The Killer (1989)

Danny Lee: Insp. Lee Ying, Little Eagle

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Quotes 

• Lee : [subtitled version]  He looks determined... without being ruthless. There's something heroic about him. He doesn't look like a killer. He comes across so calm... acts like he has a dream... eyes full of passion.

• Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : Are you always so determined?

  Lee : Yes, it's my style.

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : Mine too.

• Lee : I believe in justice, but nobody trusts me.

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : I have the same problem.

• Lee : Do all killers have a sense of honor?

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : The world has changed. Honor is now a dirty word.

• Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : You're an unusual cop.

  Lee : Well, you're an unusual killer.

• Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : Would you rather see me dead or set free?

  Lee : Neither, if fate spares us.

• Lee : Life's cheap. It only takes one bullet... He's no ordinary assassin; I hope we're just looking for one man. If I'm not mistaken, this man is not a cold-blooded murderer.

  Sgt. Randy Chang : It only takes one bullet, cold-blooded or not.

• Lee : You sang beautifully just now.

  Jennie : I sing for him, and he isn't here.

  Lee : Jeffrey? You sing with such emotion about him. I feel like I know him. Thanks for sharing something so important.

  Jennie : I just wish he were here now.

  Lee : Wherever he may roam, you'll be in his thoughts, Jenny. The better part of him will always be here.

• [Danny points a gun at Jeff] 

  Lee : Don't move!

  Jennie : Who is it?

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : It's Dumbo. He's come to say bon voyage.

• Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : We're the same.

  Lee : No, we're not the same! I uphold the law and you break it!

• Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : I think you and I could be friends.

  Lee : If I put my gun down, right? That's your condition?

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : Can you do it? (No response) At least we can be temporary friends. We have a common enemy.

• Lee : I wish I could have a friend like you.

  Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English) : You will, in the next life.

• Lee : He's heroic in manner. He doesn't look like a killer