Man on Fire (2004)

Dakota Fanning: Lupita Ramos

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Quotes 

• Pita : Dear God, I do not ask for health or wealth. People ask you so often that you can't have any left. Give me, God, what else you have. Give me what no-one else asks for. Amen.

• Pita : I love you, Creasy. And you love me too, don't you?

  Creasy : Yes, I do. With all my heart, Pita. Go.

• Pita : [while doing her homework in her room]  What was your first girlfriends' name?

  Creasy : Nonya.

  Pita : Nonya who?

  Creasy : Nonya business.

• Pita : [after helping her with her homework in the kitchen]  Creasy

  [pause] 

  Pita : You're smiling.

  Creasy : What?

  Pita : You were smiling.

  Creasy : No, I'm not.

  Pita : You were.

  Creasy : No, I was not.

  Pita : You're not now, but you were.

  Creasy : No, *you* were smiling, I wasn't smiling.

  Pita : You were.

  Creasy : When?

  Pita : Like, five seconds ago.

  Creasy : I'm not smiling.

  Pita : Well, a second ago you were.

  Creasy : No, you said five seconds ago, now that's six. Six seconds ago I was not smiling.

  Pita : Okay, 10 seconds ago.

  Creasy : 10 seconds ago, I was smiling. Okay, in the next 10 seconds let's see who smiles first.

  [pause] 

  Creasy : You smiled already. See? You did.

  Pita : Mmm.

  [pointing at Creasy] 

  Creasy : No, that wasn't a - That was a smirk, that's not a smile. A smirk is different. They both start with "S," but they're not the same - Do your homework.

  Pita : [Creasy walks away]  You were.

• Pita : There are some good things in this world.

  Creasy : Oh yeah, like what?

  Pita : Like meeting me.

• Creasy : [using a military approach to train her how to swim faster]  The gunshot holds no fear, say it.

  Pita : The gunshot holds no fear.

  Creasy : You welcome the sound. In fact it's the sound that sets you free. You are a prisoner on this block until that sound sets you free.

• Pita : You're late.

  Creasy : I'm sorry.

  Pita : Where's my mother?

  Creasy : I dropped her at home.

  Pita : It's no wonder you're late. Why didn't she just come with you?

  [Creasy doesn't answer] 

  Pita : Do you think my mom likes you?

  Creasy : I think she's afraid of me. But not the same way most people are.

  Pita : I'm not afraid of you.

  Creasy : I know you're not.

  Pita : Are you afraid of me?

  Creasy : I used to be. At first. But not any more.

  Pita : Good.

• Pita : [while doing her homework in her room]  Do you have a girlfriend, Creasy?

  Creasy : What?

  Pita : Do you have a girlfriend?

  Creasy : No. What kind of question is that, anyway? You're supposed to be studying history, okay?

  Pita : It is history... Creasy history.

  Creasy : No, that's ancient history.

• Lisa : [while leaving for a business trip]  I'll call you from Detroit, baby.

  Pita : You're going to miss Mexican Halloween. The day of the dead.

  Samuel : You enjoy it for us, Pita.

• Lisa : You should be sleeping, baby.

  Pita : I'm trying, Mom

  Lisa : Good news. You're going back to school

  Pita : When?

  Lisa : Samuel is going to hire a new bodyguard. It may take a few days, but you're going back

  Pita : Could he speak English? Emilio couldn't speak English.

  Lisa : We'll see. And thank your father in the morning. A man always needs to be thanked.

• Pita : [about Creasy]  I think he's been sick. He's all right now, but I think he's been very, very sick.

• Creasy : PITA, RUN! RUN!

  Pita : Creasy!

• Creasy : [while driving her to school]  Pita, do you have a pencil?

  Pita : I go to school, don't I?

• Pita : [showing him around his room for the first time]  That's "Bird." Emilio forgot to take him with when he left.

  Creasy : Who's Emilio?

  Pita : My last bodyguard. He drove me to school in the morning and picked me up in the afternoon

  Creasy : I'm here for you?

  Pita : In between you can take Mum shopping and to lunch. Does that sound all right, Mr. Creasy?

• Creasy : [referring to Pita's parents]  They'll be back in a week.

  Pita : They can stay for two weeks. I don't care.

• Pita : [while driving her to school]  Where are you from, Creasy?

  Creasy : The United States.

  Pita : I know, but which state?

  Creasy : No state in particular.

  Pita : My mom and me are from Houston, Texas. Have you been there?

  Creasy : No.

• [repeated line] 

  Pita : CREASY!