The Professional (Leon) Monologues

12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

I don't wanna lose you, Leon.

Leon, I think I'm kinda falling in love with you.

It's the first time for me, you know?

In my stomach. It's all warm. I always had a knot there and now... it's gone.

I finished growing up, Léon. I just get older.

I was more of a mother to him than thaat goddamn pig ever was!

I don't give a shit about sleeping, Leon. I want love, or death. That's it.

Yeah, I forgot. You know, I never saw someone with one eye open snore so much.

I hope you're not lying Leon. I really hope that deep down there's no love in you. And if there is, I think in a few minutes you'll regret you never said anything. I love you Leon.

I am writing here the name of a girl in the class who makes me sick. If things get hot, she'll take the heat.

OK. My family they got shot down by D.E.A. officers because of a drug problem. I left with the greatest guy on earth. He was a hitman, the best in town, but he died this morning. And if you don't help me, I'll be dead by tonight.

If somebody didn't do it one day or another, I probably would have done it myself.

How much would it cost to hire someone to get those dirtbags who killed my brother?

Wow. How about this: I work for you; in exchange, you teach me how to clean. Hmmm? What do you think? I'll clean your place, I'll do the shopping, I'll even wash your clothes. Is it a deal?

Forget? After I've seen the outline of my brother's body on the floor, you expect me to forget? I wanna kill those sons of bitches, and blow their fucking heads off!

You know a girl's first time is very important. It determines the rest of her life sexually. I read that once in one of my sister's magazine. My girlfriends told me they hated their first experience. That's because they didn't love the guys. They just did it to show off. Afterwards, they started liking it. Like cigarette. Will i like it the first time?

You're not going to lose me. You've given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you'll never be alone again, Mathilda. Please, go now, baby, go. Calm down, I'll meet you at Tony's in an hour, I love you, now go, go now.

How do you know it's love if you've never been in love before?

Mathilda, I'm glad you don't have a stomach ache any more. I don't think it means anything.

You need some time to grow up a little.

For me it's the opposite. I'm old enough. I need time to grow up.

The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn.

No, just curious… Because, I've been working a long time… And I havent done anything with my… I thought maybe someday I could use it.

There was someone a long time ago. Before I came to the States. Her father didn't want her to see me. She was from a very respectable family. Mine was, you know, not so respectable. Her dad went nuts every time she'd take off to see me.

When it's tough like this, you know it's gonna be ugly. Better make it quick, or else you will be here all day listening to his crap.

He killed her. One shot to the head. They kept him in jail for two days. They let him go free. They said it was an accident. So, one night I waited for him. 500 feet with a lens. He also had an accident.

You still have your gun, so use it. Just do me a favor, don't shoot it out the window.

Relax. Everything's fine. Sleep well? I never really sleep. Got one eye open always.