The Bourne Supremacy (2004) - Quotes

Confronting Truth and Identity in Conflict

Major cast: [[w:Brian Cox|Brian Cox] ] - Ward Abbott

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Reflections on Identity and Trust

Major cast: [[Franka Potente] ] - Marie Kreutz

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Identity and purpose in a complex world

Major cast: [[Matt Damon] ] - Jason Bourne

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A Quest for Lost Identity

Taglines: They took away his identity. Now he wants it back.

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Seeking Identity After Theft

Taglines: They stole his identity. Now he wants it back.

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Consequences of Unwanted Interference

Taglines: They should have left him alone.

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Confrontation Between Landy and Bourne

Landy: Pamela Landy.

Bourne: I hear you're still looking for me.

Landy: Bourne?

Bourne: What do you want?

Landy: I wanted to thank you, for the tape. We got what we needed. It's all tied off, it's over. I guess I owe you an apology.

Bourne: Is that official?

Landy: No, off the record. You know how it is.

Bourne: Goodbye.

Landy: Wait! Wait. David Webb. That's your real name. You were born 4/15/71 in Nixon, Missouri. Why don't you come in, and we'll talk about it? Bourne?

Bourne: Get some rest, Pam. You look tired.

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Patriotism and the Cost of Duty

Abbott: I'm a patriot. I served my country.

Landy: And Danny Zorn? What was he?

Abbott: Unlucky. Collateral damage.

Landy: So, what do we do now?

Abbott: [he turns the gun on himself] ...I'm not sorry.

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Consequences of a Killer's Life

Bourne: So he got in the way. Is that why Neski died? Is that why you killed Marie?

Abbott: You killed Marie. The minute you got into her car. The minute you entered her life, she was dead.

Bourne: I told you people to leave us alone. I fell off the grid, I was halfway around the world!

Abbott: There's no place it won't catch up to you. It's how every story ends. It's what you are, Jason -- a killer. You always will be. Go ahead, go on, go on, do it! Do it!

Bourne: She wouldn't want me to. That's the only reason you're alive.

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Self-Preservation in Pursuit of Knowledge

Landy: I'm convinced that Bourne knows something--

Abbott: He knows that you're after him. And in the interest of self-preservation, you might start with that.

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Discrepancy in Bourne's Mission History

Bourne: My first job, in Berlin. I did a job here, you know my file.

Nicky: [panicking while being interrogated by Bourne] No, you've never worked in Berlin before.

Bourne: My first job.

Nicky: No, your first assignment was Geneva.

Bourne: [slams Nicky against a wall] You fucking people!

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Confrontation and Tension in a Dangerous Encounter

Nicky: Jason, please don't hurt me.

Bourne: What were my words? What did I say? I said leave me alone. Leave me out of it.

Nicky: I did, I swear, Jason, I-I told them that I believed you.

Bourne: I'm gonna ask you some simple questions. You're gonna answer me honestly or I swear to God, I'm gonna kill you.

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Finding What is Right in Front of You

Landy: What if I can't find her?

Bourne: It's easy. She's standing right next to you.

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Identifying Intentions in High-Stakes Situations

Tom Cronin: He's making his first mistake.

Nicky: It's not a mistake. They don't make mistakes. They don't do random. There's always an objective. Always a target.

Landy: The objectives and targets always came from us. Who's giving them to him now?

Nicky: Scary version? He is.

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Scheduling a Meeting with Uncertainty

Landy: I was hoping you had some time for me.

Abbott: Time for what?

Landy: I'm free right now, actually.

Abbott: Sounds ominous. Let me check my schedule.

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Choices and Consequences in Uncertain Times

Marie: It's never gonna be over like this, I don't want--

Bourne: We don't have a choice!

Marie: Yes, you do.

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The Importance of Remembering Good Moments

Bourne: Now, two years, we're scribbling in that notebook...

Marie: It hasn't been two years.

Bourne: …it's always bad, and now it's just the same thing over and over again.

Marie: But that's why we write it down. Because sooner or later, you remember something good.

Bourne: I do remember something good. All the time.

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Demand for Transparency Before Action

Pamela Landy: If there's something you're not telling me I want it now before I send that girl out there, do you understand?

Game Over: A Strategic Loss

Pamela Landy: This game? You just lost it.

Finding Jason Bourne: A Call to Action

Pamela Landy: C'mon, guys, we ran this guy's life with total control for all those years; we should be a step ahead of him! You wanna go home? Find Jason Bourne.

Urgent Call Before Berlin Departure

Pamela Landy: I'm getting on a plane to Berlin in 45 minutes, which means you're gonna call me back in 30. And when I ask you where we stand, I had better be impressed.

Patriotism and Service to Country

Ward Abbott: I'm a patriot. I served my country.

Desperation in Silence

Ward Abbott: [sensing Jason Bourne standing behind him] I don't suppose it'll do me much good to cry for help, huh?

Unprepared for Difficult Situations

Ward Abbott: You're in a big puddle of shit, Pamela, and you don't have the shoes for it.

The Worthlessness of Sacrifice

Ward Abbott: Nothing in those files makes their sacrifice worthwhile.

Perception of Knowledge versus Reality

Ward Abbott: You talk about this stuff like you read it in a book.

A Veteran's Frustration with Loyalty and Sacrifice

Ward Abbott: I've given thirty years and two marriages to this agency. I've shoveled shit on four continents. I'm due to retire next year, but if you think I'm gonna sit here and let you dangle me with this, you can go to hell.