The Limey (1999) - Quotes

A Determined Approach to Confrontation

Taglines: Tell Him I'm coming

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Vengeance Transcends All Boundaries

Taglines: Vengeance knows no boundaries.

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Unreciprocated Friendship and Hidden Feelings

Wilson: They were together how long?

Ed: Five years, a long time.

Wilson: There you go. Jenny must have liked him.

Ed: Jenny would say, "Hey, here's my friend Eddie." He'd shake my hand and everything, but the guy wouldn't even see me, you know what I mean? Jenny told me she met him at a beach, got blinded by his smile. Can you believe that shit, man? That son of a bitch never smiled at me!

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Negotiating a Financial Arrangement

Uncle John: How much?

Stacy: Five grand.

Uncle John: Heyy.

Stacy: Got half in my pocket.

Uncle John: We makin trouble for someone?

Stacy: Yep.

Uncle John: Which kind?

Stacy: [pause] ...the forever kind.

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A Conversation About Affordability and Perspective

Wilson: [looking at view] Wow!

Ed: Yeah, if you can afford a house like this, you buy a house like this, you know?

Wilson: [peering over railing] What are we standing on?

Ed: [pause] Trust? You know, you could see the sea out there, if you could see it.

Wilson: Could ya?

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Caution in a Distrusting Environment

Wilson: Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of "tea leaves" about, know what I mean?

Warehouse Foreman: Excuse me?

Wilson: Tea leaves... thieves.

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Understanding Beyond Words

Ed: Do you understand half the shit he says?

Elaine: No, but I know what he means.

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The Importance of Choosing Your Battles

Wilson: How you doin then? All right, are you? Now look, squire, you're the guv'nor here, I can see that. I'm in your manor now. So there's no need to get your knickers in a twist. Whatever this bollocks is that's going down between you and that slag Valentine, it's got nothing to do with me. I couldn't care less. Alright, mate? Let me explain. When I was in prison - second time - uh, no, telling a lie, third stretch, yeah, third, third - there was this screw what really had it in for me, and that geezer was top of my list. Two years after I got sprung, I sees him in Holland Park. He's sittin on a bench feedin bloody pigeons. There was no-one about, I could've gone up behind him and snapped his fuckin neck, *wallop!* But I left it. I could've knobbled him, but I didn't. Cause what I thought I wanted wasn't what I wanted. What I thought I was thinkin about was something else. I didn't give a toss. It didn't matter, see? This berk on the bench wasn't worth my time. It meant sod-all in the end, cause you gotta make a choice: when to do something, and when to let it go. When it matters, and when it don't. Bide your time. That's what prison teaches you, if nothing else. Bide your time, and everything becomes clear, and you can act accordingly.

DEA Special Agent-In-Charge: There's one thing I don't understand. The thing I don't understand is every motherfuckin word you're saying.

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Impact of Music on Life

Excited Guy: [to Valentine; [Christopher Cross] That first ] album? Wow, that record really changed my life.

A Bold Expression of Frustration

Stacy: I'd tell you to blow it out your ass, but my dick's in the way.

The Appeal of Everyday Life in Shows

Stacy: Why don't they make shows about people's daily lives you'd be interested in watching? You know, like "Sick Old Man" or "Skinny Little Weakling." "Big Fat Guy." Wouldn't you watch a show called "Big Fat Guy"? I'd watch that fucking show.

A Provocative Reflection on Intelligence and Gender

Stacy: What's the smartest thing that ever came out of a woman's mouth? Einstein's cock.

Dreams of a Familiar, Imagined Place

Terry Valentine: [pause] Did you ever dream about a place you never really recall being to before? A place that maybe only exists in your imagination? Some place far away, half remembered when you wake up. When you were there, though, you knew the language. You knew your way around. That was the sixties. No. It wasn't that either. It was just 66 and early 67. That's all there was.