Michael Samuelle quotes from La Femme Nikita

Michael

I won’t let them do this.

Michael

I came to say goodbye.

Michael

A woman in love may prove to be a more formidable opponent than the one she loves.

Michael

Corliss, if something happens to Elena and Adam on your watch... I'll kill you.

Michael

I did what I believed in.

Michael

Nikita was taught if exposed, to hide in plain sight.

Michael

A la vie.

Nikita

You knew?

Michael

We had to see if you could improvise. Did you get the PDA?

Nikita

Why didn't you tell me this was a job, instead of pretending?

Michael

No matter what state of mind you're in, you have to be able to perform.

Nikita

You're sick. You don't want a person, you want a machine. I can't do that.

Michael

You just did.

Michael

Section One is the most clandestine organization on the planet. It's our job to bring down the criminals and terrorists that no one else can get.

Nikita

I can't do what you want me to do.

Michael

Mistakes are not an option.

Nikita

I can't pull the trigger.

Michael

Why not?

Nikita

Because I'm not who you think I am. I'm not a killer.

Michael

The moment I believe that, Nikita, you're cancelled.

Operations

Nikita remains a puzzle, she continues to break Section code, and yet she manages to succeed.

Michael

What code did she break?

Operations

Please, Michael, you've been here long enough. Information is what we do here. If you don't think that I know every detail of every operation... Why didn't you find Julie the first time you went to Nikita's apartment?

Michael

I looked everywhere.

Operations

One would think you didn't want to find her.

Michael

That's not true.

Operations

Nikita's not a trainee anymore. She has to be held up to the same standards as everyone else. If you can't demand that of her, then you both become a liability. That'll be all.

Nikita

Who's Simone?

Michael

My wife.

Michael

Listen, Nikita, you asked me what happened... and I told you.

Nikita

You told me the facts. Michael, I want to know how you feel. Sometimes you have to let yourself trust someone. I'm right here.

Michael

Nikita.

Michael

I wanted to thank you.

Nikita

I'm so sorry.

Michael

If it wasn't for the Section, no one of us would have a life. What right do I have to feel cheated?

Nikita

You have a right to feel anyway you want. Do you want to have a cup of coffee?

Michael

I'd love to.

Nikita

Good.

Michael

You don't have to like the job. You just have to do it. I'll be at the party tomorrow night. His perimeter security is very tight. We'll have to work from the inside. You'll be briefed in the morning. And, ah, get rid of the cat. It's a distraction. When you walked in, it was the first thing you noticed. If I were an enemy, you'd be dead by now.

Nikita

Sometimes I think you are the enemy.

Michael

I came to apologize.

Nikita

You know you're becoming very predictable, Michael. You lie, then you say you're sorry. You lie, then you say you're sorry. Can you come up with anything a little more interesting?