Sydney Bristow quotes from Alias

Agent Bristow, I've seen your profile. Your spatial intelligence is stellar. It's no surprise that you can solve the puzzle.

Sydney

But I wasn't solving it. When I was standing there, staring at the puzzle, it was like I remembered where every piece belonged. There wasn't any thought involved. You said the KGB developed a similar project, it's possible that my mother knew the techniques and maybe she -

Agent Bristow. If you are looking to uncover a trauma then I need to warn you. Hypnotic regression can trigger severe nightmares, flashbacks, acute depression -

Sydney

Understand that to do what I do, maintain my cover at SD-6, I compartmentalize a lot. But the idea that I might have been programmed to be a spy ... I can't tuck that away. I need to know what happened to me.

Sydney

I've seen the footage. Mom's briefing with her KGB handler. She was sent here for one specific purpose, to steal information from you about a project you were developing for the CIA. An operation to train children to be American spies. Project Christmas. Ever since Mom came back, you were afraid she'd figure out what you did to me. You weren't trying to protect me from her, you were trying to protect your secret. So the first opportunity you had, you set her up. In Madagascar.

Jack

Sydney, understand something--

Sydney

No, Dad, you understand something. You took away my choices in life. You programmed me to be a spy. I will never forgive you for this.

Jack

Please try to understand what I'm about to tell you, Sydney. After your mother left, I tested Project Christmas on you because I didn't want you to be a victim. I thought it was my responsibility to teach you how to think strategically, to see through people's lies, to be as strong as you could be in an environment where one mistake could cost you your life.

Sydney

Then you should've told me the truth before I ended up here.

Jack

Yes, you're right! I never intended you to lead a double life. I imagined recruiting you into the CIA after you finished college. But Sloane got to you first, and that is a mistake I will never live down.

Sydney

I'd like to believe you, but I don't trust anything you say.

Jack

I spent a decade with this woman and another twenty years analyzing how she could have deceived me for so long. Trust me when I tell you, I am protecting you.

Sydney

No, you're not. I think you loved Mom so much that when she left you, you lost your soul. You know what else I think? I think the kind of man who'd use his own daughter to frame her mother, who'd test psych experiments when she was six-years-old is the kind of man who looks at his daughter and sees his greatest mistake.

Jack

You can't honestly believe that.

Sydney

It's true, isn't it? If Mom hadn't fooled you, if you hadn't been so gullible, I never would have been born.

Sydney

Approaching the building.

Sark

Good luck, Sydney.

Sydney

I don't need you to wish me luck, you son of a bitch.

Sark

That's a wonderful attitude.

Sark

I need access to Arvin Sloane.

Sydney

Why?

Sark

Because I intend to kill him.

Sydney

I can get you to Sloane, but only if you promise to let me keep the antidote.

Sark

No. Sloane first. Then you'll get back your precious antidote.

Kendall

What exactly did you promise Sark?

Sydney

That I would render Sloane unconscious and deliver him to Sark.

Kendall

So he could kill him.

Sydney

Yes.

Kendall

There are just so many problems with this that I don't even know where to begin.

Sydney

Tell me you agree with me, that we have no choice in this.

Jack

Of course we have a choice. And it's a moment I never wanted you to face. To kill someone. I'm not talking about self-defense. I'm talking about premeditated murder. To be there when the door closes on him for the last time. Knowing you are responsible. That is something you never came close to considering before getting to know your mother.

Irina

So, Sydney, how's school?

Sydney

I'm writing my dissertation... supposedly.

Irina

You must have a lot of questions.

Sydney

Yeah.

Irina

One thing that should not wait any longer is why I shot you in Taipei. The rebel leader, Gerard Cuvee... When you were in Taipei, he was in the next room watching to see if I would betray him or you. Shooting you in the shoulder, giving you time to escape, it was the only way I could think to maintain his trust and keep him from killing both of us.

Sydney

I have a crush on a guy from work.

Francie

Really? Who is he?

Sydney

Someone in my department. We've worked together for about a year now.

Sydney

How long have you known about this?

Jack

I didn't tell you because it didn't concern you!

Sydney

If the Alliance thinks you're lying to them, they'll kill you. That concerns me!

Jack

What concerns me is having them suspect that you're my accomplice. That's why I kept you out of it.

Vaughn

Involving you had no upside.

Sydney

There's no upside to keeping me informed? You didn't tell me about Monolo or that you had discussions with my mother! You didn't even tell me that you were seeing Alice again!

Vaughn

Wait. What is this about?

Sydney

This is about me being too old to be coddled!

Sark

The new boss has a dreadful personality, don't you think?

Sydney

I've seen worse.

Sark

Am I supposed to take that personally?

Sydney

I need you to tell me.

Vaughn

You need me to tell you what? That when you're on operations, I can't sleep at night? That when we're in debrief I have to force myself to remember what the hell we're supposed to be reviewing when all I wanna do is kiss you?