Frau Hoffner Quotes in Casino Royale (1967)

Frau Hoffner: Hmmm, it is little Otto. He was one of your mother's lovers. We often find him lying around.

Mata Bond: Is he dead?

Frau Hoffner: Hard to tell. He always looked like that.

Frau Hoffner: Come along, child. The auction is about to begin.

Mata Bond: Auction?

Frau Hoffner: Tonight we are selling one of the finest art collections in Europe.

Mata Bond: Le Chiffre's collection?

Frau Hoffner: Who?

Mata Bond: Le Chiffre.

Frau Hoffner: Who's Le Chiffre?

Mata Bond: The man who owns the collection.

Frau Hoffner: What collection?

Mata Bond: The collection that's about to be auctioned.

Frau Hoffner: Who said anything about an auction?

Mata Bond: You did.

Frau Hoffner: Who am I?

Mata Bond: Frau Hoffner.

Frau Hoffner: Never heard of her. You're insane, my child, quite insane.

Mata Bond: I think she's right!

Frau Hoffner: [Mata just arrived at International Mother's Help] Who are you? What do you want?

Mata Bond: I'm here to enroll as a student.

Frau Hoffner: What are you qualifications, hmmmm?

Mata Bond: I am the daughter of Mata Hari.

Polo: Mata Hari!

Frau Hoffner: You are a liar.

Mata Bond: Am I? What about this, then?

[She takes off her coat to reveal a belly-dancing outfit]

Frau Hoffner: The Mata Hari School of Dancing is the only truly international school of espionage in the world.

Polo: In the world.

Frau Hoffner: There is no political prejudice here.

Polo: Prejudice.

Frau Hoffner: We train Russian spies for America.

Polo: America.

Frau Hoffner: And American spies for Russia.

Mata Bond: Very democratic.

Frau Hoffner: *Very* democratic.