Hans Gruber: If you'd listened to me, he would be neutralised already.
Karl: I don't want neutral. I want dead.
Hans Gruber: I'm going to count to three, there won't be a four... Give me the code.
John McClane: [cops start coming towards the building] You macho assholes, no, no!
Hans Gruber: [over radio] Theo? Theo!
Theo: Yo!
Hans Gruber: We may have some problems. How's our schedule?
Theo: Three down, four to go.
Hans Gruber: Then don't waste time talking to me.
[signs off]
Sergeant Al Powell: If you are what I think you are then you'll know when to shut up, when to listen... and when to pray.
Hans: [Pulling a gun on Holly] Mrs. McClane. How nice to make your acquaintance.
Hans Gruber: Due to the Nakatomi Corporation's legacy of greed around the globe, they are about to be taught a lesson in the real use of power. You will be witnesses.
Theo: [Hans, Theo, and Kristoff stare in awe as the vault opens] Merry Christmas.
Tony: The fire has been called off, my friend. No one is coming to help you. You might as well come out and join the others. I promise I won't hurt you.
Karl: No one kills him but me!
Argyle: Well, why didn't you come with her man? What's up?
John McClane: 'Cause I'm a New York cop. I got a six-month backlog on New York scumbags I'm still trying to put behind bars. I can't just pick up and go that easy.
Holly Gennero McClane: You'll have to forgive Ellis. He gets very depressed this time of year. He thought he was God's greatest gift. You know?
John McClane: Yeah, I know the type. I think he's got his eye on you.
Holly Gennero McClane: That's okay. I have my eye on his private bathroom.
Harry Ellis: [hearing police sirens outside] I never thought I'd love to hear that sound.
John McClane: [John has a gun to Tony's head] Freeze, it's the police.
Tony: You won't hurt me.
John McClane: Oh yeah, why's that?
Tony: You're a police man. There are rules for police men.
John McClane: That's what my captain keeps telling me.
[a fight ensues]
Argyle: Just remember that when you sign for the tip.
Theo: [sees LAPD SWAT armored vehicle approaching] Wait a minute, wait a minute. What have we here, gentlemen? The police have themselves an RV. Southeast corner.
Argyle: [when he sees a big truck crashing out of the building] The fuck is going on?
