Ricky Jay credited as playing...
Henry Gupta
- [Bond has taken Gupta hostage and is negotiating with Carver to exchange him for Wai Lin, who herself is being held captive by Carver]
- Elliot Carver: [to Stamper and his security forces regarding Bond] Don't shoot him, yet.
- Mr. Stamper: [to his men over a two-way radio] Hold your fire.
- Elliot Carver: Welcome to my world crisis, Mr. Bond!
- James Bond: Even trade, Elliot; Gupta for Wai Lin. You can't fire the missile without him.
- Elliot Carver: [Holding Wai Lin at gunpoint] And it seems you can't resist any woman in my possession.
- Wai-Lin: What are you waiting for, shoot him!
- James Bond: [to Wai Lin] I told you, we're gonna finish this together!
- Elliot Carver: How romantic! Do you realize how absurd your position is?
- James Bond: No more absurd than starting a war for ratings.
- Elliot Carver: Great men have always manipulated the media to save the world. Look at William Randolph Hearst, who told his photographers, "You provide the pictures, I'll provide the war." I've just taken it one step further.
- [Bond open fires on one of Stamper's men, killing him]
- James Bond: Sorry about that, I've tuned out there for a moment, Elliot.
- Elliot Carver: [to Bond] Touché.
- [to Gupta]
- Elliot Carver: Mr. Gupta, is the missile ready to fire?
- Gupta: Press the magic button, Beijing disappears.
- Elliot Carver: Well, it seems you've outlived your contract!
- [Carver shoots Gupta]
- Elliot Carver: You see, Mr. Bond, I have a backup plan
- James Bond: Uh-huh. So do I.
- [Bond remotely releases a grenade from a case and detonates it, breaching the hull of the stealth boat]
- Gupta: I call it "Gupta's Law of Creative Anomalies" - if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
- [Gupta targets the stolen cruise missile at Beijing, then signals the bridge]
- Gupta: Ready to rock-n-Ruin!
- Elliot Carver: Mr. Gupta, is the missile ready to launch?
- Gupta: Press the magic button, Beijing disappears!
- Elliot Carver: Well, it seems you've outlived your contract!
- [Carver shoots Gupta, instantly killing him]
- Elliot Carver: You see, Mr. Bond, I have a backup plan!
- James Bond: U-huh... So do I!