Senator Quotes in The Siege (1998)

Senator: You don't fight a junkyard dog with ASPCA rules. What you do is you take the leash off your bigger, meaner dog.

Senator: Mr. Clenteen, exactly how many laws are we breaking here?

Edgar Clenteen: You don't want to know.

[During the trial about Joe Bomposa]

Senator: Why did he pay your rent, your trips, buy your clothes?

Jackie Pruit: Because I'm the best lay... dy in town!

Abraham: Wait a minute! We're using film metaphors? I thought we were using barnyard code?

Senator: What? What difference does it make?

Abraham: You know. The pig is in the poke. We've got a prize winning cow. Like that.

Fielding Mellish: [getting off the plane in the USA disguised as the President of San Marcos]

The interpreter: [in English] I am Mr. Hernandez, the official interpreter!

Senator: Welcome to the United States.

The interpreter: [in English to Fielding] "Welcome to the United States."

Fielding Mellish: [in English] Thank you!

The interpreter: [to the Senator] "Thank you!"

Senator: Did you have a good flight?

The interpreter: [in English to Fielding] "Did you have a good flight?"

Fielding Mellish: [in English] Yes, I did!

The interpreter: [in English to the Senator] "Yes, I did!"

Senator: Well, we hope your stay in our country...

The interpreter: [English, to Fielding] "We hope your stay in our country..."

Senator: ...will be delightful!

The interpreter: [in English] "... will be delightful!"

Fielding Mellish: [in English] I am looking forward to it...

The interpreter: [to the Senator] "I am looking forward to it..."

Fielding Mellish: Ah, with great anticipation!

The interpreter: [to the Senator] "With great anticipation!"

The interpreter: [Two men in orderly uniforms and butterfly nets appear and attempt to drag the interpreter away]

Ace Rothstein: You guys have to be kidding, adjourned? What do you mean adjoured? Mr. Chairman, Senator. You promised me a hearing, you won't allow me a hearing? You didn't even look at the FBI reports. When you were my guest, Mr. Chairman, Senator, at the Tangiers hotel, did you not promise me that I would have a fair hearing?

Senator: I was never... I was never your guest at the Tangiers...

Ace Rothstein: You were never my guest?

Senator: ...that's right.

Ace Rothstein: I never comped you? I don't comp you at least 2 or 3 times a month? At the Tangiers?

Senator: I... I'd like to answer that at this time, Mr. Rothstein is being very typical to this point. He's lying. The only time I was at the Tangiers was when I had dinner with Barney Greenstein.

Ace Rothstein: Was I at that dinner? Tell me, was I at that dinner?

Senator: You were wandering.

Ace Rothstein: Was I at that dinner? Was I?

Senator: You were wandering around. You were in the... you were in the building.

Ace Rothstein: I was in the building? You know damn well I was at that dinner, and you swore to me I would have a fair hearing. Did you not? Did you not? Well, tell me I was at least at the dinner. Allow me that much. Give me that much at least!

Senator: Yes, you were.

Ace Rothstein: Yeah. Thanks for not calling me a liar. You son of a bitch.

Victorinus: We're in command now Livius, the throne is yours.

Senator: Gaius Mettelus Livius, the people are asking for you.

Livius: You would not find me very suitable, because my first official act would be to have you all crucified.

Dr. Sterling Raven: Isn't that the freshest, juciest blueberry pie you've ever tasted?

Senator: [nods]

Dr. Sterling Raven: You see, it's all done with a little bit of scientific magic. Every single blueberry is coated with a thick layer of goat embryonic fluid...

Senator: [vomits]

Senator: Ought to be a exciting day?

Cricket Fan in the Stand.: I hope not. All I want is to see the boys piling up the runs quietly and not getting out. Don't want any excitement, thanks

Senator: Pardon me sir, but as a stranger in these parts, may I ask a question?

Cricket Fan in the Stand.: Go ahead.

Senator: This, I gather, is the fourth day of this particular game. I also gather that during the past few weeks, there have been four other games, each of five days, between these same teams.

Cricket Fan in the Stand.: Correct.

Senator: I also gather that this particular game cannot possible decide anything, whichever team wins.

Cricket Fan in the Stand.: That's right.

Senator: It's also I'm told very possible that neither side will in fact win this game.

Cricket Fan in the Stand.: Well, let's hope so.

Senator: The war's over. Our side won the war. Now we must busy ourselves winning the peace. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils.

Fletcher: There's another old saying, Senator: Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.

Senator: Fletcher, there's an old saying, to the victors belong the spoils.

Fletcher: There's another old saying Senator. Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.