Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)

The Bridge (2013)

Brett Dalton: Grant Ward

Quotes 

• Melinda May : You taking a punch for me. I don't need your protection.

  Grant Ward : You think I don't know that? I took that punch because you're faster than me. You can do more good on your feet. It was tactical not personal.

  Melinda May : My mistake.

  Grant Ward : I'm not some recruit who can't separate church from state. I'm on the same page as you. So don't flatter yourself.

• Phil Coulson : [Talking about his last girlfriend]  She was a cellist, second chair. Portland Symphony; saw her play whenever I was in town. Ever see a beautiful woman play the cello?

  Grant Ward : No.

  Phil Coulson : It's something else. She laughed at my jokes, too, which was a very nice bonus.

• Grant Ward : Not sure why you wanted to go with the lottery story, sir. It's a tough sell.

  Phil Coulson : Exactly. Nothing makes people more suspicious than a handsome man offering them free money.

• Grant Ward : I'm just saying this could easy go sideways. The last time we saw this guy he was a raging homicidal manic

  [Mike walks up] 

  Grant Ward : He's standing right behind me, isn't he?

• Phil Coulson : Edison Po, former Marine, expert in tactics and rapid response. Fell off the grid in '08, reappeared 18 months ago at a diner in Boston.

  Grant Ward : Where he stabbed a friend's eyes out.

  Phil Coulson : With a steak knife and finished his meal.

  Skye : That's funny. Po doesn't look crazy. I'm kidding. The guy's a walking mug shot.

• Grant Ward : [May comes up to him at the plane's bar]  I'll pour you a Scotch.

  Melinda May : Don't ever do that again!

  Grant Ward : ...Brandy, then?

• Grant Ward : Nice feint.

  Melinda May : I read your file. Know you favor your left.

  Grant Ward : That's in there?

• Grant Ward : Centipede.

  Phil Coulson : It seems they salvaged some of their research from Hong Kong.

  Jemma Simmons : So we were right! Chan's platelets solved their combustion problem. Now they can create super-soldiers with no fear of explosion.

  Leo Fitz : Maybe don't get so excited about it.