Tony Mendez Quotes

Latest Tony Mendez quotes from Argo (2012)

Tony Mendez

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Tony Mendez is played by Ben Affleck in Argo (2012).

Quotes

John Chambers : Target audience will hate it.
Tony Mendez : Who's the target audience?
John Chambers : People with eyes.

#1

Joe Stafford : You really believe your little story's gonna make a difference when there's a gun to our heads?
Tony Mendez : I think my story's the only thing between you and a gun to your head.

#2

John Chambers : So you want to come to Hollywood, act like a big shot...
Tony Mendez : Yeah.
John Chambers : ...without actually doing anything?
Tony Mendez : No.
John Chambers : You'll fit right in!

#3

Tony Mendez : Mike, if I were to say you were looking through the wrong end of that viewfinder, would I be right?
Lee Schatz : Yup.

#4

Tony Mendez : This is what I do. I get people out. And I've never left anyone behind.
Joe Stafford : I wish I could believe you, Mr. Harkins.
Tony Mendez : My name is Tony Mendez. I'm from New York. My father worked construction. My mother teaches elementary school. I have a wife and a ten year old son. You play along with me today and I promise you, I will get you out tomorrow.

#5

Tony Mendez : You. Where was your passport issued?
Bob Anders : Vancouver.
Tony Mendez : Where were you born?
Bob Anders : Toronto.
Tony Mendez : "Torono". Canadians don't pronounce the "t".
Lee Schatz : Some Komiteh guard is actually gonna know that?
Tony Mendez : If you're detained for questioning, they will bring in someone who knows that, yes.

#6

Tony Mendez : If we're caught, you and Pat go on trial for harboring the enemy. You know that, right?
Ken Taylor : Pat and I have discussed it. It's the risk we took.

#7

Sir, exfils are like abortions. You don't wanna need one. But when you do, you don't do it yourself.

#8

Sir, if these people can read or add, pretty soon they're gonna figure out they're six short of a full deck. It's winter. You can't afford to wait around till spring so it's nice enough to take a bike ride. The only way out of that city is the airport. We build new cover identities for them, you send in a Moses, he takes them out on a commercial flight.

#9

Tony Mendez : Sir, do you have this newspaper in front of you? Would you mind taking a look at it? What's in this picture?
Robert Pender : Tehran.
Tony Mendez : Right. What's on the ground?
Robert Pender : Snow.
Tony Mendez : Right. So what crops are the do-gooders inspecting under Frosty?

#10

Shoot him, he's an American spy!

#11

Can I come in?

#12

Can I come in?

#13

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