Lord of War
2005
Yuri Orlov: There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?
Yuri Orlov: Without operations like mine it would be impossible for certain countries to conduct a respectable war. I was able to navigate around those inconvenient little arms embargos.
(from trailer) Yuri Orlov: The first and most important rule of gun-running is, never get shot with your own merchandise.
Anatoly Orlov: Is this how you want to be remembered? Yuri Orlov: I don't want to be remembered at all. That means I'm dead.
Yuri Orlov: I sell to leftists, and I sell to rightists. I even sell to pacifists, but they're not the most regular customers.
Andre Baptiste Jr.: Can you bring me the gun of Rambo? Yuri Orlov: Part One, Two, or Three? Andre Baptiste Jr.: I've only seen Part One.
Yuri Orlov: There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want, the other is getting it.
Andre Baptiste Sr: They say that I am the lord of war, but perhaps it is you. Yuri Orlov: I believe it's "warlord." Andre Baptiste Sr: Thank you, but I prefer it my way.
Angel: My name is Angel. Vitaly Orlov: Her name really is Angel! Let's put her on the Christmas tree!
Yuri Orlov: The problem with dating dream girls is that they have a tendency to become real.
Jack Valentine: I would tell you to go to hell, but I think you're already there.
Simeon Weisz: Governments are changed more often by bullets than votes.
Vitaly Orlov: (in Russian) Motherfucker! Yuri Orlov: (voice-over) Always resort to your native tongue in times of anger. And in times of ecstacy.
Yuri Orlov: Andy's idea of a joke was to put an Iman and a Naomi in my hotel room in the most AIDS-infected region of the world - where 1 in 4 people is infected - and hundreds of miles from the nearest condom.
Yuri Orlov: They say that "evil prevails when good men fail to act". It should be "evil prevails".
Ava Fontaine: I've failed at everything in life, but I will not fail as a human being.
Simeon Weisz: The problem with gun runners going to war, is that there is no shortage of ammunition.
Yuri Orlov: After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists.
Yuri Orlov: Back then, I didn't sell to Osama Bin Laden. Not because of moral reasons, but because he was always bouncing checks.
Yuri Orlov: Selling a gun for the first time is a lot like having sex for the first time. You're excited but you don't really know what the hell you're doing. And some way, one way or another, it's over too fast.
Yuri Orlov: You know who's going to inherit the world? Arms dealers. Because everyone else is too busy killing each other.
Yuri Orlov: Luckily we live in a world where suspicion alone does not constitute a crime.
Yuri Orlov: Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to start.
Yuri Orlov: I sell guns to every army but the Salvation Army.
Borneo Officer: We're with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacoo and Firearms. Yuri Orlov: Let me guess... this isn't about the alcohol or tobacoo.