NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series)
Hunted (2010)
Linda Hunt: Hetty Lange
Quotes
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Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : Don't get me wrong, your presense is always valued and even welcomed. And I'd much rather converse with you face-to-face. But let's drop the pretense shall we? The only thing your presense is not going to do is this: change... my... mind.
Leon Vance : Hetty...
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : Leon.
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Special Agent Sam Hanna : Dom was abducted to exchange for this guy. And they didn't let us know they had him?
Leon Vance : There was a break down in the system somewhere.
Special Agent Kensi Blye : If we had known about this, we would've...
Leon Vance : It would have made no difference. Isn't that right Ms. Lange?
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : We don't negotiate with terrorists.
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Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : Ah the proverbial sound of someone tightrope walking across red tape.
Leon Vance : And falling.
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Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : You seem to be afraid to speak with me privately. Knowing damn well that I won't do this in front of my co-workers. Smart. But ultimately ineffective. I've suffered a lot of losses over the years, Leon. We all have.
Leon Vance : Yeah.
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : But the loss of one of my agents, I cannot withstand. Agent Sullivan was my first, and I swore my *last*. But swearing seems to have proven a hollow gesture, and I'm left with no choice.
[Hands Vance an envelope]
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : I thought I'd save Uncle Sam the postage.
Leon Vance : This isn't over Hetty.
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : Oh, I'm afraid for me it is, Leon.
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Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : Proving one thing that I always suspected: that I am not cut out for this job.
Leon Vance : Hetty, you're more cut out for this job than anybody I've ever worked with.
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : No. I was never cut out for this. I just happened to have the capacity for it.
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Special Agent G. Callen : You're not... quitting?
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : ...Resigning. It's different
Special Agent G. Callen : Not from where I'm standing.
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Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : You're gravely mistaken if you think I would let the death of *one* agent influence my occupational choices.
Special Agent G. Callen : But you are... That's one of the things I love about you... Don't do this.
Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange : I'm afraid... my decision... is final... Mr. Callen.