Fan favorite Tony DiNozzo is a feisty NCIS agent who rarely bites his tongue.

Below are just 10 of our favorite quotes from Michael Weatherly's character before season 12 premieres on Sept. 23.

"We just have to stay alive long enough to not get dead."

 

"Our team consists of a gang of four. Tight knit. My partner is Tim McGee, small muscles, big brains, heart of a lion. Together we're virtually unstoppable... virtually."

 

"It's my process. You guys know that. It's how I focus. I talk it out. Talkative. Coming from a functional mute, that's rich. Maybe that's what he's doing. He's trying to tell me something. Maybe I should dial it back. Get my quiet on." 

"Be prepared. Of course I have a Plan B. What kind of agent afloat would I be if I didn't have a Plan-B? You...you gotta have a Plan-B. I'm all about Plan-B."

 

"Didn't you tell me the heart wants what it wants?"

 

"You say you don't want to talk about it but your eyes won't shut up."

 

"I'm tired of pretending."

"Listen, I know it's hard and I know you want to change. I can change with you. I'm fighting for you Ziva."

   

"I was gonna say that your life would've had more meaning if you'd slept with me."

 

"It was like talking to my father. He told me what not to do - only made me want to do it more."

 

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