Altered Carbon (TV Series)

In a Lonely Place (2018)

James Purefoy: Laurens Bancroft

Quotes 

• Laurens Bancroft : You think we should leave it up to God, do you?

  [chuckles] 

  Laurens Bancroft : Oh, Mr. Kovacs, haven't you heard? God is dead. We have taken his place.

  Takeshi Kovacs : If you're a god, then, uh, what the hell do you need me for?

  Laurens Bancroft : Every deity has minions. Observe. Absorb. Find what others have missed.

• Laurens Bancroft : Let's start by being very clear with one another, shall we? Stay away from my wife.

  Takeshi Kovacs : So you're spying on her.

  Laurens Bancroft : I don't need to spy on her. No, when you've been married to the same woman for over 100 years, you know what she does, and you know what she can't help doing.

  Takeshi Kovacs : Why do you care what your wife does in her spare time, considering what you're doing in yours?

  Laurens Bancroft : Your limited life experience cannot possibly encompass what it is to love another person for over 100 years. You achieve something close to veneration. How does one match such respect with the basest desires of the flesh?

  Takeshi Kovacs : So you love your wife too much to fuck her?

  Laurens Bancroft : I certainly love my wife too much to let you fuck her. Now, do you have anything to report on your investigations tonight?

  Takeshi Kovacs : No. Great party, though. Thanks...

• Takeshi Kovacs : I thought you didn't want to own me.

  Laurens Bancroft : In this world, the only real choice is between being the purchaser and the purchased.