John Reese quotes from Person of Interest

John Reese

Ms. Morgan, stay out of trouble.

Zoe Morgan

Not gonna happen. You have my number.

Carl Elias

I wish you luck, John. If you stay out of my way, I'll stay out of yours.

John Reese

What if I don't?

Carl Elias

Then we'll meet again under less pleasant circumstances.

John Reese

We just saved a man whose only goal in life is revenge. He spent years studying his enemies through their own children.

Harold Finch

John, we have limited information. We knew when we began this that we might make mistakes. But we have to go now, more people to help, more numbers.

John Reese

And how many of those numbers will come up because we saved one man's life?

John Reese

You know, teaching can be a dangerous profession.

Harold Finch

Yes, I imagine espionage is a much safer choice.

Harold Finch

Mr. Reese, I'm highly uncomfortable being here.

John Reese

I'm highly uncomfortable having you here, but I need a spotter.

John Reese

I always thought I'd die in a place that didn't know my name.

Harold Finch

You think anyone will care for our names?

John Reese

After we're dead.

Harold Finch

I thought we already were.

John Reese

What happened here?

Lionel Fusco

Lead poisoning. It's going around the neighborhood.

John Reese

Where did you come from?

Harold Finch

I breached the space/time continuum. Not really... but I did sense my privacy being invaded.

Mark Snow

Time to come home John. Slate's been wiped clean.

John Reese

You know that'll never happen.

Harold Finch

Trask is armed, has a dangerous fixation on Lily, and just chased me up 3 floors. Safe to say he's our perpetrator!

John Reese

I don't know Finch. You sure you don't want to check with your Machine?

Harold Finch

Yes. That joke never gets old.

Harold Finch

Poke him in the eyes? That's your technique?

John Reese

No, that's YOUR technique. And if that doesn't work you can always take your thumb, jam it in his eye socket and twist until you hit his brain—

Harold Finch

Please stop!

Harold Finch

You're not tailing her to work.

John Reese

[In a wheelchair] I'm getting pretty good at this thing...

Harold Finch

Yes, I'm sure the CIA will be deeply impressed... when they shoot you!

So, what's this boss of yours like?

John Reese

Very manipulative, secretive. We've had some personality conflicts.

I take it he has a lot of money.

John Reese

He's one of those rich loner types, the kind you'd call strange if he didn't have so much cash. He's "eccentric."

Harold Finch

I hope you understand that there are certain things I can't tell you.

John Reese

Oh, I understand completely, Finch

John Reese

Finch are you in?

Harold Finch

Just.....

John Reese

Well you need to move fast.

Harold Finch

Thank you Mr. Reese, here I was going to move at a sloth-like pace and get myself captured.