Leon - The Professional Quotes
Léon : And stop saying "okay" all the time. Okay?
Mathilda : Okay.
Léon : Good.
Mathilda : Okay.
Léon : Good.
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Mathilda : Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?
Léon : Always like this.
Léon : Always like this.
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Stansfield : I like these calm little moments before the storm. It reminds me of Beethoven. Can you hear it? It's like when you put your head to the grass and you can hear the growin' and you can hear the insects. Do you like Beethoven?
Malky : I couldn't really say.
Malky : I couldn't really say.
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Mathilda : Leon, what exactly do you do for a living?
Léon : [ Leon ] Cleaner.
Mathilda : You mean you're a hit man?
Léon : [ reluctantly ] Yeah.
Mathilda : Cool.
Léon : [ Leon ] Cleaner.
Mathilda : You mean you're a hit man?
Léon : [ reluctantly ] Yeah.
Mathilda : Cool.
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Mathilda : Do you "clean" anyone?
Léon : No women, no kids, that's the rules.
Mathilda : How much would it cost to hire someone to get those dirtbags who killed my brother?
Léon : Five grand a head.
Mathilda : Wow. How about this: I work for you; in exchange, you teach me how to clean. Hmmm? What do you think? I'll clean your place, I'll do the shopping, I'll even wash your clothes. Is it a deal?
Léon : No women, no kids, that's the rules.
Mathilda : How much would it cost to hire someone to get those dirtbags who killed my brother?
Léon : Five grand a head.
Mathilda : Wow. How about this: I work for you; in exchange, you teach me how to clean. Hmmm? What do you think? I'll clean your place, I'll do the shopping, I'll even wash your clothes. Is it a deal?
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Mathilda : I've decided what to do with my life. I wanna be a cleaner.
Léon : You wanna be a cleaner? [ passes her a gun and bullets ]
Léon : Here, take it. It's a goodbye gift. Go clean. But not with me. I work alone, understand? Alone.
Mathilda : Bonnie and Clyde didn't work alone. Thelma and Louise didn't work alone. And they were the best.
Léon : You wanna be a cleaner? [ passes her a gun and bullets ]
Léon : Here, take it. It's a goodbye gift. Go clean. But not with me. I work alone, understand? Alone.
Mathilda : Bonnie and Clyde didn't work alone. Thelma and Louise didn't work alone. And they were the best.
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Léon : The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn.
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Mathilda : You killed my brother.
Stansfield : I'm sorry. And you want to join him?
Mathilda : No.
Stansfield : It's always the same thing. It's when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweetheart?
Mathilda : Yes.
Stansfield : That's good, because I take no pleasure in taking life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it.
Stansfield : I'm sorry. And you want to join him?
Mathilda : No.
Stansfield : It's always the same thing. It's when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweetheart?
Mathilda : Yes.
Stansfield : That's good, because I take no pleasure in taking life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it.
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Tony : Check it. Make sure it's the right thing.
Léon : I trust you.
Tony : One thing has nothin' to do with the other - remember that Léon.
Léon : I will.
Léon : I trust you.
Tony : One thing has nothin' to do with the other - remember that Léon.
Léon : I will.
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Norman Stansfield : Bring me everyone.
Benny : What do you mean "everyone"?
Norman Stansfield : EVERYONE.
Benny : What do you mean "everyone"?
Norman Stansfield : EVERYONE.
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[ to receptionist after being asked about her father (Leon) ]
Mathilda : He's not my father. He's my lover.
Mathilda : He's not my father. He's my lover.
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Léon : Stansfield?
Stansfield : At your service.
Léon : [ handing him something ] This is from... Mathilda.
Stansfield : [ sees that it's a pin for a grenade ] Shit.
Stansfield : At your service.
Léon : [ handing him something ] This is from... Mathilda.
Stansfield : [ sees that it's a pin for a grenade ] Shit.
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Mathilda : I am writing here the name of a girl in the class who makes me sick. If things get hot, she'll take the heat.
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Stansfield : [ catching Mathilda in the bathroom with food bags ] Special delivery huh... Let me guess... Chinese? Thai, maybe? Ahh, I've got it. Italian food [ pops a pill and pulls out a gun ]
Stansfield : What's your name angel... [ Mathilda answers ]
Stansfield : ... Mathilda, I want you to put the sack on the floor... good... Now, I want you to tell me everything you know about Italian food, and don't forget the name of the chef who fixed it for me.
Mathilda : Nobody sent me.I do business for myself.
Stansfield : Ahh... so this is... something... personal?... What filthy peice of... shit... did I do now?
Mathilda : You killed my brother.
Stansfield : What's your name angel... [ Mathilda answers ]
Stansfield : ... Mathilda, I want you to put the sack on the floor... good... Now, I want you to tell me everything you know about Italian food, and don't forget the name of the chef who fixed it for me.
Mathilda : Nobody sent me.I do business for myself.
Stansfield : Ahh... so this is... something... personal?... What filthy peice of... shit... did I do now?
Mathilda : You killed my brother.
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Stansfield : Tony, you've killed for us in the past, and we've always been satisfied, which is why it's very hard for me to come down here today. One of my men was killed today in your territory, and the chinks tell me the killer was of the... Italian persuasion. Now, wait, there's more. You'll love this. Not two hours later, a little twelve-year-old girl comes to my building, armed to the teeth with the sole intention of sending me straight to the morgue. And guess who comes to get her? The very same Italian hit man.
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Orphanage Headmistress : Now tell me what happened to you.
Mathilda : OK. My family they got shot down by D.E.A. officers because of a drug problem. I left with the greatest guy on earth. He was a hitman, the best in town, but he died this morning. And if you don't help me, I'll be dead by tonight.
Mathilda : OK. My family they got shot down by D.E.A. officers because of a drug problem. I left with the greatest guy on earth. He was a hitman, the best in town, but he died this morning. And if you don't help me, I'll be dead by tonight.
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Mathilda : Leon, I think I'm kinda falling in love with you. [ Leon chokes on his milk ]
Mathilda : It's the first time for me, you know?
Léon : [ wiping himself off ] How do you know it's love if you've never been in love before?
Mathilda : 'Cause I feel it.
Léon : Where?
Mathilda : [ stoking her stomach ] In my stomach. It's all warm. I always had a knot there and now... it's gone.
Léon : Mathilda, I'm glad you don't have a stomach ache any more. I don't think it means anything.
Mathilda : It's the first time for me, you know?
Léon : [ wiping himself off ] How do you know it's love if you've never been in love before?
Mathilda : 'Cause I feel it.
Léon : Where?
Mathilda : [ stoking her stomach ] In my stomach. It's all warm. I always had a knot there and now... it's gone.
Léon : Mathilda, I'm glad you don't have a stomach ache any more. I don't think it means anything.
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Léon : You still have your gun, so use it. Just do me a favor, don't shoot it out the window.
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Mathilda : I don't give a shit about sleeping, Leon. I want love, or death. That's it.
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Léon : I took a hit. I need a hand now. I know she's young, but she learns fast. Kids need to be shaped into something right?
Tony : Yeah, I know. I taught you that. But ain't there an age limit?
Léon : She's 18.
Tony : Oh, really?
Tony : Yeah, I know. I taught you that. But ain't there an age limit?
Léon : She's 18.
Tony : Oh, really?
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Mathilda : How are we getting out of here now?
Léon : Leave it to me. We're checking out.
Léon : Leave it to me. We're checking out.
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Mathilda : I don't wanna lose you, Leon.
Léon : You're not going to lose me. You've given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you'll never be alone again, Mathilda. Please, go now, baby, go. Calm down, go now, go.
Léon : You're not going to lose me. You've given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you'll never be alone again, Mathilda. Please, go now, baby, go. Calm down, go now, go.
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