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Quotes
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Cal Lightman : Truth or happiness, never both.
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Emily Lightman : No, we're not doing this. You just go let Dan in while I finish getting ready and you better not do some covert scientific technique to find out what we're doing or not doing tonight. Promise!
Cal Lightman : No covert science, I promise.
[opens front door]
Cal Lightman : Hi Dan!
Dan : Hi Dr. Lightman!
Cal Lightman : Are you going to try and have sex with my daughter tonight?
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Cal Lightman : The average person lies 3 times for every 10 minutes of conversation.
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Cal Lightman : What is that?
Dr. Gillian Foster : Chocolate pudding.
Cal Lightman : Who eats pudding at ten o'clock in the morning?
Dr. Gillian Foster : People who like pudding.
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Cal Lightman : Well we all pay for sex one way or another. At least hookers are honest about the price.
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Dr. Gillian Foster : [Sucking a drink through a straw]
Cal Lightman : What is that now?
Dr. Gillian Foster : Orange Slushee.
Cal Lightman : How old are you?
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Ria Torres : What am I supposed to believe about you?
Cal Lightman : [shrugging] You can believe whatever you want. It's what everybody else does.
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Eli Loker : Here's the analysis from the blinking experiment.
Cal Lightman : Are you just getting in, Loker?
Eli Loker : [Practicing Radical Honesty] Yeah, I got pissed drunk last night with my roommate, and I was just lying in bed this morning thinking about how nasty hot Nancy Grace is, and just trying to decide if I was going to come in at all, 'cause it's not like there's anyone here to fantasize about.
Dr. Gillian Foster : No offense taken.
Eli Loker : I don't go for married women.
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Cal Lightman : I guess we're all here, then: someone who wants the truth, someone who wants to be right, and us - the idiots in the middle.
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Cal Lightman : You're a terrible liar.
Dr. Gillian Foster : Normal people think that's a good thing.
Cal Lightman : Are you saying I'm not normal?
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Cal Lightman : What is that?
Dr. Gillian Foster : [Eating pudding] Chocolate pudding.
Cal Lightman : Who eats pudding at 10 in the morning?
Dr. Gillian Foster : People who like pudding.
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Dr. Gillian Foster : Six years ago, Dr Lightman left the deception-detection program he founded for the Defense Department. Together, we started a private firm that works with police, corporations, and almost every Federal agency. We'd like you to come work for us, Ms Torres.
Ria Torres : Why?
Dr. Gillian Foster : You've made seven times more arrests than the average TSA agent, and you scored 97% on the TSA deception diagnostic, which Dr Lightman created.
Cal Lightman : Have you ever had any specialized deception training?
Ria Torres : I've dated a lot of men.
Dr. Gillian Foster : You're one of the naturals. There's an infinitesmal percentage of the population, less than .001, that test nearly perfect without any advanced training.
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Cal Lightman : Body language tells the truth, even from the grave.
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Cal Lightman : [to Gillian] Politician. That's all you. Charge him by the lie. You can retire tomorrow.
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Dr. Cal Lightman : Truth or happiness. Never both.
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Dr. Cal Lightman : Truth or happiness, never both.
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Dr. Gillian Foster : I'm telling you: we cannot wait another day to hire someone. I found the one. This is the one.
Cal Lightman : [shakes his head and grunts]
Dr. Gillian Foster : Use your words.
Cal Lightman : Why do we need to hire someone?
Dr. Gillian Foster : We got a new request this morning from the DEA and Homeland Security. Someone from the Prime Minister's office in Uzbekistan called; they want us to give a talk to their senior police.
Cal Lightman : Tell them to call back when they get a constitution - a real one.