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Daily dialogue — August 8, 2008

“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 either 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.”

– Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), Die Hard (1988), written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. deSouza, based on the novel “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Roderick Thorp

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2 thoughts on “Daily dialogue — August 8, 2008

  1. Per the AFI Top 100 Heroes and Villains list, Hans Gruber is #46 out of top 50 ‘Bad Guys’ — way too low in my estimation.

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