James Bond Take a deep breath. You only have one shot. Make it count.
Most-quoted character in Quantum of Solace (2008): in 16 of its 27 quotes
Most scenes with: M (7), Camille Montes (3), Rene Mathis (2)
I don't think the dead care about vengeance.
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The Americans are going to be none too pleased about this.
James Bond I promised them Le Chiffre and they got Le Chiffre.
They got his body.
James Bond If they wanted his soul, they should have made a deal with a priest.
Vesper's boyfriend, Yusef Kabira, the one who was abducted in Morocco, the one she was trying to save. "His body" was washed up on a beach in Ibiza. [displays an image of Yusef with scars] We're meant to believe the fish did that to his face. His wallet and ID were in his pocket.
James Bond Well, that's convenient.
Quite. Which is why I did a DNA check on a lock of his hair found in Vesper's apartment. It's not him.
James Bond A lock of his hair? I wouldn't have thought Vesper the sentimental type.
Well, we never really know anyone, do we? But I do need to know, Bond. I need to know I can trust you.
James Bond And you don't?
Well, it'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.
James Bond You don't need to worry about me. I'm not going to go chasing after him. He's not important. [he drinks] And neither was she.
James Bond Are you going to tell us who you work for?
Mr. White I was always very interested to meet you. I'd heard so much about you from Vesper. In fact, the real shame is that if she hadn't killed herself, we would have had you too. I think you would have done anything for her.
You know you're not in Britain, and goodness knows where you will be tomorrow. Which should tell you that eventually, you will tell us about the people you work with. And the longer it takes, the more painful we'll make it.
Mr. White [laughs]
You really don't know anything about us, do you? It's so amusing, because we are on the other side, thinking "Oh, the MI6, the CIA, they're watching over our shoulders, they're listening to our conversations." And the truth is, you don't even know we exist!
We do now, Mr White, and we're quick learners.
Mr. White Oh, really? Well, then, the first thing you should know about us is that we have people everywhere. Am I right?
[M's bodyguard, Mitchell, gets out a gun and starts firing shots]
Friend of yours?
James Bond I don't have any friends.
Tanner I've got Bond.
Ask him about Slate.
Tanner She wants to know about Slate.
Bond Tell her Slate was a dead end.
Tanner Slate was a dead end.
Damn it, he killed him!
If you could avoid killing every possible lead, it would be deeply appreciated.
James Bond Yes, ma'am. I'll do my best.
I've heard that before.
You killed a man in Brigenz.
James Bond I did my best not to.
You shot him at point blank and threw him off a roof. I would hardly call that showing restraint!
[Mathis has just been mortally wounded]
Please, stay with me. Stay here, please. Please.
James Bond [Bond puts an arm around him]
Come here. It's okay.
That's better. That doesn't hurt.
James Bond Is Mathis your cover name?
Yes.
James Bond Not a very good one, is it?
Do we forgive each other?
James Bond I shouldn't have left you alone.
Do you forgive Vesper? [Bond looks away] She gave everything for you. Forgive her. Forgive yourself. [dies]
So, what's your interest in Greene?
James Bond Among other things, he tried to kill a friend of mine.
A woman?
James Bond Yes. But it's not what you think.
Your mother?
James Bond She likes to think so.
James Bond It seems we're both using Greene to get to somebody.
You lost someone?
James Bond I did, yes.
You catch whoever did it?
James Bond No...not yet.
Tell me when you do. I'd like to know how it feels.
James Bond You know, I was just wondering what South America would look like if nobody gave a damn about coke or communism. It always impressed me the way you boys carved this place up.
Felix Leiter I'll take that as a compliment coming from a Brit.
James Bond Are you sure you're playing with the right side?
Felix Leiter Regimes change once a week around here. Medrano will be no dirtier than the next guy.
James Bond See, that's what I like about US intelligence. You'll lie down with anybody.
Felix Leiter Including you, brother. Including you.
James Bond Do you know you're being played? Dominic Greene is going to suck this place dry, and then he's going to move on. You're going to be left picking up the broken crockery.
Felix Leiter What can I tell you? There's no such thing as a free lunch.
James Bond You see, Felix, I don't think you're half as cynical as you make out to be.
Felix Leiter You don't know me.
James Bond [glances around]
Why? Because you didn't come alone?
James Bond [Leiter is silent]
How long have I got?
Felix Leiter Thirty seconds.
James Bond Well, that doesn't give us a lot of time, does it?
Felix Leiter Medrano can't move until he pays off the army and the police chief. Greene's bringing him his money now. A hotel called the Perla de las Dunas. In the desert.
James Bond Thank you, Felix.
Felix Leiter James... move your ass.
[Bond is about to abandon Dominic Greene in the middle of the desert]
You promised that you'd —
James Bond Let you go?
I answered your questions. I told you what you wanted to know about Quantum.
James Bond Yes you did. And your friends would know that, so my guess is they're probably looking for you. But the good news is, you're in the middle of a desert. Here. [throws down a can of motor oil] I bet you make it 20 miles before you consider drinking that. Goodbye, Mr. Greene.
James Bond [Bond has just found the man who set Vesper up to die trying to seduce another woman] [quietly]
Sit down. [holds them at gunpoint] Sit down!
Yusef [To Corinne]
It's ok, baby.
James Bond [Bond walks over to them, still holding the gun and they both sit down] [looking at the woman]
You're Canadian? You work in Canadian intelligence?
James Bond [The woman says nothing]
That's all right...I know you do. And knowing this man, you likely have access to some very sensitive material that you're going to be forced to give up. His life will be threatened and because you love him, you won't hesitate. That's a beautiful necklace. Did he give it to you?
James Bond [She doesn't answer. Bond shows her Vesper's necklace]
I have one just like it. He gave it to a friend of mine...someone very close to me. Your name is...?
Corinne Corinne.
James Bond Corinne. Corinne, I suggest you leave now. You contact your people, and you tell them to check their seals. They have a leak. Do it now, please. This man and I have some unfinished business.
Corinne [softly, as she leaves]
Thank you.
Yusef Please...make it quick.
[Next scene, Bond leaves Yusef's home and is greeted by M. MI6 agents go into the house]
Is he still alive?
James Bond He is.
I'm surprised. Did you find what you were looking for?
James Bond Yes.
Good.
I assume you have no regrets?
James Bond I don't. What about you?
Course not. It would be unprofessional. They found Greene dead in the middle of the Bolivian desert of all places. Two bullets in the back of his skull. They found motor oil in his stomach. Does that mean anything to you?
James Bond Wish I could help.
You'll be glad to know I straightened things out with the Americans. Your friend Leiter has been promoted. He replaced Beam.
James Bond Well then, the right people kept their jobs.
Something like that.
James Bond [pause]
Congratulations, you were right.
About what?
James Bond About Vesper. [pause] Ma'am. [starts to walk away]
Bond...I need you back.
James Bond [turns and smiles sadly]
I never left.
[As he walks away, he drops Vesper's necklace in the snow]
Bartender
[to Mathis]
May I fix you a drink, sir?
What are you drinking?
James Bond I don't know, what am I drinking?
Bartender
Three measures of Gordon's gin, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina...
Kina Lillet.
Bartender
Kina Lillet, which is not Vermouth. Shaken well until it is ice-cold, then served with a large thin slice of lemon peel. [pause] Six of them.
