Quotes by Cal Lightman

Concealed scorn. One personal tip: you see this microexpression in your spouse's face, your marriage is coming to an end. Trust me.

Gillian Foster: 'Someone from the Prime Minister's office in Uzbekistan called. They want us to give a talk to their senior police.'
Cal Lightman: 'Tell him to call back when they got a constitution. A real one.'

These expressions are universal. Emotion looks the same whether you're a suburban housewife or a suicide bomber. The truth is written on all our faces.

The only way three people can keep a secret, is if two of them are dead.