Léon (1994) quotes

Director
Luc Besson.

Cast
Jean Reno.
Gary Oldman.
Natalie Portman.

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin’s trade.

Leon, I think I’m kinda falling in love with you.
– Mathilda
It’s the first time for me, you know?
– Mathilda
How do you know it’s love if you’ve never been in love before?
– Léon
‘Cause I feel it.
– Mathilda
Where?
– Léon
In my stomach. It’s all warm. I always had a knot there and now… it’s gone.
– Mathilda
Mathilda, I’m glad you don’t have a stomach ache any more. I don’t think it means anything.
– Léon

Is life always this hard, or is it just when you’re a kid?
– Mathilda
Always like this.
– Léon

You need some time to grow up a little.
– Léon
I finished growing up, Léon. I just get older.
– Mathilda
For me it’s the opposite. I’m old enough. I need time to grow up.
– Léon

I don’t wanna lose you, Leon.
– Mathilda
You’re not going to lose me. You’ve given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you’ll never be alone again, Mathilda. Please, go now, baby, go. Calm down, I’ll meet you at Tony’s in an hour, I love you, now go, go now.
– Léon

It’s my best friend. Always happy. No questions.
– Léon

And stop saying “okay” all the time. Okay?
– Léon
Okay.
– Mathilda
Good.
– Léon

Bring me everyone.
– Stansfield
What do you mean “everyone”?
– 3rd Stansfield man
EVERYONE!
– Stansfield

You killed my brother.
– Mathilda
I’m sorry. And you want to join him?
– Stansfield
No.
– Mathilda
It’s always the same thing. It’s when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweetheart?
– Stansfield
Yes.
– Mathilda
That’s good, because I take no pleasure in taking life if it’s from a person who doesn’t care about it.
– Stansfield

Stansfield?
– Léon
At your service.
– Stansfield
This is from… Mathilda.
– Léon
Shit.
– Stansfield