McMafia #1.8

Alex Godman: I'd like to speak to a lawyer.
Ilya Fedorov: No lawyers. No consulate. Nobody knows you're here.

Dmitri Godman: You have to get out of Russia!

Alex Godman: The business I'm talking about is worth 300 billion a year. If you'd invested in my fund at launch, you'd have doubled your money. An investment with my associates would have given you a 5,000% return over the same period.

Grigory Mishin: I studied business at Harvard, like you, Mr. Godman. How is your proposal any different?

Alex Godman: The mafia culture he represents is outdated. His methods are violent, inefficient, draws too much attention. Attention which doesn't reflect well on this country. He lets emotion get in the way of business, which isn't good for any of us.

Rebecca Harper: It isn't just what happened, Katya. I don't think... I know who he is any more. I don't think he even knows himself.

Grigory Mishin: They're economists, like you. You'll present your proposal, go over the numbers, and then they'll make their decision.

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Vadim Kalyagin: I've told you before... if you choose this life... if you want her to be safe... you'll have to give her up. Your family, too. Everyone you love. Everyone. You'll be alone... every single day. Until someone comes to put you out of your misery.

Oksana Godman: I love my country, but I don't belong there any more. Anyway, the whole world is the same now. Gucci here, Gucci there.

Oksana Godman: Someone is a part of the family when you feel their pain.

Oksana Godman: And who knows? Dmitri and I argue every day for 40 years and I still forgive him.

Antonio Mendez: These terms are unacceptable.
Alex Godman: Those are our terms.
Antonio Mendez: Your terms? We sent you here to arrange an introduction, that's all... We did you a favour. Who the hell do you think you are?

Alex Godman: I work on your behalf. I don't work for you. I don't mean that as a mark of disrespect. I simply think it's the best way for all of us to make money.

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McMafia #1.7

Oleg: Despite what people think, we do not want any problems with the British. In a world without conflicts... we don't profit. Don't you think so?

Oleg: No. Don't drink the tea.

Vadim Kalyagin: If you choose this life... you have to be ready to give up everything.
Alex Godman: I'm not.

Dmitri Godman: I tell you, my friend Oleg knows everyone in Moscow... I'll take you back with me. I want you to be proud of your country.

Alex Godman: What happened to him?
Dmitri Godman: They cut off his head and buried him under asphalt.
Alex Godman: What did he do wrong?
Dmitri Godman: In Russia we live according to a code. He didn't stand by his word. Now, when you threaten to kill someone you say... Veniamin will be happy to see you.

Antonio Mendez: You're not a drug dealer, Alex.
Alex Godman: Not a dealer. A broker. And I'm not doing this for profit. I am doing this to survive.

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Oksana Godman: Silly girl. They think I'm an idiot because of my accent... You have a boyfriend, Jenny?
Jennifer: Yes, ma'am.
Oksana Godman: You know how many men in this city I could have had affairs with?
Jennifer: Lots, I'm sure.
Oksana Godman: I'm an idiot. I fall in love with the same man... all my life.

Guillermo Alegre: That's why it's so hard to do business in your country. You don't know who's in charge, who has authority, who's trying to cheat you...

Guillermo Alegre: My confidence means very little. ... The problems start if I lose my money... In banking, when you introduce someone to someone else and the deal goes wrong, people are upset. But no-one gets hurt. In my business, it's different...

Guillermo Alegre: There's something else that you need to understand. It doesn't matter how smart you are. When reason comes up against force... force always wins.

Rebecca Harper: It's so easy to forget that you grew up in a tiny little flat in Moscow. That you were a rough little boy with no money and no education. Then everything changed and then you got rich... and they sent you here to learn to pretend to be civilised. But you're not. You've got manners and you do some of the right things, but... that's not who you are.

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McMafia #1.6

Alex Godman: You're not wearing the ring I got you?
Rebecca Harper: I thought it was casual tonight.
Alex Godman: It's never casual with my mother...

Rebecca Harper: If you were me, what would you believe?
Alex Godman: I'm not you! My uncle was murdered and my family were almost killed! I'm not you.

Vadim Kalyagin: He's lucky he doesn't have children...

Oksana Godman: Hi, Jennifer... Three times is Russian.

Vadim Kalyagin: When I was in the army I saw dozens of men tortured. You know the last words most of them said, even as their nails were ripped out... "Do whatever you want to me but don't hurt my family."

Oksana Godman: Hmm. You can never go wrong with Dior.

Karel Benes: Before they come for you, they'll go after them. They'll want you to know the ones you love suffered because of you, whoever you're closest to, whoever will hurt you the most.

Alex Godman: If you decide to turn this into a battle, then we will fight you. But if you're willing to find another way... we are, too.

Marat: It may be possible to use untraceable toxins...
Vadim Kalyagin: I want him to know.

Karel Benes: Carolina's mother was the love of my life. Sometimes, I wish I hadn't. Family, children... it's wonderful, but the worry is bigger than the joy. You think to yourself... one day, if God takes them away from me, what do I do?

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McMafia #1.5

Semiyon Kleiman: You think they're any different to Vadim? You are only changing an enemy for more dangerous friends.

Alex Godman: ...the only reason we're in business together is because of my uncle. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for him or my family.
Semiyon Kleiman: You'll avenge him, and then what? It's a gift to be able to convince yourself of something and believe it with all your heart. You think you're doing this for him? You are doing this for power. The same as all of us. Except there's no telling how far you'll go.

Joseph: It says on your card you're still a banker.

Alex Godman: Why so-so?
Vadim Kalyagin: I'm looking forward to going home. I'm not good in this heat, you know? I hate this sunshine. Every day, everywhere you have sun, sun, sun.

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McMafia #1.4

Semiyon Kleiman: Alex, do you have any idea what kind of people you are dealing with? They dress like bankers, they speak a dozen languages, they eat in the best restaurants, stay in the best hotels but underneath all that sophistication, there is an open grave in the Mexican desert with 50 headless corpses inside.

Alex Godman: Wouldn't that mean he has to compete with Vadim?
Semiyon Kleiman: Be careful, my friend. That's how they corrupt you. They let you think that you're making all the decisions, but in the end, they get what they want.
Alex Godman: With respect, isn't that what you're doing?
Semiyon Kleiman: The difference being... I won't bury you if you let me down.

Tobe Miller: Fortunately for you, I know as much about financial fraud as you know about computer security.

Alex Godman: How should I have made them more secure?
Tobe Miller: If someone with the right skill set wants to get into your computer, there isn't much you can do about it. The trick is not to arouse their suspicion in the first place. The more firewalls and anti-spyware software you install, the more curious they get.

Tobe Miller: Hide in plain view. If someone's interested in snooping, make it easy for them. Give them something to find, but hide the important stuff somewhere else.

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Tobe Miller: Before you feel too guilty, I know people who switch off runway lights before 747s land. Guys on chatrooms who hack into baby-cams so they can spy on mothers breast-feeding. Trust me, in this world, you're an innocent.

Alex Godman: You spend a lot of time in these chatrooms?
Tobe Miller: 20 hours a day sometimes. We work harder than bankers.
Alex Godman: Make as much?
Tobe Miller: We have more fun.
Alex Godman: You don't get lonely hiding behind a screen?
Tobe Miller: Bet I have more friends than you do.
Alex Godman: Do you ever meet them?
Tobe Miller: What do I need to meet them for? I know people in every corner of the globe. I know everything about them. I know their families... jobs, hobbies, the bands they like...

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McMafia #1.3

Antonio Mendez: How did you win her round?
Alex Godman: I don't scare easily.

Alex Godman: Are they smuggling cocaine on this boat?
Antonio Mendez: You mean, am I?... The most you could hide on this yacht is around 250 kilos. One of your friend Mr. Kleiman's cargo ships could smuggle at least 20 times that much...

Alex Godman: How does that help me?
Antonio Mendez: I'd be competing with the man who killed your uncle. Anything that hurts Vadim is good for you, no?

Alex Godman: I invest Mr. Kleiman's money, that's all.

Alex Godman: Without you, I have no idea who I am.

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McMafia #1.2

Semiyon Kleiman: This is the land of the no. They haggle, they "No, no, no," they walk away, then return to the table to renegotiate.

Karel Benes: Russians. Drinking our beer. Pimping our women. Like '89 never happened.

Semiyon Kleiman: Are you happy?
Karel Benes: I'm Czech... We're never happy with the boss.

Alex Godman: If he's so stupid, why do you work for him?
Karel Benes: Why does anybody work for a boss?

Alex Godman: A partnership is good for everyone. A disagreement isn't.

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McMafia #1.1

Boris Godman: You ever know what he's thinking? He's got this beautiful smile, but underneath maybe he's thinking, "Screw you and your friends, Uncle Boris. I don't need your money."

Alan Reynott: If you were American, or German, or Spanish, then you would issue a denial and that would be the end of it, but because of where you come from, these rumours tend to stick.

Oksana Godman: When I met your father, I was a market girl and he made me a princess. I had everything I wanted, I had you, I had your sister, I had Chanel and Dior.
Alex Godman: It didn't matter what he did for a living?
Oksana Godman: You know, in Russia, they call everyone a gangster. So what? Papa was a businessman and in his business there was a lot of money, so it was very dangerous. And then, when they kicked him out, I didn't care that he wasn't a boss any more. I still loved him.

Semiyon Kleiman: Why is McDonald's more successful than Burger King?
Alex Godman: Many reasons.
Semiyon Kleiman: One reason. There are more of them. I want to expand my franchise in Europe, Asia, Africa. Everywhere there is a McDonald's, I want to build two Burger Kings. I want to build so many that people stop going to my competitor and his backers lose faith in him and pull out.

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Semiyon Kleiman: My daughter serves in the Mossad, Mr Godman. Do you know what their motto is? .... By deception, we will do war.

Alex Godman: I'm a banker, not a gangster.
Semiyon Kleiman: All I need is a banker. These wars are fought in boardrooms, not on the street. Money. Moving money is your weapon.

Rebecca Harper: The question we have to ask ourselves is whether ethical capitalism is possible. I believe we have no choice. The public have made their feelings clear. The unethical pursuit of profit at the expense of others is no longer acceptable. We live in a globalised, hyper-connected world, where over a billion people subsist on less than a dollar a day. A system designed to create wealth for all has been exploited by the few to create unparalleled inequality. The problem doesn't lie with capitalism, but with those capitalists who have put self-interest and short-term gain ahead of the good of the people, those who have forgotten their economic covenant with society. Well, the rot sets in when we draw a distinction between our values as business leaders and our values as human beings...

Vadim Kalyagin: And you, Mr Godman? Are you harmless?
Alex Godman: I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I was educated at a private school in England, business school in America. I run my own firm in the City. I'm very happy with my life the way it is.

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