The Counselor 2013 - Movie Quotes

Reiner Are you really that cold?

Malkina The truth has no temperature.

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Jefe Machado would have traded every word, every poem, every verse he ever wrote for one more hour with his beloved. And that is because when it comes to grief, the normal rules of exchange do not apply, because grief transcends value. A man would give entire nations to lift grief off his heart. And yet, you cannot buy anything with grief, because grief is worthless.

Counselor Why are you telling me this?

Jefe Because you continue to deny the reality of the world you're in. Do you love your wife so much, so completely, that you would exchange places with her upon the wheel? And I don't mean dying, because dying is easy.

Counselor Yes! Yes, damn you!

Jefe Well, that is good to hear, Counselor.

Counselor What are you saying? Are you saying this is a possibility?

Jefe No. It's impossible.

Counselor You said I was that man - at that crossing.

Jefe Yes. At the understanding that life is not going to take you back. You are the world you have created. And when you cease to exist, this world that you have created will also cease to exist. But for those with the understanding that they're living the last days of the world, death acquires a different meaning. The extinction of all reality is a concept no resignation can encompass. And then, all the grand designs and all the grand plans will be finally exposed and revealed for what they are. And now, Counselor, I have to go, because I have to make other calls. If I have time, I think I'll take a small nap.

[hangs up]

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Reiner Men are attracted to flawed women, too, of course, but their illusion is that they can fix them. Women don't want to fix anything. They only want to be entertained. The truth about women is you can do anything to them except bore them.

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Counselor Will you help me?

Jefe I would urge you to see the truth of the situation you're in, Counselor. That is my advice. It is not for me to tell you what you should have done or not done. The world in which you seek to undo the mistakes that you made is different from the world where the mistakes were made. You are now at the crossing. And you want to choose, but there is no choosing there. There's only accepting. The choosing was done a long time ago... Are you there Counselor?

Counselor [distraught] Yes.

Jefe I don't mean to offend you, but reflective men often find themselves at a place removed from the realities of life. In any case, we should all prepare a place where we can accommodate all the tragedies that sooner or later will come to our lives. But this is an economy few people care to practice.

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Westray Well, I'm perfectly willing to believe you had nothing to do with this but I'm not the party you have to convince.

Counselor Convince of what, for Christ sake?

Westray That this is some sort of coincidence. Because they don't really believe in coincidences. They've heard of them. They've just never seen one.

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Jefe When it comes to grief, the normal rules of exchange do not apply. Because grief transcends value. A man would give entire nations to lift grief off his heart and yet, you cannot buy anything with grief, because grief is worthless.

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Diamond Dealer It's not a small thing to wish for, however unattainable... to aspire to the stone's endless destiny. Isn't that the meaning of adornment? To enhance the beauty of the beloved is to acknowledge both her frailty and the nobility of that frailty. We announce to the darkness that we will not be diminished by the brevity of our lives. That we will not thereby be made less.

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Reiner I don't know what

[Malkina]

Reiner knows. I don't want to know.

Counselor You don't trust her.

Reiner Jesus Counselor, she's a woman.

Counselor Yeah, well.

Reiner Yeah, well, I don't mean to sound cold, I just mean that where women are concerned, they've got their own agenda. I always liked smart women, but it's been an expensive hobby.

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Counselor I want her to have something that she would not be uncomfortable wearing. I don't want to give her a diamond so big she'd be afraid to wear it.

Diamond Dealer She is probably more courageous than you imagine.

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Malkina I suspect that we are ill-formed for the path we have chosen. Ill-formed and ill-prepared. We would like to draw a veil over all the blood and terror that have brought us to this place. It is our faintness of heart that would close our eyes to all of that, but in so doing it makes of it our destiny... But nothing is crueler than a coward, and the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.

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Westray Have you ever seen a snuff film?

Counselor No. Have you?

Westray No. Would you?

Counselor I would not.

Westray ...You might want to think about that the next time you do a line.

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Counselor Life is being in bed with you. Everything else is just waiting.

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Malkina Greed really takes you to the edge, doesn't it?

Reiner That's not what greed does. That's what greed is.

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[last lines]

Malkina To see quarry, killed with elegance, it's just moving to me.

Banker Is it sexual?

Malkina Yes, of course. A thing like that is always sexual. The hunter has grace, beauty, and purity of heart to be found nowhere else. You can make no distinction between what they are and what they do. And what they do is kill. We, of course, are another matter. It is our faintness of heart that has driven us to the edge of ruin. Perhaps you won't agree, but nothing is crueler than a coward. And the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.

Banker I think you've told me more than I wish to know.

Malkina Then I'll say no more. Shall we think about ordering? I'm famished.

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Counselor I'm not sure you understand my position.

Jefe But I do, Counselor. Actions create consequences which produce new worlds, and they're all different.

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Westray The point, Counselor is that you may think there are things that these people are simply incapable of... There are not.

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Westray It's not that you're going down, Counselor it's what you're taking down with you.

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Westray Listen, if your definition of a friend is someone who will die for you... then you don't have any friends.

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Jefe ...when it comes to grief, the normal rules of exchange do not apply, because grief transcends value. A man would give entire nations to lift grief off his heart. And yet, you cannot buy anything with grief, because grief is worthless.

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Westray Maybe I should tell you what Mickey Rourke told what's-his-face? That's my recommendation anyway, Counselor. Don't do it.

Counselor [cites] "This arson is a serious crime."

Westray Yeah. And so is this.

Counselor [laughs quietly] Well, I guess I'm a little taken aback at the cautionary nature of this conversation.

Westray Good word, 'cautionary'.

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Malkina I can see you're blushing. OK, we'll change the subject.

Laura Good.

Malkina We'll talk about MY sex life.

Laura You're teasing.

Malkina Just rattling your cage. What a world.

Laura You think the world is strange?

Malkina [expression becomes disdainful] I meant yours.

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Reiner Of course, anybody who thinks he's the smartest is on his way to the slam.

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Counselor You don't trust her?

Reiner Jesus, Counselor. She's a woman.

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Malkina I'm famished.

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Wireman Those guys aren't cops. Those guys are cartel.

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Cafe Man Señores I must close.

Counselor I know.

Cafe Man You have no place to go, maybe?

Counselor I fell asleep, I'm sorry.

Cafe Man There is no harm.

Counselor No harm. That's a lovely thought. A magical thought. Good night.

Cafe Man It's very dangerous out there. In the street.

Counselor I know.

Cafe Man If they hear somebody in the street, they shoot them. Then they turn on the light to see who is dead.

Counselor Why do they do that?

Cafe Man To make a joke. To show that death doesn't care. That death has no meaning.

Counselor Do you believe that?

Cafe Man No. Of course not. All my family is dead. I'm the one who has no meaning.

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Laura Are you awake?

Counselor No. What time is it?

Laura Two o'clock. Almost two o'clock.

Counselor AM or PM?

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Reiner Women like you.

Counselor All right.

Reiner Do you know what they like about you?

Counselor I'm a good fuck?

Reiner Right! No, they can sniff out the moral dilemma. The paradox. "Moral dilemma." Yeah, they're drawn to it. Not sure why. Maybe it's just that lacking any moral sense themselves, they're fascinated by it in men. Men are attracted to flawed women, too, of course, but their illusion is that they can fix them. Women don't want to fix anything. They only want to be entertained. The truth about women is you can do anything to them except bore them.

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Reiner I always liked smart women. But it's been an expensive hobby, you know?

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Reiner They know that you're stupid. They just don't know how stupid.

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Counselor You're a glory.

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Counselor You like this stone?

Diamond Dealer I like that stone.

Counselor How many carats is it?

Diamond Dealer 3.9.

Counselor It's expensive.

Diamond Dealer Tell me what you see. Remember, you are not looking for merit. This is a cynical business, we seek only imperfection. This is a 5 carat stone. Tell me what you see.

Counselor The culet seems big. Crown and pavilion don't fit. The girdle comes out crooked.

Diamond Dealer Very good.

Counselor But there is no perfect diamond?

Diamond Dealer En esta mundo, nada es perfecto, as my father would say.

Counselor You're Sephardic.

Diamond Dealer Yes.

Counselor Do you know Spain?

Diamond Dealer I do. And Spain, me. At one time I thought she would return from the grave, but that is not to be. Every country that has driven out the Jews has suffered the same fate.

Counselor Which is?

Diamond Dealer You don't want to hear. We should talk stones. The most rare stone is the red diamond from the Argyle mines. So very rare. I've seen two in a long life, a prize almost beyond belief.

Counselor I do want to hear.

Diamond Dealer Ah. Well. How to say... there's no culture save for the Semitic culture. There. The last known culture before that was the Greek, and there will be no culture after. Nothing.

Counselor That's a bold claim.

Diamond Dealer The heart of any culture is to be found in the nature of the hero. Who is that man who is revered? In a Classical world, it is the warrior, but in the Western world, it is the man of God. From Moses to Christ. The Prophet, the Penitent. Such a figure was unknown to the Greeks. Unheard of. Unimaginable. Because there is only a man of God, not a man of gods. And this God is the God of the Jewish people. There is no other god. We see him, what is the word... purloined. Purloined in the West. How do you steal a God? The Jew beholds his tormentor dressed in the vestments of his own ancient culture. Everything bares a strange familiarity, but the fit is always poor, and the hands are always dripping blood. "That coat. Didn't that belong to Uncle Chaim? What about the shoes?"

Diamond Dealer Enough, I see your look. No more philosophy. The stones themselves have their own view of things. Perhaps they are not so silent as you think. They were piped up out of the earth in a time before any witness was. But here they are. Let me show you. This is a... cautionary stone. Although I suppose every diamond is cautionary.

Counselor A cautionary diamond?

Diamond Dealer Of course. Why not? That's not a small thing to wish for, however unattainable. To aspire to the stone's endless destiny. Isn't that the meaning of adornment? To enhance the beauty of the beloved is to acknowledge both her frailty and the nobility of that frailty. We announce to darkness that we will not be diminished by the brevity of our lives. That we will not thereby be made less. You will see.

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Malkina I suspect that we are ill-formed for the path we have chosen. Ill-formed and ill-prepared. We would like to draw a veil over all the blood and terror that have brought us to this place. It is our faintness of heart that would close our eyes to all of that, but in so doing it makes of it our destiny... But nothing is crueler than a coward, and the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.

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The Counselor Movie Quotes