Nick Fury: Now this, on the other hand, is Agent Romanoff’s assessment of you. Read it.

Tony Stark: “Personality overview. Mr Stark displays compulsive behaviour.” In my own defence, that was last week. “Prone to self-destructive tendencies.” I was dying. I mean, please. And aren’t we all? “Textbook narcissism”? Agreed. Okay, here it is. “Recruitment assessment for Avenger Initiative. Iron Man? Yes.” I gotta think about it.

Nick Fury: Read on.

Tony Stark: “Tony Stark not… Not recommended”? That doesn’t make any sense. How can you approve me but not approve me? I got a new ticker. I’m trying to do right by Pepper. I’m in a stable-ish relationship.

Nick Fury: Which leads us to believe at this juncture we’d only like to use you as a consultant.

Tony Stark: You can’t afford me.

From the movie Iron Man 2 (2010) | Produced by Marvel