Léon: The Professional Quotes

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Léon: You need some time to grow up a little. Mathilda: I finished growing up, Léon. I just get older. Léon: For me it's the opposite. I'm old enough. I need time to grow up.

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Mathilda: Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid? Léon: Always like this.

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Mathilda: Leon, I think I'm kinda falling in love with you. [Leon chokes on his milk] Mathilda: It's the first time for me, you know? Léon: [wiping himself off] How do you know it's love if you've never been in love before? Mathilda: 'Cause I feel i...

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Léon: And stop saying "okay" all the time. Okay? Mathilda: Okay. Léon: Good.

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Léon: [referring to his plant] It's my best friend. Always happy. No questions.

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Mathilda: I don't wanna lose you, Leon. Léon: You're not going to lose me. You've given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you'll never be alone again, Mathilda. Please, go now, baby, go. Calm down, go now, go.

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Norman Stansfield: Bring me everyone. 3rd Stansfield man: What do you mean "everyone"? Norman Stansfield: EVERYONE.

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Léon: Stansfield? Stansfield: At your service. Léon: [handing him something] This is from... Mathilda. Stansfield: [sees that it's a pin for a grenade] Shit.

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Mathilda: You killed my brother. Stansfield: I'm sorry. And you want to join him? Mathilda: No. Stansfield: It's always the same thing. It's when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweethea...

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Mathilda: [after planting Leon's plant in the school grounds] I think we'll be ok here, Leon.

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Mathilda: [Mathilda, crying about her brother's murder and her stepmother] I was more of a mother to him than thaat goddamn pig ever was! Léon: Hey, don't talk like that about pigs. They're usually much nicer than people. Mathilda: But they smell li...

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Stansfield: I haven't got time for this Mickey Mouse bullshit.

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Léon: The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn.

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Mathilda: Sleep well? Léon: I never really sleep well. Got one eye open, always. Mathilda: Yeah, I forgot. You know, I never saw someone with one eye open snore so much.

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Fatman: Somebody's coming up. Somebody serious.

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Mathilda: I don't give a shit about sleeping, Leon. I want love, or death. That's it.

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Mathilda: How old were you when you made your first hit? Léon: Nineteen. Mathilda: Beat you!

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[to receptionist after being asked about her father (Leon)] Mathilda: He's not my father. He's my lover.

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