screenplays-by-christopher-mcquarrie

"Maurizio Casagrande - Antonio, a waiter"

"(about Frank to Shaw) This man is a tourist!"

"(to Frank) I would rather you be a man who did exactly as he pleased."

"(to Frank) So, what are you doing all alone in the city of lovers? Is there no one in your life?"

"(about Alexander) He's someone who used to be very important to me."

"(about Shaw) Once he bragged to Alexander that he had every man killed his wife had slept with before she met him. When he found out how many there had been, he killed her too."

"Alexander Pearce has a new face."

"Alexander Pearce has $744,000,000 in illegal assets. That given he is a British subject we might seize. This operation so far has cost me $8,000,000."

"(to his henchmen) You know he will be with her. They'll be staying at one of the grand hotels. The Gritti, the Regina, the Danieli. I want you to keep a watch on all of them. You can kill the girl, but you can't kill him. Not until I have my money that is."

"(contemplative) You know I worked very hard for years so I wouldn't have to do the dirty work any more. No more chasing traitors, no more killing. Now I employ people to do those things for me."

"(about his suit) Does it look alright?"

"(to Frank, very seriously) The man you are talking about is called Alexander Pearce. He stole big money from a gangster. They've come to Venice to find him and they think you are him."

"It all started when he met a woman."

"The Perfect Trip - The Perfect Trap"

"Angelina Jolie - Elise Clifton-Ward"

"Johnny Depp - Frank Tupelo / Alexander Pearce"

"Paul Bettany - Insp. John Acheson"

"Steven Berkoff - Reginald Shaw"

"Timothy Dalton - Chief Insp. Jones"

"Rufus Sewell - "Alexander Pearce" / Lawrence Mason"

"Christian De Sica - Col. Lombardi"

"Alessio Boni - Sgt. Cerato"

"Daniele Pecci - Lt. Narduzzi"

"Giovanni Guidelli - Lt. Tommassini"

"Raoul Bova - Count Filippo Gaggia"

"Igor Jijikine - Virginsky"

"Bruno Wolkowitch - Capt. Courson"

"Marc Ruchmann - Brigadier Kaiser"

"Julien Baumgartner - Brigadier Ricuort"

"François Vincentelli - Brigadier Marion"

"Nino Frassica - Brigadier Mele"

"Neri Marcorè - Alessio, the hotel concierge"

"Renato Scarpa - Arturo, a tailor"

"Why is everyone trying to kill me?!"

"(Alexander's letter to Elise) Elise, you have no reason to trust me anymore, but give me a chance to explain myself. I know the police are watching you. We have to throw them off the trail. Board the eight-twenty-two, the Gare de Lyon. Pick someone my height and build and make them believe it is me. Burn this letter. It is important you follow my instructions precisely. I love you, Alexander."

"(to Elise) Would you rather have me smoking for real?"

"(to Elise) You are the least down to earth person I've ever met."

"I'm involved in something here and no offense, this is not a local issue."

"What made Pearce think he could take on a guy like that? (Shaw)"

"I think a plan is just a list of things that don't happen."

"The longest distance between two points is a kidnapper and his money."

"We don't want your forgiveness; we won't make excuses. We're not gonna blame you, even if you are an accessory, but we will not accept your natural order. We didn't come for absolution, we didn't ask to be redeemed, but isn't that the way it is? Every goddamn time. Your prayers are always answered, in the order they're received."

"There's always free cheese in a mousetrap."

"A heart is the only thing that has value. If you have one, get rid of it."

"You know what I'm gonna tell God when I see him? I'm gonna tell him I was framed."

"[As he lays dying with Parker] What are you going to tell God now?"

"To tell you the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind of operation."

"I can promise you a day of reckoning you won't live long enough to never forget."

"Fifteen million dollars is not money. It's a motive with a universal adaptor on it."

"Karma is justice without the satisfaction. I don't believe in justice."