Eli David quotes from NCIS

You know, Leon, sometimes, those who know me ask me directly -- the brave among them -- but most of the time the others, I can feel them looking at me and silently wondering, how can a father possibly raise his daughter to be a professional killer?

Vance

A question that I've never asked you because I know the answer.

Every day is a fight to survive. It is my dream that my daughter will not have to make that decision with her sons and her daughters; I would like my grandchildren to be doctors and architects, to live a happy life, to grow fat and old. [pause] You want her back, don't you.

Vance

Yes, Eli, I want her back.

Tell me, Leon, are we winning?

Vance

I don't know, Eli.

I like to think we are... and then there's something else: a bombing, a kidnapping, an atrocity. Use her well, Leon. Ziva is the sharp end of the spear.

Vance

Thank you, Eli.

My daughter speaks very highly of you.

Gibbs

She's a good agent.

Liaison Officer

Gibbs

She's one of us.

So she tells me.

Gibbs

(referring to Tony who's in interrogation) So's the guy in there.

Agent DiNozzo, my sincere apologies for your wait.

Tony

it's okay. I dig hanging out in concrete bunkers, especially after tweleve-hour plane rides in cramped quarters.

Your sarcasim is noted.

Tony

So's your shirt. Nice style. What is that? Zegna? Cavalli? Got good taste.

I' m not ceratain how my apparel applies to your visit.

Tony

And I'm not certain how you can classify my visit (pause) as a visit. All right, just so we understand, this is what I do for a living. I interrogate people all day long, so I know all the tricks of the trade and nothing you do is going to intimidate me.

Interrogate? This is an assembly room. It's a place for mutual discussion. You have yet to see our interrogation room. But if you continue with your childish arrogance, I promise you will.

Oh, Agent DiNozzo, what you need to understand is that I am very aware of of who you are. Your achievements.. and your misjudgments.

Tony

Okay, stop right there. If this is about my Twitter page, I just clarify I had a couple of cocktails and, what can I say? Sometimes I get a little chatty.

Do you know who I am?

Tony

You're the Director of Mossade ... and Ziva's father. Although, I'm not sure which one's asking the questions.

Tony

He killed an American agent.

An accident. Unlike his death, which was intentional. But what was behind that intent? Retribution for an agent you had never even met? You knew that Officer Rivkin would be at Ziva's apartment.You went there to confront him.

With traffic, I wasn't expecting you for another hour.

Ziva

I drove.

Enough said.

When did you start wearing so much makeup?

Ziva

Nice to see you, too.

I was summoned. Vance's review of the international case-files, and his request for contributions from every NCIS director.

Gibbs

Not every director.

No. Not Jenny Shepard. She was truly responsible for bringing our organizations together, and for bringing my daughter into your life, but I am not here for her.

Gibbs

For Ziva.

Yes.

Gibbs

You're not here for Ziva. She has a name.

I am aware. I gave it to her.

Tea and coffee. There was a time when this conversation would take place over something a bit more exciting.

Gibbs

Well, I'm still on the clock. No one's stopping you.

But along with several other vices, drinking is now part of my past.

Gibbs

You know what they say about a man with no vices?

Yes. He has incredibly annoying virtues.

Ziva

The second word was knesset - the word you removed. Beit knesset - the nearest synagogue. But just one question: why did you not trust me?

You're not with us.

Ziva

Aba! Show yourself!

Are you an idiot?

Ziva

We're not looking for the afikoman. He can hear us if we call him.

Yes, but you don't know who else might hear.

Ziva

Aba!

[grabbing Ziva by the shoulder] You stop!

Stop this! [enters with Malachi] What are you doing?

Ziva

[pointing to Eli] He's coming with me, Malachi.

He's not going anywhere.

Liat, you do not answer for me.

Ziva

Hadar is dead. Director Vance is nearly so. Everyone has questions for you.

Then you take me to NCIS. You will have your answers.

There have been times I felt this job take a piece of me. Where I worried it might be gone forever.

Ziva

Sometimes life surprises you.

Those are the moments worth living for, my Ziva. [kisses her forehead]

Ziva David

Where is your protection? They've usually given themselves away by now.

That is why they do not know I am in the country. No one knows.

Ziva David

You are the Director of Mossad, Abba, that is impossible.

Ziva, nothing is impossible, only difficult.

Ziva David

Which makes this officially the stupidest thing you've ever done, which is saying something. Don't you remember the last time you were here?

Yes, you said sometimes life surprises you. Surprise!

Ziva David

What if someone saw you?

At your gym?

Ziva David

Anywhere! Surely you still have enemies who want you dead.

You think? (chuckles) Ziva, I do not walk straight lines. As your Agent Gibbs would say, this is not my first radio.

Ziva David

"Rodeo."

Young Ziva

How long will you be gone?

This time is different. I do not know when I will be back.

My Ziva... one day you will dance with a man who deserves your love.