Les Misérables (1998)
Geoffrey Rush: Javert
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Quotes
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Javert : [reading proof that Monsieur le Maire is Jean Valjean] I knew it... I knew it. I KNEW IT!
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Javert : Reform is a discredited fantasy. Modern science tells us that people are by nature, law breakers or law abiders. A wolf could wear sheep's clothing but he's still a wolf.
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Javert : Reform is a discarded fantasy.
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Javert : It's a pity the law doesn't allow me to be merciful.
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Javert : Monsieur, a serious... a grave violation of the public trust has been committed. An inferior has shown a complete lack of respect for the law. He must be exposed and punished.
Jean Valjean : Who is the offender?
Javert : I am. I slandered you Monsieur le maire, I'm here to ask that you demand my dismissal.
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Javert : [about Valjean] He lies so well, doesn't he? He's had a lot of practice. A lifetime of lies.
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Javert : This week was the same as last, every night?
Informer : Inspector, they're in love. It's perfectly nauseating. She sneaks out the door, and they're together till dawn. They even stay out there when it rains.
[sneezes]
Informer : I haven't caught the gun supply, Inspector, I've caught pneumonia.
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Javert : Jean Valjean. I *knew* it!
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Jean Valjean : You might be making a mistake.
Javert : Mistake? What kind of mistake is that?
Jean Valjean : Sometimes, people move into town to start a new slate, you might be doing more harm than good by prying into their private lives.
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Javert : An honest man has nothing to fear from the truth.
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Javert : What did you say? Speak up, people don't mumble when they speak to me.
