The Alibi (2006) – Movie Quotes

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The Alibi (2006)
Year: 
2006
Country: 
Netherlands, USA
Genres: 
Drama, Comedy, Melodrama

— You know my chosen profession, right?
— Yes.
— People have been hiring hitmen for thousands of years. Ever since some Neanderthal gave some other Neanderthal half a mastodon to clock his brother with a rock.
— Neanderthals? I would have taken you for a creationist.
— More of a pragmatist, really. Which is where you come in.
— Do I?
— I think having a man of your skills covering my tracks would be extremely helpful.
— Well I'm sorry but I don't alibi crimes.

- You know my chosen profession, right?
- Yes.
- People have been hiring hitmen for thousands of years. Ever since some Neanderthal gave some other Neanderthal half a mastodon to clock his brother with a rock.
- Neanderthals? I would have taken you for a creationist.
- More of a pragmatist, really. Which is where you come in.
- Do I?
- I think having a man of your skills covering my tracks would be extremely helpful.
- Well I'm sorry but I don't alibi crimes.
- You know my chosen profession, right?
- Yes.
- People have been hiring hitmen for thousands of years. Ever since some Neanderthal gave some other Neanderthal half a mastodon to clock his brother with a rock.
- Neanderthals? I would have taken you for a creationist.
- More of a pragmatist, really. Which is where you come in.
- Do I?
- I think having a man of your skills covering my tracks would be extremely helpful.
- Well I'm sorry but I don't alibi crimes.

Okay, maybe I'm no Casanova. And maybe I'm in way over my head. But this was always Jack's job I was the pencil pusher. The statistical expert. Unfortunately, being able to tell you that seven and ten murders of crimes of passion or three and four hitmen are hired by one spouse to kill the other isn't terrily relevant information. Unless of course you are the one they are hired to kill. Jack was right, I should never have gone straight.

Okay, maybe I'm no Casanova. And maybe I'm in way over my head. But this was always Jack's job I was the pencil pusher. The statistical expert. Unfortunately, being able to tell you that seven and ten murders of crimes of passion or three and four hitmen are hired by one spouse to kill the other isn't terrily relevant information. Unless of course you are the one they are hired to kill. Jack was right, I should never have gone straight.

— Sorry to interrupt. Are you busy?
— Yes, Ray, I was having a glamour night.
— I'm goint to... I'm going to tell you something and I don't want you to ask any questions.
— Well, we all know how good I am at that.
— We slept together last night.
— Did I like it?
— I said no questions, remember?
— Did you like it?
— Lola!
— How do you know I wasn't with someone else last night?
— Were you?
— I thought the idea was to keep our private life and work life separate? Okay, go ahead.
— You invited me over yesterday morning. I showed up at seven-thirty PM with a bottle of wine.
— What kind?
— Merlot. And you cooked me dinner.
— Don't tell this story my mother. She'll know you're making it up.
— A roast.
— Lasagna. I can make lasagna.
— Fine, lasagna. I showed up at seven-thirty, we had dinner and I didn't leave until nine o'clock in the morning.
— Just one more question.
— What?
— Are you gonna call me?

- Sorry to interrupt. Are you busy?
- Yes, Ray, I was having a glamour night.
- I'm goint to... I'm going to tell you something and I don't want you to ask any questions.
- Well, we all know how good I am at that.
- We slept together last night.
- Did I like it?
- I said no questions, remember?
- Did you like it?
- Lola!
- How do you know I wasn't with someone else last night?
- Were you?
- I thought the idea was to keep our private life and work life separate? Okay, go ahead.
- You invited me over yesterday morning. I showed up at seven-thirty PM with a bottle of wine.
- What kind?
- Merlot. And you cooked me dinner.
- Don't tell this story my mother. She'll know you're making it up.
- A roast.
- Lasagna. I can make lasagna.
- Fine, lasagna. I showed up at seven-thirty, we had dinner and I didn't leave until nine o'clock in the morning.
- Just one more question.
- What?
- Are you gonna call me?
- Sorry to interrupt. Are you busy?
- Yes, Ray, I was having a glamour night.
- I'm goint to... I'm going to tell you something and I don't want you to ask any questions.
- Well, we all know how good I am at that.
- We slept together last night.
- Did I like it?
- I said no questions, remember?
- Did you like it?
- Lola!
- How do you know I wasn't with someone else last night?
- Were you?
- I thought the idea was to keep our private life and work life separate? Okay, go ahead.
- You invited me over yesterday morning. I showed up at seven-thirty PM with a bottle of wine.
- What kind?
- Merlot. And you cooked me dinner.
- Don't tell this story my mother. She'll know you're making it up.
- A roast.
- Lasagna. I can make lasagna.
- Fine, lasagna. I showed up at seven-thirty, we had dinner and I didn't leave until nine o'clock in the morning.
- Just one more question.
- What?
- Are you gonna call me?

— It'd be easy for a man in my line of work to become cynical on the subject of relationships. <...> Lola, I prefer to keep my work life and my private life separate. It keeps things simple.
— Simple is boring.
— Boring is safe.
— And safe is for old people. This is fun, want to keep going?
— «But you see, romance is my greatest ally. That makes people vulnerable. Distracts it, and utterly idiotic».

- It'd be easy for a man in my line of work to become cynical on the subject of relationships. <...> Lola, I prefer to keep my work life and my private life separate. It keeps things simple.
- Simple is boring.
- Boring is safe.
- And safe is for old people. This is fun, want to keep going?
- «But you see, romance is my greatest ally. That makes people vulnerable. Distracts it, and utterly idiotic».
- It'd be easy for a man in my line of work to become cynical on the subject of relationships. <...> Lola, I prefer to keep my work life and my private life separate. It keeps things simple.
- Simple is boring.
- Boring is safe.
- And safe is for old people. This is fun, want to keep going?
- «But you see, romance is my greatest ally. That makes people vulnerable. Distracts it, and utterly idiotic».

— Ten days, Ray. Ten days I had sleep with my wife. You got any idea how that is?
— Break the rules, these thing happen. By the way, you'll be swapping the necklace You gave her with a real one in about two days. I've already billed your account.
— You realize I actually had to... I shudder just thinking about it.
— You could always leave her, Robert.
— Hey I'd leave, I'd leave in a heartbeat, it's no secret the money's all from her family. I leave, I'm ruined you know that.
— We all have our crosses to bear, right? Now, for our lesson in remedial cheating. Nothing from your liaisons goes in your pockets, on your breath or on your skin. Got it?

- Ten days, Ray. Ten days I had sleep with my wife. You got any idea how that is?
- Break the rules, these thing happen. By the way, you'll be swapping the necklace You gave her with a real one in about two days. I've already billed your account.
- You realize I actually had to... I shudder just thinking about it.
- You could always leave her, Robert.
- Hey I'd leave, I'd leave in a heartbeat, it's no secret the money's all from her family. I leave, I'm ruined you know that.
- We all have our crosses to bear, right? Now, for our lesson in remedial cheating. Nothing from your liaisons goes in your pockets, on your breath or on your skin. Got it?
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