The Dark Knight Quotes
The Dark Knight
When the menace known as the Joker emerges from his mysterious past, he wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham. The Dark Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
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PG-13 | 2h 32min | Action, Crime, Drama | 18 July 2008 (USA)
Batman : Beautiful, isn't it?
Lucius Fox : Beautiful. Unethical. DANGEROUS. You've turned every cellphone in Gotham into a microphone.
Batman : And a high-frequency generator-receiver.
Lucius Fox : You took my sonar concept and applied it to every phone in the city. With half the city feeding you sonar, you can image all of Gotham. This is wrong.
Batman : I've gotta find this man, Lucius.
Lucius Fox : At what cost?
Batman : The database is null-key encrypted. It can only be accessed by one person.
Lucius Fox : This is too much power for one person.
Batman : That's why I gave it to you. Only you can use it.
Lucius Fox : Spying on 30 million people isn't part of my job description.
Lucius Fox : Beautiful. Unethical. DANGEROUS. You've turned every cellphone in Gotham into a microphone.
Batman : And a high-frequency generator-receiver.
Lucius Fox : You took my sonar concept and applied it to every phone in the city. With half the city feeding you sonar, you can image all of Gotham. This is wrong.
Batman : I've gotta find this man, Lucius.
Lucius Fox : At what cost?
Batman : The database is null-key encrypted. It can only be accessed by one person.
Lucius Fox : This is too much power for one person.
Batman : That's why I gave it to you. Only you can use it.
Lucius Fox : Spying on 30 million people isn't part of my job description.
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The Joker : I want... my phone call. I want it. I want it! I want my phone call!
Detective Stephens : That's nice.
The Joker : How many of your friends have I killed?
Detective Stephens : I'm a twenty-year man. I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like you who just enjoy it. [ pause ]
Detective Stephens : And you've killed six of my friends.
The Joker : [ mouths "six?" ] Do you know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savour all the little emotions. Y'see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are, so in a way I knew your fiends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
Detective Stephens : [ pulling up his sleeves ] I know you're gonna enjoy this, so I'll just have to enjoy it even more.
Detective Stephens : That's nice.
The Joker : How many of your friends have I killed?
Detective Stephens : I'm a twenty-year man. I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like you who just enjoy it. [ pause ]
Detective Stephens : And you've killed six of my friends.
The Joker : [ mouths "six?" ] Do you know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savour all the little emotions. Y'see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are, so in a way I knew your fiends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
Detective Stephens : [ pulling up his sleeves ] I know you're gonna enjoy this, so I'll just have to enjoy it even more.
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The Joker : [ holds camera facing himself ] See, this is how crazy Batman's made Gotham! If you want order in Gotham, Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in. Oh, and every day he doesn't, people will die, starting tonight. I'm a man of my word. [ laughs ]
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The Joker : Harvey, Harvey, Harvey Dent. [ climbs up to the cab of a semi truck, the driver of which is dead or unconscious ]
The Joker : Oh, excuse me, I want to drive! [ shoves him out and takes the wheel ]
The Joker : Oh, excuse me, I want to drive! [ shoves him out and takes the wheel ]
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The Chechen : What do you propose?
The Joker : It's simple. We, uh, kill the Batman. [ mobsters laugh ]
Salvatore Maroni : If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?
The Joker : If you're good at something, never do it for free.
The Joker : It's simple. We, uh, kill the Batman. [ mobsters laugh ]
Salvatore Maroni : If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?
The Joker : If you're good at something, never do it for free.
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Alfred Pennyworth : I suppose they'll lock me up as well. As your accomplice...
Bruce Wayne : Accomplice? I'm going to tell them the whole thing was your idea.
Bruce Wayne : Accomplice? I'm going to tell them the whole thing was your idea.
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Bruce Wayne : [ after The Joker threatens to blow up a hospital via TV ] Do you think I should go to the hospital?
Lt. James Gordon : You don't watch a whole lot of news, do you, Mr. Wayne?
Lt. James Gordon : You don't watch a whole lot of news, do you, Mr. Wayne?
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The Joker : [ over the PA ] Tonight you're all gonna be part of a social experiment. Through the magic of diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate, I'm ready right now to blow you all sky high. Anyone attempts to get off their boat, you all die. Each of you has a remote... to blow up the other boat. At midnight, I blow you all up. If, however, one of you presses the button, I'll let that boat live. So, who's it going to be: Harvey Dent's most wanted scumbag collection, or the sweet and innocent civilians? You choose... oh, and you might want to decide quickly, because the people on the other boat might not be so noble.
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James Gordon Jr. : Did Batman save you, Daddy?
Lt. James Gordon : Actually, this time I saved him.
Lt. James Gordon : Actually, this time I saved him.
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Lt. James Gordon : They'll hunt you.
Batman : You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen.
Batman : You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen.
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Salvatore Maroni : [ nervously ] Look, take it up with the Joker. He killed your woman. He made you [ Gestures at Dent's mutilated face ]
Salvatore Maroni : like this.
Two-Face : The Joker's just a mad dog. I want whoever let him off the leash.
Salvatore Maroni : like this.
Two-Face : The Joker's just a mad dog. I want whoever let him off the leash.
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[ after Batman saves Rachel from falling out of a window ]
Batman : You all right?
Rachel Dawes : Let's not do that again.
Batman : You all right?
Rachel Dawes : Let's not do that again.
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Salvatore Maroni : Look, if I tell you, will you let me go?
Two-Face : Can't hurt your chances.
Salvatore Maroni : It was Ramirez. [ Two-Face pulls the coin out and cocks his gun ]
Salvatore Maroni : [ panicking ] But you said...
Two-Face : I said it couldn't hurt your chances. [ flips coin; good side ]
Two-Face : You're a lucky man. [ flips again; bad side ]
Two-Face : He's not.
Salvatore Maroni : Who?
Two-Face : [ buckles seat belt ] Your driver. [ He shoots the driver in the back; the car goes flying off the road ]
Two-Face : Can't hurt your chances.
Salvatore Maroni : It was Ramirez. [ Two-Face pulls the coin out and cocks his gun ]
Salvatore Maroni : [ panicking ] But you said...
Two-Face : I said it couldn't hurt your chances. [ flips coin; good side ]
Two-Face : You're a lucky man. [ flips again; bad side ]
Two-Face : He's not.
Salvatore Maroni : Who?
Two-Face : [ buckles seat belt ] Your driver. [ He shoots the driver in the back; the car goes flying off the road ]
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Bruce Wayne : What about getting back into the plane?
Lucius Fox : I'd recommend a good travel agent.
Bruce Wayne : Without it landing.
Lucius Fox : [ smiles ] Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne.
Lucius Fox : I'd recommend a good travel agent.
Bruce Wayne : Without it landing.
Lucius Fox : [ smiles ] Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne.
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Alfred Pennyworth : Know your limits, Master Wayne.
Bruce Wayne : Batman has no limits.
Alfred Pennyworth : Well, you do, sir.
Bruce Wayne : Well, can't afford to know 'em.
Bruce Wayne : Batman has no limits.
Alfred Pennyworth : Well, you do, sir.
Bruce Wayne : Well, can't afford to know 'em.
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The Joker : You have nothing, nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.
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Batman : You don't want to hurt the boy, Harvey.
Two-Face : It's not about what I want, it's about what's fair!
Two-Face : It's not about what I want, it's about what's fair!
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Bruce Wayne : [ after running into Harvey and Rachel at a restaurant ] So, let's put a couple tables together.
Harvey Dent : I'm not sure they'll let us.
Bruce Wayne : Oh, they should. I own the place.
Harvey Dent : I'm not sure they'll let us.
Bruce Wayne : Oh, they should. I own the place.
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Natascha : How could you want to raise children in a city like this?
Bruce Wayne : Well, I grew up in Gotham, and I turned out all right.
Bruce Wayne : Well, I grew up in Gotham, and I turned out all right.
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Harvey Dent : You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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Salvatore Maroni : [ Batman holds him out over a ledge ] From one professional to another, if you're trying to scare somebody, pick a better spot. From this height, the fall wouldn't kill me.
Batman : I'm counting on it. [ he drops Maroni off the ledge, breaking his legs ]
Batman : I'm counting on it. [ he drops Maroni off the ledge, breaking his legs ]
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Harvey Dent : The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.
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[ Wayne Enterprises accountant Coleman Reese believes that he's discovered Batman's secret identity, and is trying to blackmail Fox ]
Lucius Fox : Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck.
Lucius Fox : Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck.
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[ Batman has just fought off Scarecrow and a group of Batman wannabes ]
Batman : Don't let me find you out here again.
Brian : We're trying to help you!
Batman : I don't need help.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Not in my diagnosis!
Brian : What gives you the right? What's the difference between you and me? [ Batman lowers himself into the Batmobile ]
Batman : I'm not wearing hockey pads!
Batman : Don't let me find you out here again.
Brian : We're trying to help you!
Batman : I don't need help.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Not in my diagnosis!
Brian : What gives you the right? What's the difference between you and me? [ Batman lowers himself into the Batmobile ]
Batman : I'm not wearing hockey pads!
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[ while cross-examining one of Maroni's thugs on the witness stand, the thug pulls a gun and fires it at Harvey Dent; it mis-fires, and Harvey decks the thug with a right cross, and takes the gun away ]
Harvey Dent : Carbon fiber, .28 Caliber, made in China. [ puts it on the table in front of Maroni ]
Harvey Dent : If you want to kill a public servant, Mr. Maroni, I recommend you buy American.
Judge Freel : [ to policemen holding the thug ] Get him out of here!
Harvey Dent : But, Your Honor, I'm not done. [ cheers from the gallery ]
Harvey Dent : Carbon fiber, .28 Caliber, made in China. [ puts it on the table in front of Maroni ]
Harvey Dent : If you want to kill a public servant, Mr. Maroni, I recommend you buy American.
Judge Freel : [ to policemen holding the thug ] Get him out of here!
Harvey Dent : But, Your Honor, I'm not done. [ cheers from the gallery ]
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Maroni's Mistress : Can't we go someplace quieter? We can't hear each other talk.
Salvatore Maroni : What makes you think I want to hear you talk?
Salvatore Maroni : What makes you think I want to hear you talk?
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Batman : Then why do you want to kill me?
The Joker : [ laughs ] I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, NO! No. You... you... complete me.
Batman : You're garbage who kills for money.
The Joker : Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.
The Joker : [ laughs ] I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, NO! No. You... you... complete me.
Batman : You're garbage who kills for money.
The Joker : Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.
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Bruce Wayne : People are dying, Alfred. What would you have me do?
Alfred Pennyworth : Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice.
Bruce Wayne : Well today I found out what Batman can't do. He can't endure this. Today you get to say "I told you so."
Alfred Pennyworth : Today, I don't want to. [ pauses for several moments ]
Alfred Pennyworth : But I did bloody tell you.
Alfred Pennyworth : Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice.
Bruce Wayne : Well today I found out what Batman can't do. He can't endure this. Today you get to say "I told you so."
Alfred Pennyworth : Today, I don't want to. [ pauses for several moments ]
Alfred Pennyworth : But I did bloody tell you.
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