Burn Notice (TV Series)

Rough Seas (2008)

Jeffrey Donovan: Michael Westen

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Quotes 

• [trying to convince Michael to help a medical relief agency] 

  Sam Axe : Can't hurt to talk to her, Mike.

  Michael Westen : Mmm, it could. It could hurt a little. Could hurt a lot.

• Sam Axe : Hey, Mike. You remember Virgil?

  Virgil Watkins : Mike! I brought us some tall, cool ones.

  Michael Westen : I seem to recall you promising to stay out of Miami. Last time I saw you, there were people looking for you. Angry people, with guns.

• Michael Westen : What will the neighbors think? They've been living next to a...

  [yells toward the door] 

  Michael Westen : ... *drug dealer*!

  Feldman : Shh, shh, shh!

  Michael Westen : "He seemed so nice..."

• Madeline Westen : A- Aren't you gonna invite me in?

  [Michael locks his door] 

  Michael Westen : Oh, I'm in a hurry, Mom. Goin' to meet Fi.

  Madeline Westen : W- B- But I made you this!

  [holds up pie] 

  Michael Westen : You baked a pie?

  Madeline Westen : Okay, I just sprinkled cinnamon on it.

• Michael Westen : [voice-over]  Dealing with a trained operative is like playing chess with a master. Dealing with criminals, on the other hand, is like playing checkers with a three year-old: they like to change the rules.

• Michael Westen : [in his cover as Jackson]  Guys with guns? That's why I got *out* of meth!

• Fiona Glenanne : I bought an assault rifle from him last year. He doesn't know you. Seymour has trust issues.

  Michael Westen : I don't want to date him, Fi. I just want to find out what the people who burned me are doing with a Russian sniper rifle.

• [Michael knocks a guy down at a bad arms deal] 

  Seymour : Wow! Fiona said you were a badass.

  Michael Westen : This is really none of my business.

  Seymour : Well, it is now.

• [Michael stops a soccer ball with his foot] 

  Little Boy : Kick it! Kick it!

  [Michael kicks it away] 

  Marcela Flores : Hey, no ball on the sidewalk.

  Michael Westen : He started it.

• Michael Westen : [voice-over]  Need the police to respond right away? Call ahead. If you've reported a few minor crimes within a six block radius, you can be sure someone will show up when you need them.

• Michael Westen : [voice-over]  Counterfeiting pharmaceuticals is pretty straight forward; fill some vials with your choice of beverage. The trick is to keep people from looking closer; with some compressed gas from your local farming supply store, and a few cryogenic containers, you can convince people if they get a little too curious they could loose a finger frostbite.

• Fiona Glenanne : Keeping Virgil away from your mom, that's just about keeping her from danger?

  Michael Westen : What else would it be?

  Fiona Glenanne : Well, they did have a connection, Michael. A romantic connection, an intimate, steamy connection. I'm just saying, when an important woman in your life meets someone it can be an adjustment.

  Michael Westen : Is this about your date? Because I'm fine with it.

  Fiona Glenanne : [laughs]  I don't think so, Michael. Not one question about who he is? You're not the least bit interested?

  Michael Westen : No, not interested.

  Fiona Glenanne : I thought spies were meant to be good liars. You are getting rusty.

• Sam Axe : [on the phone]  Uh, listen, Virgil needs to ask you just a little favor.

  Virgil Watkins : [takes the phone]  Listen, I didn't pack enough underwear, so I borrowed a set o' your boxers - the blue ones with the stripes.

  Michael Westen : They will never fit you; stay out of my closets.

  Virgil Watkins : They're a little snug down under, but I got all packed in. 'Preciate it.

  Sam Axe : Mike, be glad you didn't have to see that.

• Michael Westen : [voice over]  For certain kinds of criminals, partying hard serves an important management function. You can keep your eye on your employees during the off-hours, and keep them spending money so they're hungry for the next score.

• Michael Westen : [voice over]  Bar fights aren't just a way to blow off steam. They're a great way to showcase your leadership skills and they're a team-building exercise. There's also no better way for someone new to get noticed.

• Michael Westen : [voice over]  When you need to distract someone without raising suspicions, it helps to play to preconceptions. Tourists are fat, old people are cranky, and girls can't drive.