Alain Charnier Quotes in The French Connection (1971)

Alain Charnier: Our American friends are becoming overcautious.

Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man: What about our timetable?

Alain Charnier: We MUST follow it.

Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man: But will they?

Alain Charnier: I don't know. Boca's scared. He sees policemen in his soup.

Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man: He's not wrong.

Alain Charnier: The one who followed me on the subway, he's our biggest problem.

Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man: Let me handle him.

Alain Charnier: There'll be others.

Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man: So what? By Friday we'll be gone.

Brigidier General William Brian, Charnier's Accomplice: [in a restaurant,drinking wine] I wish this Blanc De Blanc would travel,I'd like to take twenty cases with me back to Washington.

Alain Charnier: All you Americans have that misconception.Wine will travel,it is people who have difficulty.

Alain Charnier: [the two are duck hunting] We should decide the matter of the rendezvous, a place to meet after you have made the delivery.

Brigidier General William Brian, Charnier's Accomplice: How's New York?

Alain Charnier: [laughs slightly] You know better than that, William. New York is hazardous to your health, at least to MY health. But it is an amusing city.

[shouts a command in French]

Brigidier General William Brian, Charnier's Accomplice: How did you do it,if it's not a secret?

Alain Charnier: Oh, it was very simple and very droll. 83 policemen wanted to talk to me, and 52 of them chose to talk to my money instead.I love a city where you always know where you stand.