The Terminal (2004) Poster

(2004)

Stanley Tucci: Frank Dixon

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  • Frank Dixon : I'm talking about bombs. I'm talking about human dignity. I'm talking about human rights. Viktor, please don't be afraid to tell me that you're afraid of Krakhozia.

    Viktor Navorski : Is home. I am not afraid from my home.

    [pause] 

    Viktor Navorski : So?

    Frank Dixon : [whispering]  All right.

    Viktor Navorski : I go to New York City now?

    Frank Dixon : No.

    Viktor Navorski : No? Uh... Okay. I'm uh... I'm uh... I'm afraid from ghosts.

    Frank Dixon : Okay, thanks very much!

    Viktor Navorski : I'm afraid from, uh... Dracula!

    Frank Dixon : Thanks a lot. Thanks, Viktor!

    Viktor Navorski : [as he is escorted outside]  Afraid from Wolfmens, afraid from sharks!

    Frank Dixon : It's okay. Thank you Viktor! Thanks a lot!

  • Frank Dixon : You could have any man you wanted... why Viktor Navorski?

    Amelia : That's something a guy like you could never understand.

  • Salchak : I know you've been waiting for years for me to either drop dead or retire...

    Frank Dixon : No, I haven't been waiting for you to retire.

  • Frank Dixon : Sometimes you land a small fish. You unhook him very carefully. You place him back in the water. You set him free so that somebody else can have the pleasure of catching him.

  • Frank Dixon : Do you know, one of my own men came up to me the other day, asked me if I wanted to join the big pool. Look at 'em, look at 'em, look at 'em. Place a bet on when Navorski was gonna leave this airport. Have you heard about this?

    Thurman : [nodding]  I have January 3rd.

  • Frank Dixon : Okay. Look. Imagine that these potato chips are Krakozhia.

    Viktor Navorski : Eh, Kra-ko-zhia.

    Frank Dixon : Kra-ko-zhia.

    Viktor Navorski : Yes. Krakozhia. Okay.

    Frank Dixon : Eh, so the potato chips are Krakozhia. Okay. And this apple..

    Viktor Navorski : Big Apple. Big Apple.

    Frank Dixon : Big Apple represents the Liberty Rebels. Okay?

    [smashes the bag with the apple spraying chips all over Viktor] 

    Frank Dixon : No more Krakozhia! Okay? New government. Revolution! You understand? So, all the flights in and out of your country have been suspended indefinitely. And the new government has sealed all borders, which means that your passport and visa are no longer valid. So, currently you are a citizen - of nowhere.

  • Frank Dixon : Why doesn't he try to escape?

    Joe Mulroy : Sir, you told him to wait.

    Frank Dixon : I didn't think he'd actually do it. I mean, he's in a crack. Who the hell waits in a crack?

  • Frank Dixon : When was the last time you saw Chinese tourists on their way to Disney World without a single one without a cameras?

  • Frank Dixon : I have a bit of bad news: it seems that your country has suspended all traveling privileges on passports that have been issued by your government and our state department has revoked the visa that was going to allow you to enter into the United States. That's it in a nut shell: while you were in the air, there was a military coup in your country. Now, most of the dead were members of the presidential guard. They were attacked in the middle of the night, they got it all on GHN. There were very few civilian casualties, so I'm sure your family is fine.

  • Frank Dixon : I'm sure that Uncle Sam will have this all sorted out by tomorrow and welcome to the United States. Almost.

  • Frank Dixon : In my line of work, there are three things that matter: the person, the document and the story. Find the truth of one and you find the truth of all three.

  • Frank Dixon : I was just following the rules.

    Salchak : Sometimes you have to ignore the rules, ignore the numbers, and concentrate on the people.

    Frank Dixon : The people, yeah, I know.

    Salchak : The people. Compassion, Frank. That's the foundation of this country.

    Frank Dixon : I know.

    Salchak : You could learn something from Navorski.

  • Viktor Navorski : Big Apple Tour include Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State, Broadway show: Cats.

    Frank Dixon : Well, I got more bad news for you, Mr. Navorski. Cats has closed.

  • Frank Dixon : Mr. Thurman, there's a man walking around the terminal in a bathrobe.

    Thurman : I know, sir. You put him there.

  • Frank Dixon : Do you think this is a game? Do you think I need an excuse to put you back in that cell to keep you there for five years? You go to war with me, and you go to war with the United States of America. And then you'll know when that fight is over why the people of Krakozhia wait in line for cheap toilet paper while Uncle Sam wipes his ass with Charmin two-ply.

  • Frank Dixon : See. You don't qualify for asylum, refugee status, temporary protective status, humanitarian parole, or non-immigration work travel or diplomatic visas. You don't qualify for any of these things. You are at this time simply - unacceptable.

    Viktor Navorski : Unacceptable.

    Frank Dixon : Unacceptable.

    Viktor Navorski : Unacceptable.

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