Iron Man Quotes

Yinsen: We met, you know, in Bern.

Tony Stark: Really? I don't remember.

Yinsen: [chuckling] Of course not. If I had been that drunk, I wouldn't have been able to stand, let alone give a lecture on integrated circuits.

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[Stark and Potts carry out an arc reactor transplant]

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Don't ever, ever, ever, ask me to do anything like that, ever again!

Tony Stark: I don't have anyone but you.

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[as he lies dying, Dummy hands Stark the Mark I arc reactor]

Tony Stark: Good boy...

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Tony Stark: Why aren't you wearing those pyjamas I gave you?

Obadiah Stane: Good night, Tony...

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Tony Stark: [seeing wires running out of his chest] What the hell did you do to me?

Yinsen: What I did was save your life. That is an electromagnet, connected to a car battery. I removed as much shrapnel from your chest as I could, but there are still some pieces left. I've seen plenty of injuries like that. In my village we call those casualties "the Walking Dead", because they take about a week to reach your heart.

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Raza: Long ago, the bow and arrow was the ultimate technological achievement. It was used by Genghis Khan to forge an empire that stretched across Asia, from the wintry woods of Ukraine to the Eastern shores of Korea. Now, whoever holds the weapons manufactured by Stark Industries rules the world... and soon, it will be MY turn.

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Yinsen: Did you see that? Those are YOUR weapons... in the hands of those murderers! Is this what you want? Is this what you wish the legacy of the great Tony Stark to be?

Tony Stark: I shouldn't do anything. They could kill you, they're gonna kill me, either way, and even if they don't, I'll probably be dead in a week.

Yinsen: Then this is a very important week for you, isn't it?

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[after nearly kissing her boss]

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: I would like a Martini, dry, with lots of olives. Like, at least three olives.

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Jarvis: Yes. Shall I render using proposed specifications?

Tony Stark: Thrill me.
[as Jarvis works on the render, Tony watches benefit at the Disney Concert Hall on TV]

Jarvis: The render is complete.

Tony Stark: A little ostentatious, don't you think?

Jarvis: What was I thinking? You're usually so discreet.

Tony Stark: [gazes at a 1930s hotrod] Tell you what. Throw a little hotrod red in there.

Jarvis: Yes, that should help you keep a low profile. The render is complete.

Tony Stark: Hey, I like it. Fabricate it. Paint it.

Jarvis: Commencing automated assembly. Estimated completion time is five hours.

Tony Stark: [looks at his watch] Don't wait up for me, honey.

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Raza: [a side of his face scarred] Compliments of Tony Stark...

Obadiah Stane: If you'd killed him like you were supposed to, you'd still have a face.

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[playing backgammon]

Tony Stark: [rolling a 6 and 5] Sheesh o besh.

Yinsen: Good roll.

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Blonde Girl: Tony! Remember me?

Tony Stark: [walking by] Sure don't.

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Rhodey: [standing by Stark's airplane] Three hours! Three hours you've kept me standing here!

Tony Stark: [walking past him] Waiting on you now.

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Tony Stark: [a hole in his chest] I just want you to reach in, and gently lift the wire out.

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Is it safe?

Tony Stark: Yeah. It should be fine. It's just like Operation, just don't let it touch the socket.

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: What do you mean, Operation?

Tony Stark: It's just a game, never mind. Just gently lift the wire, okay? All right...

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: You know, I... uh... I don't think that I'm qualified to do that.

Tony Stark: No, no. You're fine. You are the most capable, qualified, trustworthy person I've ever met, you'll do great. Is it too much to ask? 'Cause I really need your help here.

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[Everhart shows Stark some photos]

Christine Everheart: [disgusted at Stark's evident hypocrisy] Is this what you call accountability?
[Stark looks at photos of Stark Industries weapons in Afghanistan]

Tony Stark: When were these taken?

Christine Everheart: Yesterday.

Tony Stark: I didn't authorize this.

Christine Everheart: Well, your company did.

Tony Stark: I'm not my company!

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[special feature]

Tony Stark: [after losing $3 million at craps] What's better, winning all that money or not caring about it?

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Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: [fumbling inside Stark's chest] Oh... ah... EWW, there's pus!

Tony Stark: It's not pus. It's an inorganic plasmic discharge. It's from the device, not my body.

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: It smells!

Tony Stark: Yeah, it does.

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[testing his rocket boots for the first time]

Tony Stark: Okay, let's do this right. Start mark, half a meter and to the right. Dummy, look alive, you're on standby for fire safety. You, roll it. Activate hand controls... okay, we're gonna start off nice and easy. See if 10% thrust capacity achieves lift. In three... two... one...
[He activates his rocket boots, which launch him right up into the ceiling, to crash back down. Dummy sprays him with extinguisher foam]

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[testing the Mark II armor]

Tony Stark: Okay, let's see what this thing can do. What's SR-71's record?

Jarvis: The altitude record for fixed wing flight is 85,000 feet, sir.

Tony Stark: Records are made to be broken! Come on!

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Rhodey: Oh, my God, you crazy son of a bitch! You owe me a plane, you know that, right?

Tony Stark: [chuckling] Yeah, well, technically he hit me, so...

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[Tony is going into cardiac arrest]

Tony Stark: We have to hurry. Take this, take this...

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Okay, okay...

Tony Stark: Now you have to take this wire and attach it to the base plate, there.

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Okay... Tony?

Tony Stark: What?

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Tony, it's gonna be okay.

Tony Stark: Is it?

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: It's gonna be okay. I-I am gonna make this okay.

Tony Stark: Let's hope.
[She reaches in again and hooks up the new heart machine - CLICK!]

Tony Stark: YAAA-OOOOOW...!
[normal voice]

Tony Stark: Was that so hard? That was fun, right?

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Tony Stark: I think you got a lot of my weapons.

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Obadiah Stane: [holding Tony's arc reactor] A new generation of weapons... with this at its heart.

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Obadiah Stane: For thirty years, I've been holding you up! I built this company up from nothing! Nothing's gonna stand in my way - least of all, *you*!

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Obadiah Stane: Shame you had to bring Pepper into this. I would have preferred she live...

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Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: [to Tony] You're all I have too, y'know.

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[Abu Bakaar speaks to Tony]

Yinsen: [translating] He wants you to build the Jericho missile. He has everything you need here, he wants you to begin immediately. After it is completed, he will set you free.
[Abu Bakaar smiles and holds out his hand. Tony smiles and shakes it]

Tony Stark: [still smiling] No, he won't.

Yinsen: [also smiling] No, he won't.

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Rhodey: Today you get to witness a 3,000-year-old city rise from the dead.

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Rhodey: That's a first. You scared off a woman.

Tony Stark: Easy to do when you look like Frankenstein.

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Tony Stark: You don't belong with these murderers. Why are you doing this?

Li Mei: The Mandarin will rise, and many will die in the East and the West. Their souls will be offered as payment for ...

Tony Stark: Ok, that's the company line.

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