Die Hard Quotes
John McClane: [acrobatic mercenaries attack John and Matt] Jesus, is the circus in town?
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[ first lines ]
Businessman : You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane : What gives you that idea?
Businessman : You wanna know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
John McClane : Fists with your toes?
Businessman : I know, I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yes sir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane : Okay. [ the businessman sees John's gun ]
John McClane : It's okay, I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.
Businessman : You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane : What gives you that idea?
Businessman : You wanna know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
John McClane : Fists with your toes?
Businessman : I know, I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yes sir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane : Okay. [ the businessman sees John's gun ]
John McClane : It's okay, I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.
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Harry Ellis : Hey babe, I negotiate million dollar deals for breakfast. I think I can handle this Eurotrash.
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Theo : [ laughing as a LAPD SWAT armored vehicle is hit with a missile ] Oh my God, the quarterback is TOAST!
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John McClane : You throw quite a party. I didn't realize they celebrated Christmas in Japan.
Joseph Takagi : Hey, we're flexible. Pearl Harbor didn't work out so we got you with tape decks.
Joseph Takagi : Hey, we're flexible. Pearl Harbor didn't work out so we got you with tape decks.
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Joseph Takagi : You want money? What kind of terrorists are you?
Hans Gruber : Who said we were terrorists?
Hans Gruber : Who said we were terrorists?
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[ McClane watches fire trucks approach the building ]
John McClane : C'mon baby, come ta' papa, I'll kiss ya' fuckin' dalmatian.
John McClane : C'mon baby, come ta' papa, I'll kiss ya' fuckin' dalmatian.
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[ stealing Tony's shoes ]
John McClane : Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister.
John McClane : Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister.
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[ McClane tries to call up police ]
Supervisor : Attention, whoever you are, this channel is reserved for emergency calls only.
John McClane : No fucking shit, lady. Does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza?
Supervisor : Attention, whoever you are, this channel is reserved for emergency calls only.
John McClane : No fucking shit, lady. Does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza?
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[ Reading what McClane wrote on the dead terrorist's shirt ]
Hans Gruber : "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."
Hans Gruber : "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."
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[ Hans' radio turns on ]
Hans Gruber : I thought I told all of you, I want radio silence until further...
John McClane : Ooooh, I'm very sorry Hans. I didn't get that message. Maybe you should've put it on the bulletin board. I figured since I've waxed Tony and Marco and his friend here, I figured you and Karl and Franco might be a little lonely, so I wanted to give you a call.
Karl : How does he know so much about th...
Hans Gruber : [ silences Karl him with a gesture ] That's very kind of you. I assume you are our mysterious party crasher. You are most troublesome, for a security guard.
John McClane : Eeeh! Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? [ about cigarettes to dead man ]
John McClane : Whoa, these are very bad for you.
Hans Gruber : Who are you then?
John McClane : Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.
Hans Gruber : I thought I told all of you, I want radio silence until further...
John McClane : Ooooh, I'm very sorry Hans. I didn't get that message. Maybe you should've put it on the bulletin board. I figured since I've waxed Tony and Marco and his friend here, I figured you and Karl and Franco might be a little lonely, so I wanted to give you a call.
Karl : How does he know so much about th...
Hans Gruber : [ silences Karl him with a gesture ] That's very kind of you. I assume you are our mysterious party crasher. You are most troublesome, for a security guard.
John McClane : Eeeh! Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? [ about cigarettes to dead man ]
John McClane : Whoa, these are very bad for you.
Hans Gruber : Who are you then?
John McClane : Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.
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[ on the radio ]
Hans Gruber : Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there?
John McClane : Yeah, I'm still here. Unless you wanna open the front door for me.
Hans Gruber : Uh, no, I'm afraid not. But, you have me at a loss. You know my name but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon?
John McClane : Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.
Hans Gruber : Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?
John McClane : Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
Hans Gruber : Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there?
John McClane : Yeah, I'm still here. Unless you wanna open the front door for me.
Hans Gruber : Uh, no, I'm afraid not. But, you have me at a loss. You know my name but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon?
John McClane : Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.
Hans Gruber : Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?
John McClane : Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
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Hans Gruber : "And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer." Benefits of a classical education.
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Dwayne T. Robinson : We don't know shit, Powell. If there's hostages, how come nobody's come to us with ransom demands, huh? If there's terrorists in there, where's their list of demands? All we know is that somebody shot your car up. It's probably the same silly son of a bitch you've been talking to on that radio.
Sergeant Al Powell : Excuse me, sir! But what about the body that fell out the window?
Dwayne T. Robinson : Well, who knows? Probably some stockbroker, got depressed.
Sergeant Al Powell : Excuse me, sir! But what about the body that fell out the window?
Dwayne T. Robinson : Well, who knows? Probably some stockbroker, got depressed.
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[ about McClane ]
Sergeant Al Powell : In fact, I think he's a cop. Maybe not LAPD, but he's definitely a badge.
Dwayne T. Robinson : How do you know that?
Sergeant Al Powell : A hunch, things he said. Like being able to spot a phony ID.
Dwayne T. Robinson : Jesus Christ, Powell, he could be a fucking bartender for all we know.
Sergeant Al Powell : In fact, I think he's a cop. Maybe not LAPD, but he's definitely a badge.
Dwayne T. Robinson : How do you know that?
Sergeant Al Powell : A hunch, things he said. Like being able to spot a phony ID.
Dwayne T. Robinson : Jesus Christ, Powell, he could be a fucking bartender for all we know.
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Hans Gruber : [ addressing the hostages ] I wanted this to be professional, efficient, adult, cooperative. Not a lot to ask. Alas, your Mr. Takagi did not see it that way... so he won't be joining us for the rest of his life. We can go any way you want it. You can walk out of here or be carried out. But have no illusions. We are in charge. So, decide now, each of you. And please remember: we have left nothing to chance.
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Hans Gruber : [ during a shootout with McClane, who is barefoot ] Karl, schieß dem Fenster [ sic ]
Hans Gruber : . [ Karl gives Hans a puzzled look. Exasperated, Hans repeats it in English ]
Hans Gruber : SHOOT the GLASS!
Hans Gruber : . [ Karl gives Hans a puzzled look. Exasperated, Hans repeats it in English ]
Hans Gruber : SHOOT the GLASS!
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Tony : The fire has been called off, my friend. No one is coming to help you. You might as well come out and join the others. I promise I won't hurt you.
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John McClane : [ huddled in an air vent, recalls his wife's invitation ] "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."
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FBI Agent Johnson : I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson.
Dwayne T. Robinson : Oh, how you doin'?
FBI Agent Johnson : No relation.
Dwayne T. Robinson : Oh, how you doin'?
FBI Agent Johnson : No relation.
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Hans Gruber : This time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.
John McClane : That was Gary Cooper, asshole.
John McClane : That was Gary Cooper, asshole.
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FBI Special Agent Johnson : Figure we take out the terrorists. Lose twenty, twenty-five percent of the hostages, tops.
FBI Agent Johnson : I can live with that.
FBI Agent Johnson : I can live with that.
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Holly Gennero McClane : After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief.
Hans Gruber : I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite.
Hans Gruber : I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite.
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[ while crawling through a narrow ventilation shaft ]
John McClane : Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.
John McClane : Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.
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[ Powell with an armload of Twinkies ]
Convenience Store Clerk : I thought you guys just ate doughnuts.
Sergeant Al Powell : Heh. They're for my wife.
Convenience Store Clerk : [ sarcastically ] Yeah.
Sergeant Al Powell : She's pregnant.
Convenience Store Clerk : Yeah.
Sergeant Al Powell : Bag it.
Convenience Store Clerk : Big time.
Convenience Store Clerk : I thought you guys just ate doughnuts.
Sergeant Al Powell : Heh. They're for my wife.
Convenience Store Clerk : [ sarcastically ] Yeah.
Sergeant Al Powell : She's pregnant.
Convenience Store Clerk : Yeah.
Sergeant Al Powell : Bag it.
Convenience Store Clerk : Big time.
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Holly Gennero McClane : I have a request.
Hans Gruber : What idiot put you in charge?
Holly Gennero McClane : You did. When you murdered my boss. Now everybody's looking to me. Personally, I'd pass on the job. I don't enjoy being this close to you.
Hans Gruber : What idiot put you in charge?
Holly Gennero McClane : You did. When you murdered my boss. Now everybody's looking to me. Personally, I'd pass on the job. I don't enjoy being this close to you.
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