From Russia with Love Manipulation Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from From Russia With Love.

Quote #1

NUMBER ONE: Siamese fighting fish. Fascinating creatures. Brave, but on the whole stupid. Yes, they're stupid. Except for the occasional one such as we have here. He lets the other two fights while he waits. Waits until the survivor is so exhausted that he cannot defend himself. And then, like SPECTRE, he strikes.

The symbolism in this scene is apparent; the two fighting fish are Bond and Grant. Number One is making it clear that whomever the victor is, SPECTRE will betray them to achieve their goals, even if the winner's presumably one of their own.

Quote #2

NUMBER ONE: Our organization did not arrange for you to come over from the Russians just for amusement, Number Three.

In case you don't remember from Dr. No, SPECTRE's a shadowy organization with the power to manipulate world governments. Doesn't get more megalomaniacal than that.

Quote #3

MORZENY: His response to our training and indoctrination have been remarkable.

This choice of the word "indoctrination" suggests that Grant, viewed as a nearly unstoppable super-assassin, may actually have been brainwashed into working with SPECTRE. He was pretty good raw material—a convicted murderer and prison escapee, after all—but SPECTRE took him to another level. We bet he'd hate thinking he was manipulated.