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Nicolas Cage in National Treasure (2004)

Sean Bean: Ian Howe

National Treasure

Sean Bean credited as playing...

Ian Howe

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Quotes9

  • Ian Howe: [about Ben jumping into the Hudson River] You all right, Ben? No broken bones? A jump like that could kill a man.
  • Ben Gates: No, it was cool. You should try it some time.
  • Ian Howe: Gentlemen, why is this word capitalized?
  • Shippen: Because it's important?
  • Ian Howe: Because it's a name.
  • Riley Poole: Ian, why don't you just come back down here, and we can talk through this together!
  • Ian Howe: [aims his gun at Riley] Don't speak again.
  • Riley Poole: Okay.
  • Ian Howe: You know the key to running a convincing bluff? Every once in a while you got to be holding all the cards.
  • Ian Howe: McGregor, Viktor, you stay here. And if anyone should come out without me... well... use your imagination.
  • Ian Howe: [finding he only has a copy of the Declaration Of Independence] Well done, Gates! Well done!
  • [hits his hands against the counter in anger]
  • Museum Kid: [looking at a 100 dollar bill] Is this real?
  • Ian Howe: Just tell me what you told my friend
  • Shaw: [after Ben escaped in the elevator with the Declaration of Independence] Damn!
  • Ian Howe: He's got the bloody map!
  • Ian Howe: Tell me what I need to know, Ben.
  • Ben Gates: You need to know... if Shaw can catch.
  • [throws flare]

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