The Martian (2015)
Jeff Daniels: Teddy Sanders
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Teddy Sanders : If we are going to have a secret project called "Elrond", then I want my code name to be "Glorfindel".
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Teddy Sanders : Every time something goes wrong, the world forgets why we fly.
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Annie Montrose : What the hell is "Project Elrond?"
Vincent Kapoor : I had to make something up.
Annie Montrose : But "Elrond?"
Mitch Henderson : Because it's a secret meeting.
Annie Montrose : How do you know that, and why does Elrond mean secret meeting?
Bruce Ng : The Council of Elrond. It's the... it's from The Lord of the Rings. It's the meeting where they decide to destroy the one ring.
Teddy Sanders : If we're going to call something Project Elrond, I would like my code name to be "Glorfindel."
Annie Montrose : I hate every one of you.
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Teddy Sanders : [From Extended Version] I just had to explain to the President of the United States what a beaurocratic felcher is.
Mitch Henderson : I made the mistake of typing it into Google. Don't.
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Mitch Henderson : The truth is that Mark's right. The longer we wait, the worse it's going to get. We need to tell the crew.
Teddy Sanders : You're saying this now while Vincent is in Pasadena, so he can't argue the other side.
Mitch Henderson : I shouldn't have to answer to Vincent or anyone else. It's time, Teddy.
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Annie Montrose : But if something goes wrong?
Vincent Kapoor : Then we lose the crew.
Bruce Ng : So what, we either have a high chance of killing one person, or a low chance of killing six people. How do we make that decision?
Vincent Kapoor : We don't.
[pointing to Teddy]
Vincent Kapoor : He does.
Mitch Henderson : Yeah, bullshit. It should be Commander Lewis' call.
Teddy Sanders : We still have a chance to bring five astronauts home safe and sound. I'm not risking their lives.
Mitch Henderson : Let them make that decision.
Teddy Sanders : Mitch, we are going with option one.
Mitch Henderson : You god damn coward.
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Teddy Sanders : We need to use the Taiyang Shen.
Vincent Kapoor : Uh huh
Annie Montrose : What am I missing? Why is that important?
Vincent Kapoor : Beause we can only do one.
Teddy Sanders : Send Watney enough food to last until Ares IV, or send Hermes back to get him right now.
Vincent Kapoor : Both plans require the use of the Taiyang Shen. So we have to choose.
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Mitch Henderson : Whoever gave them the maneuver only passed along information. Crew made the decision on their own.
Teddy Sanders : You may have killed them, Mitch.
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Teddy Sanders : We're fighting the same war. Every time something goes wrong, the world forgets why we fly. I'm trying to keep us airborne. It's bigger than one person.
Mitch Henderson : No. It's not.
Teddy Sanders : When this is over I'll expect your resignation.
Mitch Henderson : I understand.
Teddy Sanders : Bring our astronauts home.
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Rich Purnell : [explaining his rescue plan to NASA, grabs a stapler] Ok. Let's pretend that this stapler is the Hermes and you, you are... I'm sorry what's your name again?
Teddy Sanders : Teddy. I'm the Director of NASA.
Rich Purnell : Cool. Teddy, the Earth.
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Teddy Sanders : Mark Watney is dead.