Father Knows Best?

Mr. Newberry: 'Did I have you figured wrong?'
Martin Blank: 'I don't know - I mean, I hope so.'
Mr. Newberry: 'I visualised you in a haze as one of those slackster, flannel-wearing, coffee-house misanthropes I've been seeing in Newsweek.'
Martin Blank: 'No no no, I went the other road. Six figures, doing business with leadpipe cruelty, mercenary sensibility. You know - sports, sex, no real relationships with anyone. How about you, how have the years been treating you?'
Mr. Newberry: 'Well, you know me, Martin. Still the same old sell-out, exploiting the oppressed.'
Martin Blank: 'Sure.'
Mr. Newberry: '"Ah, what a piece of work is man, how noble..." ah, fuck it. Let's have a drink and forget the whole damn thing.'

Martin on the Couch

Alan Arkin was amazing as Dr. Oatman:

Martin Blank: 'Don't you think that maybe you're just upset because I told you what I do for a living, and you got upset and you're letting it interfere with our dynamic?'
Dr. Oatman: 'Whoa, Martin. You didn't tell me what you did for a living.'
Martin Blank: 'Yes, I did!'
Dr. Oatman: 'You didn't tell me what you did for a living for four sessions. Then you told me. And I said, "I don't want to work with you any more." And yet, you come back each week at the same time. That's a difficulty for me. On top of that, if you've committed a crime or you're thinking about committing a crime, I have to tell the authorities.'
Martin Blank: 'I know the law, okay? But I don't want to be withholding, I'm very serious about this process.'
Martin Blank: 'And I know where you live.'
Dr. Oatman: 'Oh, now see? That wasn't a nice thing to say; that wasn't designed to make me feel good. That's a, kind of a, not too subtle intimidation, and I, uh, get filled with anxiety when you talk about something like that.'
Martin Blank: 'Come on, come on. I was just kidding, all right? The thought never crossed my mind.'
Dr. Oatman: 'You did think of it, Martin! You thought it, and then you said it. And now, I'm left with the aftermath of that, thinking I gotta be creative in a really interesting way or Martin's gonna blow my brains out! You're holding me hostage. That's not right.'

Motivation

Debi: 'You're a psychopath.'
Martin Blank: 'No, no. Psychopaths kill for no reason. I kill for money. It's a job. That didn't come out right.'

Quotes For Pointers

'Some people say forgive and forget. Nah, I don't know. I say forget about forgiving and just accept. And get the hell out of town.' ~ Debi
'A thousand innocent people get killed every day! But a millionaire's pet gets detonated, and you're marked for life.' ~ Martin Blank
'You look good, you look Tony Robbins good.' ~ Paul
'If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's, well, broken.' ~ Debi
'Everybody's coming back to take stock of their lives. You know what I say? Leave your livestock alone.' ~ Debi
'Don't tease me, you know what I do for a living.' ~ Martin Blank
'Dr. Oatman, please pick up, pick up! It's Martin Blank! I, I'm standing where my, uh, living room was and it's not here because my house is gone and it's an Ultimart! You can never go home again, Oatman, but I guess you can shop there.' ~ Martin Blank
'If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.' ~ Martin Blank
'Oh, the reason I called. Could you find out who else is in town? I've made two spooks and a ghoul already, so if they've double-booked the job, and/or they're going to kill me, I'd like to know. If you could find that out, that'd be great.' ~ Martin Blank
'They all have husbands and wives and children and houses and dogs, and, you know, they've all made themselves a part of something and they can talk about what they do. What am I gonna say? "I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How've you been?" ' ~ Martin Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Martin Blank: 'You must've done some naughty shit there, Bart. There's a contract out on your life. Believe me. I was hired to kill you, but I'm not going to do it. It's either because I'm in love with your daughter or because I have a newfound respect for life.'
Mr. Grocer: 'That punk is either in love with that guy's daughter or he has a newfound respect for life.'
Mr. Newberry: 'My whole life!'
Martin Blank: 'Hopefully not.'