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Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Professional (1981)

Quotes

The Professional

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  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': [Farges is drinking a cup of coffee at a bar, when suddenly Beaumont appears from behind him and dips a croissant in his cup. Shocked, Farges drops his cup to the floor.] Opps, no more coffee!
  • [Farges tries to take his gun, but Beaumont stops him.]
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Leave it. It's mine.
  • L'inspecteur Farges: I didn't want to hit her. Rosen told me to.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': [Brutally punches Farges in the face.] I didn't wanna hit you either. My wife told me to.
  • [Resumes eating his croissant.]
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': You're being unfair. It's a job. I don't enjoy hitting people.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Your'e right. A job is a job.
  • [He throws two more punches to Farges, who collapses against a nearby billiard table, leaves to exit, turns around]
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': The croissant's for my friend.
  • Doris Frederiksen: What's going on here ?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Rosen's dead. Njala's dead. As for me, it's being decided right now.
  • Doris Frederiksen: Shall I take you back to Paris?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Nah, but I'd stay out of the firing line if I were you.
  • Le sergent Gruber: Nice body. Must've been happy to see Beaumont after 2 years. You have dark circles under your eyes. You must have done some things last night. Some things. Don't you feel like taking a shower? A hot shower?
  • Jeanne Baumont: No.
  • Le sergent Gruber: Hot, then very cold.
  • Jeanne Baumont: No.
  • Le sergent Gruber: Then very hot.
  • Jeanne Baumont: No!
  • Le sergent Gruber: You'll see what I can do with a bar of soap.
  • Jeanne Baumont: No. No! No!
  • Doris Frederiksen: [Speaking to Joss.] If you lock half my johns in the closet and kill the other half, I'm screwed! ... ... So to speak.
  • Jeanne Baumont: Why'd you do it, Joss? Are you here to see me or to play with them? Was it love or provocation?
  • L'instructeur Picard: He's playing White. It's a chess term. White has the offensive advantage. He's one step ahead! He'll do the impossible. He'll hover around, waiting to strike. He'll drive us crazy.
  • Alice Ancelin: Would you like some cognac in your coffee, sir?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Njala was a bastard and it was an honor to kill him. I had some funny ideas at the time about honor and upright living.
  • Le sergent Gruber: [turns the water on in the bath, to Jeanne] It's very invigorating. Gets your blood flowing. In Sweden, they whip each other afterwards. Want me to? You're cute.
  • Le capitaine Edouard Valeras: [on the phone] Why'd you call? You know the line's tapped.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': That's illegal now! That noise is just birds on the wire.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': He's a bastard, but a supercop. He'll give you trouble.
  • Doris Frederiksen: Don't go out that way, there are two cops.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': No problem. I have the advantage of surprise.
  • Doris Frederiksen: [undressing, Joss enters] Excuse me, wrong room! This isn't 1056?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Yes! But I should apologize. I showed up without any notice whatsoever.
  • Doris Frederiksen: Salvatore didn't tell me it'd be a threesome. I've nothing against it, but...
  • Doris Frederiksen: You didn't ask my opinion.
  • Le président du tribunal: Screw your opinion.
  • Doris Frederiksen: If I say no?
  • Le président du tribunal: You might have an accident in the elevator, for example. They'll find you 6 floors down, your stilettos in your mouth.
  • Salvatore Volfoni: [knock on the hotel room door, Salvatore open's it] Yes?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Mr. Volfoni, soda and gelati?
  • Salvatore Volfoni: Yes!
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Joss Beaumont, espionage and fists.
  • [punches Salvatore in the face]
  • Doris Frederiksen: He asked me to keep you here and call him.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Find that funny?
  • Doris Frederiksen: No. I was thinking it wouldn't be so awful to keep you here - and not call him.
  • Le colonel Martin: Tell them to go back to their barracks. Normal security forces will be sufficient for this brothel.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': The machine's been set in motion. No more decrees, orders, or targets.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': I don't give a damn. Moral relativism and comparative history, it's all bullshit.
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Give me your gun with two fingers, as seen on TV.
  • Le prisonnier évadé: Am I dying?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Yes. Are you scared?
  • Le prisonnier évadé: No. Why?
  • Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss': Because I'd be scared.
  • Le prisonnier évadé: That's because you're going to hell.
  • Le président N'Jala: Chivalry takes precedence over caution.

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