Highlander

Duncan: How's Paris? Methos: It's a lot quieter since you left.

Duncan: Does knowing about wine or silk give me a stouter heart or a stronger sword arm? Kristin: No. But it may make you into a gentleman. Duncan: Oh, thank you. The gentlemen I've known I'd care not to imitate. Kristin: Well, if you choose to remain Duncan MacLeod, the Highland barbarian, for the rest of your life, so be it. Duncan: Duncan MacLeod is who I am, not some silken fop. Och, all this, the wine, the clothes, 'tis all appearance. It has no meaning to it. Kristin: And me? Is there no meaning to me? Duncan: No, that is not what I meant. Och. Kristin: I thought you enjoyed it here with me? I thought I brought you pleasure? Duncan: Aye, you've given me great pleasure. Kristin: Then you do care about me? Duncan: I care about you a great deal. But all this? Tis not me, tis not right. Kristin: Then I'll make it right.

Kristin: (about Louise's painting of Duncan) I believe you have captured the subject beautifully. But he should look a bit happier. Louise: I cannot paint what is not there, madame. Perhaps he has little to be happy about. Kristin: Don't be foolish. He has me.

Richie: (to Duncan) You know, sometimes you knowing everything gets to be a real pain in the ass.

Methos: Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod… Duncan: That's who I am. Methos: Well, I guess someone has to be.

Richie: We have this thing between us, Mac, it's like...it's like an electrical connection. Why can't you understand that? Methos: They didn't have electricity when he knew her. Richie: Don't you get tired of him always being older and wiser all the time? Methos: Yeah I can see where that would get annoying.

Duncan: Maybe you'll be racing spaceships instead of Harleys. Richie: You really think things will change that much? Duncan: When I was your age, the fastest way to travel was by horse, and if you wanted to fly, you had to be a bird.

Richie: When you first told me about renovating this house, I kinda thought you were going a bit crazy, like going through a midlife crisis. Come to think of it, do Immortals have midlife crises? Duncan: Only if they live long enough.

(Kristen is on the ground with her sword beside her) Methos: Pick it up. Kristen: Who are you? Methos: Someone who was born long before the age of chivalry. Now pick it up.

Methos: Candygram! Duncan: Methos. Or should I call you Adam? Methos: Only you and Joe know that I'm Methos the Immortal. To the rest of the world I'm still Adam Pierson, mild mannered Watcher. Duncan: Well, mi casa es su casa. How's Paris? Methos: It's a lot quieter since you left. Taking up origami? Duncan: No, I'm just renovating an old house. Methos: Yeah, it's good to keep busy. Duncan: So, what brings a five thousand year old man to me? Methos: Kristen's in town. She just opened a new branch of her agency.

Methos: You've got a friend, Richie Ryan. He met Kristen yesterday morning. Duncan: He didn't tell me that. Methos: Maybe he hasn't got out of bed yet.

Methos: MacLeod-san, that katana is a lovely piece of art. May I? I washed my hands this morning. Quite a blade. (Methos holds the sword to Duncan's neck) Duncan: Not funny, Methos. Methos: Not meant to be. Not only are you naive, now you are weaponless. How have you lived this long? Do you know how many Immortals she's killed? Do you want a list? Duncan: All right, you've made your point. Methos: Have I? One day she is going to kill you. Duncan: She's tried already. Methos: You're better with a blade than her, yes. You are stronger than her, yes. But if you keep letting her walk away, one day she gets lucky and takes your head, yes. Duncan: Oh, I dunno. Maybe she'll stop to gloat like you. (Duncan knocks Methos down) You wanna play? Methos: Great! You knock me on my bum because I make a bad joke. Very macho! But you keep letting her walk away without even taking a shot... that is very suicidal. Duncan: You know what she was to me. Methos: Yes, and I know what she is, a killer! You treat her like one.

Duncan: He's already made his mind up. He wasn't listening to a word I said. Methos: Well, that happens. Guess this must be what it's like to have kids. Duncan: You think so? Methos: Yeah. You do your best, teach them what you know, try and show them the right path and then they just have to get on with it. Duncan: Yeah, and then let them make the same idiotic mistakes that you did. I tried to warn him, what else can I do? Methos: Well, you could tell him the rest of it.

Richie: She went nuts! She would have killed me. Methos: Round two to Kristin. You dump her, and then you turn your back on her? Talk about the blind leading the visually challenged! Richie: Thank you.

Duncan: Did you know Mencius? Methos: Student of Confucius, yeah. Duncan: I dislike death, but there are things that I dislike more than death. Methos: Therefore there are occasions when I will not... Methos/Duncan: ...avoid danger. Methos: Death before dishonor. Duncan: For some of us. (holds up paint strip samples) What do you think? Methos: Get someone in.