“The Fourth Angel” quotes

“- Davidson: The fact of the matter is, the United States has very little room to maneuver.
- Jack Elgin: Oh, bullshit! Look, I'm sorry, but everybody is saying that! And nobody will do anything!”
Jason Priestley - Davidson
Jeremy Irons - Jack Elgin

“Napoleon taught us never to stop an enemy when he's making a mistake.”
Forest Whitaker - Bernard

“- Lewison: What makes you think this had to do with politics?
- Bernard: Everything is politics. Philosophically.”
Ian McNeice - Lewison
Forest Whitaker - Bernard

“For a country that doesn't give its citizens the right to bear arms, there have been an unusual number of people getting shot, lately.”
Forest Whitaker - Bernard

“No-one ever wished on their death-bed that they'd spent more time at the office!”
Briony Glassco - Maria

“Killing won't change anything.”
Jeremy Irons - Jack Elgin

“Officially, our hands are tied. Nothing's going to happen. But if you want to cook the stew, then stir the pot yourself.”
Jason Priestley - Davidson

“I'm only three minutes late. They should wait a thousand years for the right to vote. That would make them impatient! I'm talking about women.”
Forest Whitaker - Bernard

“These people are the dregs, Jack. Not even the governments can control them!”

Charlotte Rampling - Kate

“The British and the American governments must do something to bring these hijackers to justice! Fifteen people died! My wife, my daughters, and neither the Americans under whose flag the airplane was flying, nor the British government, can just be allowed to abandon them, and walk away!”
Jeremy Irons - Jack Elgin

“- Kate: Planning a holiday? Or an escape?
- Jack Elgin: Who knows?”
Charlotte Rampling - Kate
Jeremy Irons - Jack Elgin

“Somebody knows more than we do. Somebody is out there killing these sons of bitches. And that somebody is gonna walk us right to their front door!”

Forest Whitaker - Bernard

“- Davidson: If you come up with something interesting, well, shit happens. Unofficially.
- Jack Elgin: My son has just lost his mother! I think it's important that I stick around!
- Davidson: Maybe you owe them more than that.”
Jason Priestley - Davidson
Jeremy Irons - Jack Elgin

“There is no perfect justice! Innocent men die, evil men survive, no rules! All you can do is remember who you are. Don't lose yourself! That would be the real crime, whatever mistakes you might have made.”
Charlotte Rampling - Kate