Man of Steel Quotes
Jor-El: Born on Krypton and raised on Earth, you had the best of both and were meant to be the bridge between two worlds.
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Faora: Are you the ranking officer here?
General Swanwick: I am.
Faora: [pointing at Lois]General Zod would like this woman to accompany me.
Colonel Nathan Hardy: You asked for the alien. You didn't say anything about one of our own.
Faora: Shall I tell the general you're unwilling to comply?
Colonel Nathan Hardy: I don't care what you tell him.
Lois Lane: It's all right. I'll go.
General Swanwick: I am.
Faora: [pointing at Lois]General Zod would like this woman to accompany me.
Colonel Nathan Hardy: You asked for the alien. You didn't say anything about one of our own.
Faora: Shall I tell the general you're unwilling to comply?
Colonel Nathan Hardy: I don't care what you tell him.
Lois Lane: It's all right. I'll go.
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Lois Lane: [Voiceover during montage of her searching for Clark]How do you find someone who has spent a lifetime covering his tracks? You start with the urban legends that have sprung up in his wake. All of the friends of a friend who claimed to have seen him. For some, he was a guardian angel. For others, a cipher; a ghost who never quite fit in. As you work your way back in time, the stories begin to form a pattern.
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General Zod: This council has been disbanded!
Ro-Zar: On whose authority?
General Zod: Mine. [Zod shoots and kills Ro-Zar]
General Zod: The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly.
Jor-El: What are you doing, Zod? This is madness!
General Zod: What I should have done years ago! These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin!
Jor-El: And if your forces prevail? You'll be the leader of nothing!
General Zod: Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew. We'll sever the degenerative bloodlines that led us to this state.
Jor-El: And who will decide which bloodlines survive, Zod?... You? [pause]
General Zod: Don't do this, El. The last thing I want is for us to be enemies.
Jor-El: You have abandoned the principles that bound us together. You've taken up the sword against your own people. I will honor the man you once were, Zod, not this monster you have become.
Ro-Zar: On whose authority?
General Zod: Mine. [Zod shoots and kills Ro-Zar]
General Zod: The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly.
Jor-El: What are you doing, Zod? This is madness!
General Zod: What I should have done years ago! These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin!
Jor-El: And if your forces prevail? You'll be the leader of nothing!
General Zod: Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew. We'll sever the degenerative bloodlines that led us to this state.
Jor-El: And who will decide which bloodlines survive, Zod?... You? [pause]
General Zod: Don't do this, El. The last thing I want is for us to be enemies.
Jor-El: You have abandoned the principles that bound us together. You've taken up the sword against your own people. I will honor the man you once were, Zod, not this monster you have become.
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Martha Kent: Sweetie. How can I help you if you won't let me in?
Clark Kent - age 9: The world's too big, Mom.
Martha Kent: Then make it small. Just, um, focus on my voice. Pretend it's an island out in the ocean. Can you see it?
Clark Kent - age 9: I see it.
Martha Kent: Then swim towards it, honey.
Clark Kent - age 9: [comes out from the room]What's wrong with me, Mom?
Martha Kent: Clark.
Clark Kent - age 9: The world's too big, Mom.
Martha Kent: Then make it small. Just, um, focus on my voice. Pretend it's an island out in the ocean. Can you see it?
Clark Kent - age 9: I see it.
Martha Kent: Then swim towards it, honey.
Clark Kent - age 9: [comes out from the room]What's wrong with me, Mom?
Martha Kent: Clark.
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Martha Kent: What are you going to do when you're not saving the world? Have you given any thought to that?
Clark Kent: I have, actually. [Clark chuckles]
Clark Kent: I gotta find a job where I can keep my ear to the ground. Where people won't look twice when I want to go somewhere dangerous and start asking questions.
Clark Kent: I have, actually. [Clark chuckles]
Clark Kent: I gotta find a job where I can keep my ear to the ground. Where people won't look twice when I want to go somewhere dangerous and start asking questions.
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General Zod: Your father equipped himself with great honor Kal.
Superman: You killed my father?
General Zod: I did. And not a day goes by that it does not haunt me. But if I had to do it again I would. I have a duty to my people, and I will not allow anyone to prevent me from carrying it out!
Superman: You killed my father?
General Zod: I did. And not a day goes by that it does not haunt me. But if I had to do it again I would. I have a duty to my people, and I will not allow anyone to prevent me from carrying it out!
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Lois Lane: I figured if I turned over enough stones you'd eventually find me. Where are you from? What are you doing here? Let me tell your story.
Clark Kent: What if I don't want my story told?
Lois Lane: It's going to come out eventually. Somebody's going to get a photograph or figure out where you live.
Clark Kent: Well, then I'll just disappear again.
Lois Lane: The only way you could disappear for good is to stop helping people altogether, and I sense that's not an option for you.
Clark Kent: What if I don't want my story told?
Lois Lane: It's going to come out eventually. Somebody's going to get a photograph or figure out where you live.
Clark Kent: Well, then I'll just disappear again.
Lois Lane: The only way you could disappear for good is to stop helping people altogether, and I sense that's not an option for you.
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Lois Lane: Where did you come from?
Jor-El: The command key, Miss Lane. Thanks to you, I'm uploading to this ship's mainframe.
Lois Lane: Who are you?
Jor-El: I am Kal's father.
Lois Lane: Can you help us?
Jor-El: I designed this ship. I can modify its atmospheric composition to human compatibility. We can stop them. We can send them back to the Phantom Zone.
Lois Lane: How?
Jor-El: I can teach you. And in turn, you can teach Kal. Will you help me?
Jor-El: The command key, Miss Lane. Thanks to you, I'm uploading to this ship's mainframe.
Lois Lane: Who are you?
Jor-El: I am Kal's father.
Lois Lane: Can you help us?
Jor-El: I designed this ship. I can modify its atmospheric composition to human compatibility. We can stop them. We can send them back to the Phantom Zone.
Lois Lane: How?
Jor-El: I can teach you. And in turn, you can teach Kal. Will you help me?
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Martha Kent: [about Jonathan]He always believed you were meant for greater things, and that when the day came, your shoulders would be able to bear the weight.
Clark Kent: Yeah, I just wish he could have been here to see it finally happen.
Martha Kent: He saw it, Clark, believe me.
Clark Kent: Yeah, I just wish he could have been here to see it finally happen.
Martha Kent: He saw it, Clark, believe me.
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General Zod: I was bred to be a warrior, Kal. Trained my entire life to master my senses. Where did you train? ON A FARM?
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Clark Kent at 13: I just wanted to help.
Jonathan Kent: I know you did, but we talked about this. Right? Right? We talked about this! You have...! [calms himself]
Jonathan Kent: Clark, you have to keep this side of yourself a secret.
Clark Kent at 13: What was I supposed to do? Just let them die?
Jonathan Kent: Maybe; but there's more at stake here than our lives or the lives of those around us. When the world... When the world finds out what you can do, it's gonna change everything; our... our beliefs, our notions of what it means to be human... everything. You saw how Pete's mom reacted, right? She was scared, Clark.
Clark Kent at 13: Why?
Jonathan Kent: People are afraid of what they don't understand.
Clark Kent at 13: Is she right? Did God do this to me? Tell me!
Jonathan Kent: I know you did, but we talked about this. Right? Right? We talked about this! You have...! [calms himself]
Jonathan Kent: Clark, you have to keep this side of yourself a secret.
Clark Kent at 13: What was I supposed to do? Just let them die?
Jonathan Kent: Maybe; but there's more at stake here than our lives or the lives of those around us. When the world... When the world finds out what you can do, it's gonna change everything; our... our beliefs, our notions of what it means to be human... everything. You saw how Pete's mom reacted, right? She was scared, Clark.
Clark Kent at 13: Why?
Jonathan Kent: People are afraid of what they don't understand.
Clark Kent at 13: Is she right? Did God do this to me? Tell me!
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Lois Lane: You know, they say it's downhill after the first kiss.
Superman: I'm pretty sure that only counts when you're kissing a human.
Superman: I'm pretty sure that only counts when you're kissing a human.
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General Zod: Lara, listen to me! The Codex is Krypton's future! Abort the launch! [Lara continues the launch sequence and sends her son into space]
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General Zod: What have you done to me?
Superman: My parents taught me to hone my senses, Zod. Focus on just what I wanted to see. Without your helmet, you're getting everything.
General Zod: Unh!
Superman: And it hurts, doesn't it?
Superman: My parents taught me to hone my senses, Zod. Focus on just what I wanted to see. Without your helmet, you're getting everything.
General Zod: Unh!
Superman: And it hurts, doesn't it?
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General Swanwick: All right. You've got our attention. What is it you want?
Superman: I would like to speak to Lois Lane.
General Swanwick: What makes you think she's here?
Superman: Don't play games with me, general. I'll surrender, but only if you guarantee Lois' freedom.
Superman: I would like to speak to Lois Lane.
General Swanwick: What makes you think she's here?
Superman: Don't play games with me, general. I'll surrender, but only if you guarantee Lois' freedom.
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Lois Lane: [Jor-El's image appears behind Lois]Where did you come from?
Jor-El: The command key Miss Lane; thanks to you, I'm uploading into the ship's mainframe.
Lois Lane: Who are you?
Jor-El: I am Kal's father.
Lois Lane: Can you help us?
Lois Lane: I designed this ship, I can modify its atmospheric composition to human compatibility. We can stop them, we can send them back to the phantom zone.
Lois Lane: How?
Jor-El: I can teach you; and in turn you can teach Kal. Will you help me? [Scene cuts to ships flying through clouds, and then approaching Earth's surface]
Jor-El: The Ship's crew are alerted. We need to move quickly. Retrieve the command key. [Lois retrieves the key, and Jor uses power to open door, they are ambushed a moment later by a female guard, Jor uses power to slam the door on her arm]
Lois Lane: Did you do that?
Jor-El: Yes, pick up her sidearm.
Jor-El: [Lois retrieves the weapon then begins to follow Jor down the corridor, scene cuts to Kal escaping from Zod's chambers, then to Earth where spaceships can be seen flying overhead, then returns to the corridors aboard the command ship]To your right, fire. Behind you. [uses power to slam door. Then guides Lois to escape pod chamber, using power to open the door]
Jor-El: Secure yourself inside the open pod. Safe travels Miss Lane, it's highly unlikely we'll be seeing each other again. Remember, the phantom drives are essential in stopping them... Move your head to the left.
Jor-El: The command key Miss Lane; thanks to you, I'm uploading into the ship's mainframe.
Lois Lane: Who are you?
Jor-El: I am Kal's father.
Lois Lane: Can you help us?
Lois Lane: I designed this ship, I can modify its atmospheric composition to human compatibility. We can stop them, we can send them back to the phantom zone.
Lois Lane: How?
Jor-El: I can teach you; and in turn you can teach Kal. Will you help me? [Scene cuts to ships flying through clouds, and then approaching Earth's surface]
Jor-El: The Ship's crew are alerted. We need to move quickly. Retrieve the command key. [Lois retrieves the key, and Jor uses power to open door, they are ambushed a moment later by a female guard, Jor uses power to slam the door on her arm]
Lois Lane: Did you do that?
Jor-El: Yes, pick up her sidearm.
Jor-El: [Lois retrieves the weapon then begins to follow Jor down the corridor, scene cuts to Kal escaping from Zod's chambers, then to Earth where spaceships can be seen flying overhead, then returns to the corridors aboard the command ship]To your right, fire. Behind you. [uses power to slam door. Then guides Lois to escape pod chamber, using power to open the door]
Jor-El: Secure yourself inside the open pod. Safe travels Miss Lane, it's highly unlikely we'll be seeing each other again. Remember, the phantom drives are essential in stopping them... Move your head to the left.
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Jonathan Kent: [Jonathan shows Clark his ship]We found you in this. We were sure the government was gonna show up at our doorstep, but no one ever came.
Clark Kent at 13: [Clark looks over the ship in puzzlement].
Jonathan Kent: [Jonathan shows Clark the command key]This was in the chamber with you. We took it to a metallurgist at Kansas State. He said whatever it was made from didn't even... didn't even exist on the periodic table. It's another way of saying that it's not from this world, Clark... and neither are you. You're the answer, son. You're the answer to, are we alone in the universe?
Clark Kent at 13: I don't want to be.
Jonathan Kent: And I don't blame you, son. It'd be a huge burden for anyone to bear; but you're not just anyone, Clark, and I have to believe that you were... that you were sent here for a reason. All these changes that you're going through, one day... one day you're gonna think of them as a blessing; and when that day comes, you're gonna have to make a choice... a choice of whether to stand proud in front of the human race or not.
Clark Kent at 13: Can't I just keep pretending I'm your son?
Jonathan Kent: [hugs Clark nearly in tears]You are my son;... but somewhere out there, you... you have another father too, who gave you another name, and he sent you here for a reason, Clark; and even if it takes you the rest of your life, you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is.
Clark Kent at 13: [Clark looks over the ship in puzzlement].
Jonathan Kent: [Jonathan shows Clark the command key]This was in the chamber with you. We took it to a metallurgist at Kansas State. He said whatever it was made from didn't even... didn't even exist on the periodic table. It's another way of saying that it's not from this world, Clark... and neither are you. You're the answer, son. You're the answer to, are we alone in the universe?
Clark Kent at 13: I don't want to be.
Jonathan Kent: And I don't blame you, son. It'd be a huge burden for anyone to bear; but you're not just anyone, Clark, and I have to believe that you were... that you were sent here for a reason. All these changes that you're going through, one day... one day you're gonna think of them as a blessing; and when that day comes, you're gonna have to make a choice... a choice of whether to stand proud in front of the human race or not.
Clark Kent at 13: Can't I just keep pretending I'm your son?
Jonathan Kent: [hugs Clark nearly in tears]You are my son;... but somewhere out there, you... you have another father too, who gave you another name, and he sent you here for a reason, Clark; and even if it takes you the rest of your life, you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is.
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General Zod: What have you done?
Jor-El: We've had a child, Zod. A boy child. Krypton's first natural birth in centuries, and he will be free, free to forge his own destiny.
General Zod: Heresy! Destroy it!
Jor-El: We've had a child, Zod. A boy child. Krypton's first natural birth in centuries, and he will be free, free to forge his own destiny.
General Zod: Heresy! Destroy it!
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General Zod: Your son, Lara, where have you sent him?
Lara Lor-Van: His name is Kal, son of El. And he is forever beyond your reach.
Lara Lor-Van: His name is Kal, son of El. And he is forever beyond your reach.
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General Zod: If you love these people so much, you can mourn for them!
Clark Kent: Don't do this! Stop! Don't!
General Zod: Never!
Clark Kent: NOOOO!
Clark Kent: Don't do this! Stop! Don't!
General Zod: Never!
Clark Kent: NOOOO!
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Jor-El: Look.
Superman: Lois.
Jor-El: You can save her, Kal. You can save all of them.
Superman: Lois.
Jor-El: You can save her, Kal. You can save all of them.
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Dr. Emil Hamilton: General Swanwick, sir.
General Swanwick: What am I looking at, Doc? Comet? Asteroid?
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Comets don't make course corrections, General. Wanted you to see this before some amateur with a telescope creates a worldwide panic. [Hamilton goes to a monitor showing an image of Zod's ship]
Dr. Emil Hamilton: The ship appears to have inserted itself into a lunar synchronous orbit, though I have no idea why.
General Swanwick: Have you tried communicating with it?
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Well, they haven't responded, as of yet.
General Swanwick: I'm just speculating, but I think whoever is at the helm of that thing is looking to make a dramatic entrance.
General Swanwick: What am I looking at, Doc? Comet? Asteroid?
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Comets don't make course corrections, General. Wanted you to see this before some amateur with a telescope creates a worldwide panic. [Hamilton goes to a monitor showing an image of Zod's ship]
Dr. Emil Hamilton: The ship appears to have inserted itself into a lunar synchronous orbit, though I have no idea why.
General Swanwick: Have you tried communicating with it?
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Well, they haven't responded, as of yet.
General Swanwick: I'm just speculating, but I think whoever is at the helm of that thing is looking to make a dramatic entrance.
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Jor-El: Can you see the Codex?
Kelex: It's just beneath the central hub, sir. But I'm compelled to warn you, breaching the genesis chamber is a Class B crime punishable...
Jor-El: Nobody cares anymore, Kelex. The world is about to come to an end.
Kelex: It's just beneath the central hub, sir. But I'm compelled to warn you, breaching the genesis chamber is a Class B crime punishable...
Jor-El: Nobody cares anymore, Kelex. The world is about to come to an end.
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