Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg quotes from The Fifth Element (1997)

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder, and chaos.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

So what if the Federal Government scattered your people into the wind? What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Your time for revenge is at hand. Voila, the ZF-1. [activates a ZF-1 and holds it] It's light; handle's adjustable for easy carrying; good for righties and lefties; breaks down into four parts; undetectable by X-ray; ideal for quick discreet interventions. A word on firepower. Titanium recharger; 3000-round clip with bursts of 3 to 300. With the replay button, another Zorg invention, it's even easier. [lights reveal a mannequin in a police armor] One shot... [shoots mannequin]...and replay send every following shot to the same location. [shoots at Mangalores but all the bullets go to the mannequin] And to finish the job, all the Zorg oldies but goldies. [fires every weapon at the mannequin as he mentions them] Rocket launcher... arrow launcher with exploding or poisonous gas heads, very practical... our famous net launcher... the always-efficient flamethrower, my favorite... [winks to the Mangalores] and for the grand finale, the all-new 'Ice-cube System'. [fires a cloud of liquid nitrogen which freezes the remains of the mannequin]

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

I... am... VERY... DISAPPOINTED!

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

You see, Father, by creating a little destruction, I'm actually encouraging life. In reality, you and I are in the same business. Cheers.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

...They're not here... [begins to cry in distress]

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

If you want something done, do it yourself!

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

I don't like warriors. Too narrow-minded, no subtlety, and worse, they fight for hopeless causes. Honor! [scoffs] Honor's killed millions of people, hasn't saved a single one. I'll tell you what I do like, though: a killer. A dyed-in-the-wool killer. Cold-blooded, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a real killer, when he picked up the ZF-1, he would have immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun. [back with the Mangalores: while most of them play around with the guns, one curiously presses the red button on his, killing them all in a huge explosion; Zorg looks unfazed]

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

This case is empty.

Father Vito Cornelius

What do you mean, empty?

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Empty. The opposite of full. This case is supposed to be FULL!!! Anyone care to explain?

Father Vito Cornelius

The guardians... gave the stones.. to someone they could trust... who-who another route... she's supposed to contact this person... in a hotel... and she's looking for the address. Easy.

Leeloo

Dot.

David

It's-it's planet Fhloston, in the Angel Constellation!

Father Vito Cornelius

We're saved.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

I'm screwed.

You asked for a case. We brought you a case.

Zorg

A case with four stones in it! Not one or two or three but FOUR! FOUR STONES! Wha... What the hell am I supposed to do with an empty case?!

We are warriors, not merchants.

Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

"But you can still count! Look, it's easy. Look at my fingers. Four stones, (Lead Mangalore looks away, Zorg slaps face back to position) four crates [of guns]. Zero stones, ZERO CRATES!!!

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

It's nice to see you again, Father.

Priest Vito Cornelius

Ah, I remember you now. The so-called art dealer.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

I'm glad you got your memory back. Because you're gonna need it.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Where are the stones?

Priest Vito Cornelius

I don't know. And even if I did know, I wouldn't tell somebody like you.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Why? What's wrong with me?

Priest Vito Cornelius

I try to serve life. But you only... seem to want to destroy it.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Oh, Father, you're so wrong. Let me explain. [closes office door, places an empty glass on desk] Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder and chaos. Take this empty glass. Here it is, peaceful, serene and boring. But if it is... [pushes glass off table] destroyed... [robot cleaners move to clean broken glass] Look at all these little things. So busy now. Notice how each one is useful. What a lovely ballet ensues so full of form and color. Now, think about all those people that created them. Technicians, engineers, hundreds of people who'll be able to feed their children tonight so those children can grow up big and strong and have little teeny weeny children of their own, and so on and so forth. Thus, adding to the great chain... of life. [Desk prepares a glass of water and a bowl of fruit] You see, Father, by creating a little destruction, I'm actually encouraging life. In reality, you and I are in the same business. Cheers. [drinks water with cherry, only to choke on cherry stuck in throat. Zorg frantically presses all buttons on his desk in an attempt to get something to clear his throat]

Priest Vito Cornelius

Where's the robot to pat you in the back? Or the engineer? Or their children, maybe? [Desk brings out Zorg's pet Picasso; Zorg motions it to try and help him] There, you see how all your so-called power counts for absolutely nothing? How your entire empire of destruction comes... crashing down. All because of one little... cherry. [Slaps Zorg in the back, causing him to spit the cherry at Picasso]

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

You saved my life, and in return, I'll spare yours... for now.

Priest Vito Cornelius

You're a monster, Zorg.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

I know.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg

Torture who you have to. The President, I don't care. Just bring me those stones. You have one hour.