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The Equalizer Quotes

"What do you see when you look at me?"

R 2014 · 2h 12m
73
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Apple TV Store Available on Apple TV Store
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28 quotes
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Connection Through Shared Reading Experiences
Alina You know, I see a lot of widowed guys. Something in your eyes. You know, it's not sad. It's just kind of... lost, you know? You always read books?
Robert My wife did. She... She was working through the 100 Books Everybody Should Read. She made it to 97, so I figured I'd give it a shot. And one day we'd have something to talk about. We'd get together.
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Confronting Corruption in Law Enforcement
Robert McCall * To a corrupt policeman.
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A Choice Between Action and Inaction
Robert McCall ] — not ].
[[Progress; [Perfection]
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Stand for Something and Serve
Robert McCall You're supposed to stand for something, punk. ] and serve. Uphold the ]. ]. Remember?
[[Protect; [law; [Justice]
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Finding Purpose and Changing Your Path
Disputed * This appears on the opening placard, attributing it to ], but no published attributions have as yet been located prior to two in 2014, the year in which this movie was released: Reset Your Life Path: Find Your Purpose, Change the World (2014) by Mark Gelhaus, p. 39; and "Step Four : Find Your Purpose, and Forty Days to Breakthrough (2014) by Skye McKenzie, Ch. 38 Day Thirty-eight: Anointed and Sent…, p. 87
[[Mark Twain]
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A Chance to Choose the Right Path
Robert McCall I am offering you a chance to do the right thing. Take it.
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Confrontation Between McCall and Pushkin
Vladimir Pushkin Who are you?
Robert McCall Everybody wants to know. …
Vladimir Pushkin What do you want?
Robert McCall I want the head of the snake.
Vladimir Pushkin So it's you. And now you've come to kill me.
Robert McCall Yes.
Vladimir Pushkin And tell me, what do you gain from my death?
Robert McCall ].
[[Peace]
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The Dangers of Underestimating Powerful Adversaries
Susan Plummer You didn't take out five pimps, Robert. You took out the East Coast hub of Vladimir Pushkin. … He's similar to the oligarchs who jumped in bed with the Russian mafia, only he funds everything: gasoline, weapons, girls, you name it. He's built an intricate network on both U.S. coasts that are incredibly well-insulated. His money and political ties make him untouchable. Your friend here is who Pushkin sends when he's got a problem. Teddy Rensen — real name, Nicolai Itchenko. Skill set honed in ]. He's formidable and smart. Ran a wing of the secret police for years. Went private when the Union fell. Basically, he's a sociopath with a business card.
[[w:Spetsnaz|Spetsnaz]
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Life's Key Moments and Their Significance
Disputed The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.
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Facing Consequences of Choices Made
Robert McCall When you ] for ], you gotta deal with the mud too.
[[pray; [rain]
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Curiosity About Identity and Alliances
Teddy Rensen / Nicolai Itchenko A man with his ], I want to know who he really is. I want to know who he's working for.
[[skills]
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The Weight of Unexplained Empathy
Robert McCall I couldn't tell you why — it mattered. Why what they did to her, that mattered to me so much. One day somebody does something unspeakable to someone else to... someone you hardly knew, and you... do something about it because you can.
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An Unexpected Mishap Explained
Ralphie What happened?
[asking about Robert's injured hand]
Robert McCall I hit it on something stupid.
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Consequences of Choices and Violence
Robert McCall Your heart is beating at three times the normal rate. It’s because you’re losing so muct blood. In about 30 seconds, your body’s gonna shut down, and you’ll suffocate. Alina, the girl you beat half to death, her life’s gonna go on. Yours is gonna end right here, on this funky floor… over ninety-eight hundred dollars. You should have taken the money.
[sitting beside a dying Slavi]
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Confronting the Past and Personal Promises
Robert McCall I've done some bad things in my life, Nicolai... Things I'm not ] of. I promised someone I love very much that I would never go back to being that person. But for you, I'm going to make an exception. You asked me what I saw when I looked at you. What do you see when you look at me?
[[proud]
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Understanding Sentiment and Identity
Teddy Rensen / Nicolai Itchenko You think you know me? You strike me as a sentimental man, Mr. McCall. That's surprising. I... I don't possess that chip. I never could ] what comes from feeling that way, except ].
[[understand; [weakness]
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Reflections on Life and Survival
Brian Plummer You had a nice funeral, in case you were wondering. You know, when they told Susan you were dead, she couldn't comprehend it. She said, "Oh, no. Not Robert." "And not from something as trivial as a car bomb." That you're alive … is a big relief. But it didn't come as a complete surprise to her. We used to talk about you over the years, and she said if anyone could have figured a way out, a way to walk away from it all for good, you know, like a real fresh start … it would have been … You.
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Unexpected Introductions in The Equalizer
Teri/Alina I'm Teri.
Robert Bob. …
Teri/Alina You know, you don't look like a Bob.
Robert Yeah?
[to waitress]
Teri/Alina You look like a Robert. Robert reads books like this and Bob watches TV... My real name's Alina.
Robert What happened to your face?
Alina Someone stupid. Okay, it's not professional. Just tell me what you think, okay?
[after an uncomfortable pause, she get's out a CD of her singing]
Robert Wow. Alina the singer.
Alina You and I know what I really am.
Robert I think you can be anything you wanna be.
Alina Maybe in your world, Robert. Doesn't happen that way in mine.
Robert Change your world.
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Finding the Right Path Through Choices
Susan Plummer Sometimes we make the wrong choices to get to the right place. I know a part of you died when Vivian did. But not the part she loved the most. Go be him.
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Understanding the Term "Pip
Robert McCall I was a Pip.
Jay You were a pimp?
Robert McCall No, not a pimp, a Pip. "P - I - P", Pip.
Jay What the fuck is a Pip?
Robert McCall Why you got to curse so much? You know, like ]? Like this.
[[w:Gladys Knight & the Pips|Gladys Knight & the Pips; starts dancing]
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The Beauty of Nighttime Possibilities
Alina I love being up at this hour.
Robert Yeah?
Alina Yeah. You know, everything's so dark. It makes everything seem possible again.
Robert Yeah, me, I can't sleep at night.
Alina Yeah, well, I get to hear your ]. What's your new one about?
[[stories]
Robert It's about a guy who thinks he's a knight in shining armor. The only thing is he lives in a world where knights don't exist anymore.
Alina Kind of sounds like my world.
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A Chance for Redemption and Choice
Robert McCall The men I killed, your men, I gave them a chance, they made their ]. I'm giving you the ] to make yours.
[[decision; [opportunity]
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Perception and Indifference in The Equalizer
Teddy Rensen / Nicolai Itchenko When you look at me... what do you see? The answer's ]. … I have no ] about you one way or the other. You're like... like lint or a bottle cap. You're just a thing to remove.
[[nothing; [feelings]
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Tension Escalates in High-Stakes Confrontation
Robert He's not coming back. Had enough?
[arrives at Nikolai's table and produces a pair of broken, blood-stained glasses; takes a seat]
Nicolai You certainly have my attention.
Robert Because I can keep going. Brick by brick, dollar by dollar, body by body, or you can call your boss and tell him to shut down his operation, tonight.
Nicolai That's not much of an offer.
Robert It's the only one you're gonna get. When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too.
Nicolai When you look at me, what do you see? Hmm? The answer's nothing. I have no feelings for you, one way or the other. You're like lint or a bottle cap. You're just a thing to remove.
[Robert laughs]
Robert I knew a Russian police captain back in the day. He told me about a case he worked on. Can't remember the guy's name. He was a famous scholar, lived in Moscow. He was a humanitarian, an author. Anyway, he decided to share his abundance with someone less fortunate. And even though he had five children, he opened his home to a sixth. An orphan, 12-year-old boy. Kid had been pounded by the system from an early age. Troubled. Prone to violence. A lost cause. Stop me if you know this one.
Nicolai Oh, no. Carry on.
Robert Okay. So this good man opened his home to this boy. And when the boy stole from him, this good man loved him anyway. When the boy failed in school, this man showed understanding and patience. When the boy lied and cheated and clawed and fought, this good man showed compassion and love... until the boy, who had never felt anything like being wanted or loved, he finally did. The man had broken through. By all accounts, it was a miracle. One week later, intruders broke into the man's house. Killed the man and his wife in bed. They said some small things were stolen, things a child might steal. No one knows for sure. The man's children were sent off to relatives. The boy, the orphan, shipped back to hell. Just when he finally had a chance at life, it was snatched away by two bullets.
Nicolai It's a well-known story.
Robert They ever catch who did it?
Nicolai Did they?
Robert Maybe they didn't look in the right place. Sometimes the answer's in front of you. I think the boy killed them. I think the boy did it. I think the boy was scared his foster parents would wake up one day and realize he wasn't worth it, like all the others had. And he couldn't bear the thought that this man, this good man would do that to him. Would throw him away... like a piece of lint or a bottle cap. So... he decided not to find out. What do you think, Nicolai?
[in Russian; in English]
Nikolai You think you know me? You strike me as a sentimental man, Mr. McCall. That's surprising. I... I don't possess that chip. I never could understand what comes from feeling that way, except weakness.
[pauses]
Robert The men I killed, your men, I gave them a chance. They made their decision. I'm giving you the opportunity to make yours.
[writes his phone number down]
Nicolai Thank you.
Robert You're welcome. You let me know when you decide.
Nicolai Of course.
Robert I've done some bad things in my life, Nicolai. Things I'm not proud of. I promised someone I love very much that I would never go back to being that person. But for you, I'm going to make an exception. You asked me what I saw when I looked at you. What do you see when you look at me?
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A Warning of Imminent Danger
Susan Plummer Robert, I don't have to tell you what happens next. He won't stop until he kills you and anyone you care about.
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Perspective on Life and Struggle
Robert McCall ] by ], which he was just finishing] Old man tied the fish to the side of the boat, had to row back to shore, fish bled in the water, sharks came and ate the whole fish till there was nothing left.
[explaining the ending of '''[[w:The Old Man and the Sea|The Old Man and the Sea; [Ernest Hemingway]
Teri/Alina That's just kind of a waste, isn't it?
Robert McCall Depends upon how you look at it. The old man met his adversary when he thought that part of his life was over. He saw himself in the fish. Came to... Came to respect it the more it fought.
Teri/Alina Why didn't he just let the fish go?
Robert McCall The old man's gotta be the old man. Fish gotta be the fish. Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.
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Practical Advice for Aspiring Security Guards
Robert McCall * Advice to a co-worker in a hardware store, training to be a security guard.
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Self-Doubt Can Be Detrimental to Growth
Ralphie I'm not strong enough.
Robert McCall Don't doubt yourself, son. Doubt kills.
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