Skyfall

Eve: I may have a shot. [beat.] It's not clean. Repeat, I do not have a clean shot. Eve: There's a tunnel ahead. I'm going to lose them. M: Can you get into a better position? Eve: Negative, there's no time. M: [beat.] Take the shot. M: I said, take the shot! Eve: I can't, I may hit Bond! M: Take the bloody shot! Eve: [on speaker-phone, solemn.] Agent down.

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M: Where the hell have you been? James Bond: Enjoying death. 007 reporting for duty. M: Why didn't you call? James Bond: You didn't get the postcard? You should try it sometime. Get away from it all. It really lends perspective. M: Ran out of drink where you were, did they? James Bond: What was it you said? Take the bloody shot. M: I made a judgment call. James Bond: You should have trusted me to finish the job. M: It was a possibility of losing you or the certainty of losing all those other agents. I made the only decision I could and you know it. James Bond: I think you lost your nerve. M: What are you expecting? A bloody apology? You know the rules of the game. You've been playing it long enough. We both have. James Bond: Maybe too long. M: Speak for yourself. James Bond: Ronson didn't make it, did he? M: No. James Bond: So this is it. We're both played out. M: If you believed that, why did you come back? James Bond: [sarcastically] Good question. M: Because we're under attack. And

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Doctor Hall: I'd like to start with some simple word associations. Just tell me the first word that pops into your head. For example, I say, "Day" and you might say… James Bond: Wasted. Doctor Hall: All right. Gun? James Bond: Shot. Doctor Hall: Agent. James Bond: Provocateur. Doctor Hall: Woman? James Bond: Provocatrix. Doctor Hall: Heart? James Bond: Target. Doctor Hall: Bird? James Bond: Sky. Doctor Hall: M. James Bond: Bitch. Doctor Hall: Sunlight? James Bond: Swim. Doctor Hall: Moonlight? James Bond: Dance. Doctor Hall: Murder. James Bond: Employment. Doctor Hall: Country. James Bond: England. Doctor Hall: Skyfall. [Bond says nothing] Skyfall. James Bond: Done. [walks out] Gareth Mallory: [to M; sarcastically] This is going well.

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James Bond: I am sorry, but we have met before? Eve: I am the one who should say sorry. James Bond: It was only four ribs; some of the less vital organs. Nothing major. [he and Eve walk into a big room of the building.] Not enough excitement in Istanbul? Eve: I've been reassigned. Temporary suspension from field work. James Bond: Really? Eve: Mm. Something to do with killing 007. James Bond: Well, you gave it your best shot. Eve: It was hardly my best shot. James Bond: I'm not sure I can survive your best. Eve: Doubt you'll get the chance. Bond: Well, do me a favor, will you. If they do ever let you back out there, warn me first. Eve: I'm assisting Gareth Mallory in the transition and then I'll be back in the field. James Bond: It's what you want? Eve: Yes, of course. James Bond: It's not for everyone. Bill Tanner: [directing Bond into M's office] Ah, 007. It's this way. James Bond: [to Eve.] In your defense, a moving target is much harder to hit. Eve: Then you'd better keep moving.

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Q: It always makes me feel a little melancholy - a grand old war ship, being ignominiously hauled away to scrap. The inevitability of time, don't you think? What do you see? James Bond: A bloody big ship. Excuse me. [rising to leave.] Q: 007. [Bond reacts and sits back down.] I'm your new Quartermaster. James Bond: You must be joking. Q: Why, because I'm not wearing a lab coat? James Bond: Because you still have spots. Q: My complexion is hardly relevant. James Bond: Your competence is. Q: Age is no guarantee of efficiency. James Bond: And youth is no guarantee of innovation. Q: I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pyjamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field. James Bond: Oh, so why do you need me? Q: Every now and then, a trigger has to be pulled. James Bond: Or not pulled. It's hard to know which in your pyjamas. [Beat] Q. [offers his hand.] Q: [shakes his hand.] 007.

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James Bond: [on receiving his equipment from Q.] A gun and a radio. It's not exactly Christmas, is it? Q: Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore.

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