Batman Begins Quotes
Dr. Jonathan Crane : [ the lights have shut off ] He's here.
Arkham Thug #1 : Who?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : The Bat-man.
Arkham Thug #1 : What do we do?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : What anyone does when a prowler comes around... call the police.
Arkham Thug #1 : You want the cops here?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : At this point, they can't stop us. But the Bat-man has a talent for disruption. Force him outside, the police will take him down. Go.
Arkham Thug #1 : What about her?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : She hasn't got long. I gave her a concentrated dose. The mind can only take so much. Now, go!
Crane Thug #2 : [ hesitant ] The things they say about him... can he really fly?
Crane Thug #1 : I heard he can disappear.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, we'll find out, won't we?
Arkham Thug #1 : Who?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : The Bat-man.
Arkham Thug #1 : What do we do?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : What anyone does when a prowler comes around... call the police.
Arkham Thug #1 : You want the cops here?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : At this point, they can't stop us. But the Bat-man has a talent for disruption. Force him outside, the police will take him down. Go.
Arkham Thug #1 : What about her?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : She hasn't got long. I gave her a concentrated dose. The mind can only take so much. Now, go!
Crane Thug #2 : [ hesitant ] The things they say about him... can he really fly?
Crane Thug #1 : I heard he can disappear.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, we'll find out, won't we?
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Homeless Man : [ watches as Bruce Wayne is thrown out of Falcone's establishment ] Should've tipped better!
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Henri Ducard : When you lived among the criminals, did you start to pity them?
Bruce Wayne : The first time I stole so that I wouldn't starve, yes. I lost many assumptions about the simple nature of right and wrong. And when I traveled, I learned the fear before a crime and the thrill of success. But I never became one of them.
Bruce Wayne : The first time I stole so that I wouldn't starve, yes. I lost many assumptions about the simple nature of right and wrong. And when I traveled, I learned the fear before a crime and the thrill of success. But I never became one of them.
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The Scarecrow : [ riding through a riot on a hooded horse ] There's nothing to fear but fear himself!
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Batman : [ has laid a snare-trap which yanks Flass by his leg 70 feet into the air ] Where were the other drugs going!
Flass : I never knew! I swear to God!
Batman : Swear to *me*! [ He rapidly lowers a screaming Flass and then yanks him back up ]
Flass : I don't know, I never knew, they went to some guy for a couple of days before they went to the dealers
Batman : Why?
Flass : There was something else in the drugs, something hidden
Batman : What?
Flass : I never went to the drop- off point, it was in the narrows, cops only go there when they're on force
Batman : Do I look like a cop!
Flass : I never knew! I swear to God!
Batman : Swear to *me*! [ He rapidly lowers a screaming Flass and then yanks him back up ]
Flass : I don't know, I never knew, they went to some guy for a couple of days before they went to the dealers
Batman : Why?
Flass : There was something else in the drugs, something hidden
Batman : What?
Flass : I never went to the drop- off point, it was in the narrows, cops only go there when they're on force
Batman : Do I look like a cop!
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Jim Gordon : [ trying to escape slums ] I'll get my car.
Batman : I brought mine.
Jim Gordon : Yours? [ Batmobile blasts out and races by ]
Jim Gordon : I've got to get me one of those.
Batman : I brought mine.
Jim Gordon : Yours? [ Batmobile blasts out and races by ]
Jim Gordon : I've got to get me one of those.
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Ra's al Ghul : [ fighting Batman on the monorail, dismissively ] Familiar. Don't you have anything new? [ swings sword at Batman, who catches the blade within the spurs of his gauntlets ]
Batman : How about *this*? [ uncrosses his arms and pulls them outward, shattering the sword ]
Batman : How about *this*? [ uncrosses his arms and pulls them outward, shattering the sword ]
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[ greets Bruce from the entryway of a private jet, seeing him for the first time after he left Gotham City seven years before to travel the world anonymously and train himself to fight criminals ]
Alfred Pennyworth : You look very fashionable. Apart from the mud.
Alfred Pennyworth : You look very fashionable. Apart from the mud.
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Alfred Pennyworth : [ referring to ordering the separate cowl pieces from Asia ] They'll have to be, uh, large orders, uh, to avoid suspicion.
Bruce Wayne : How large?
Alfred Pennyworth : Say, uh, 10,000.
Bruce Wayne : Well, at least we'll have spares.
Bruce Wayne : How large?
Alfred Pennyworth : Say, uh, 10,000.
Bruce Wayne : Well, at least we'll have spares.
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[ Alfred smashes a prototype cowl with a baseball bat ]
Alfred Pennyworth : It's a problem with the graphite, sir. The next 10,000 will be up to specifications.
Bruce Wayne : At least they gave us a discount.
Alfred Pennyworth : Quite. In the, uh, meantime, Sir, may I suggest you try to avoid landing on your head?
Alfred Pennyworth : It's a problem with the graphite, sir. The next 10,000 will be up to specifications.
Bruce Wayne : At least they gave us a discount.
Alfred Pennyworth : Quite. In the, uh, meantime, Sir, may I suggest you try to avoid landing on your head?
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Henri Ducard : [ to Bruce ] Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding.
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Flass : Word on the street is, you got a beef with somebody in the D.A.'s office.
Carmine Falcone : Is that right?
Flass : And that there's a fat prize waiting for anybody willing to do anything about it.
Carmine Falcone : So, what's your point, Mr. Flass?
Flass : Have you seen the girl? It's a cute little Assistant D.A. Don't you think that's a little bit too much heat to bring down, maybe? Even for this town?
Carmine Falcone : Never underestimate Gotham City. People get mugged coming home from work every day of the week. Sometimes... sometimes things just go bad.
Carmine Falcone : Is that right?
Flass : And that there's a fat prize waiting for anybody willing to do anything about it.
Carmine Falcone : So, what's your point, Mr. Flass?
Flass : Have you seen the girl? It's a cute little Assistant D.A. Don't you think that's a little bit too much heat to bring down, maybe? Even for this town?
Carmine Falcone : Never underestimate Gotham City. People get mugged coming home from work every day of the week. Sometimes... sometimes things just go bad.
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Batman : Falcone sent them to kill you.
Rachel Dawes : Why?
Batman : You rattled his cage. [ throws photos of Judge Faden with prostitutes ]
Rachel Dawes : What's this?
Batman : Leverage.
Rachel Dawes : For what?
Batman : To get things moving.
Rachel Dawes : Who are you?
Batman : Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages.
Rachel Dawes : Why?
Batman : You rattled his cage. [ throws photos of Judge Faden with prostitutes ]
Rachel Dawes : What's this?
Batman : Leverage.
Rachel Dawes : For what?
Batman : To get things moving.
Rachel Dawes : Who are you?
Batman : Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages.
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Alfred Pennyworth : When you told me your grand plan for saving Gotham, the only thing that stopped me from calling the men in white coats was when you said that it wasn't about thrill-seeking.
Bruce Wayne : It's not.
Alfred Pennyworth : What would you call *that*? [ points to a TV news report showing a helicopter shot of the Batmobile being chased down the freeway by police cars ]
Bruce Wayne : [ as he fixes his tie ] Damn good television.
Alfred Pennyworth : It's a miracle no one was killed.
Bruce Wayne : Didn't have time to observe the rules of the road, Alfred.
Bruce Wayne : It's not.
Alfred Pennyworth : What would you call *that*? [ points to a TV news report showing a helicopter shot of the Batmobile being chased down the freeway by police cars ]
Bruce Wayne : [ as he fixes his tie ] Damn good television.
Alfred Pennyworth : It's a miracle no one was killed.
Bruce Wayne : Didn't have time to observe the rules of the road, Alfred.
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Henri Ducard : Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share.
Bruce Wayne : That's why it's so important. It separates us from them.
Bruce Wayne : That's why it's so important. It separates us from them.
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Flass : [ taking a bribe ] Don't suppose you want a taste? I just keep offering, thinking maybe some day you'll get wise.
Jim Gordon : There's nothing wise in what you do, Flass.
Flass : Well, Jimbo, you don't take the taste... makes us guys nervous.
Jim Gordon : I'm no rat! In a town this bent, who's there to rat to anyway?
Jim Gordon : There's nothing wise in what you do, Flass.
Flass : Well, Jimbo, you don't take the taste... makes us guys nervous.
Jim Gordon : I'm no rat! In a town this bent, who's there to rat to anyway?
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Rachel Dawes : Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you.
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[ Bruce Wayne begins to burn down Ra's Al Ghul's temple ]
Henri Ducard : What are you doing?
Bruce Wayne : What is necessary, my friend.
Henri Ducard : What are you doing?
Bruce Wayne : What is necessary, my friend.
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Bruce Wayne : Don't turn around, you're a good cop, one of the few
Jim Gordon : What do you want?
Bruce Wayne : Carmine Falcone brings in a shipment of drugs every week, no-one brings him down, why?
Jim Gordon : He's put up money with the right people
Bruce Wayne : What will it take to bring him down?
Jim Gordon : Leverage on Judge Faden and a DA brave enough to prosecute
Bruce Wayne : Rachel Dawes
Jim Gordon : You're just one man?
Bruce Wayne : Now we're two.
Jim Gordon : We?
Jim Gordon : What do you want?
Bruce Wayne : Carmine Falcone brings in a shipment of drugs every week, no-one brings him down, why?
Jim Gordon : He's put up money with the right people
Bruce Wayne : What will it take to bring him down?
Jim Gordon : Leverage on Judge Faden and a DA brave enough to prosecute
Bruce Wayne : Rachel Dawes
Jim Gordon : You're just one man?
Bruce Wayne : Now we're two.
Jim Gordon : We?
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Flass : [ referring to the Narrows ] Cops only go there when they're in force!
Batman : Do I look like a cop?
Batman : Do I look like a cop?
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[ after taking a ride in The Tumbler ]
Lucius Fox : So, what do you think?
Bruce Wayne : [ smiling ] Does it come in black?
Lucius Fox : So, what do you think?
Bruce Wayne : [ smiling ] Does it come in black?
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[ Rachel finds out that Bruce had planned to shoot Joe Chill and slaps him twice ]
Rachel Dawes : Your father would be ashamed of you.
Rachel Dawes : Your father would be ashamed of you.
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Female Restaurant Guest : I think the Batman deserves a medal.
Earle : And a straight-jacket to pin it on.
Earle : And a straight-jacket to pin it on.
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The Scarecrow : Boo! [ sprays a dose of fear toxin at Batman ]
The Scarecrow : Aw, having trouble? [ Batman starts hallucinating and tumbles backward into an easy chair ]
The Scarecrow : Take a seat. Have a drink. [ splashes Batman with alcohol ]
The Scarecrow : You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. [ produces a lighter and lights it ]
The Scarecrow : Do you want my opinion? You need to lighten up. [ tosses the lighter at Batman, setting him on fire ]
The Scarecrow : Aw, having trouble? [ Batman starts hallucinating and tumbles backward into an easy chair ]
The Scarecrow : Take a seat. Have a drink. [ splashes Batman with alcohol ]
The Scarecrow : You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. [ produces a lighter and lights it ]
The Scarecrow : Do you want my opinion? You need to lighten up. [ tosses the lighter at Batman, setting him on fire ]
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[ meeting someone introduced as Ra's al Ghul ]
Bruce Wayne : You're not Ra's al Ghul. I watched him die.
Henri Ducard : [ from behind Bruce Wayne ] But is Ra's al Ghul immortal? [ Bruce turns around to face Ducard ]
Henri Ducard : Are his methods supernatural?
Bruce Wayne : [ to Ducard ] Or cheap parlor tricks to conceal your true identity, "Ra's"?
Henri Ducard : Surely, a man who spends his nights scrambling over the rooftops of Gotham wouldn't begrudge me dual identities?
Bruce Wayne : I saved your life.
Henri Ducard : I warned you about compassion, Bruce.
Bruce Wayne : You're not Ra's al Ghul. I watched him die.
Henri Ducard : [ from behind Bruce Wayne ] But is Ra's al Ghul immortal? [ Bruce turns around to face Ducard ]
Henri Ducard : Are his methods supernatural?
Bruce Wayne : [ to Ducard ] Or cheap parlor tricks to conceal your true identity, "Ra's"?
Henri Ducard : Surely, a man who spends his nights scrambling over the rooftops of Gotham wouldn't begrudge me dual identities?
Bruce Wayne : I saved your life.
Henri Ducard : I warned you about compassion, Bruce.
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[ Batman flies up to find Ra's al Ghul and his warriors ]
Ra's al Ghul : Well, well. You took my advice about theatricality a bit... literally.
Ra's al Ghul : Well, well. You took my advice about theatricality a bit... literally.
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