Jon Voight: Nate

Heat

Nate

Nate: [over the phone] Nobody knew the "merch" was yours, be that as it may, my way you get a hundred percent from the insurance company and take the bonds back from us at sixty cents on the dollar, make yourself another forty percent. The operation doesn't skip a beat, everybody makes out.
Roger Van Zant: [while in his office with Hugh Benny] Sure, you got a deal.
Nate: Good, this percentage, nobody gets their underwear twisted over this.
Roger Van Zant: Yeah, so you have your man call me and we'll set up the meeting.
Nate: Yeah, okay.
Roger Van Zant: [hangs up] Nice talking to you.
Hugh Benny: You're gonna deal with these guys?
Roger Van Zant: [while looking at his computer monitor] So, word's out on the street it's ok to steal my stuff. I'm going to kill these sons of bitches. Have Harry bring me the spreadsheets for Canary Islands offshore.

Nate: [to Neil looking at personnel files of Vincent] He's a hot dog. Graduate school, marine corps. Lieutenant in Robbery-Homicide, major crimes unit. He's taken down some heavy crews. Blew away Frankie Yonder in Chicago and he was a fucking maniac. He was working narcotics before that. That's the problem. He's divorced twice, current wife's Justine. He's why the extra heat. The vice sergeant says Hanna likes you, thinks you're some kind of star. You do this sharp, you do that sharp. Look how sharp this guy is to figure that.
Neil McCauley: [Chuckles]
Nate: Funny as a heart attack, man. Three marriages . What the fuck do you think that means? He likes staying home? Means he's one of those guys out there, prowling around all night, dedicated. With this guy, this much heat, you should pass.
Neil McCauley: It's worth the stretch.
Nate: This guy can hit or miss. You can't miss once. Are you sure?
Neil McCauley: I am sure.

Nate: [Hands Neil an envelope with new ID's] Passports, traveler's checks, plastic. The plane, charter terminal, LAX, hangar 17. Call letters are 1011 Sierra. Touches down, holds for you five minutes, then splits. The plane will stand an FAA check. Filed a flight plan that works.
Neil McCauley: Hey, where's Chris?
Nate: He's gone.
Neil McCauley: What?
Nate: Said he's going on his own. Went to look for Charlene.
Neil McCauley: Didn't you bring him here?
Nate: Yeah, I brought him here.
Neil McCauley: What happened?
Nate: It's a free country, brother.

Nate: [Discussing the amount of money stolen from the armored car robbery] A million six forty cents on the dollar six hundred forty thousand to you and another fifty front money I'll get you the rest in three days
Neil McCauley: [Looking at a name on a vanilla envelop] Malibu Equity Investments
Nate: They run investment portfolio for offshore drug money
Neil McCauley: What'd we got?
Nate: We ripped off his bearer bonds
Neil McCauley: His got insurance.
Nate: That's the point, he collects a hundred percent from the insurance, he is a "player" and maybe buys his bonds back from us for sixty percent of their value make forty percent on top of the hundred percent but instead of selling it back to him we sell it out on the street that's an extra three hundred thousand to you.
Neil McCauley: Try it on.

Nate: [repeated line to different people in different situations, implying it's just the way it is and leave it as it is] Be it as it may.

Neil McCauley: [while leaving Kelso's home, refering to the plans for the bank robbery] I bought it.
Nate: [before giving him Van Zant's contact information] Good, I told you he's legit.