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Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Killer (1989)

Quotes

The Killer

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  • Lee: [subtitled version] He looks determined... without being ruthless. There's something heroic about him. He doesn't look like a killer. He comes across so calm... acts like he has a dream... eyes full of passion.
  • [about his gun]
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I always leave one bullet, either for myself or for my enemy.
  • Johnny Weng: What's going on? Why are you putting yourself out for this schmuck? I don't understand you. You got a serious case of conscience.
  • Sydney: He's my best friend, Mr. Weng.
  • Johnny Weng: Buddy, this ain't no kindergarten.
  • Sgt. Randy Chang: You can't win all the time. But you can't lose forever, either.
  • Sydney: Don't let me die like this. I hate it. Will you give me a hero's death, old friend? You see, I... I didn't keep one last bullet.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I understand, Sydney. I have one.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Are you always so determined?
  • Lee: Yes, it's my style.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Mine too.
  • Lee: I believe in justice, but nobody trusts me.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I have the same problem.
  • Lee: Do all killers have a sense of honor?
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): The world has changed. Honor is now a dirty word.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): They aren't just gonna let me walk out. I have no future! Can't you see that? Walk out and tell 'em you're a cop; see what happens to you! You think that'll make any difference?
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Don't hurt her, you maniac!
  • Johnny Weng: No, I won't hurt her. I'll blow her head off!
  • Sydney: I did it for you, Jeff, the only friend I ever had.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I thought those I killed deserved to die. Now I believe everbody has the right to live.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): You're an unusual cop.
  • Lee: Well, you're an unusual killer.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Would you rather see me dead or set free?
  • Lee: Neither, if fate spares us.
  • Chief Inspector Tu: You always were a pain in the ass, as far as I'm concerned. Just do me a favor and prove me wrong.
  • Johnny Weng: I'm not interested in any goddamn rules! I want the bastard dead!
  • Lee: Life's cheap. It only takes one bullet... He's no ordinary assassin; I hope we're just looking for one man. If I'm not mistaken, this man is not a cold-blooded murderer.
  • Sgt. Randy Chang: It only takes one bullet, cold-blooded or not.
  • Lee: You sang beautifully just now.
  • Jennie: I sing for him, and he isn't here.
  • Lee: Jeffrey? You sing with such emotion about him. I feel like I know him. Thanks for sharing something so important.
  • Jennie: I just wish he were here now.
  • Lee: Wherever he may roam, you'll be in his thoughts, Jenny. The better part of him will always be here.
  • [Danny points a gun at Jeff]
  • Lee: Don't move!
  • Jennie: Who is it?
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): It's Dumbo. He's come to say bon voyage.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): We're the same.
  • Lee: No, we're not the same! I uphold the law and you break it!
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Arrest me later! Fight now!
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I think you and I could be friends.
  • Lee: If I put my gun down, right? That's your condition?
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Can you do it? (No response) At least we can be temporary friends. We have a common enemy.
  • Lee: I wish I could have a friend like you.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): You will, in the next life.
  • Johnny Weng: Sometimes I think you're not human.
  • Sydney: Sometimes dogs are superior to men.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I felt someone walk over my grave.
  • Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I've changed - I don't want to kill.
  • Lee: He's heroic in manner. He doesn't look like a killer

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