Leverage Season 1 quotes

The Italian

You know what they say. That Rome was not built in a single day. But it burned in one.

Eliot

He don't wanna do it.

Parker

Aw. But I love jumping on elevators!

I know.

Parker

This is my special elevator rig you got me for Christmas.

Guys, no. I committed a crime, I got caught, and now I am gonna serve my time.

Sophie

Nate, what kind of world would it be if everybody that committed a silly little crime went to prison, huh? Complete madness.

Nate, did you find us a client in prison?

Yes, we are going to help Billy Epping and maybe take down a warden at the same time.

You stabbed me!

Oh, come on. Just a little. It's fine.

This is just to sell the con, right?

Eliot

Yeah, it's to sell the con. Nate, do you know what I did to the last guy who tried to run a con on his own team?

[nervously] Are we okay, Eliot?

What about my team?

The Italian

They lead dangerous lives. Thieves die all the time.

Now that, you should not have said.

The Italian

I don't know. You seem highly motivated.

Sophie

[pointing at drink] So how's that going for you?

Thanks for asking. Good. What I realized is that I tried being a drunk honest man, a sober thief. So I am going to try being a drunk thief. Try that for a little while. You not gonna try to save me, are you?

Sophie

You're a thief now. You can save yourself.

What, are you lurking?

Eliot

Yeah. I'm a lurker. It's my thing.

So we're on this.

Yeah. [grins] Well, we were always on this. I just wanted you to explain to me why. [Rises up and walks away]

You know how I feel about mind games, Nate! Negatively! [turns to see Eliot grinning] What are you looking at, lurker?

He is the CEO of Dubertech. Back in the 90s, he wrote the book on database security, and I mean literally wrote "the book". [Holds up the book]

Parker

For a den of evil spies, this place smells delicious. Hardison, confiscate some pastries.

Eliot

Nobody else thinks it's weird that you can just buy anybody's yearbook online?

You know, it's real cute, man, how you still believe in privacy.

Eliot

Getting bullied in high school is not an excuse for propping up dictators. Look, take Hardison. He got bullied his whole high school career. He's not a criminal.

Sophie

[At the same time] Um, uh, think about that.

Parker

[At the same time] Yeah, he is.

Eliot

Not a bad criminal.

Hey, what makes you think I was bullied in high school?

Eliot

FYA, you got a Green Hornet doll!

First of all, it's a limited edition action figure. Second, it's Green Lantern. Educate yourself.

Sir, your meeting with the Iranians is the 28th--

Sloan, I've spoken at Davos, I've met presidents, prime ministers. I've got a yacht with a squash court. But what's the meaning of any of it if I can't rub it in their faces?