M When someone says 'we have people everywhere', you expect it to be hyperbole. Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean there's somebody working for them inside the bloody room!
2nd most-quoted character in Quantum of Solace (2008): in 12 of its 27 quotes
Most scenes with: James Bond (7)
I think you're so blinded by inconsolable rage that you don't care who you hurt. When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go.
More lines from M
2 quotes M M I couldn't give a shit about the CIA and their trumped-up evidence. Bond is my agent, and I trust him.
Scenes with M
9 scenes M The Americans are going to be none too pleased about this.
I promised them Le Chiffre and they got Le Chiffre.
M They got his body.
If they wanted his soul, they should have made a deal with a priest.
M 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.
Well, that's convenient.
M Quite. Which is why I did a DNA check on a lock of his hair found in Vesper's apartment. It's not him.
A lock of his hair? I wouldn't have thought Vesper the sentimental type.
M Well, we never really know anyone, do we? But I do need to know, Bond. I need to know I can trust you.
And you don't?
M Well, it'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.
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.
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.
M 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!
M 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]
Tanner I've got Bond.
M Ask him about Slate.
Tanner She wants to know about Slate.
Tell her Slate was a dead end.
Tanner Slate was a dead end.
M Damn it, he killed him!
M [cut off from Gregory Beam while investigating Greene]
He's a person of extreme interest.
Tanner But he just said he wasn't.
M Tanner, I asked about the man and got transferred to the Section Chief of South America. How would she know to do that if they weren't tracking him?
M If you could avoid killing every possible lead, it would be deeply appreciated.
Yes, ma'am. I'll do my best.
M I've heard that before.
M You killed a man in Brigenz.
I did my best not to.
M You shot him at point blank and threw him off a roof. I would hardly call that showing restraint!
Foreign Secretary What's today's excuse, that Bond is "legally blind"?
M No, minister.
Foreign Secretary I don't think I need to tell you how upset the PM is.
M With respect, the PM does have my direct line.
Foreign Secretary And he'd have used it if he wanted to speak to you. I'm sorry, M, things have changed. We've had long discussions with our cousins. Mr Greene's interests and ours now align.
M Minister, this man is a major player in one of the most dangerous and powerful organisations-
Foreign Secretary We've never even heard of. Foreign policy cannot be conducted on the basis of hunches and innuendo.
M Then give us time to gather enough evidence, so you can make informed decisions.
Foreign Secretary Fine. Say you're right, say Greene is a villain. If we refused to do business with villains, we'd have almost no-one to trade with. The world's running out of oil, M. The Russians aren't playing ball, and the Americans and Chinese are dividing up what's left. "Right or wrong" doesn't come into it. We're acting out of necessity. [pause] Bond is running wild. Who's to say he hasn't been turned? Pull him in, or the Americans will put him down.
[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.
[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?
[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?
[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.
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.
M [Next scene, Bond leaves Yusef's home and is greeted by M. MI6 agents go into the house]
Is he still alive?
He is.
M I'm surprised. Did you find what you were looking for?
Yes.
M Good.
M I assume you have no regrets?
I don't. What about you?
M 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?
Wish I could help.
M You'll be glad to know I straightened things out with the Americans. Your friend Leiter has been promoted. He replaced Beam.
Well then, the right people kept their jobs.
M Something like that.
M About what?
About Vesper. [pause] Ma'am. [starts to walk away]
M Bond...I need you back.
[turns and smiles sadly]
I never left.
[As he walks away, he drops Vesper's necklace in the snow]
