No. Without a hostage, there is no ransom. That's what ransom is. Those are the fucking rules.
— Walter Sobchak (John Goodman)
9 seconds sound clip from the The Big Lebowski movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:41:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You don't have the fucking girl, dipshit. We know you never did.
- Are these the Nazis, Walter?
- No, Donny. These men are nihilists. There's nothing to be afraid of.
- We don't care. We still want the money, Lebowski, or we fuck you up.
- Fuck you. Fuck the three of you.
- No. Without a hostage, there is no ransom. That's what ransom is. Those are the fucking rules.
- His girlfriend gave up her toe.
- She thought we could get one million dollars.
- Fair? Who's the fucking nihilists around here, you bunch of fucking crybabies?
[...]