Ethan Hunt [before jumping down from the wall of Vatican City]
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Most-quoted character in Mission: Impossible III (2006): in 29 of its 64 quotes
Most scenes with: Luther Stickell (12), Declan (3), John Musgrave (3)
I've got a charge in my head, I'm going to die unless you kill me.
More lines from Ethan Hunt
4 quotes Ethan Hunt Ethan Hunt [To Julia]
I need you to trust me.
Ethan Hunt [about to get electrocuted]
Throw the switch on and off. [slight pause] Don't forget the off.
Ethan Hunt [to Luther]
In Germany, you asked me what it is I see in Julia. What I see in Julia is life before all this. And it's good.
Scenes with Ethan Hunt
24 scenes
Ethan I usually go for the 900-ouncer. (Musgrave s****)
[On radio]
So Raider One, at some point, we got to go over this whole "getting married" thing.
Ethan Negative, Observer, I don't respect you nearly enough to have that conversation.
Well you may not respect me, but for now you got my voice stuck in your head.
Lindsey (Ethan and Lindsey is held back in the factory by a henchman, who shoots madly at them)
I'm out, how many rounds have you got?
Ethan [Checking his magazine]
Enough.
Ethan [Ethan jumps out and fires in slow motion, killing the henchman with a single shot] [tosses the gun away]
Now I'm out.
(IMF headquarter)
I've read your brief on Agent Farris, and the word you used was "beyond capable", that still stands, Mr.Hunt?
Ethan Mr.Brassel -
Does it stand?
Ethan Yes, sir, it does.
Because we've got a corpse downstairs that says otherwise. Killed by a detonator implanted in her skull through the nasal cavity.
Ethan Mr. Brassel, it is unacceptable to judge Agent Farris' competence through -
It is unacceptable that choclate makes you fat, but I've eaten my share, and guess what? Now I aprrove that Agent Farris' surveillance operation is based on your evaulation, which is a woman who allow herself to be captured. So you go to recover her, you encounte a dozen men, and you don't grab any of them?
Ethan Our objective, Mr.Brassel, is to recover Agent Farris. Davian constructs a core business circle and those men there were not likely to be holding any important information.
Who's drawing these conclusions? [turns to Musgrave] Is that you?
I am, sir, based upon -
I'm not on you yet! You allowed Farris to board the chopper without a scan, that explosive device could have taken you all out! There's only one reason that you are sitting before me today, and that is luck! Because your operation was poorly conceived, and executed worse!
Two laptops were recovered, and -
I'm awared of that. We've talked to the Tech-Department, and they doubt they can reconstitute the drives. "Crispy", I believe that's what they called them, worthless.
Mr.Brassel, as the Operation Manager of this office, I have the authority to -
Excuse me, did you just throw a title at me, Mr.Musgrave? I don't care if your daddy plays golf with the president. This is Intelligence, so far I haven't seen any. You think that operation was worth the risk, Mr.Hunt? [Gets up] What do you know about Owen Davian? [Holding a pile of files] He's the man who brought Gas Centrifuge technology to Korea, from Pakistan; [chucks a pile of sheet in front of Ethan] he's also the man who sold Toxin Five, to the Armada Republic of Jihad. [chucks another pile in front of him] He's the man who provides, provides, and provides. [chucking paper at each word] AND he remained invisible, he's a goddamned invisible man. Wells, not Ellison, in case you want to be cute again. We can't find him. He knows it, it's emboldened him. I've been trying to bring Davian down since the day I got here. Do you know what I got for it?
It has never been confirmed that the Toxin Five theft was Davian -
Mr.Musgrave, please don't interrupt me when I'm asking rhetorical questions. [To Ethan] Your operation has achieved one thing. You have reminded Davian that he is winning. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and inform Mr and Mrs.Farris that their baby girl is killed in a head-on collision on I-98.
(Luther is examining the microdot Ethan found on the postcard Lindsey sent him)
It's a microdot. A microdot with nothing on it, this is unusual.
Ethan Lindsey wouldn't send me a blank microdot.
I'm telling you, man, this's no image.
Ethan Maybe you're not looking at the right place.
Well where the hell am I supposed to look? There's not much square footage to this thing.
Ethan [walking back and forth]
Why would Lindsey send me a blank microdot?
I don't know. Why would Lindsey send you anything? You were her instructor, not her handler. [Ethan turns and stares at him] Look, I don't mean to cross the line here, but was there something going on between you two? You and Lindsey?
Ethan Lindsey was like my little sister.
And you've...never slept with your little sister? [Ethan stares at him again] Look brother, if I don't ask you, who would?
Ethan The thing about Lindsey, is that she's brand new, sweet. Remember when you were sweet? Remember that far back?
Yeah. Well, barely.
Ethan In Berlin you asked what I see in Julia. When I look at Julia, I see the life before all this. And that is good.
According to one of these e-mails, your Mr.Davian is going to attend a function in tomorrow afternoon at one Vatican City.
What the hell's Davian doing in Vatican?
Well, it's all got to do with "the Rabbit's foot".
Ethan What is that?
I'm assuming it is a kind of code-word for a deadly weapon, something Davian is going to sell to his unspecified buyer for 850 millions, by the way. Or maybe it's not a code-name, maybe it is just a really, really expensive bunny appendage.
Ethan Do you have any ideas what it is?
It's interesting - I used to have this professor at Oxford, okay? Doctor Wickham, his name was and he was, like, this massive fat guy, you know? Huge, big guy. We used to call him - you know, well, I won't tell you what we used to call him, but he taught biomolecular kinetics and cellular dynamics. And he used to sort of scare the underclassmen with this story about how the world would eventually be eviscerated by technology. You see, it was inevitable that a compound would be created which he referred to as the 'Anti-God'. It was like an accelerated mutator or sort of, you know, like a, an unstoppable force of destructive power, that would just lay waste to everything - to buildings and parks and streets and children and ice cream parlors, you know? So whenever I see, like, a rogue organization willing to spend this amount of money on a mystery tech, I always assume...it's the Anti-God. End-of-the-world kinda stuff, you know... [pauses, Ethan and Luther gaze at him thoughtfully] But no, I don't have any idea what it is. I was just speculating.
Ethan Tomorrow is perhaps the only time we'll be able to predict where Davian will be: at Vatican City. Our mission, is to get in there, and kidnap Davian.
I don't know what he's so happy about. I did remind him that the Vatican is the Vatican. An 109 acres Sovereign State in the middle of Rome, surrounded by a sixty foot wall, which is monitored 24/7, with over 200 CCTV cameras!
Ethan That's not even going make it a challenge.
You see, normal relationship isn't viable for people like us.
Ethan I don't agreee with you.
Then I'm smarter than you.
(Luther tries to convince Ethan to give up trying to get married while making the facial mask of Davian)
I'm not proud of it, I'm not happy about it, but I've lived with a woman a few times, and didn't even make it for two years.
Ethan Thanks for your advice, I guess it is different to you than it is for me, I'm not in the field anymore.
Oh-Okay, here's a retirement present. [hands him the mask, Ethan puts it on] Our job is always between you and a woman, always.
Ethan That's not true.
Dishonesty, a dishonesty that poisons everything.
Ethan I've got to tell you something.
Stop talking. This isn't about you, Ethan. Whoever this girl is, you're going to end up messing her life too, don't do it.
Ethan [Grabs Luther's wrists]
Jules and I got married two days ago.
Ethan Thanks. [applauses come from the hall outside]
(Davian's bodyguard enters the bathroom to find Ethan, who is disguised as Davian, Declan is holding the real, stunnded Davian inches from the bodyguard, hidden behind the door.)
Bodyguard Sir, is everything all right?
Bodyguard [The bodyguard stares at Ethan, confused, while Ethan stares back, then starts coughing]
Sir?
Six seconds...
Bodyguard [Steps forward]
Sir?
Okay, go!
Ethan [A short electronic glitch]
I'm fine! Wait outside.
(Disguised as Davian, Ethan strolls out of the bathroom along with Davian's translator and bodyguard. Zhen encounters him at the hall) [Cantonese]
Translator She's sorry about your shirt.
Ethan That's no problem.
[Cantonese]
Translator Her hotel room has laundry services and she's happy to take care of it.
Ethan You want to wash my shirt? Then what are we going to to do, waiting in your hotel room when I'm not wearing a shirt?
Translator [translates]
[replies]
Translator She'll think of something.
[Cantonese]
Translator She'd like to drive.
Ethan Good. [strolls off with Zhen]Follow us to the hotel.
Translator Sir, would you like us to watch the case?
Ethan No. [Whispers to Zhen] Nice job.
Zhen : [Whispers back] Thank you!
Ethan (Ethan peeps through the trapdoor in Zhen's car and greets Luther and Declan, who are holding Davian in the manhole of the sewers beneath) [deadpan]
What's up.
Ethan [deadpan]
Nothin'.
Ethan (Ethan and Zhen gets down the sewer)
Blow the car.
Oh, it's such a nice car.
Ethan And yet, do it.
Ethan (Ethan goes into the building to steal "the Rabbit's foot" alone) [Radio]
I have the Rabbit's Foot, but I can't make it to the roof!
What the hell d'you mean you can't make it to the roof - where are you?
Ethan Look up! Look up! Look up!
[Declan and Zhen look up to see Ethan jumping out of the window of the building, barely a hundred metres above the ground]
He's way too low!
(Ethan has just landed in the middle of the road after a nearly-fatal jump from the lab building)
Ethan, get in. They're coming!
Ethan Who?
Building security. And they're pissed!
Ethan (Musgrave reveals himself to be the traitor)
You told him. You told Davian Lindsey was coming, that's how he knew.
I thought you could get her back. But I wasn't going to let all people, to let Brassel to undo the work I've done. I took action, Ethan. On the behalf of all working families of America, the Army force, the white house. I've had enough of Brassel and his sanctimony. IMF director, he's an affirmative action poster boy. You grabbed Davian like he wanted, then what? Davian is a weed. You cut him down and two more springs he's just like the next day. Arrest him, then what? You use him. Collaborate with him. Then it's Christmas. In 18 hours, the Rabbit's foot will be sent to its Middle East buyer, we've got the Intel to prove that. Then the UN counsil will have an emergency meeting, we're taking a military strike in a week. Then when the sand settles, our country will do what it does best: cleaning-up, infrastructure, democracy wins.
Julia (After Ethan and Julia escaped from Davian)
So, I think you should tell me why we are in China.
Ethan I...work for an Agency. It's called IMF.
Julia What does it stand for?
Ethan Impossible Mission Force.
Julia [laughs]
Shut up.
Ethan I'm not kidding. You don't understand, everything I'm telling you is top secret.
Julia You can trust me.
Ethan I know.
(Last lines)
You know, the White House rang up and they said they are very interested in a job for you.
Ethan [grins]
Thanks...but no.
You are not thinking of quitting, are you, Ethan?
Ethan I'm thinking of going on my honeymoon. [they both laugh, Ethan turns to leave]
Ethan [turns back to Brassel]
Oh, one more thing...The Rabbit's Foot, what is it?
Promise me you will stay and I'll tell you.
Ethan [pause, then laughs]
I'll send you a postcard.
Fair enough.
Now we've pissed off every Italian in Rome, go do what you gotta do.
Ethan Don't forget to smoke.
Listen, man, I didn't mean to be so cavalier the other day about you getting engaged.
Ethan I know that. Thanks.
But a normal relationship isn't viable for people like us.
Ethan I don't agree with that.
Then I'm smarter than you.
Ethan You're dead, Mr. Davian. There were witnesses.
That was you in the bathroom?
Ethan And you're gonna tell us everything. Every buyer you've worked with, every organization.
What the hell is your name?
Ethan Names, contacts, inventory lists...
You have a wife, girlfriend?
Ethan It's up to you how this goes.
Because you know know I'm gonna do next? I'm gonna find her, whoever she is. I'm gonna find her and I'm gonna hurt her.
Ethan You were apprehended carrying details of the location of something codenamed the Rabbit's Foot.
I'm gonna make her bleed and cry and call out your name. And you're not gonna be able to do shit, you know why?
Ethan What is the Rabbit's Foot.
Because you're gonna be this close to dead.
Ethan And who is the buyer.
And then I'm gonna kill you right in front of her.
Ethan Now, if I get out with Julia, we win. If I don't, then... Look, then she's dead anyway. And so am I. You know? Goddamn it, it's 8:11-- it's 8:12. And we have two hours before they kill my wife. Are you in or not?
Of course we're in.
Ethan Thanks again. I'll see you back home.
Ethan... you know they're probably planning to kill you both.
Ethan Then I won't see you back home.
(Last lines)
You should know the White House has contacted me. Now, there's a job that they are very interested in speaking with you about.
Ethan [grins]
Thank you... but I have a lot to think about.
You aren't considering quitting, are you, Ethan?
Ethan I'm considering going on my honeymoon.
Have fun.
Ethan Thank you.
Yeah.
Ethan [they both laugh, Ethan turns to leave] [turns back to Brassel]
Hey, uh, one thing... the Rabbit's Foot, what is it?
Promise me you'll stay and I'll tell you.
Ethan [pause, then laughs]
I'll send you a postcard.
Fair enough.
