Madeleine Swann Quotes in Spectre (2015)

Madeleine Swann: Why, given every other possible option, does a man choose the life of a paid assassin?

James Bond: Well, it was that or the priesthood.

Madeleine Swann: You shouldn't stare.

James Bond: Well, you shouldn't look like that.

Madeleine Swann: Is this really what you want? Living in the shadows? Hunting, being hunted? Always alone?

James Bond: I don't stop to think about it.

Oberhauser: Do you know what it is?

Madeleine Swann: It's a meteorite.

Oberhauser: Yes, exactly. The Kartenhoff, the oldest in human possession. The very meteorite which made this crater. Think about it: so many years up there, alone, silent, building momentum until it chose to make its mark on Earth. A huge unstoppable force.

James Bond: Except it did stop, didn't it? Right here.

[of an approaching car]

Madeleine Swann: What's that?

James Bond: That is a 1948 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith.

Blofeld: You know what happens when a cuckoo hatches inside another bird's nest?

Madeleine Swann: Yes. It forces the other eggs out.

Blofeld: Yes. Well, this cuckoo made me realize my father's life had to end. In a way he's responsible for the path I took...

[to Bond]

Blofeld: So thank you, cuckoo!

Madeleine Swann: [given a gun] What if I shoot you by mistake?

James Bond: It wouldn't be the first time.

Madeleine Swann: I can't go back to this life. And I'm not going to ask you to change, you are who you are.

James Bond: You're saying goodbye.

Madeleine Swann: I love you...

Oberhauser: Do those blue eyes still recognize you?

James Bond: I'd recognize you anywhere.

Madeleine Swann: [referring to the windows] I hope you don't mind, the view can be distracting.

James Bond: [smiling at her] I hadn't noticed.

Madeleine Swann: Do you exercise?

James Bond: When I have to.

Madeleine Swann: Do you consider your employment to be psychologically stressful?

James Bond: Sometimes.

Madeleine Swann: How much alcohol do you consume?

James Bond: Too much.

Madeleine Swann: I see you left this final question blank. What is your occupation.

James Bond: Well, that's not the sort of thing that looks good on a form.

Madeleine Swann: And why is that?

James Bond: I kill people.

[after they've defeated Hinx]

Madeleine Swann: What do we do now?