Inception Quotes
Eames : They come here every day to sleep?
Elderly Bald Man : [ towards Cobb ] No. They come to be woken up. The dream has become their reality. Who are you to say otherwise, son?
Elderly Bald Man : [ towards Cobb ] No. They come to be woken up. The dream has become their reality. Who are you to say otherwise, son?
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Cobb : [ over the phone ] How are you, huh? How are you doing?
James : Okay, I guess.
Cobb : Who's just okay? Is that you, James?
James : Yeah. Is Mommy with you?
Cobb : James, we talked about this. Mommy's not here anymore.
James : Where?
James : Okay, I guess.
Cobb : Who's just okay? Is that you, James?
James : Yeah. Is Mommy with you?
Cobb : James, we talked about this. Mommy's not here anymore.
James : Where?
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Mal : We'd be together forever. You promised me.
Cobb : I know. But we can't. And I'm sorry.
Mal : You remember when you asked me to marry you? You said you dreamt that we'd grow old together.
Cobb : And we did... I miss you more than I can bear... but we had our time together. And now I have to let go...
Cobb : I know. But we can't. And I'm sorry.
Mal : You remember when you asked me to marry you? You said you dreamt that we'd grow old together.
Cobb : And we did... I miss you more than I can bear... but we had our time together. And now I have to let go...
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Cobb : You're waiting for a train. A train that'll take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you. But you can't know for sure. Yet it doesn't matter. Now, tell me why?
Mal : Because you'll be together!
Cobb : You're waiting for a train. A train that'll take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you. But you can't know for sure. Yet it doesn't matter. Now, tell me why?
Mal : Because you'll be together!
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Cobb : What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks; right in there somewhere.
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Yusuf : Brain function in the dream will be about twenty times to normal. When you enter a dream within that dream, the effect is compounded: it's three dreams, that's ten hours times twen...
Eames : I'm sorry, uh, maths was never my strong subject. How much time is that?
Cobb : It's a week the first level down. Six months the second level down, and... the third level...
Ariadne : ...is ten years! Who would wanna be stuck in a dream for ten years?
Yusuf : Depends on the dream.
Eames : I'm sorry, uh, maths was never my strong subject. How much time is that?
Cobb : It's a week the first level down. Six months the second level down, and... the third level...
Ariadne : ...is ten years! Who would wanna be stuck in a dream for ten years?
Yusuf : Depends on the dream.
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Arthur : Where were you? What happened to you?
Cobb : Got blocked by a freight train.
Arthur : [ to Ariadne ] Why would you put a train course in the middle of a downtown interface?
Ariadne : Why, I didn't.
Arthur : Where did it come from?
Cobb : Let me ask you a question, why the hell were we ambushed, huh? Those were not normal projections. They've been trained, for God's sakes!
Arthur : You're right.
Ariadne : How could they be trained?
Arthur : Fischer's had an extractor teach his subconscious to defend itself, so, his subconscious has militarized. It should have shown in the research. I'm sorry.
Cobb : Got blocked by a freight train.
Arthur : [ to Ariadne ] Why would you put a train course in the middle of a downtown interface?
Ariadne : Why, I didn't.
Arthur : Where did it come from?
Cobb : Let me ask you a question, why the hell were we ambushed, huh? Those were not normal projections. They've been trained, for God's sakes!
Arthur : You're right.
Ariadne : How could they be trained?
Arthur : Fischer's had an extractor teach his subconscious to defend itself, so, his subconscious has militarized. It should have shown in the research. I'm sorry.
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Mal : You're infecting my mind!
Cobb : I was trying to save you.
Mal : You betrayed me, but you can still make amends. You can still keep your promise. We can still be together, right here. In the world we built together.
Cobb : I was trying to save you.
Mal : You betrayed me, but you can still make amends. You can still keep your promise. We can still be together, right here. In the world we built together.
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Arthur : So, once we've made the plant, how do we go out? Hope you have something more elegant in mind than shooting me in the head?
Cobb : A kick.
Ariadne : What's a kick?
Eames : This, Ariadne, would be a kick [ kicks the leg of the chair Arthur's swinging at ]
Arthur : [ finds his balance and glares at Eames ]
Cobb : A kick.
Ariadne : What's a kick?
Eames : This, Ariadne, would be a kick [ kicks the leg of the chair Arthur's swinging at ]
Arthur : [ finds his balance and glares at Eames ]
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Ariadne : That's sound subconscious you've got on you, Cobb! She's a real charmer!
Arthur : Oh, I see you've met Mrs Cobb.
Arthur : Oh, I see you've met Mrs Cobb.
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Arthur : Cobb said you'd be back.
Ariadne : I tried not to come, but...
Arthur : But there's nothing quite like it.
Ariadne : It's just... pure creation.
Ariadne : I tried not to come, but...
Arthur : But there's nothing quite like it.
Ariadne : It's just... pure creation.
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Arthur : You couldn't have peed before you went under?
Yusuf : Sorry.
Eames : A bit too much free champagne before take off, Yusuf?
Yusuf : Ha ha, bloody ha.
Yusuf : Sorry.
Eames : A bit too much free champagne before take off, Yusuf?
Yusuf : Ha ha, bloody ha.
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Ariadne : I guess I thought the dream-space would be all about the visual, but it's more about the feeling. My question is what happens when you start messing with the physics of it.
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Cobb : If I get on this plane and you don't honor our agreement, when we land, I go to jail for the rest of my life.
Saito : Complete the job en route. I make one phone call from the plane. You'll have no trouble getting through Immigration.
Saito : Complete the job en route. I make one phone call from the plane. You'll have no trouble getting through Immigration.
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Cobb : There's no use threatening him in a dream, right, Mal?
Mal : It depends on what you're threatening. Killing him will just wake him up. But pain... [ shoots Arthur in the knee ]
Mal : Pain is in the mind, and judging by the decorum we're in your mind, aren't we, Arthur?
Mal : It depends on what you're threatening. Killing him will just wake him up. But pain... [ shoots Arthur in the knee ]
Mal : Pain is in the mind, and judging by the decorum we're in your mind, aren't we, Arthur?
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Ariadne : [ wakes up after being stabbed by Mal in a dream ] Why... why wouldn't I wake up?
Arthur : 'Cause there was still some time on the clock and you can't wake up from within a dream unless you die.
Arthur : 'Cause there was still some time on the clock and you can't wake up from within a dream unless you die.
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Arthur : Asshole! How did you mess up the carpet?
Nash : It wasn't my fault.
Arthur : You're the architect!
Nash : I didn't know he was going to rub his damn cheek on it!
Nash : It wasn't my fault.
Arthur : You're the architect!
Nash : I didn't know he was going to rub his damn cheek on it!
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Ariadne : Won't you tell me anything about this first?
Cobb : Before I describe the job I have to know you can do it.
Ariadne : Why?
Cobb : It's not, strictly speaking, legal.
Cobb : Before I describe the job I have to know you can do it.
Ariadne : Why?
Cobb : It's not, strictly speaking, legal.
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Ariadne : My subconscious seems polite enough.
Arthur : Well wait, it'll turn ugly. No one wants to feel someone else messing around their mind.
Arthur : Well wait, it'll turn ugly. No one wants to feel someone else messing around their mind.
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Ariadne : Cobb can't build anymore, can he?
Arthur : I don't know if he can't, but he won't. He thinks it's safer if he doesn't know the layouts.
Ariadne : Why?
Arthur : He won't tell me. But I think it's Mal.
Ariadne : His ex-wife?
Arthur : No, not his ex.
Ariadne : They're still together?
Arthur : No, she... she's dead. What you see in there is just his projections from her.
Ariadne : What was she like in real life?
Arthur : She was lovely.
Arthur : I don't know if he can't, but he won't. He thinks it's safer if he doesn't know the layouts.
Ariadne : Why?
Arthur : He won't tell me. But I think it's Mal.
Ariadne : His ex-wife?
Arthur : No, not his ex.
Ariadne : They're still together?
Arthur : No, she... she's dead. What you see in there is just his projections from her.
Ariadne : What was she like in real life?
Arthur : She was lovely.
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Eames : Great. Thank you. So, now we're trapped in Fischer's mind battling his own private army, and if we get killed, we'll be lost in limbo till our brains turn to scrambled egg.
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Arthur : And you! You knew about this and went along with it!
Yusuf : I trusted him!
Arthur : You trusted him! What, when he promised you half his share?
Yusuf : No, his whole share. Besides he said he'd done it before.
Arthur : You've done it before? What, with Mal? 'Cause that worked so good!
Cobb : That has nothing to do with it. I did what I had to do to get back to my children.
Yusuf : I trusted him!
Arthur : You trusted him! What, when he promised you half his share?
Yusuf : No, his whole share. Besides he said he'd done it before.
Arthur : You've done it before? What, with Mal? 'Cause that worked so good!
Cobb : That has nothing to do with it. I did what I had to do to get back to my children.
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Saito : [ thinking it's Eames shape shifted into Browning ] Hey, I see you've changed.
Peter Browning : [ confused ] Sorry?
Eames : [ appears in the background and silently warns Saito it's not him ]
Saito : Ahh... I'm sorry. I mistook you for a friend.
Peter Browning : Well, good-looking fellow, I'm sure.
Eames : That's Fischer's projection of Browning. Let's follow him and see how he behaves.
Saito : Why?
Eames : Because how he acts will tell us if Fischer is starting to suspect him just the way we want him to.
Peter Browning : [ confused ] Sorry?
Eames : [ appears in the background and silently warns Saito it's not him ]
Saito : Ahh... I'm sorry. I mistook you for a friend.
Peter Browning : Well, good-looking fellow, I'm sure.
Eames : That's Fischer's projection of Browning. Let's follow him and see how he behaves.
Saito : Why?
Eames : Because how he acts will tell us if Fischer is starting to suspect him just the way we want him to.
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[ as the dream collapses ]
Mal : [ to Saito, handing him his secrets ] He was close. Very close.
Mal : [ to Saito, handing him his secrets ] He was close. Very close.
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Saito's Attendant : He was delirious but asked for you by name. Show him...
Japanese Security Guard : He was carrying nothing but this... [ gun ]
Japanese Security Guard : And this... [ spinning top ]
Saito : Are you here to kill me?
Saito's Attendant : He was delirious but asked for you by name. Show him...
Japanese Security Guard : He was carrying nothing but this... [ gun ]
Japanese Security Guard : And this... [ spinning top ]
Saito : Are you here to kill me?
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Cobb : They say we only use a fraction of our brain's true potential. Now that's when we're awake. When we're asleep, we can do almost anything.
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Ariadne : Why are they all looking at me?
Cobb : Because my subconscious feels that someone else is creating this world. The more you change things, the quicker the projections start to converge on you.
Ariadne : Converge?
Cobb : It's the foreign nature of the dreamer. They attack like white blood cells fighting an infection.
Ariadne : They're going to attack us?
Cobb : No. Just you.
Cobb : Because my subconscious feels that someone else is creating this world. The more you change things, the quicker the projections start to converge on you.
Ariadne : Converge?
Cobb : It's the foreign nature of the dreamer. They attack like white blood cells fighting an infection.
Ariadne : They're going to attack us?
Cobb : No. Just you.
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