Wanted (2008) - Quotes

The Loom of Fate Explained

Sloan: We call this the Loom of Fate.

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Introduction to the Fraternity

Sloan: Welcome to the Fraternity.

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The Choice Between Ordinary and Extraordinary

Sloan: [[choice; [fate; [control; [destiny; [wolf; [world; [decision; [sheep; [choice] It's a ], Wesley, that each of us must face: to remain ordinary, pathetic, beat-down, coasting through a miserable existence, like sheep herded by ], or you can take ] of your own ] and join us, releasing the caged ] you have inside. Our purpose is to maintain stability in an unstable ] — kill one, save a thousand. Within the fabric of this world, every life hangs by a thread. We are that thread — a fraternity of assassins, weapons of fate. This is the ] that lies before you now: the ], or the wolf. The ] is yours.

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Embracing Inner Strength and Potential

Sloan: [[Insanity; [life; [lion; [key] ] is wasting your ] with a nothing when you have the blood of a killer flowing in your veins. Insanity is being shit on, beat down, coasting through life on a miserable existence when you have a caged ] locked inside and the ] to release it.

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Self-Discovery and Identity Exploration

Sloan: You really want to know who you are?

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Failure to complete the mission

Fox: * To Sloan after failing to kill Wesley

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Training Success Acknowledged by Fox

Fox: We trained him well.

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Confrontation and Challenge in a Tense Moment

Fox: [[name] His ] came up. … So did yours.

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The Code of the Fraternity Explained

Fox: [[decisions; [believe] We don't know how far the ripples of our ] go. We kill one, and maybe save a thousand. That's the code of the Fraternity. That's what we ] in, and that's why we do it.

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Frustration Over Time Wasted

Fox: You're a wasting my fuckin time! Why are you here?

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A Legacy of Assassins and Betrayal

Fox: Your father died yesterday in the rooftop of the Metropolitan Building. He was one of the greatest assassins who ever lived. The man who killed him is behind you.

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The Burden of Excessive Apologies

Fox: You apologize too much.

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Taking Back Control of My Life

Wesley Gibson: [[control; [life; Breaks the [[w:Fourth wall|fourth wall] This is me taking ] — from Sloan, from the Fraternity, from Janice, from billing reports, from ergonomic keyboards, from cheating girlfriends and sack-of-shit best-friends. This is me taking back control — of my ]. ], turning to gaze at the audience] What the fuck have you done lately?

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Embracing Identity Amidst Deception

Wesley Gibson: [[destiny; [world] This is not me following my ]. This is not me following in my father's footsteps. This is definitely not me saving the ]. ... This is not me. This is just a mother-fucking decoy.

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Struggling with Identity and Transformation

Wesley Gibson: Six weeks ago I was ordinary and pathetic just like you. Who am I now? Account manager? Assassin? Just another tool who was mind-fucked into killing his father? I am all of these. I am none of these. Who am I now?

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Embracing destiny and choice in life

Wesley Gibson: * To Sloan.

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Unrequited Desire and Missed Opportunities

Wesley Gibson: [[Fate; [dead] ] wanted YOU ]. And you couldn't take it.

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Embracing a New Identity Through Action

Wesley Gibson: * To Fox, after killing his first target.

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Questioning the Norms of Action and Choice

Wesley Gibson: [[thought] Have you ever ] about doing things differently?

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Embracing a Newfound Power After Killing

Wesley Gibson: * After killing his first target.

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Moral Dilemma in Unquestioned Orders

Wesley Gibson: [[die; [evil; [Fate; [faith] What did he do to deserve to ]? You don't know. I didn't know if he was bad. I didn't know if he was ]. I didn't know anything about him. We get orders from a loom — ]. And we're supposed to take enough ] in what we're doing is right. Killing someone we know nothing about. I don't know if I can do that.

Searching for Identity and Self-Discovery

Wesley Gibson: I don't know who I am!

Existential Uncertainty in a Chaotic World

Wesley Gibson: I don't know why I'm here!

A Moment of Frustration and Defiance

Wesley Gibson: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

Discovery of the Weavers' Existence

Wesley Gibson: * To Sloan, when first being informed about the Weavers.

Profession Choices: Craft or Kill

Wesley Gibson: Do you make sweaters, or do you kill people?

Discovery of Purpose and Meaning in Life

Wesley Gibson: [[lie] Now I know why I could never care about anything before this. I was living a ].

A Dreamlike Realization of Reality

Wesley Gibson: [[dream; [brain; [eyes; [glad; His father's gun falls to the floor; [Nothing|NOTHING] You know when you have a ] and you're half-awake, but still in the fringe of your ]. Then you open your ] and you're so damned ] it was a dream? This was ] like that.

Desire for Change and Self-Reflection

Wesley Gibson: [[know; [people; [beautiful; [change] You ] there are ], ] people, you just wish they could see you in a different setting, a different place. Instead of where you are, what you've become. But most of all, you wish you weren't such a pussy, for wishing for things that'll never ].

Struggling with Indifference and Apathy

Wesley Gibson: I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me.