Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge Quotes

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.

Angie: You don't want to know everything. No one does. Boyfriends? Girfriends? Best sex of my life?
Joey Cassidy: Well, obviously.
[points at self]
Nick Cassidy: First, cut the red wire.
Angie: Red wire? They're all red wires!
Joey Cassidy: Babe, pick the reddest one.
Psychiatrist: Nick, have you ever considered hurting yourself?
Nick Cassidy: Hurting?
Psychiatrist: Aham.
Nick Cassidy: No... but killin'... every goddamn day.
Joey Cassidy: [sees her dressing] Angie, Angie, Angie.
Angie: What?
Joey Cassidy: You're moving artwork, girl.
Dante Marcus: It always ends the same, blood, snot, and tears.
Joey Cassidy: You hit like a girl. Where are you from, Jersey?
Dante Marcus: [hits him again] I'm from the Bronx.
Nick Cassidy: Today is the day when everything changes. One way or another.
Nick Cassidy: [pointing at ring] That's new, Mike.
Mike Ackerman: Yeah. I went shopping. I'm about to be a married man, so gotta clean up a little bit.
Nick Cassidy: Yeah, who's the lucky guy?
Nick Cassidy, Mike Ackerman: [laughing]
Dante Marcus: [reading Nick Cassidy's note] "I will exit this world as I entered - innocent."
[first lines]
Manager: Good morning, sir.
Nick Cassidy: Last name's Walker.
Manager: Yes. Mr. Walker. Room 2105, South Tower. Great view. We also have a larger unit available on the east side, I can offer you at the same price.
Nick Cassidy: No, I think I'll stick with the view.
Dante Marcus: 240 bucks for breakfast?
Valet: It *is* the most important meal of the day.
Desk Sergeant: We need an emergency service unit at The Roosevelt, 45th and Madison. Shut down the block, we got a man on a ledge.
Suzie Morales: I love this guy!
Jack Dougherty: [to disarmed SWAT guy at gunpoint] Hey buddy, she's had a pretty rough day. I'd do what she says.
[last lines]
Lydia Mercer: I'm going to assume that's a family heirloom?
Nick Cassidy: It is now.
Valet: Drinks all around!
David Englander: That's what's great about this country. If you want it bad enough, you can make it back. Hmm? In this city, on this island, we don't go to work, we go to war! And if somebody takes something from you, you take it back. And more.

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