furious sound of marbles clacking
"You see, Mr. Bond, my hippos are clearly more hungry than yours."

“Does it look like we need the money?”

I like that Felix Leiter got one of the best lines in the film. He usually just stands along the sidelines and gets forgotten.

"I had a brother, his name was Felix Leiter."

"Does it look like that we need the money ?"
Classic CIA Line

“Felix liter, a brother from Langley” coolest line in the film .

And congrats to Jeffrey Wright: the only actor to play Felix more than twice. A new record!

"Felix Leiter, brother from Langley."
"I had a brother. His name was Felix Leiter."

I love how Felix already knew Bond was brandishing a steak knife without even seeing the weapon.

I love how when his life is threatened, or his love interest’s life is threatened, and Bond seemingly finds himself on the loosing end of a fight, he remains calm, collected and ready to turn the tables.
But when he looses in gambling, his face just drops and he panics lol 😂

Leiter: "Does it look like we need the money?"
Bond: "Do I look like I give a damn?"

You have to remember this is a little time after bond got his 00 license, literally a rookie in his first, major, important mission. His success or failure would greatly define his career in the eyes of MI6. He was unexperienced, brash, impulsive, egotistical (more than usual) and arrogant, to the point of not giving a damn about the repercussions and wanting to shiv le chiffre out of anger. He commited some rookie mistakes: drank the poisoned martini, lost the bet, got caught and was at the mercy of le chiffre, and so on, somebody always came and bailed him out of his mistakes. He learned his trade on a trial by fire, and got lucky.

James's and Felix's friendship is the most wholesome and (IMO) underrated thing in the Bond franchise.

i like how, after lynd refused to give bond the money to buy back in and leiter pays it, M still had the gall to ask bond for the winnings back.

I can(and do) watch this movie over and over again. Never gets boring!

What I love about Jeffrey's Leiter, was that he was as cool as Bond, though not in a classy way, but more ruggedly cool, and never lost his mojo.

After going through every Bond film I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to see Bond grab a knife and be fully prepared to break cover and just kill the target.

The connection these two actors create between Bond and Leiter is pure magic. The spy meets spy with a mutual interest and respect moment is intense and immersive.

“Does it look like we need the money?”

2 years later…

“So, James…about that time I staked you in on that last round with Le Chiffre…”

It's ironic how the hero and the villain both resorted to violence once they lost everything.

I think people underestimate how dangerous Bond can be when he's angry.