Ethan Hunt Clear the bridge for me.
2nd most-quoted character in Mission: Impossible II (2000): in 17 of its 49 quotes
Most scenes with: Unsorted (9), Mission Commander Swanbeck (4), Nyah Nordoff-Hall (4)
And you knew that Nakorvitch's way of smuggling the virus in was through himself, using his bloodstream as a petri dish, you knew that did you. I bet you were so busy trying to knock of that 747 that you hadn't worked out what Chimera really was.[Ambrose: I knew what it was!]
More lines from Ethan Hunt
5 quotes Ethan Hunt Ethan Hunt We just rolled up a snowball and tossed it into hell. Now lets see what chance it has.
Ethan Hunt We've got 19 hours and 57 minutes. I'll get Bellerophon into your system by then. Just stay alive. I'm not going to lose you.
Ethan Hunt [Response to Swanbeck's remark]
If I let you know where I'm going, I won't be on holiday.
Ethan Hunt I would've thought the hardest part was curbing that pressing need of yours to get your gun off. You were in such a hurry to knock off that 747 that you never figured out where Chimera really was. [Ambrose: I knew where it was!] Then you knew the only way that Nekhorvich could smuggle the live virus is by injecting himself and using his own bloodstream as a Petri dish. You knew that while you were knocking him off, destroying the very thing you came for.
Scenes with Ethan Hunt
11 scenes Ethan [takes off the mask to reveal it was Ethan Hunt under disguise]
...all I need to hear.
[After debriefing Ethan on tape about his mission]
...And Mr. Hunt, the next time you go on holiday, please be good enough to let us know where you're going.
Ethan Hunt If I let you know where I'm going, I won't be on holiday.
Ms. Hall and Ambrose had a relationship which he took very seriously... she walked away and he's been wanting her back ever since. We believe he's our surest and quickest way of locating him.
Ethan Hunt And then what?
Make sure she continues to see him, gets him to confide in her, and report to you.
Ethan Hunt You made it sound as if I was recruiting her for her skills as a thief.
Well then I mislead you, or you made the wrong assumption. Either way, we are asking her to resume her prior relationship - not do anything she hasn't already done... voluntarily, I might add.
Ethan Hunt No. She's got no training for this kind of thing.
What? To go to bed with a man and lie to him? She's a woman, she's got all the training she needs.
Ethan Hunt Very.
Well Mr Hunt, this is Mission Impossible, not mission difficult. Difficult should be a walk in the park for you.
You were under specific instructions to bring back a living sample of the Chimera virus. I'd be very interested to know how, after you'd managed its recovery intact, it subsequently got destroyed.
Ethan Hunt By fire. That's the best way, really.
[Nyah is standing right in front of Ethan] [over radio]
Ethan, Nyah's in the building. Do you copy?
Ethan Hunt [dryly, into radio]
Thank you.
Ethan [during a car chase between Ethan and Nyah]
Where did you get this number? I don't even have it!
Would you like it?
Ethan Hunt Yes it is.
Ethan Hunt You turned around.
What are you going to do? Spank me?
Ethan Hunt Don't you think we should wait a decent interval?
Who wants to be decent?
Awfully short notice [to be first kissed].
Ethan Hunt Care to wait a decent interval?
Who wants to be decent?
