Mr. Wang Quotes in A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Mr. Wang: Brotherhood and ethics do not seem to exist in our world anymore. No one is trustworthy anymore. Little Wang is my nephew, but he has betrayed me as well. He hooked up with a new force in Hong Kong and is trying to take over my business. Sung Tse Ho went down because of him. On principle, we strictly respect loyal friends, and we don't forgive those who betray us.

Andy: Watch this.

[Data's father takes a camera out of his jacket and proceeds to take a picture but the film falls out. Andy starts laughing]

Andy: He's just like his father.

Data: [in Chinese] That's okay daddy. You can't hug a photograph.

Mr. Wang: [in Chinese] You are my greatest invention.

Mr. Wang: China produced the 4 great inventions: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and the printing press. But people forget about the 5th great invention. Ping pong.

Mr. Wang: Our cabin attendants are superbly designed... But there's only one problem : when they've served on so many long journeys, fatigue begins to set it. For example, they might want to laugh, but the smile would be slow to come. They might want to cry, but the tear wouldn't well up till the next day...

Mr. Wang: [Nina is faking a seizure] Mallory, call 'amblance'!

Mallory Silvers: Hell no!

Chapin Wright: What's 'amblance'?

Mr. Wang: 'Amblance'! 'Amblance'!

[Imitates sirens]

Mr. Wang: Sirens?

Mallory Silvers: I said N-O! No!

Chapin Wright: See how salty she is? Like, like MSG. Fire her ass!

Mr. Wang: Mallory, no MSG!

Chapin Wright: Call the 'amblance'!

Mr. Wang: Crazy white people! So crazy! All the time crazy! Crazy, like... Okay.