Ricardo Diaz quotes from Arrow

Black Siren

When you had me raid their bunker and plant that mini-cam two months ago...

Cayden

Is this the outcome I had in mind? Quite so, Miss Lance. Although I must confess, things have worked out even better than I anticipated.

Anatoly

[entering] Hardly impressive. Left to his own devices, Oliver Queen will always push away those closest to him.

Vincent

So, we've got 'em fighting with each other instead of fighting us.

Ricardo Diaz

Please tell me that isn't your whole master plan.

Cayden

Oh, not at all, Mr. Diaz. In fact, I think it fair to say that this... is only the beginning.

Diaz

You were always the smartest guy in the room. You thought you always had everybody pegged. You put everyone in your little boxes. You always understood what they were thinking. How they'd react. But you're realizing now... you didn't really know anything.

Cayden

I'm afraid I don't take your meaning, Mr. Diaz.

Diaz

Is that so? You're supposed to be the smart one. You made some moves. Then I made some moves. Queen is under indictment now. His team is fractured in a million pieces. And this city... ah, this city. It's prime for a takeover. See, guys like you never understand these things. Why destroy a city... when you can take it over?

Diaz

You have a strength one doesn't see much. You wanna join my team?

Roy

Sure. Do you offer medical and dental?

Diaz

You know, my police friends are telling me you're not cooperating. You're not playing ball. You won't testify against Queen?

Roy

If you actually think that I would do that, then you're an idiot.

Diaz

Huh. One of us is. See, I'm not the type of guy that believes giving a beating... is the only way to cause some pain.... How's Speedy? She came out of retirement. Why would she do that? Why the hell would Queen... let his baby sister... dress up like Will Scarlet?! I mean, I gotta ask. And that's the point. You see, the real question is... who do I gotta bring the pain to? Do I gotta bring it you? Or her?

Diaz

You don't want to torture him a bit? You know, maybe slit his throat? What happened to all that Russian vengeance I heard so much about?

Anatoly

Is new suit. His dead body send good message to other police.

Diaz

Patience. It's one of the most important virtues a person can have.

Black Siren

Meaning?

Diaz

If you think short-term, you're gonna drift moment to moment. You want something big, something truly remarkable? You gotta think long-term.

Black Siren

So, the whole plan of yours has gotten a little complicated.

Diaz

Anything worth wanting shouldn't be simple.

Black Siren

Hmm. Not my philosophy. Plans are like men. It's best to avoid the complicated ones.

Diaz

Aw, shucks. You think I'm not complicated.

Black Siren

Back at that bar, you were talking about Jerry like he's still haunting you

Diaz

"Jesse". It's "Jesse". And he does. Little bastard was right. "You're a loser."

Black Siren

Well, not anymore. Hey! Now... you're a king. Forget about him.

Diaz

I can't. I was afraid of Jesse for so long that all I had was my fear. So I... I named that fear... the Dragon.

Black Siren

That's cute.

Diaz

I lived with the Dragon for so long. It's all I had. Now being a part of the Quadrant, I'm gonna have something else: the type of power where I'll never be nothing again.

Black Siren

You remind me of the guy that brought me here, to this Earth. He... he had so much hate inside of him. Took control over him.

Diaz

I control the Dragon. It doesn't control me.

Anatoly

Stop it. This is pointless. You said you had plan for him, that you need him alive, no? In Bratva, we have ways of dealing with conflict like this. We fight with honor, we don't... do this.

Diaz

You want me to fight him fairly? Life ain't fair.

Anatoly

Every drop of blood you draw from prone man is sign of weakness. Your weakness.

Diaz

[Puts a hand on Anatoly's shoulder] I'm not weak.

Diaz

It's like I said... life ain't fair.

Oliver

You... You have failed this city. And I'm gonna take it back. [falls unconscious]

Diaz

[to Anatoly] Maybe he won't be so smug when he wakes up.

Diaz

Look who decided to come to my party.

Oliver

Let those guards go.

Diaz

I told you... the only thing I wanted was to see you suffer before you die.

Oliver

You're not gonna get what you want.

Diaz

No? [punches Oliver] Ooh. I've been waiting to do that for a long time.

Oliver

You get your shots in while you can because I'm gonna see to it that you spend the rest of your life eating your meals in a spot just like this.

Diaz

I promised myself I'm never gonna die in prison. And I'm gonna take you with me.

Oliver

Oh, you sure about that?

Diaz

This is the Dragon. A.R.G.U.S. is coming for you.

Curtis

And we'll be sure to send him your regards when we do. [Diaz stops his van] What's the matter? You look like you've heard a ghost.

Diaz

What the hell just happened?

Curtis

Well, first, I overrode the explosive program A.R.G.U.S. put inside your head with a virtual reality simulation that started running about twenty minutes before you remembered getting your sedative. Then I owned your ass.

Diaz

You're dead.

Curtis

No. See, that all happened in your head, too. By the way, harsh.