The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - Quotes

Questioning Fate and Choice

Bourne: Why me? Why did you pick me?!

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Confronting Moral Dilemmas in Unjust Actions

Bourne: Why'd you do it?

Landy: Because this isn't what I signed up for. What they did to you, Blackbriar... This isn't us.

Bourne: Then do something about it.

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Unexpected Escape from a Rooftop

CIA Agent: Uh, sir, he drove off the roof.

Vosen: What?

CIA Agent: He drove off the roof!

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Significant Address Revealed in Conversation

Cronin: Where to?

Landy: 415 East 71st Street.

Cronin: 4/15/71... Jesus, Pam.

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Identity Revelation and Suspicion

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?

Vosen: ...Something is very wrong here.

Landy: Bourne?

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

Vosen: He's looking right at her.

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Confrontation Between Vosen and Bourne

Vosen: Noah Vosen.

Bourne: This is Jason Bourne.

Vosen: I was wondering when you were going to make this call. How did you get this number?

Bourne: You didn't think I was actually coming to Tudor City, did you?

Vosen: No, I guess not. But if it's me you want to talk to, perhaps we can arrange a meet.

Bourne: Where are you now?

Vosen: I'm sitting in my office.

Bourne: I doubt that.

Vosen: And why would you doubt that?

Bourne: If you were in your office right now, we'd be having this conversation face to face.

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Strategic Maneuvering in Crisis Management

Vosen: Don't worry. You're protected.

Ezra Kramer: Just remember why we put Landy there. If Blackbriar goes south, we can roll it up, hang it around her neck, and start over.

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Authority and Consequences in Decision Making

Landy: You do not have the authority to kill her.

Vosen: Oh yes I do! And you had better get on board.

Landy: Noah, she's one of us. You start down this path, where does it end?

Vosen: It ends when we've won.

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Struggling with Memory and Loyalty

Bourne: Why are you helping me?

Nicky Parsons: It was difficult for me, with you.

Nicky: You really don't remember anything?

Bourne: No.

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Evolution of Operation Blackbriar

Vosen: Operation Blackbriar started as an N.E.A.T. surveillance program.

Landy: And what is it now?

Vosen: It is now the umbrella program for all our Black Ops. Full-envelope intrusion, rendition, experimental interrogation, it is all run out of this office. We are the sharp end of the stick now, Pam.

Landy: Lethal action?

Vosen: If we have to, sure. That's what makes us special. No more red tape. No more getting the bad guys caught in our sights, then watching them escape while we wait for someone in Washington to issue an order.

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Misunderstanding the Identity of a Character

Simon: Oh, the bin man, I think he's one of them.

Bourne: The garbage man? Negative.

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Unraveling Secrets of a Dark Conspiracy

Bourne: You have no idea what you're into here. These people will kill you if they have to.

Simon Ross: Was it Blackbriar? Is that what this is?

Bourne: Blackb--? What's Blackbriar?

Simon: Treadstone upgrade. My source told me it all started with you. He said that you were square one -- their dirty little secret. He said he knows who you are.

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Planning for Uncertainty in Jason Bourne's Fate

Ezra Kramer: My number one rule is "Hope for the best, plan for the worst." Far as I'm concerned, Bourne is still a serious threat until proven otherwise.

Newsreader: Meanwhile, mystery surrounds the fate of David Webb, also known as Jason Bourne, the source behind the exposure of the Blackbriar program. It had been reported that David was shot and fell from a Manhattan rooftop into the East River ten stories below. However, after a three-day search, Webb's body has yet to be found.

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Identity Transformation in The Bourne Ultimatum

Albert Hirsch: You're no longer David Webb. From now on, you'll be known as Jason Bourne. Welcome to the program.

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Confrontation of Commitment and Strength

Albert Hirsch: You came to us. You volunteered. You said you'd do anything it takes to save American lives. You're not a liar, are you? Or... too weak to see this through? This is it. Let go of David Webb. Really give yourself to this program...

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Facing the Consequences of Your Choices

Albert Hirsch: You can't outrun what you did, Jason. You made yourself into who you are. Eventually you're gonna have to face the fact you chose right here to become Jason Bourne.

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The Fragile Nature of a Republic

Albert Hirsch: A republic lives on the knife's edge.

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Advice on Legal Representation

Pamela Landy: [to Noah Vosen] You better get yourself a good lawyer.

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Questioning Operational Security and Treason

Pamela Landy: The guy you're after is a CIA operative with a clearance above Top Secret, he's committing treason by talking to Ross. You really think that, while doing that, he's gonna use a cell phone that he knows we can track?

Confronting the Challenge of Jason Bourne

Pamela Landy: Listen, people - do you have any idea who you're dealing with? This is Jason Bourne. You are nine hours behind the toughest target you have ever tracked. Now I want everyone to sit down, strap in, and turn on all you've got. (No one moves.) That would mean now!