Limitless (I) (2011)

Robert De Niro: Carl Van Loon

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Quotes 

• Eddie Morra : Well, in order for a career to evolve, I'm gonna have to move on.

  Carl Van Loon : That you would even think that would only show me how unprepared you are to be on your own. I mean, you do know you're a freak? Your deductive powers are a gift from God or chance or a straight shot of sperm or whatever or whoever wrote your life-script. A gift, not earned. You do not know what I know because you have not earned those powers. You're careless with those powers, you flaunt them, and you throw them around like a brat with his trust-fund. You haven't had to climb up all the greasy little rungs. You haven't been bored blind at the fundraisers. You haven't done the time and that first marriage to the girl with the right father. You think you can leap over all in a single bound. You haven't had to bribe or charm or threat your way to a seat at that table. You don't know how to assess your competition because you haven't competed. Don't make me your competition

• Carl Van Loon : Have you been talking to anyone?

  Eddie Morra : No, I haven't been talking to anybody, Carl. I'm not stupid.

  Carl Van Loon : I know you're not stupid, Eddie, but don't make the classic smart person's mistake, thinking no one's smarter than you.

• [Eddie is distracted by a broadcast news report] 

  Carl Van Loon : You're not one of those kind of guys, are you Eddie? We lose you if there's a screen in the room?

• Carl Van Loon : You don't really live here, do you?

  Eddie Morra : Well, ah... the Spartans weren't really big on amenities.

  Carl Van Loon : Yeah, and they eventually got their asses kicked.

• Eddie Morra : And what if I don't like your idea?

  Carl Van Loon : And then we'll say, "Godspeed," and your candle will have shed a brief but lovely light.

• Carl Van Loon : So, Eddie Morra... what's your secret?

  Eddie Morra : Medication.

• Carl Van Loon : So, Eddie Morra... What's your secret?

  Eddie Morra : Medication

• [uncensored version] 

  Eddie Morra : I was sick.

  Carl Van Loon : You don't get sick. You're playing at this level, you get hit by a fucking car, you don't even die.

• Carl Van Loon : What are you going to do?

  Eddie Morra : When this is over? I don't know. You haven't given me the answer.

  Carl Van Loon : You haven't asked the question.

  Eddie Morra : Well, given the scale of my contribution... let's say forty-five.

  Carl Van Loon : Done! Forty-five thousand dollars.

• Eddie Morra : Thanks for stopping by, Carl.

  Carl Van Loon : [to chauffeur]  Give us a second.

  [to Eddie] 

  Carl Van Loon : What are you doing? You wanna be president of the United States or brain dead stuck fulla tubes?

  Eddie Morra : I'll take my chances.

  Carl Van Loon : I told you. Your chances don't exist. We shut down your lab.

  Eddie Morra : You don't think some smart ass on NZT might have 2 or 3 or even 4 labs?

  Carl Van Loon : So what? You're not making anymore.

  Eddie Morra : That right, I'm not. I thought better of it. You see, once you know what's in it you can tweak it, re-engineer it, get the bugs out. Taper off. I'm off it, Carl.

  Carl Van Loon : Well, on it or off it, there's no scenario where you're not working for me.

  Eddie Morra : How are you gonna pay me? In cigarettes? Last year you traded on inside information 17 times. Blank check from Dubai, dumping in Chile.

  Carl Van Loon : You threatening me?

  Eddie Morra : Disappeared officials. I mean, you shed a spotlight on this...

  Carl Van Loon : You wanna go to war with me?

  Eddie Morra : And trust me when I say this, I'm not even being creative yet.

  Carl Van Loon : There's no way you can be making accusations like that and be walking around alive.

  Eddie Morra : That you would even think that shows me how unprepared you are to fight me.

  Carl Van Loon : You're no longer equipped to fight me.

  Eddie Morra : I may be off it, but you think I didn't learn anything? That my synapses didn't change? That I kept absolutely nothing?

  Carl Van Loon : You have no idea what kind of enemy I can be.

  Eddie Morra : That van's gonna rear end that taxi.

  Carl Van Loon : What?

  Eddie Morra : The driver's distracted. He's texting. He's going 30 miles an hour. He needs 60 feet to stop. He doesn't have room.

  Carl Van Loon : What van?

  Eddie Morra : [Someone hails cab, cab stops short, van rear ends him]  I see everything, Carl. I'm 50 moves ahead of you and everybody else. What makes you think I don't have a guy with a bead on you right now? How do you know you're gonna be alive this time next year?

  Carl Van Loon : [Eddie grabs van Loon and puts a hand on his chest]  What are you doing. You get your hands off me. What are you doing?

  Eddie Morra : Something's pumping half-a-mass in there. The walls of your heart are dilated. You're aortic valve's steno, so you're gonna need to get that replaced. But you already knew that.

  [sighs] 

  Eddie Morra : You know, you should really be glad about this, 'cause me working for you? You'd end up as my bitch.

  Carl Van Loon : [Takes a deep breath and gets into his limo while Eddie holds the door open]  Maybe we should cool off. Talk again.

  Eddie Morra : I don't think so. Don't forget to vote.

  [Eddie closes limo door]