Muir You just gave her four pieces of personal information for one dubious impersonal fact. 1) You're straight, 2)You're engaged, 3)Tomorrow's your girls birthday, and 4)You have terrible taste in women's clothing.
Tom Bishop Just trying to find out where she got that dress.
Nathan Muir What if she were an asset? You told her four lies that now have to be true.
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A Conversation on History and Opportunity
Charles Harker If these walls could talk, huh. All this history, I envy you.
Nathan Muir Then bag your job, you can be just like me.
Charles Harker No, really. The debt this country owes you guys.
Nathan Muir Chuck, are you gonna dance with your hand on my ass all night or are you gonna make your move?
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Simplicity in Espionage Tools and Mindset
Nathan Muir Technology gets better everyday. That's fine. But most of the time all you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife and a smile.
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A Dark Prediction of Fate
Nathan Muir You're gonna make a beautiful corpse.
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Morning Conversations Between Friends
Tom Bishop My God, you're hideous. Why do you even bother?
[walking in on Nathan Muir shaving]
Nathan Muir I missed you, too.
Tom Bishop You want flowers at 6am?
Nathan Muir Flowers would be nice, but I'll settle for breakfast.
Tom Bishop I got a good spot--I taught a guy to make migas.
Nathan Muir A Mexican restaurant in Beirut? I'm impressed.
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Incident Report from China
Troy Fogler There's been... an incident, in China.
[re-enters the room looking faintly amused]
Charles Harker Oh, Jesus Christ!
[looks confused for a moment, then shocked as he realises that Muir has played them all]
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Beverage Preferences in Espionage
Tom Bishop I thought spies drank martinis.
Nathan Muir Scotch, never less than twelve years old.
Tom Bishop Is that right? Agency rules?
Nathan Muir My rules.
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The Importance of Rules in Crisis Situations
Tom Bishop Fuck your rules, Nathan.
Nathan Muir Okay, but tonight they saved your life.
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The Disconnect in Business Interests
Gladys Jennip What is this about?
Nathan Muir Money. Free trade, microchips, toaster ovens.
Gladys Jennip And what does that have to do with you?
Nathan Muir Nothing.
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Assessing the Value of Connections
Tom Bishop She's just someone I used to get to the camp.
Nathan Muir She gonna be of any more use to us?
Tom Bishop Not to us.
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Conversations about Marital History and Priorities
Robert Aiken Patricia?
Nathan Muir Yeah, my third wife.
Dr. William Byars My God, how many wives have you had?
Nathan Muir Four. You want to hear about them or Bishop?
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Urgency in a High-Stakes Situation
Nathan Muir We didn't know when the Doc was going to be giving the Shiek his physical, but it was our one and only opportunity to take him out. So I didn't have the usual time to butter him up. Which means we needed twice the sex with half the foreplay.
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Consequences of Leaving the Mission Behind
Nathan Muir You go off the reservation, I will not come after you.
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A Lesson in Responsibility and Ownership
Nathan Muir When I was a kid I used to spend summers on my uncle's farm. And he had this plow horse he used to work with everyday. He really loved that plow horse. One summer she came up lame. It could barely stand. The vet offered to put her down. You know what my uncle said?
Charles Harker No, Muir, what did he say?
Nathan Muir He said, "Why would I ask somebody else to kill a horse that belonged to me?
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Aging Scotch and Indifference to Time
Anna Cathcart The Scotch is older than she is...
Nathan Muir Am I supposed to feel bad about that?
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The Complexity of True Knowledge
Charles Harker So, sir, you and Muir came up together, right?
Troy Fogler Mmm-hmm.
Charles Harker How well do you know him?
Troy Fogler No one knows Nathan, not really.
Charles Harker Do you trust him?
Troy Fogler He's a man who got the job done.
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Unraveling the Mystery of Nathan's Birth Date
Tom Bishop Happy Birthday, Nathan. Did you know Langley has seven different birth dates for you?
Nathan Muir And they're all wrong.
Tom Bishop I know, believe me, it wasn't easy. KGB, Mossad, also wrong. Fortunately I was well trained.
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The Consequences of Manipulation and Betrayal
Nathan Muir She had worked both ends against the middle for so long, the middle decided to give up and go home.
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The Weight of Taking Life
Dr. Ahmed Is it hard? To take life?
Tom Bishop Yes.
[long pause]
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Marksman Skills and Personal Background
Nathan Muir I take it you didn't get to be a marksman putting food on your mama's table.
Tom Bishop No, sir. We have a Safeway back home.
Nathan Muir Where'd you learn to shoot?
Tom Bishop ], sir.
[[Boy scouts]
Nathan Muir What, are you kidding me?
Tom Bishop No, sir.
Nathan Muir Hell of an ad for the Boy Scouts.
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Advice on Prioritizing Personal Safety in Espionage
Tom Bishop All right, so what else? What else do I need to know?
Nathan Muir Put away some money so you can die someplace warm and don't ever touch it. Not for anyone, ever.
Tom Bishop Okay, is that it?
Nathan Muir Don't ever risk your life or career for an asset. If it comes down to you or them... send flowers.
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Breaking Away from the Past
Tom Bishop I'm done with the reasons, Nathan. I'm done with you. I'm not ending up like you.
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Determining Readiness for First Assignment
Tom Bishop So, when do I get my first assignment?
Nathan Muir When I decide you're ready.
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Navigating Uncertainty in Challenging Situations
Nathan Muir If I'm walking into a shit storm I wanna know which way the wind's blowing.
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Press Coverage and Its Necessity
Charles Harker We need the press on this like we need a third tit.
Nathan Muir You using the other two?
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The Seriousness of Espionage as a Game
Tom Bishop Don't tell me that. Don't fucking tell me that. You didn't look in his eyes. Don't tell me that!
Nathan Muir He was your asset, somebody you use for information.
Tom Bishop Ah, Jesus Christ, you just... You don't just trade these people like they're baseball cards! It's not a fucking game!
Nathan Muir Oh, yes it is. It's exactly what it is. And it's no kid's game either. This is a whole other game. And it's serious and it's dangerous. And it's not one you want to lose.
Tom Bishop Nathan, we killed this man. We used him and we killed him. Okay then, you got to help me understand this one. You got... Nathan, what are we doing here? And don't give me some bullshit about the greater good.
Nathan Muir That's exactly what it's about. Because what we do is unfortunately very, very necessary. And if you're not willing to sacrifice scum like Schmidt for those that want nothing more than their freedom, then you better take a long hard look at your chosen profession, my friend. Because it doesn't get any easier. You wanna walk? You wanna walk, walk.
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Observation and Uncertainty in Urban Landscape
Nathan Muir See that building across the way?
Tom Bishop Yeah.
Nathan Muir Do you know anyone there?
Tom Bishop No.
Nathan Muir In five minutes I want to see you on the balcony.
Tom Bishop What do...
Nathan Muir Five minutes.
Tom Bishop Can't we discuss it over coffee?
Nathan Muir You just lost ten seconds.
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Assessing Threats in Everyday Situations
Nathan Muir The man reading the menu. Threat?
Tom Bishop Only to the hostess.
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Questioning Measures of Success in Conflict
Tom Bishop Happy?
Nathan Muir Seventy-five casualties, an apartment block leveled, one dead terrorist? Yeah, happy.
Tom Bishop We have some fucked up barometer for success, don't we?
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Timing and Trust in High-Stakes Situations
Gladys Jennip Feeling a little paranoid on our last day?
Nathan Muir When did Noah build the ark, Gladys? Before the rain.
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