Quotes

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Ki-jung: [about Moon-gwang] She may look like a sheep, but inside, she's a fox. Sometimes she acts like she owns the house. Ki-woo: Right. Of all the people in that house, she's lived there the longest. She was housekeeper to the architect Namgoong, but then she went on to work for this family. When the architect moved out, he introduced this woman to Park's family, telling them, "This is a great housekeeper, you should hire her". Chung-sook: So she survived a change of ownership. Ki-woo: She won't give up such a good job easily. Ki-jung: To extract a woman like that, we need to prepare well. Ki-woo: Right, we need a plan. Da-hye: I want to eat peaches. I like peaches best. Ki-woo: Why not ask for some? Da-hye: No peaches at our house. It's a forbidden fruit. Ki-woo: [about Moon-gwang] So according to what Da-hye told me, she's got a pretty serious allergy to peaches. You know that fuzz on the peach skin? If she's anywhere near it, she gets a full body rash, has trouble breathing, asth

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Ki-taek: [practicing what he will say] "Anyway. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but her words came through clearly! So I couldn't help but..." Ki-woo: Cut, cut! Dad, your emotions are up to here. Bring them down to about there. Ki-taek: "So I couldn't help but overhear..." Ki-woo: Keep it focused! Ki-taek: What I'm trying to say is... it's just that, your housekeeper's voice is quite loud, you know? Yeon-kyo: I understand, it's all right. Just tell me, okay? Ki-taek: She said she got diagnosed with active tuberculosis and she was practically shouting over the phone, so upset she could barely control herself! Yeon-kyo: Tuberculosis? Come on... Ki-taek: It's true, she phoned someone saying she had active TB. Ki-woo: "Do people still get TB?" Yeon-kyo: Do people still get TB? Ki-woo: Dad, back in the day, people used to buy Christmas Seals, right? Feels like a bygone era. Ki-taek: But I saw it on the internet. Korea has the #1 rate of TB of all the OECD countries. Ki-woo: "But she's still w

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Ki-taek: Acting is one thing. But this family is so gullible, right? Chung-sook: Especially the Madame. Ki-taek: You said it. She's so naive and nice. She's rich but she's still nice. Chung-sook: Not "Rich but still nice." Nice because she's rich, you know? Hell, if I had all this money, I'd be nice too!

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Ki-taek: Rich people are naive. No resentments. No creases on them. Chung-sook: It all gets ironed out. Money is an iron. Those creases all get smoothed out by money.

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Moon-gwang: [Impersonating a North Korean news anchor] Today our beloved great leader Kim Jong-un, after witnessing the charlatan family video, was unable to contain his shock and fury at their wicked, despicable provocation! Geun-se: I've missed your jokes, honey! Moon-gwang: Therefore, our great leader in this age of denuclearization has commanded the nation's last remaining nuclear warhead be driven down the throats of this wicked family! Geun-se: No one can imitate North Korean news anchors like you! Moon-gwang: With their stinking guts serving as the last nuclear graveyard, our dear Leaders wish to denuclearize and bring world peace... Hands in the air, fuckers!... Higher! you scumbag family!

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Ki-woo: [voiceover] Opening my eyes for the first time in a month, I saw a detective who looked nothing like a detective. Then the doctor who looked nothing like a doctor spoke. Even when I heard how much Ki-jung bled that day, even when I heard the words forgery, trespassing, foul play, murder, and that we were lucky to get away with probation. Even when I finally got to see Ki-jung's face, I kept laughing. Though when I went back and watched the news reports, I didn't laugh. Actually Mom and I had no idea where Dad was. But those detectives still wore themselves out following us. Eventually the news went quiet and after the surveillance stopped, I started going up that mountain. From up there, you have a great view of the house. That day, despite the cold. I felt like staying longer. Ki-taek: [voiceover] Perhaps you, if no one else, will be able to read this. You were a Scout, so I'm writing this just in case. Have your injuries healed? I'm sure your mother is plenty healthy. I'm doi