Alias quotes

Sydney

You move out of my way, or I will make you move out of my way.

Sydney

We'd have to leave tonight. You in?

Vaughn

Yeah. I'll break into the Vatican with you.

Vaughn

You said an explosion will trigger the alarm.

Sydney

Which is on a fifteen second delay.

Vaughn

And you said you could disarm it in under twenty seconds. How far under twenty?

Sydney

I work better under pressure.

Vaughn

Those medical tests you took, they were looking to match three specific anomalies Rambaldi mentioned: DNA sequencing, platelet levels, and the size of your heart. You match all three.

Sydney

So what does the prophecy say?

"This woman here depicted will possess unseen marks, signs that she will be the one to bring forth my works. Bind them with fury. A burning anger, unless prevented, at vulgar cost, this woman will render the greatest power unto utter desolation."

Sydney

The truth is, I didn't love any of the subjects I was studying. My father and I weren't speaking, my mother had died when I was six and the highlight of my social life was my dorm's salad bar. So, I called them.

Kendall

SD-6.

Sydney

They didn't use that name. These men led me to believe they were CIA. They were very convincing. Are very convincing.

Sydney

I might not have been a genius at nineteen years old, but I was smart enough to know what questions to ask. They had all the right answers.

Kendall

Says here you were a genius.

Vaughn

You're saying that Sydney could be held long enough to blow her cover with SD-6?

Jack

Under directive 81A, they could conceivably hold her without trial or charges for the rest of her life.

Kendall

What does "SD" stand for?

Sydney

Section Disparu: the section that doesn't exist. Alain Christophe, one of the Alliance founders, the term was his.

Kendall

Explain to us about the Alliance of Twelve.

Sydney

The Alliance is like a board of directors. Some are from the private sector, but most are former intelligence officers. All wealthy. They started a company together, except this company -- the Alliance -- trades intelligence.

Sydney

You didn't think about it. Not once. The possibility that Rambaldi could be right about me.

Vaughn

No, I didn't.

Sydney

Why not?

Vaughn

Because I believe in you. Do you think I'd just throw anyone in my trunk?

Sydney

No. I don't want an explanation. I came here because I need you to help me find her.

Sloane

Mmm. Sydney, how much do you remember about the year after you were told that your mother died?

Sydney

I remember... just feeling disconnected from everything. My father was away on business for most of that year.

Sloane

No. Your father spent six months in solitary in a federal prison. He was suspected of being in collusion with Laura. The FBI almost tried him for treason and even though he was vindicated, the damage was done. And he began to unravel.

Sydney

Unravel...

Sloane

He drank. He started taking unnecessary risks. Come on, Sydney, you know the father he was to you all those years. He took a long time to fully recover, and I was under direct orders from the DCI not to let him know that Laura had survived the accident. Unfortunately, that also required lying to you.

Excuse me. May I cut in?

Dixon

[Referring to Sydney] Of course. But I should warn you: she likes to lead.

And how would you define a "normal" family?

Jack

I suppose it's one in which the family members aren't under order to lie to each other.

[to Jack] I think you are a master. You have all your subconscious tells under control. You're smart enough to struggle with words. But I think you told me what I wanted to hear so you could get out of my office as quickly as possible. I also think that someone so skilled at deception is in danger of deceiving himself.

Right. You're still mad.

Sydney

No. When you left and you just disappeared, it was a kick in the stomach, and I carried that around for a long time.

You were the last person that I ever wanted to see again... ever. And you were the only person that I ever wanted to see again.

Dixon

Noah, I'll be straight with you. I don't trust you. Which wouldn't be such a problem, except that I'm an intelligence officer and if you stick around, sooner or later, my life is going to be in your hands and yours in mine. And in that scenario, the only person truly safe will be you.