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You don't have people killed. I have people killed. I'm the bad guy, remember?

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Joe: I'm 80 years old. I got stage 4 liver cancer. What the hell can they do to me? Frank: They can still shoot you. Joe: Well…I never thought this would happen to me. Frank: What? Joe: Getting old. Well I mean, Vietnam, Afghanistan. The Green Springs Rest Home? Go figure!

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Sarah: Is that my bag? Frank: Yeah. Sarah: You…you packed it? Frank: Yeah. Sarah: [looking around a bit] D-d-did you vacuum? Frank: A little, yeah. It was messy.

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Frank: I was just hoping you'd be a little more understanding of the situation. Sarah: [sarcastically] I was hoping not to get kidnapped. Or drugged. I was hoping you'd have hair. So it looks like none of our dreams are coming true at the moment.

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Marvin: Why are you trying to kill me? Frank: I'm not trying to kill you. Marvin: Oh, yeah, you are. Frank: Why would I be trying to kill you? Marvin: Because the last time we met, I tried to kill you. Frank: That was a long time ago. Marvin: Some people hold on to things like that.

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Sarah: Wow, this guy's insane. Frank: He believes he was the subject of a government mind-control experiment. As it turns out, he really was given daily doses of LSD for eleven years. Sarah: Well, in that case, he looks great. Frank: Fantastic. Sarah: Yeah.

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Marvin: [as Sarah make a phone call] Frank, we gotta get rid of this broad. I know a great place just up the road, lots of alligators. Frank: We're not getting rid of the broad. I like her. Marvin: What's the angle? Frank: No angle. I like her.

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Marvin: Do you know what's wrong with this country? Sarah: They're all trying to kill us? Marvin: Exactly!

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Business Woman Assassin: [after firing on the group] That's right, old man! Marvin: "Old man"? Frank: No respect. Marvin: Can I kill her now?!?

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Sarah: [about them sneaking into the CIA] What do you suppose the punishment is for what we're doing here? Frank: Death. [pause] Maybe life in prison. Sarah: [happily] Awesome!

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Cooper: [about the records room] I didn't even know this place existed. Henry, The Records Keeper: [indignant] It doesn't!

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Henry, The Records Keeper: Frank Moses was one of the most effective black-ops agents we've ever had. He retired drug lords, terrorists…hell, he toppled governments. Yeah. He was truly gifted. Cooper: Why was he retired? Henry: He got old. Then some government thumb-sucker came along and tagged him RED. Cooper: "Red"? Henry: Yeah. RED, R-E-D. "Retired, Extremely Dangerous."

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Frank: It's not that bad. People get shot all the time. Sarah: No, they don't! They get paper cuts! Marvin: I mostly get shot.

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Frank: [holding Cooper to the desk] Kordeski trained you? Cooper: Yeah? Frank: I trained Kordeski! [dislocates his shoulder]

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Ivan: I owe you for killing Igor. Frank: Igor the Butcher. Ivan: He was a good asset. Frank: He was a pig. Ivan: He was my cousin. Frank: Sorry. Ivan: [pours him and Frank shots of vodka] To Igor the Butcher. [They clink their glasses] Frank: [Just as Ivan drinks his shot] He's not dead. [Ivan nearly chokes as Frank finishes his shot] I flipped him. Ivan: No! Frank: He owns a string of 7-Elevens in Orange County. Ivan: What! Frank: He weighs 500 lb. Ivan: Ah! [He covers his mouth as both he and Frank start laughing; after a long moment, the calm down and Ivan pours them each another shot] Drink. Frank: Who are we drinking for this time? Ivan: Veronique. [Frank gives a look of confused surprise] She...was mine. Frank: Impossible. Ivan: [delighted] YES! [laughs] Frank: [Holding back a look of disappointment as he clinks glasses with Ivan and they drink their shots] Well, whatever she got, it was worth it.

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Marvin: [after the shootout in the kitchen] I remember the Secret Service being tougher. Victoria: Me too.

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Joe: Sarah, this is Victoria. Best wet work asset in the business and a true artist with an RPN. Sarah: Oh wow. Um…what's that? Victoria: [smiling sweetly] I kill people, dear.

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Victoria: Oh, Francis. You're such a romantic. Frank: What? Victoria: You're all hard on the outside, but inside you're gooey…gooey.

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Sarah: [while Victoria is providing cover with a sniper rifle] Frank said you wanted me with you. Victoria: Yes, I thought it might be nice to have a bit of girl time together. You know, get to know each other. And I-I just wanted to tell you that in all the years I've known Francis... I've never seen him like this. [Sarah smiles] So if you break his heart, I will kill you. And bury your body in the woods. Sarah: Wow. Okay.

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Victoria: I was in love with an agent once. Sarah: What happened? Victoria: Well, I was with MI6, and the relationship wasn't…sanctioned. So when it came to light, my loyalty was questioned, and I was ordered to kill him. It was a test. Sarah: What did you do? Victoria: I put three bullets in his chest.

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Frank: Here's the thing, Cooper: With age...comes a certain perspective. I'd be a liar if I said there wasn't a time when I was exactly like you. Blind ambition, misplaced trust. Cooper: Why are you telling me this? Frank: It may help me to decide what to do next. Cooper: [Sees the technician tracing the call gesturing for Cooper to keep Frank talking] Why? What are you thinking about? Frank: Our business is a very hard one. But it was never the...the killing or the stress, the bad pay, that bothered me. Cooper: Well, what was it, Frank? Frank: It's how anything that you love...can be taken away from you. It taught me never to care, never to invest. Then I met this woman, Sarah. And now, you have her. Now, I can't think of anything more horrible than to know that your enemies can hurt someone you love. The feeling is almost indescribable. Frank: You still there, Cooper? Cooper: ...You're at my house! Frank: Almost indescribable, isn't it?

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Ivan: [as they dance] Your radiance tonight renders me almost speechless. Victoria: Almost.