The Equalizer (TV Series)

China Rain (1985)

Edward Woodward: Robert McCall

Quotes 

• Robert McCall : I see you're keeping out of trouble young man.

  Mickey Kostmayer : Always, old man.

  Robert McCall : You know what I'm doing these days Mick?

  Mickey Kostmayer : Well if you've turned Carny on me I don't want to hear about it.

  [McCall passes a newspaper clipping] 

  Mickey Kostmayer : Well, this Equalizer, that's you?

  Robert McCall : That's me.

  Mickey Kostmayer : I bet you get a lot of weird phone calls.

  Robert McCall : Yes more than I ever imagined.

  Mickey Kostmayer : I like it. Been times I wished I had a number like that.

• Mickey Kostmayer : Blue before yellow kills the fellow.

  Robert McCall : Blue after yellow kills the fellow.

  Mickey Kostmayer : Wait wait wait wait, blue before yellow after, blue, it's blue.

  Robert McCall : Shut up Mickey.

  [McCall cuts the blue wire] 

• Robert McCall : You know when I was with the agency, these afternoon trists used to bore me. Now they irritate me.

• Answering machine : Hiya this is Ronnie, I know I promised your car back this afternoon but I ran into a problem so you won't have it until tomorrow. Er, hope that isn't too much of a pr...

  [McCall presses fast forward] 

  Answering machine : [Beep]  Yeah I'm a waitress in a doughnut shop on eighth avenue, the manager keeps coming on and I want you to teach him a lesson.

  [Beep] 

  Answering machine : Hello er Equalizer I'm a WF and I'm into bandanas and-an-an cross dressing, I'd love it if you...

  [McCall presses fast forward] 

  Robert McCall : You've been Equalized enough already.

• Robert McCall : What are you doing?

  Mickey Kostmayer : Packing up. I figured you're here cause you need some whacko who's willing to stick his finger in the fan.

• Robert McCall : You know, when I was with the agency, these afternoon trysts used to bore me. Now, they irritate me.

  Control : I need your notes, I need your contacts on Cypress - otherwise I'll never get it together again.

  Robert McCall : No way! I'm not having my people burned by someone else's incompetence.

  Control : This is important.

  Robert McCall : To you, it's important to you.

  Control : Look, what do you want? Do you want me to kiss your ring? I will.

  Robert McCall : Ironic we should be meeting here.

  Control : I don't have time for this...

  Robert McCall : All right, you can have Cypress.

  Control : Oh, thank you.