“I think every girl is looking for her Mr. Darcy. I’d go for someone who is a little bit brooding and somebody you can have a good conversation with, a good fight with, someone who’ll always keep you guessing and make you laugh.” (Keira Knightley)
“Matthew sadly can’t be here. Nick Braun who is his, what do you call him really on the show…his assistant, sends this.” – Jesse Armstrong accepts Matthew Macfadyen’s BAFTA
Spooks | MI5 Episode 1.01 (aka “Thou Shalt Not Kill”) Kudos/BBC 13 May 2002; dir. Bharat Nalluri; written by David Wolstencroft.
“What about you, spying for a living - lying and betraying your friends and family? You ought to take another look in the mirror.” // “I help protect the country from the likes of you.” // “Really. And who’s protecting the country from you? Your whole life is a lie. I stand by my beliefs. I doubt you’ve ever believed in anything in your entire life.“ // “I believe that killing people in the name of life is just about the stupidest thing I’ve ever come across.”
