Homeland quotes

Saul

What were his exact words, please?

Carrie

An American prisoner of war has been turned.

Saul

He said this in English?

Carrie

Yes, he whispered it into my ear right before the guards pulled me away.

Saul

Why would he use the expression "turned"?

Carrie

He mentioned turned, working for Abu Nazir.

Saul

Why am I just hearing about this now?

Carrie

Because until ten minutes ago, I didn't know there were any POWs alive in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Saul

So you're suggesting that Abu Nazir planted intelligence on his own safehouse just so we could recover Sergeant Brody?

Carrie

I realize it sounds like a reach.

Saul

To say the least. Why not just drop him near a checkpoint and make it look like he escaped? Why would you sacrifice thirteen trained fighters?

Carrie

Because Abu Nazir is playing the long game. This way no one suspects a thing.

Saul

Except you.

Carrie

Yeah, except me!

Carrie

I-I'm just making sure we don't get hit again.

Saul

Well, I'm glad someone's looking out for the country, Carrie.

Carrie

I'm serious. I-I missed something once before, I won't... I can't let that happen again.

Saul

It was ten years ago. Everyone missed something that day.

Carrie

Yeah, everyone's not me.

Jessica

You punched a reporter.

Oh, he'll live.

Jessica

In front of Chris.

He'll live, too.

Saul

Everyone lies in this business, I accept that. But we all draw lines somewhere, and the two sides of that line are us and them. And whatever we had you and I, whatever trust we built up over a decade of me protecting you and teaching you everything I know, you destroyed it when you lied to me and you treated me like them. Like every other schmuck in this building. So when you say you understand, is that what you mean? Is this interesting?

Brody

They want you to lose faith. Lose faith in your country, which they say is the devil. In your brother marines, who they say aren't coming for you because you have no military value. In your wife, who they say has got her arms wrapped around someone else.

How do you resist that?

Brody

You can't. Except by believing that those people they want you to renounce, that they're keeping the faith in you and you owe it to them to do the same.

Semper fidelis.

Mathison

[following suspect] Guy hasn't broken the speed limit once.

Does that make him more, or less suspicious?

Mathison

It makes him boring as shit.

Mathison

Why are you being nice to me?

Estes

Do I need a reason?

Mathison

Not unless you want me to believe a word you're saying.

Estes

So tell me what's so important that it couldn't wait.

Berenson

Abu Nazir, David. Remember him? Two horns, long tail, a strong scent of sulfur? I think we found out how he's financing his attack.

Nicholas Brody

There's nothing wrong with me.

Jessica

Is that right? You barely sleep, you turn your back on your friends, you scare your children. I mean, you won't even...

Say it.

Jessica

You can't even fuck your wife!

Saul

It's been a very complicated day.

Your life is a very complicated day.

Carrie

[Carrie and Brody are drunk] Oh, Jesus, we drank too much.

Brody

Yeah, we did.

Carrie

Oh, I hope I don't puke.

Brody

You're gonna puke?

Carrie

No.

Brody

You all right?

Carrie

I'm half Irish.

Brody

The Irish don't puke?

Carrie

Nah. Only when we have to salute the British. [Carrie snorts with laughter]

Here's my question. How come Walker died and you came back alive? What's that about?

I don't want you to come with me.

Saul

What?

I want to go alone. I need to go alone.

Saul

Why?

I just do.

Saul

For how long?

I don't know.

Saul

A week? A month? What?

I don't know.

Saul

The new job was just a ploy. Your way of letting me down gently.

Saul... we're like good friends, sharing a house. You do the dishes, I water the garden. You are watching football, I watch cooking shows. You play golf, I do yoga.

Saul

Sounds perfect.

Saul

Mr. Al-Zahrani, I'd like you to go back to your house now. Put that drawing in your window tonight. Tomorrow afternoon, I'd like you to proceed as you normally would to meet Tom Walker. Okay?

So I'm bait?

Saul

You're bait. You're free to go now.

What happens to me after all of this?

Saul

Go about your business. Live your life. We say nothing to Saudi Intelligence about your connections to Abu Nazir, you say nothing to Abu Nazir about our little get-together. You work for us now. Welcome to the CIA.