Die Hard Quotes

Die Hard is a TV show that appeared on TV in 1970 . Die Hard ended in 1970.

It features Lawrence Gordon; Joel Silver as producer, Michael Kamen in charge of musical score, and Jan de Bont as head of cinematography.

Die Hard is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Die Hard is 132 minutes long. Die Hard is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Bruce Willis as John McClane, Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber, Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson, Alexander Godunov as Karl, James Shigeta as Joseph Takagi, William Atherton as Richard Thornburg, Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis, Clarence Gilyard as Theo, Alan Rickman as Hans, James Shigeta as Takagi, and De'voreaux White as Argyle.

Die Hard Quotes

Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson

• (Paul Gleason) "Did you hear that? He just let the guy die, man. He just gave him up. Gimme that headset. That's like pullin' the trigger yourself."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Christ, man. Can't you see what's happening? Can't you read between the lines?"
• (Paul Gleason) "Cold. This on the right channel?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes, sir."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "He did everything he could to save him. If he gave himself up, they'd both be dead right now."
• (Paul Gleason) "Oh, no way, man, no way. They'd be talking to us. Listen, you tell this partner of yours, Powell, to stay the hell out of this from now on, do you hear me? Because, if he doesn't, I'm gonna nail him, boy. I'm really gonna nail his ass, now, believe me."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "The man is hurting. He is alone, tired, and he hasn't seen diddly-squat from anybody down here. Now you're gonna stand there and tell me that he's gonna give a damn about what you do to him, if he makes it out of there alive? Why don't you wake up and smell what you shoveling?"
• (Paul Gleason) "You listen to me, Sergeant. Any time you wanna go home, you consider yourself dismissed."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "No, sir. You couldn't drag me away."

• (Paul Gleason) "Oh, I hope that's not a hostage."

• (Paul Gleason) "I've got a hundred people down here, and they're covered with glass."
• (Bruce Willis) "Glass? Who gives a s*** about glass? Who the f*** is this?"
• (Paul Gleason) "This is Deputy Chief of Police, Dwayne T. Robinson, and I am in charge of this situation."
• (Bruce Willis) "Oh, you're in charge? Well, I got some bad news for you Dwayne, from up here it doesn't look like you're in charge of jack s***."
• (Paul Gleason) "You listen to me, you little asshole, I'm --"
• (Bruce Willis) "Asshole? I'm not the one who just got butt-f***ed on national TV, Dwayne. Now, you listen to me, jerk-off, if you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem. Quit being a part of the f***ing problem and put the other guy back on."

• (FBI Agent Johnson) "I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson."
• (Paul Gleason) "Oh, how you doin'?"
• (FBI Agent Johnson) "No relation."

• (Paul Gleason) "We don't know s***, 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?"
• (Paul Gleason) "Well, who knows? Probably some stockbroker, got depressed."

• (FBI Agent Johnson) "He's inside? Who is he?"
• (Paul Gleason) "Well, he might be a cop. I don't know, we're checking on that."
• (FBI Special Agent Johnson) "One of yours?"
• (Paul Gleason) "No. No way."

• (Sergeant Al Powell) "In fact, I think he's a cop. Maybe not LAPD, but he's definitely a badge."
• (Paul Gleason) "How do you know that?"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "A hunch, things he said. Like being able to spot a phony ID."
• (Paul Gleason) "Jesus Christ, Powell, he could be a f***ing bartender for all we know."

Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber

• (Alan Rickman) "Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Yeah, I'm still here. Unless you wanna open the front door for me."
• (Alan Rickman) "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?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts."
• (Alan Rickman) "Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf***er."

• (Alan Rickman) "The following people are to be released from their captors: In Northern Ireland, the seven members of the New Provo Front. In Canada, the five imprisoned leaders of Liberte de Quebec. In Sri Lanka, the nine members of the Asian Dawn movement --"
• (Bruce Willis) "What the f***?"
• (Alexander Godunov) "Asian Dawn?"
• (Alan Rickman) "I read about them in Time magazine."

• (Alan Rickman) "Now, you can break the code?"
• (Clarence Gilyard) "You didn't bring me along for my charming personality."

• (Holly Gennero McClane) "After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief."
• (Alan Rickman) "I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite."

• (Alan Rickman) "I'm going to count to three, there will not be a four. Give me the code."

• (Alan Rickman) "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."

• (Alan Rickman) "Mrs. McClane. How nice to make your acquaintance."

• (Fritz) "They're using artillery on us."
• (Alan Rickman) "You idiot, it's not the police. It's him."

• (Alan Rickman) ""And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer." Benefits of a classical education."

• (Alan Rickman) "Due to the Nakatomi Corporation's legacy of greed around the globe, they are about to be taught a lesson in the real use of power. You will be witnesses."

• (Alan Rickman) "The circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident. You asked for miracles, Theo, I give you the F.B.I."

• (Alan Rickman) "This time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly."
• (Bruce Willis) "That was Gary Cooper, asshole."

• (Alan Rickman) "Theo? Theo."
• (Clarence Gilyard) "Yo."
• (Alan Rickman) "We may have some problems. How's our schedule?"
• (Clarence Gilyard) "Three down, four to go."
• (Alan Rickman) "Then don't waste time talking to me."

• (Alan Rickman) "Karl, schieß dem Fenster"
• (Alan Rickman) "Shoot the glass."

• (Alan Rickman) "Now, where is Mr. Takagi? Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi, born in Kyoto, Japan, 1937. Family immigrated to San Pedro, California, 1939. Interned Manzanar, 1942 to 43. Scholarship student University of California, 1955. Law degree, Stanford, 1962. MBA, Harvard, 1970. President, Nakatomi Corporation. Chairman, Nakatomi Investment Group --"
• (James Shigeta) "Enough."
• (Alan Rickman) "and father of five."
• (James Shigeta) "I am Takagi."

• (Alan Rickman) "Theo, are we on schedule?"
• (Clarence Gilyard) "One more to go then it's up to you. And you better be right, because it looks like this last one is going to take a miracle."
• (Alan Rickman) "It's Christmas, Theo. It's the time of miracles. So be of good cheer -- and call me when you hit the last lock."

• (Alan Rickman) "Touching, Cowboy, touching. Or should I call you, Mr. McClane? Mr. Officer John McClane of the New York Police Department?"
• (William Atherton) "Get on the phone to Harry in New York. Come on, baby, move, move."
• (Thornburg's Assistant) "Got it."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Better get a hold of somebody in dispatch."
• (Bruce Willis) "Sister Teresa called me Mr. McClane in the third grade. My friends call me John, and you're neither, s***-head."
• (Alan Rickman) "I have someone who wants to talk to you; a very special friend who was with you at the party tonight."
• (Hart Bochner) "Hey, John boy."
• (Bruce Willis) "Ellis?"
• (Hart Bochner) "Yeah. Now listen, John, they're giving me a few minutes to try to talk some sense into you. I know you think you're doing your job, John, and I can appreciate that, but, you're just dragging this thing out. Now look, no one gets outta here until these guys can talk to the LA police, and that just ain't gonna happen until you stop messin' up the works, capisci?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Ellis, what have you told them?"
• (Hart Bochner) "I told 'em we were old friends and you were my guest at the party."
• (Bruce Willis) "Ellis, you shouldn't be doin' this."
• (Hart Bochner) "Tell me about it. Alright, John, listen. They want you to tell them where the detonators are. They know people are listening. They want the detonators or they're gonna kill me."
• (Hart Bochner) "John, didn't you hear me?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Yeah, I hear you."
• (Hart Bochner) "Hey, John, I think you can get with the program a little, huh? The police are here now, it's their problem. Now tell these guys where the detonators are so no one else gets hurt, you know I'm putting my life on the line for you, pal."
• (Bruce Willis) "Ellis, listen to me very carefully."
• (Hart Bochner) "John?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Shut up Ellis, just shut your mouth. Put Hans back on the line."
• (Bruce Willis) "Hans, this s***-head does not know what kind of man you are, but I do. Listen to me."
• (Alan Rickman) "Good. Then, you'll give us what we want and save your friend's life. You're not part of this equation this time, you realize that."
• (Hart Bochner) "Hey, what am I, a method actor? Hans, babe, put away the gun, this is radio, not television."
• (Bruce Willis) "Hans, this asshole is not my friend, I just met him tonight, I don't know him. Jesus Christ, Ellis these people are gonna kill you, tell them, you don't know me."
• (Hart Bochner) "John, how can you say that after all these years, huh? John?"
• (Hart Bochner) "John?"
• (Alan Rickman) "You hear that? Talk to me, where are my detonators? Where are they, or shall I shoot another one? Sooner or later, I might get to someone you do care about."
• (Bruce Willis) "Go f*** yourself, Hans."

• (Alan Rickman) "When they touch down, we'll blow the roof, they'll spend a month sifting through rubble, and by the time they figure out what went wrong, we'll be sitting on a beach, earning twenty percent."

• (Alan Rickman) "Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there."

• (Alan Rickman) "I'm going to count to three, there won't be a four -- Give me the code."

• (Alan Rickman) "Mr. Takagi, I could talk about industrialization and men's fashion all day, but I'm afraid work must intrude, and my associate, Theo, has some questions for you. Sort of fill in the blanks questions, actually."

Bruce Willis as John McClane

• (Bruce Willis) "You throw quite a party. I didn't realize they celebrated Christmas in Japan."
• (James Shigeta) "Hey, we're flexible. Pearl Harbor didn't work out so we got you with tape decks."

• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Hey, John? John McClane you still with us?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Yeah. But all things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. Chalk up two more bad guys."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Well, the boys down here will be glad to hear that. You know we got a pool going on you."
• (Bruce Willis) "What kind of odds am I getting?"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "You don't wanna know."
• (Bruce Willis) "Put me down for twenty, I'm good for it."
• (Bruce Willis) ". Hey pal, you got flat feet?"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "What the hell you talking about, man."
• (Bruce Willis) "Something had to get you off the street."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "What's the matter? You don't think jockeying papers around a desk is a noble effort for a cop?"
• (Bruce Willis) "No --"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "I had an accident."
• (Bruce Willis) "The way you drive, I can see why. What'd you do? Run over your captains foot with the car?"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "I shot a kid. He was 13 years old. Oh, it was dark, I couldn't see him, he had a ray gun, looked real enough. You know when you're a rookie they can teach you everything about being a cop, except how to live with a mistake. Anyway, I just couldn't bring myself to draw my gun on anyone again."
• (Bruce Willis) "-- Sorry man."

• (Bruce Willis) "Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister."

• (Bruce Willis) "C'mon baby, come ta' papa, I'll kiss ya' f***in' dalmatian."

• (Bruce Willis) "Jesus. f***in' California."

• (Bruce Willis) "Happy trails, Hans."

• (Bruce Willis) "Hi, honey."

• (Bruce Willis) "Is the building on fire?"
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "No, but it's gonna need a paint job and a s*** load of screen doors."

• (Bruce Willis) "Let's see you take this under advisement, jerkweed."

• (Bruce Willis) "Drop it, dickhead. It's the police."
• (Tony) "You won't hurt me."
• (Bruce Willis) "Oh, yeah? Why not?"
• (Tony) "Because you're a policeman. There are rules for policemen."
• (Bruce Willis) "Yeah. That's what my captain keeps telling me."

• (Bruce Willis) ""Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs -- ""

• (Bruce Willis) "You macho assholes, no, no."

• (Bruce Willis) "These guys are mostly European judging by their clothing labels and --"
• (Bruce Willis) "cigarettes. They're well-financed and very slick."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Well, now, how do you know that?"
• (Bruce Willis) "I've seen enough phony ID's in my time to recognize that the ones they got must have cost a fortune. Add all that up, I don't know what the f*** it means, but you got some bad-ass perpetrators and they're here to stay."
• (Sergeant Al Powell) "I hear ya, partner. And L.A.'s finest are on it."

• (Sergeant Al Powell) "Hey Roy, how you feeling?"
• (Bruce Willis) "Pretty f***in' unappreciated, Al."

• (Bruce Willis) "Son of a bitch. Fist with your toes."

• (Bruce Willis) "I promise I will never even think about going up in a tall building again. Oh, God. Please don't let me die."

• (Bruce Willis) "But, all things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."

• (Bruce Willis) "Oh, John, what the f*** are you doing? How the f*** did you get into this s***?"

• (Supervisor) "Attention, whoever you are, this channel is reserved for emergency calls only."
• (Bruce Willis) "No f***ing s***, lady. Does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza?"

• (Bruce Willis) "You should have heard your brother squeal when I broke his f***ing neck."

• (Bruce Willis) "Why the f*** didn't you stop 'em, John? 'Cause then you'd be dead, too, asshole."

• (Bruce Willis) "So that's is what this is about, Hans? A f***ing robbery?"
• (Alan Rickman) "Put down the gun."
• (Bruce Willis) "Why'd you have to nuke the whole building, Hans?"
• (Alan Rickman) "Well, when you steal $600, you can just disappear. When you steal 600 million, they will find you, unless they think you're already dead."

• (Businessman) "You don't like flying, do you?"
• (Bruce Willis) "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."
• (Bruce Willis) "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."
• (Bruce Willis) "Okay."
• (Bruce Willis) "It's okay, I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years."

• (Bruce Willis) "You motherf***er, I'm gonna kill you. I'm gonna f***in' cook you, and I'm gonna f***ing eat you."

• (Bruce Willis) "I'm on your side, you assholes."

• (Bruce Willis) "Geronimo, Motherf***er."

Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis

• (Hart Bochner) "I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
• (Alan Rickman) "What does he want?"
• (Hart Bochner) "It's not what I want, it's what I can give you."
• (Hart Bochner) "Well, I've watched 60 Minutes, and I'm saying to myself, they're motivated, they're happening, I.E. they want something. Maybe it's because you're pissed off or maybe it's the jockies, it's none of my business."
• (Alan Rickman) "You're amazing. You've figured this all out out already."
• (Hart Bochner) "Hey, business is business. You use a gun, I use a fountain pen what's the difference? Let's put it in my terms: you're in a hostile takeover, you snatch us up for some green mail, but you're not expecting some poison pill to be running around the building, am I right? Hans, bubby, I'm your white knight."
• (Alan Rickman) "I must have missed 60 Minutes. What are you saying?"
• (Hart Bochner) "You know that guy that's f***ing things up upstairs?"
• (Hart Bochner) "I can give him to you."

• (Hart Bochner) "I never thought I'd love to hear that sound."

• (Hart Bochner) "Hey babe, I negotiate million dollar deals for breakfast. I think I can handle this Eurotrash."

• (Hart Bochner) "Hey, sprechen ze talk?"

• (Hart Bochner) "What do you think?"
• (Holly Gennero McClane) "Something's wrong."
• (Hart Bochner) "Cops?"
• (Holly Gennero McClane) "John."
• (Hart Bochner) "John? Aw, Christ, he can f*** this whole thing up. What does he think he's doing?"
• (Holly Gennero McClane) "His job."
• (Hart Bochner) "Bulls***. His job's three thousand miles away. Without him, we still have a chance we might be able to get outta here."
• (Holly Gennero McClane) "Tell that to Takagi."

James Shigeta as Joseph Takagi

• (James Shigeta) "You want money? What kind of terrorists are you?"
• (Alan Rickman) "Who said we were terrorists?"

• (James Shigeta) "I don't know it, I'm telling you. Get on a jet to Tokyo and ask the Chairman. I'm telling you, you're just going to have to kill me."
• (Alan Rickman) "Okay."
• (Alan Rickman) "We do it the hard way."

Alexander Godunov as Karl

• (Alexander Godunov) "No one kills him but me."

• (Alexander Godunov) "We are both professionals. This is personal."

Clarence Gilyard as Theo

• (Clarence Gilyard) "So Kareem rebounds, right? Feeds Worthy on the break, over to A.C., to Magic, then back to Worthy. Right?"
• (Clarence Gilyard) "BOOM. Two points."
• (Clarence Gilyard) "We're in."

• (Clarence Gilyard) "Oh my God, the quarterback is TOAST."

• (Clarence Gilyard) "Wait a minute, wait a minute. What have we here, gentlemen? The police have themselves an RV. Southeast corner."

De'voreaux White as Argyle

• (De'voreaux White) "Well, why didn't you come with her man? What's up?"
• (Bruce Willis) "'Cause I'm a New York cop. I got a six-month backlog on New York scumbags I'm still trying to put behind bars. I can't just pick up and go that easy."

• (De'voreaux White) "Hey, that'll work."
• (Bruce Willis) "Don't you got any Christmas music?"
• (De'voreaux White) "This is Christmas music."

• (De'voreaux White) "The f*** is going on?"

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