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A Playful Reference to Chuck Berry
Basher
Mr. Bank. Do you know what Chuck Berry said every night before counting one, two, three, four?
[pretending to be a stunt biker]
Bank
What did he say?
Basher
Pay me my money!
[lifting a finger up for each word]
Misunderstood Intentions in Conversations
Rusty
Well, she said she liked surprises...
Danny
I don't think that is what she meant.
Rusty
You think?
Danny
So she dropped the remote...
Rusty
And I put the towel back on.
Danny
Well, those are the waters.
Communication Breakdown Between Friends
Danny
What did you say?
Rusty
What could I say?
Danny
Nothing.
Rusty
That's what I said.
Desire for results without effort
Willie Bank
I don't want the labor pains; I just want the baby!
Perceptions of Seriousness in Others
Willie Bank
Some people I take seriously tell me you're a serious guy.
[To Danny Ocean]
The Importance of the Nose in Strategy
Rusty Ryan
Oh I told him that the nose plays... the nose plays.
[Referring to Linus' facial prop]
Nostalgic Reflections on Past Casinos
Danny
I remember when this used to be The Dunes. Reuben taught me to shoot craps here when I was a kid. I'd play Hard Ways and Double Sixes; he straightened me out. I was twenty...two.
[Stands with Rusty in front of the Bellagio]
Rusty
The first time I ever met Reuben, he looked me off getting cheated at an all-dealers game at the El Rancho, then he bought me breakfast. The Sands was there, Desert Inn...
[Looks off to the side]
Danny
They built em smaller back then.
Rusty
They seemed big.
Danny
...Town's changed.
A Casual Farewell from Linus Caldwell
Linus Caldwell
I guess I'll see you when I see you
[At the airport, homage to real life]
The Importance of Meaningful Props
Linus Caldwell
It is not a prop for prop's sake!
[reference to Damon's last line in Rounders]
Advice on Family Life
Danny Ocean
You should settle down. Have a couple of kids.
[to Rusty before leaving]
The Importance of Maintaining Ideas
Danny
That's your idea?
Linus
Well, we've shaken all the trees, we've looked under every rock, we've searched every... I mean... We've talked to everybody we can trust. I know it's not a great idea, but it is an idea... and I think as long as we have one idea, we shouldn't give up.
Rusty
I was really hoping to avoid that this time.
Confidence in Winning and Consequences of Losing
Willie Bank
Oh, I don't lose. People who bet on me to lose, lose. And they lose big.
Weight and Employment: A Difficult Decision
Abigail Sponder
I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go. Turn in your uniform.
[Feeling a waitress' arm]
Waitress
I only gained four pounds, you can't!
Sponder
Sorry, sweetie, but your Body Mass Index is nowhere near where it's supposed to be.
Waitress
But Ms. Sponder-
Sponder
Oh no, honey. It's your butt that's the problem.
[Smugly walks off, Linus having observed the whole thing]
Frank
Man, you can't fire no waitresses based on appearance, that's just unconstitutional.
Danny
IF they were waitresses.
Linus
Yeah, they're actually hired as "models who serve", so that Bank can monitor their personal appearance.
Rusty
It's a cruel, cruel practice.
Trust and Suspicion Among Friends
Linus
Have you guys been talking to my dad?
Danny
Why would we do that?
Linus
That's not a "no.
Danny
Look...
Rusty
He just wanted to know how the nose was working for you.
Linus
Oh, I knew it, man! He just can't leave it alone! What did you tell him?
Rusty
Oh, I told him the nose plays.
Linus
The nose does play.
Rusty
The nose plays.
Danny
It's great, it's huge.
A Partner's Desk No Longer Exists
Reuben
So... where's the partner's desk gonna be?
Bank
Oh, there is no partner's desk, Reuben. You're out.
Reuben
What? Are you gonna throw me off the roof?
Bank
Well, I don't want to.
A Misunderstanding About Pancake Eating
Rusty
So then she says, "What did I do?" and I say, "What do I look like, a pancake eater?
Danny
Hmm. So you left it there on the floor?
Rusty
Right on the floor.
Danny
For how long?
Rusty
Next morning.
Danny
Good.
[nods]
Power Dynamics in a Changing Landscape
Bank
This town might have changed, but not me. I know people highly invested in my survival, and they are people who really know how to hurt in ways you can't even imagine.
Danny
Well, I know all the guys that you'd hire to come after me, and they like me better than you.
Plans and Reflections Among Friends
Saul Bloom
When they opened The Flamingo, one day it was closed, the next it was open. End of story. I know, I was there.
Saul Bloom
Kensington Chubb here!
Saul Bloom
Did I say I was walking away? Let's gut the sonovabitch.
Reuben Tishkoff
We'll talk about it when I'm dead.
Roman Nagel
You're analog players in a digital world. You're done.
Yen
Shit! Shit! Shit!
Saul Bloom
(Talking to Willie Bank as Kensington chubb) Well, so far, this establishment is of, Aces!
Not Involved in the Conflict
Danny
Hey, Linus.
Linus
Hey, where are Tess and Isabel?
Danny
It's not their fight!
[impatient]
Linus
Hey, whoa!
[defensively]
Debating Myths About Inuit Traditions
Reuben
Did you know the Inuit people send their elders out on an ice floe to die when they're too old to hunt?
Danny
Reuben, that's just a myth.
Understanding the Stakes in a Conflict
Rusty
What's the latest?
[Meeting Danny on a plane to Vegas]
Danny
Nothing. They say the first 24 hours are...
Rusty
Right... Did she understand?
Danny
It's not their fight.
Rusty
Did she understand?
Danny
...It's not their fight.
Advice on Weight Management
Rusty Ryan
Next time, try keeping the weight off in between.
[to Danny before he leaves]
Identity Confusion in Ocean's Thirteen
Linus Caldwell
I'm so deep into Pepperidge I am him.
Unexpected Moments During a Casual Conversation
Rusty
Are you alright?
[notices Danny teary-eyed]
Danny
Yeah, um, I just bit into a pepper.
Rusty
Is that... are you... are you watching Oprah? With a bottle of wine? Did you TiVo this?
[sees the television is on Oprah, where she gives a family a new house]
Danny
I was reading the paper.
Rusty
With the sound at full volume?
[unconvinced]
Danny
It's...not just the kids. I mean, I'm happy for the kids. How's it going in Mexico?
[Rusty nods]
Rusty
Well, Turk's there. Are they really going to build her a new home?
[pause]
Danny
Yeah, for the whole family.
Willie Bank's Remark on Ocean's Intelligence
Willie Bank
You know, you're half smart, Ocean.
Trust and Loyalty in Uncertain Situations
Danny Ocean
First of all, I know the guys you'd hire to come get me, they like me better than you. Second of all, you're not going to the cops, because...well, let's face it, you're not going to the cops. Third, you shook Sinatra's hand. You should know better, Willy.
Trust and Persuasion Among Friends
Saul
Reuben...he always was too trusting.
Danny
Is, Saul. Is.
Saul
Right, is.
Rusty
Well, you try talking him out of it next time.
[Yen says something in Mandarin]
Danny
Look, Bank hurt Reuben. I know how that makes me feel. I know what that makes me want to do.
Turk
Well, I'll you what I'd do, and I don't care if it gets messy.
Virgil
I'll drive you. We'll get him leaving his barber.
Livingston
And I'll inject him.
Basher
And I'll find a spot to get rid of the body.
Rusty
All valid ideas. Great initiative. But...
Danny
But...Even though Bank stepped over the line, we need to do what is best for Reuben.
Rusty
Which means we offer Bank a "Billy Martin.
Turk
And, what? He takes it and gets away with it?
Linus
Those are the rules.
Basher
No, those are the rules for someone who understands the rules, which Bank don't. He already broke them. So he don't get the chance.
Frank
For Reuben...I think we give him a chance.
Conflict Between Father and Son
Linus Caldwell
No, the Brody can work! What, just because you have the greatest cover known to man, you have to tell me what to do? Congratulations! No, maybe you're getting soft! No, I won't put Danny on. Or Rusty. Just–Goodbye, Dad!
[Linus is talking to his dad on the phone; Danny puts his hand out for the phone; Rusty puts his hand out for the phone; Hangs up]
Debate on Disabling a Device
Danny
Couldn't we just shut it off, you know, cut the wires?
Roman
That could work. Even better, you could just kick the plug right out of the socket!
Danny
I'm serious-
Roman
No, short of walking in with a bloody magnetron around your neck- You do know what a magnetron is?
Danny
Something that screws up the Grecco?
[pause]
Roman
Short of that...I... I can't believe I am even talking about this, because...this is a problem!
[laughs]
Danny
That's what I said.
Rusty
But if we could-
Roman
No, there is no if'! It can not be shut off! I mean, you need a real natural disaster, an act of God!
Rusty
But if we could beat it-
Roman
You can't.
Rusty
But if we could-
Roman
You can't.
Rusty
You could.
Roman
Don't flatter.
[gives them a look]
Danny
Look, IF we could shut it off, how long would it take to reboot?
Roman
Because it's so sophisticated, 3 and a half minutes.
Danny
Might be enough.
Rusty
Pick your natural disaster.
The Complexity of Relationships
Rusty
Relationships can be...
Danny
Sure.
Rusty
But they're also...
Danny
That's right.