Needful Things (1993)

Max von Sydow: Leland Gaunt

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Quotes 

• [after Buster drives himself and Gaunt into Gaunt's shop and blows it up, Gaunt emerges from the ruins, completely unscathed] 

  Leland Gaunt : [stepping through the debris]  Oh... you know, there are days I really hate this job. This is not my best work, not by a long shot. Oh, sure, a few murders and a couple of rather lovely explosions. I would hardly call it a rousing success, but what the hell? I'll be back.

  [to Alan] 

  Leland Gaunt : In the meantime, you and Polly, you are two terrific kids, and you'll marry her. Trust me. She's a lovely girl, Alan. You'll have a wonderful family. Oh, by the way, give my regards to your grandson. Bob will be his name, international trade his game. I'll see him in Jakarta. 2053, August 14th, 10 a.m. A nice, sunny day. We'll make headlines.

• Leland Gaunt : The young carpenter from Nazareth? I know him well. Promising young man. He died badly.

• Buster : I just killed my wife. Is that wrong?

  Leland : Hey, these things happen.

• Leland Gaunt : Don't be afraid of it, Hugh. Guns don't kill people. People kill people.

• Leland : Kill them all. Let God sort them out.

• Leland Gaunt : If it's too hot in here, Mr. Jewett, just say the word. I'm afraid I have a tendency to turn up the heat.

• Leland Gaunt : Oh yes, we're having fun now.

• Leland Gaunt : SHOOT THEM!

  [Alan Pangborn fires his pistol in the air instead] 

  Leland Gaunt : OH YOU WUSSY!

• Leland : You're disgusting, Dan. I like that in a person.

• Leland : I've always enjoyed ladies who take great pride in themselves.

• Leland Gaunt : When I started out I was just a peddler moving across the blind face of a distant land. Moving, always moving. Always gone... and in the end I'd always offer weapons. And they'd always take them. Of course I was gone before they realized what they'd purchased.

• Gaunt : Don't blame me, blame it on the bossa nova.

• Gaunt : Come on now people you are puppets and he is pulling the strings..