Special Ops: Lioness
Sundays on Paramount+Cruz Manuelos Quotes
Aaliyah: Are you my friend?
Cruz: Don’t ask me that.
Aaliyah: Are you?
Cruz: I don’t know what the fuck I am.
Aaliyah: But you know you want this. You know that. Tell me that you don’t.
Aaliyah: Eshan knows about us. He doesn’t know, but…he knows. I bet that’s the last of New York I’ll see for a while. And in two days all I will know of love is what I can imagine, and what I can remember. That’s not fair to you to say, but it’s true. And maybe you’ll remember me someday.
Cruz: You’re gonna be pretty hard to forget.
Aaliyah: Did you think about this morning?
Cruz: I don’t know what to think about this morning.
Aaliyah: Me neither. But, it’s all I think about. Have you thought about it?
Cruz: Yeah, I’ve thought about it.
Aaliyah: Come here.
Aaliyah: Describe to me your perfect man so when I’m shopping, I’ll know what to look for.
Cruz: Kind. Capable. Stand up for his beliefs – I don’t really care what his beliefs are, as long as he stands up for them. Stands up for me. Looks me in the eye when he speaks.
Aaliyah: What does he look like?
Cruz: I couldn’t care less.
Aaliyah: How can I stand up for you if you don’t tell me the truth?
Cruz: No more lies.
Joe: Stay right behind me.
Cruz: You stay right behind me.
Kaitlyn: [to Joe] You go into this trying to protect her, you’re going to get killed. [to Cruz] And you go into this trying to prove yourself, you’re getting killed. The only mission is the mission you’re on.
Cruz: Yes ma’am.
Kaitlyn: Joe?
Joe: I hear you.
Kaitlyn: Joe.
Joe: Understood.
Aaliyah: You can't hear the music, just the ocean. They should outlaw music on the beach. The time for music is later. I don’t want to get married, either.
Cruz: Then don’t.
Aaliyah: What I want is not factored into the equation. Could be worse, I guess. At least he’s kind. I don’t want to get old - I absolutely dread it.
Joe: Undecided.
Cruz: That’s interesting.
Joe: It’s boring as fuck, that’s the point. Don’t let her friends dig into you. You answer their questions with questions. Your life is boring, their life is fascinating, ask them questions about their lives – it’s all they want to talk about anyway.
Cruz: I already reported it, I just didn’t tell them. She, uh, she invited me up here, you know? I’m trying to make friends. I’m trying to start a new life. I’m trying – I am really, really trying. Please don’t tell, please.
Doctor: It’s not my place to tell your friends, but I need to be assured that the authorities are aware.
Cruz: They arrested him last night, in North Carolina. That’s - that’s why I’m here, getting away from it. Or at least I’m trying to.
Ehsan: No more Sammy for a while. He goes home to grow up, and I think we go somewhere too.
Cruz: Where?
Ehsan: Surprise.
Aaliyah: I love surprises.
