Tchéky Karyo movie quotes

“There is a time for diplomacy and a time for action. Diplomacy is dead.”
Tchéky Karyo - Insp. Richard

“- Jacques Chevalier: All the people I deal with are scum. I'm a little scummy myself. You are not scum. That worries me.
- Grace Trevethyn: I take exception to that. I come from a long line of scum. My dear late husband was one of the scummiest men to walk the face of this Earth.
- Jacques Chevalier: My apologies.”
Tchéky Karyo - Jacques
Brenda Blethyn - Grace

“I could read the phone book to a woman and they become hypnotized, wet as morning daisies.”

Tchéky Karyo - Anton

“- Dimitri Mishkin: Good morning, Mr. Bond. Sit. I'm Defense Minister Dimitri Mishkin. So, by what means shall we execute you, Commander Bond?
- James Bond: What, no small-talk? No chit-chat? That's the trouble with the world today. No one takes the time to do a really sinister interrogation anymore. It's a lost art.”
Tchéky Karyo - Dimitri Mishkin
Pierce Brosnan - James Bond

“- Liu Jian: Wait! You're making a big mistake.
- Insp. Richard: Am I?
- Liu Jian: In the second it takes you to kill her, I will have all the time I need to kill you...”
Jet Li - Liu Jian
Tchéky Karyo - Insp. Richard

“I love improvisation. It's quite exciting.”
Tchéky Karyo

“Life is tragic comedy, in a way. There is humor.”
Tchéky Karyo

“In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters.”
Tchéky Karyo

“I can't imagine another man touching her hair, her hips, her panties. Oh God, her panties!”

Tchéky Karyo - Anton

“- Capt. Sam Cahill: Is it my ears, or has your singing actually gotten worse?
- Goddard: Must be your ears, it was already as bad as it could be!”

Danny Glover - Capt. Sam Cahill
Tchéky Karyo - Goddard

“- Jean Villeneuve: [to the slave Occam] Here. A proper musket for you.
- Dan Scott: I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't like the idea of giving muskets to slaves.
- Jean Villeneuve: Your sense of freedom is as pale as your skin.”
Tchéky Karyo - Jean Villeneuve
Donal Logue - Dan Scott

“- Fouchet: I like it when a woman takes pride in her appearance. Don't you?
- Casper: Yeah, I hate it when a bitch lets herself slide.”
Tchéky Karyo - Fouchet
Frank John Hughes - Casper

“- Josh: I'm married to my work.
- Serge: So am I. Which makes my wife my mistress. That's why I'm still in love with her.”
Aaron Eckhart - Josh
Tchéky Karyo - Serge

“I have seen paradise. There is a future beyond the Earth.”
Tchéky Karyo - Nostradamus

“- Nostradamus: I promise nothing, I do what I can. Their fate, however, lies in God's hands.
- Inquisitor: So it is God's fault they die.”
Tchéky Karyo - Nostradamus
Leon Lissek - Inquisitor

“Maggie was my angel. She brought me here. I was nothing before I met her, just a waiter in a little cafe in Paris. And yeah, I used her. I used her terribly. But I told myself it didn't matter, because I was sure that I would grow to love her. I thought, if I could just love her, it would be all right.”

Tchéky Karyo - Anton

“Sometimes the best are also the worst. It's really sad.”
Tchéky Karyo - Insp. Richard

“- Liu Jian: I don't like to get bored.
- Insp. Richard: Me neither, but you turn out to be very boring.”
Jet Li - Liu Jian
Tchéky Karyo - Insp. Richard

“If I die I will die well dressed.”

Tchéky Karyo - Jean Villeneuve

“- Bob: I work, let's say, for the government. We've decided to give you another chance.
- Nikita: What do I do?
- Bob: Learn. Learn to read, walk, talk, smile and even fight. Learn to do everything.
- Nikita: What for?
- Bob: To serve your country.”
Tchéky Karyo - Bob
Anne Parillaud - Nikita

“I like a man who fights for what he wants. But if you ever mess with me again, I'll rip out your eyes and rape your skull. Excuse my French.”

Tchéky Karyo - Anton