Batman Begins Quotes
Rachel Dawes - age 8 : Finders keepers and *I* found it.
Bruce Wayne - age 8 : In *my* garden.
Bruce Wayne - age 8 : In *my* garden.
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Earle : [ to Lucius Fox ] I'm merging your department with Archives, and I am firing you. Didn't you get the memo?
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Batman : [ perched on the railing of a stairway behind Gordon's home ] Storm's coming.
Jim Gordon : [ closing the door to his kitchen where his wife and son are ] The scum is getting jumpy because you stood up to Falcone.
Batman : It's a start. Your partner was at the docks with Falcone.
Jim Gordon : Well, he moonlights as a low-level enforcer.
Batman : They were splitting the shipment in two. Only half went to the dealers.
Jim Gordon : Why? What about the other half?
Batman : Flass knows.
Jim Gordon : He won't talk.
Batman : He'll talk to me.
Jim Gordon : Commissioner Loeb set up a massive task force to catch you. He thinks you're dangerous.
Batman : What do you think?
Jim Gordon : I think you're trying to help... [ Gordon looks away momentarily; upon turning back, he finds that Batman has disappeared ]
Jim Gordon : But I've been wrong before.
Jim Gordon : [ closing the door to his kitchen where his wife and son are ] The scum is getting jumpy because you stood up to Falcone.
Batman : It's a start. Your partner was at the docks with Falcone.
Jim Gordon : Well, he moonlights as a low-level enforcer.
Batman : They were splitting the shipment in two. Only half went to the dealers.
Jim Gordon : Why? What about the other half?
Batman : Flass knows.
Jim Gordon : He won't talk.
Batman : He'll talk to me.
Jim Gordon : Commissioner Loeb set up a massive task force to catch you. He thinks you're dangerous.
Batman : What do you think?
Jim Gordon : I think you're trying to help... [ Gordon looks away momentarily; upon turning back, he finds that Batman has disappeared ]
Jim Gordon : But I've been wrong before.
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[ concerning the memory cloth ]
Bruce Wayne : Too expensive for the Army?
Lucius Fox : I don't think they tried to market it to the billionaire, spelunking, BASE-jumping crowd.
Bruce Wayne : Look, Mr. Fox.
Lucius Fox : Yes, sir?
Bruce Wayne : If you're uncomfortable...
Lucius Fox : Mister Wayne, if you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing, when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot.
Bruce Wayne : Fair enough.
Bruce Wayne : Too expensive for the Army?
Lucius Fox : I don't think they tried to market it to the billionaire, spelunking, BASE-jumping crowd.
Bruce Wayne : Look, Mr. Fox.
Lucius Fox : Yes, sir?
Bruce Wayne : If you're uncomfortable...
Lucius Fox : Mister Wayne, if you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing, when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot.
Bruce Wayne : Fair enough.
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Bruce Wayne : I will go back to Gotham and I will fight men like this, but I will not become an executioner.
Henri Ducard : Bruce, please! For your own sake. There is no turning back.
Henri Ducard : Bruce, please! For your own sake. There is no turning back.
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Rachel Dawes : Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.
Bruce Wayne : It's not who I am underneath, but what I *do* that defines me.
Rachel Dawes : [ realizing ] Bruce? [ Batman turns and leaps off the roof ]
Bruce Wayne : It's not who I am underneath, but what I *do* that defines me.
Rachel Dawes : [ realizing ] Bruce? [ Batman turns and leaps off the roof ]
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Bruce Wayne : Good morning. I'm here to see Mr. Earle.
Jessica : [ without bothering to look up from her desk ] Name?
Bruce Wayne : Uh... Bruce Wayne.
Jessica : [ without bothering to look up from her desk ] Name?
Bruce Wayne : Uh... Bruce Wayne.
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Maitre D : Sir, the pool is for decoration, and your friends do not have swimwear.
Bruce Wayne : Well, they're European.
Maitre D : I'm going to have to ask you to leave. [ Bruce starts to write a check ]
Maitre D : It is not a question of money.
Bruce Wayne : [ gives him the check ] Well, you see, I'm buying this hotel, and uh, setting some new rules about the pool area.
Bruce Wayne : Well, they're European.
Maitre D : I'm going to have to ask you to leave. [ Bruce starts to write a check ]
Maitre D : It is not a question of money.
Bruce Wayne : [ gives him the check ] Well, you see, I'm buying this hotel, and uh, setting some new rules about the pool area.
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Bruce Wayne : Give it a try! [ Alfred turns on the lights of the cave ]
Alfred Pennyworth : Charming. [ looks up and sees thousands of bats ]
Alfred Pennyworth : At least you'll have company.
Alfred Pennyworth : Charming. [ looks up and sees thousands of bats ]
Alfred Pennyworth : At least you'll have company.
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Lucius Fox : Well, what is it today? More spelunking?
Bruce Wayne : No. Today it's BASE-jumping.
Lucius Fox : BASE-jumping. That like parachuting?
Bruce Wayne : Kinda. Do you have any light-weight fabrics?
Lucius Fox : You know... I think I have just the thing.
Bruce Wayne : No. Today it's BASE-jumping.
Lucius Fox : BASE-jumping. That like parachuting?
Bruce Wayne : Kinda. Do you have any light-weight fabrics?
Lucius Fox : You know... I think I have just the thing.
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Bruce Wayne : [ about the prototype Batsuit ] Tear resistant?
Lucius Fox : This sucker will stop a knife.
Bruce Wayne : Bulletproof?
Lucius Fox : Anything but a straight shot.
Bruce Wayne : Why didn't they put it into production?
Lucius Fox : Bean counters didn't think a soldier's life was worth 300 grand. So what's your interest in it, Mr. Wayne?
Bruce Wayne : I wanna borrow it. For, uh, spelunking.
Lucius Fox : Spelunking?
Bruce Wayne : Yeah, you know, cave diving.
Lucius Fox : You expecting to run into much gunfire in these caves?
Bruce Wayne : Look, I'd rather Mr. Earle didn't know about me borrowing it...
Lucius Fox : Mr Wayne, the way I see it, all this stuff is yours anyway.
Lucius Fox : This sucker will stop a knife.
Bruce Wayne : Bulletproof?
Lucius Fox : Anything but a straight shot.
Bruce Wayne : Why didn't they put it into production?
Lucius Fox : Bean counters didn't think a soldier's life was worth 300 grand. So what's your interest in it, Mr. Wayne?
Bruce Wayne : I wanna borrow it. For, uh, spelunking.
Lucius Fox : Spelunking?
Bruce Wayne : Yeah, you know, cave diving.
Lucius Fox : You expecting to run into much gunfire in these caves?
Bruce Wayne : Look, I'd rather Mr. Earle didn't know about me borrowing it...
Lucius Fox : Mr Wayne, the way I see it, all this stuff is yours anyway.
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Bruce Wayne : [ as Alfred opens the curtains ] Bats are nocturnal.
Alfred Pennyworth : Bats may be, but even for billionaire playboys, three o'clock is pushing it. The price of leading a double life, I fear. Your theatrics made an impression. [ shows the newspaper to Bruce ]
Bruce Wayne : Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons, Alfred. It's a good start.
Alfred Pennyworth : If those are to be the first of many injuries to come, it would be wise to find a suitable excuse. Polo, for instance.
Bruce Wayne : I'm not learning polo, Alfred.
Alfred Pennyworth : Strange injuries a non-existent social life, these things beg the question as to what exactly does Bruce Wayne do with his time and his money.
Bruce Wayne : And what does someone like me do?
Alfred Pennyworth : Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.
Alfred Pennyworth : Bats may be, but even for billionaire playboys, three o'clock is pushing it. The price of leading a double life, I fear. Your theatrics made an impression. [ shows the newspaper to Bruce ]
Bruce Wayne : Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons, Alfred. It's a good start.
Alfred Pennyworth : If those are to be the first of many injuries to come, it would be wise to find a suitable excuse. Polo, for instance.
Bruce Wayne : I'm not learning polo, Alfred.
Alfred Pennyworth : Strange injuries a non-existent social life, these things beg the question as to what exactly does Bruce Wayne do with his time and his money.
Bruce Wayne : And what does someone like me do?
Alfred Pennyworth : Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.
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Soldier : Get in!
Henri Ducard : Are you so desperate to fight criminals that you lock yourself in to take them on one at a time?
Bruce Wayne : Actually, there were uh, seven of them.
Henri Ducard : I counted six, Mr. Wayne.
Bruce Wayne : How do you know my name?
Henri Ducard : The world is too small for someone like Bruce Wayne to disappear, no matter how deep he chooses to sink.
Bruce Wayne : Who are you?
Henri Ducard : My name is merely Ducard, but I speak for Ra's al Ghul, a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld. A man who could offer you a path.
Henri Ducard : Are you so desperate to fight criminals that you lock yourself in to take them on one at a time?
Bruce Wayne : Actually, there were uh, seven of them.
Henri Ducard : I counted six, Mr. Wayne.
Bruce Wayne : How do you know my name?
Henri Ducard : The world is too small for someone like Bruce Wayne to disappear, no matter how deep he chooses to sink.
Bruce Wayne : Who are you?
Henri Ducard : My name is merely Ducard, but I speak for Ra's al Ghul, a man greatly feared by the criminal underworld. A man who could offer you a path.
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Bruce Wayne : Have you told anyone I'm coming back?
Alfred Pennyworth : I just couldn't figure the legal ramifications of bringing you back from the dead.
Bruce Wayne : Dead?
Alfred Pennyworth : You've been gone seven years.
Bruce Wayne : You had me declared dead?
Alfred Pennyworth : Oh, actually it was Mr. Earle, he's taking the company public. He wanted to liquidate your majority shareholding. Those shares are worth quite a bit of money.
Bruce Wayne : Well, it's a good thing I left everything to you, then.
Alfred Pennyworth : Quite so, sir. And you can borrow the Rolls if you like. Just bring it back with a full tank.
Alfred Pennyworth : I just couldn't figure the legal ramifications of bringing you back from the dead.
Bruce Wayne : Dead?
Alfred Pennyworth : You've been gone seven years.
Bruce Wayne : You had me declared dead?
Alfred Pennyworth : Oh, actually it was Mr. Earle, he's taking the company public. He wanted to liquidate your majority shareholding. Those shares are worth quite a bit of money.
Bruce Wayne : Well, it's a good thing I left everything to you, then.
Alfred Pennyworth : Quite so, sir. And you can borrow the Rolls if you like. Just bring it back with a full tank.
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Henri Ducard : Your parents' death was not your fault. [ Bruce attacks Ducard with his sword ]
Henri Ducard : It was your father's. [ Bruce furiously attacks Ducard, but is easily defeated ]
Henri Ducard : Anger does not change the fact that your father failed to act.
Bruce Wayne : The man had a gun!
Henri Ducard : Would that stop you?
Bruce Wayne : I've had training!
Henri Ducard : The training is nothing! The will is everything! [ Ducard bests Bruce once again ]
Henri Ducard : The will to act.
Henri Ducard : It was your father's. [ Bruce furiously attacks Ducard, but is easily defeated ]
Henri Ducard : Anger does not change the fact that your father failed to act.
Bruce Wayne : The man had a gun!
Henri Ducard : Would that stop you?
Bruce Wayne : I've had training!
Henri Ducard : The training is nothing! The will is everything! [ Ducard bests Bruce once again ]
Henri Ducard : The will to act.
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Uniformed Policeman #1 : At least tell me what it looks like. [ the Batmobile whizzes past ]
Uniformed Policeman #1 : Never mind.
Uniformed Policeman #1 : Never mind.
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Bruce Wayne : You're gonna destroy millions of lives.
Ra's al Ghul : Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime, despair... this is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships with plague rats, burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance.
Ra's al Ghul : Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime, despair... this is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships with plague rats, burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance.
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Bruce Wayne : You're vigilantes.
Henri Ducard : No, no, no. A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely.
Bruce Wayne : Which is?
Henri Ducard : A legend, Mr. Wayne.
Henri Ducard : No, no, no. A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely.
Bruce Wayne : Which is?
Henri Ducard : A legend, Mr. Wayne.
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Henri Ducard : But a criminal is not complicated. What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power. You fear your anger, the drive to do great or terrible things.
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Rachel Dawes : [ attempting to comfort a frightened child ] It's okay. No one's gonna hurt you.
The Scarecrow : [ tearing in on horseback ] Of *course* they are!
Rachel Dawes : Crane?
The Scarecrow : [ leaning towards Rachel and holding up his finger as though to correct her ] No. Scarecrow!
The Scarecrow : [ tearing in on horseback ] Of *course* they are!
Rachel Dawes : Crane?
The Scarecrow : [ leaning towards Rachel and holding up his finger as though to correct her ] No. Scarecrow!
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[ Falcone has been committed to Arkham ]
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.
Rachel Dawes : You enjoy the reversal?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.
Rachel Dawes : You enjoy the reversal?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do.
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Bruce Wayne : We need to send these people away now.
Alfred Pennyworth : Those are Bruce Wayne's guests out there, sir. You have a name to maintain.
Bruce Wayne : I don't care about my name.
Alfred Pennyworth : It's not just your name, sir! It's your father's name! And it's all that's left of him. Don't destroy it.
Alfred Pennyworth : Those are Bruce Wayne's guests out there, sir. You have a name to maintain.
Bruce Wayne : I don't care about my name.
Alfred Pennyworth : It's not just your name, sir! It's your father's name! And it's all that's left of him. Don't destroy it.
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[ Driving the Batmobile, Gordon squeals to a stop before Wayne Tower ]
Pedestrian : Nice ride!
Pedestrian : Nice ride!
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Henri Ducard : You have learned to bury your guilt with anger. I will teach you to confront it, and to face the truth. You know how to fight six men. We can teach you how to engage six hundred. You know how to disappear. We can teach you to become truly invisible.
Bruce Wayne : Invisible? [ Ducard shouts in a different language and 2 people dressed in black flip down from the ceiling ]
Bruce Wayne : Invisible? [ Ducard shouts in a different language and 2 people dressed in black flip down from the ceiling ]
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : [ to Rachel Dawes ] This is where we make the medicine. Perhaps you should have some. Clear your head.
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Batman : [ after gassing Crane with his own fear toxin ] Who are you working for? Crane!
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Dr. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment...
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Dr. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment...
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Bruce Wayne : Rachel I'm sorry I didn't tell you about...
Rachel Dawes : No I'm sorry, the day Chill died I said some terrible things
Bruce Wayne : But true things I was a coward with a gun, justice is about more than revenge so thank you
Bruce Wayne : I never stopped thinking about you. About us. And when I heard you were back, I-I started to hope.
Bruce Wayne : [ Rachel kisses Bruce ]
Rachel Dawes : But then I found out about your mask.
Bruce Wayne : Batman's just a symbol, Rachel.
Rachel Dawes : [ Rachel touches Bruce's face ] No, *this* is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
Rachel Dawes : No I'm sorry, the day Chill died I said some terrible things
Bruce Wayne : But true things I was a coward with a gun, justice is about more than revenge so thank you
Bruce Wayne : I never stopped thinking about you. About us. And when I heard you were back, I-I started to hope.
Bruce Wayne : [ Rachel kisses Bruce ]
Rachel Dawes : But then I found out about your mask.
Bruce Wayne : Batman's just a symbol, Rachel.
Rachel Dawes : [ Rachel touches Bruce's face ] No, *this* is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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