Quotes tagged ‘KGB’

“Legasov: No one in the room that night knew the shutdown button (AZ-5) could act as a detonator. They didn't know it, because it was kept from them. Kadnikov: Comrade Legasov, you're contradicting your own testimony in Vienna. Legasov: My testimony in Vienna was a lie. I lied to the world. I'm not t…”

— Craig Mazin, Valery Legasov, Jared Harris, imdb.com

“[After a meeting with the Central Committee, Legasov confronts KGB official Aleksandr Charkov about Khomyuk's arrest] Legasov: She was arrested by the KGB. You are the first deputy chairman of the KGB. Aleksandr Charkov: [amused] I am. That's why I don't have to bother with arresting people anymore.…”

— Craig Mazin, Valery Legasov, Jared Harris, imdb.com

“You will come back to us, comrade. No one ever leaves the KGB.”

— Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, imdb.com

“[Shaw meets a Russian general in Moscow] Russian General: Hello. Sebastian Shaw: [in Russian] Once again, my sympathies for your treatment at the hands of the CIA. Russian General: These Americans are ruthless. Shaw: Now they have their missiles placed in Turkey...I expect you'll be planning new mis…”

— Zack Stentz, Matthew Vaughn, Ashley Edward Miller, Jane Goldman, Sebastian Shaw, Kevin Bacon, imdb.com

“I'm in charge of FBI Counter-Intelligence, and my secretary married a KGB officer.”

— Joseph Weisberg, Frank Gaad, Richard Thomas, imdb.com

“[Hemingway] was allegedly a KGB spy, but he wasn't very good at it.”

— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com