Now You See Me (I) (2013)
Woody Harrelson: Merritt McKinney
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Quotes
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Merritt McKinney : When I first met you, I thought you were kind of a... dick.
Henley Reeves : And?
Merritt McKinney : No, no. That's it.
J. Daniel Atlas : That's very nice. I'm touched.
Merritt McKinney : Yeah, just from the heart.
J. Daniel Atlas : Well, I didn't say where I was touched.
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[the four have just met outside the locked door of the apartment room to which they were given Tarot card clues to visit]
Jack Wilder : No way. J. Daniel Atlas? Dude, I've seen everything that you have ever done. I mean, you're, like - I, I idolize you, seriously.
J. Daniel Atlas : A true fan. It's so nice to meet you.
[They shake hands]
Jack Wilder : I'm Jack, by the way.
Merritt McKinney : Question. Did you get one of these?
[Merritt holds up his Tarot card, and Jack fishes his own out of his pocket, grinning]
Jack Wilder : Yeah, oh, yeah. Death.
[They each hold up the cards they were given]
Henley Reeves : The High Priestess.
J. Daniel Atlas : I'm the Lover.
Henley Reeves : [covering her comment with a fake cough] Three minutes.
Merritt McKinney : Hermit.
Jack Wilder : So what are we - are we waiting for someone? Why, why are we just...?
[Everyone says, "The door's locked."]
Jack Wilder : Oh, no. Nothing, nothing's ever locked.
[Facial reactions while Jack, still bashful while using his tricks, unlocks the door]
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Merritt McKinney : If by "has-been" you're referring to me, I just wanna say I'm flattered, because I always considered myself a never-was.
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Merritt McKinney : I'm just trying to create the space for wisdom.
J. Daniel Atlas : Okay, so you're like Buddha, if he wasn't so enlightened.
Merritt McKinney : And you're like Jesus, if he was arrogant and all of his miracles were fake.
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Merritt McKinney : Isn't there a proud tradition in the FBI of men wearing dresses? No shame, Agent Fuller. No shame.
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J. Daniel Atlas : What is magic? Magic is deception, but deception designed to delight, to entertain, to inspire. It is about belief. Faith.
Henley Reeves : Trust.
Merritt McKinney : Without those qualities, magic as an art form would no longer exist.
Henley Reeves : But what happens if these qualities are not used for their higher purpose? And instead they're used to cheat, lie.
J. Daniel Atlas : For personal gain, or for greed? Well then it's no longer magic.
Merritt McKinney : It's crime.
Henley Reeves : So tonight, for our final act, you're gonna help us set a few things right.
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Merritt McKinney : Um... Allow me to make plain what we've both been thinking.
Henley Reeves : And what's that?
Merritt McKinney : Well, obviously you have feelings of affection for Daniel. Unrequited and misguided, owing to his lack of emotional availability. Consequently, you're very tightly... how should I put it? Um... corked.
Henley Reeves : Oh, I am?
Merritt McKinney : Now, recognizing that you have physical needs not being met, and strictly in the vein of helping a sister out, I invite you to think of me as your own personal corkscrew.
Henley Reeves : Wow, thanks. Let me mull over that offer of cheap and meaningless sex.
Merritt McKinney : Cheap and meaningless, maybe, but, uh, not time-consuming.
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Thaddeus Bradley : Break a leg.
Merritt McKinney : Hey, you break something too.
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Merritt McKinney : [hypnotizing a cheating husband] And you, Warren Beatty, everytime you see or even *think* of Janet you're going to see me
[Merritt slaps the husband's head twice]
Merritt McKinney : naked, that's not a pretty sight!
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Merritt McKinney : I did *not* see that coming.
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[the four have just activated a hologram in the room to which they were mysteriously invited. They all speak with evident awe]
Henley Reeves : Blueprints!
Merritt McKinney : They're incredible.
Jack Wilder : Who do you think did this?
Henley Reeves : I don't know, but I really want to meet them.
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Merritt McKinney : Do me a favor. Visualize your most adventurous sexual experience.
Henley Reeves : Stay out of my head, you perv!
Merritt McKinney : Well, no, if I stay out of your head, I'm never gonna get into your pants.
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Merritt McKinney : [about Agent Fuller] Please convey my deepest apologies to your colleague out there. I'm really sorry about this whole Tranny Tuesday thing, I was out of line.
Dylan Rhodes : Tranny Tuesday?
Merritt McKinney : It's an arrangement he and his wife have, or might not have, if you believe everything Agent Fuller's saying. Correct me, but isn't there a proud tradition in the FBI of men wearing dresses?