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)
The Joker : If we don't deal with this now, soon little, uh, Gambol here won't be able to get a nickel for his grandma.
Gambol : [ explodes ] Enough from the clown! [ He rises to his feet; Joker does too, opening his coat to reveal a cluster of grenades, attached to a string around his thumb ]
The Joker : Ah-ta-ta-ta! Let's not *blow* this out of proportion.
Gambol : [ explodes ] Enough from the clown! [ He rises to his feet; Joker does too, opening his coat to reveal a cluster of grenades, attached to a string around his thumb ]
The Joker : Ah-ta-ta-ta! Let's not *blow* this out of proportion.
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Gambol : You think you can steal from us and just walk away?
The Joker : Yeah.
The Joker : Yeah.
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Lt. James Gordon : That was a very brave thing you did.
Bruce Wayne : Trying to catch the light?
Lt. James Gordon : So you weren't protecting the van?
Bruce Wayne : [ pretending to be oblivious ] Why? Who's in it?
Bruce Wayne : Trying to catch the light?
Lt. James Gordon : So you weren't protecting the van?
Bruce Wayne : [ pretending to be oblivious ] Why? Who's in it?
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Reese : They're trying to kill me!
Lt. James Gordon : Well, maybe Batman will save you.
Lt. James Gordon : Well, maybe Batman will save you.
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The Chechen : [ after bringing out a man under the influence of fear toxin ] Look at what your drugs did to my customers.
Scarecrow : Buyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go.
The Chechen : My business... repeat customers...
Scarecrow : If you don't like what I have to offer, you can buy from someone else. Assuming Batman left anyone to buy from.
Scarecrow : Buyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go.
The Chechen : My business... repeat customers...
Scarecrow : If you don't like what I have to offer, you can buy from someone else. Assuming Batman left anyone to buy from.
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Two-Face : You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time. But you were wrong. The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. [ holds up his coin ]
Two-Face : Unbiased. Unprejudiced. Fair.
Two-Face : Unbiased. Unprejudiced. Fair.
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Lucius Fox : It emits a high-frequency pulse for mapping an environment and records a response time.
Bruce Wayne : Sonar. Just like a...
Lucius Fox : Like a submarine, Mr. Wayne. Like a submarine.
Bruce Wayne : Sonar. Just like a...
Lucius Fox : Like a submarine, Mr. Wayne. Like a submarine.
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Batman : [ about the Joker ] Where is he?
Salvatore Maroni : Nobody knows, he came to us!
Batman : He must have friends!
Salvatore Maroni : [ incredulous ] Friends? Have you met this guy?
Salvatore Maroni : Nobody knows, he came to us!
Batman : He must have friends!
Salvatore Maroni : [ incredulous ] Friends? Have you met this guy?
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The Joker : [ Batman slams The Joker's head on a table ] Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy.
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The Joker : Those mob fools want you gone so they can get back to the way things were. But I know the truth: there's no going back. You've changed things... forever.
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Batman : Where is Dent?
The Joker : You have all these rules and you think they'll save you.
Lt. James Gordon : [ Batman slams the Joker against a wall ] He's in control.
Batman : I have one rule.
The Joker : Then that's the rule you'll have to break to know the truth.
Batman : Which is?
The Joker : The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules. And tonight you're gonna break your one rule.
Batman : I'm considering it.
The Joker : No, there's only minutes left, so you're gonna have to play my little game if you want to save one of them.
The Joker : You have all these rules and you think they'll save you.
Lt. James Gordon : [ Batman slams the Joker against a wall ] He's in control.
Batman : I have one rule.
The Joker : Then that's the rule you'll have to break to know the truth.
Batman : Which is?
The Joker : The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules. And tonight you're gonna break your one rule.
Batman : I'm considering it.
The Joker : No, there's only minutes left, so you're gonna have to play my little game if you want to save one of them.
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Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb : [ regarding The Joker's threat on his life ] You're unlikely to discover this for yourself, so take my word, the police commissioner gets a lot of threats. I found the appropriate response to these situations a long time ago. [ pulls out a bottle of whiskey and glass ]
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The Joker : I had a vision, of a world without Batman. The mob ground out a little profit and the police tried to shut them down, one block at a time. And it was so... boring. I've had a change of heart. I don't want Mr. Reese spoiling everything, but why should I have all the fun? Let's give someone else a chance. If Coleman Reese isn't dead in sixty minutes then I blow up a hospital.
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The Joker : Are you the real Batman?
Brian : No.
The Joker : No? Then why do you dress like him?
Brian : He's a symbol... that we don't have to be afraid of scum like you.
The Joker : Yeah, you do, Brian. You *really* do!
Brian : No.
The Joker : No? Then why do you dress like him?
Brian : He's a symbol... that we don't have to be afraid of scum like you.
The Joker : Yeah, you do, Brian. You *really* do!
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The Joker : Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city.
The Chechen : They won't work for a freak...
The Joker : [ mocking his accent ] A freak... [ pulls out his switchblade and tosses it to some goons, who grab the Chechen ]
The Joker : Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches? Hmm? And then we'll see how loyal a hungry dog really is. It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything burns!
The Chechen : They won't work for a freak...
The Joker : [ mocking his accent ] A freak... [ pulls out his switchblade and tosses it to some goons, who grab the Chechen ]
The Joker : Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches? Hmm? And then we'll see how loyal a hungry dog really is. It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything burns!
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Lt. James Gordon : Harvey Dent never made it home.
The Joker : Of course not.
Lt. James Gordon : What have you done with him?
The Joker : Me? I was right here. [ holds up his arms in handcuffs ]
The Joker : Who did you leave him with? Your people? Assuming, of course, they are still *your* people, and not Maroni's. Does it depress you, commissioner? To know just how alone you really are? Does it make you feel responsible for Harvey Dent's current predicament?
Lt. James Gordon : Where is he?
The Joker : What's the time?
Lt. James Gordon : What difference does that make?
The Joker : Well, depending on the time, he may in one spot, or several.
Lt. James Gordon : If we're gonna play games... [ takes off Joker's handcuffs ]
Lt. James Gordon : I'm gonna need a cup of coffee.
The Joker : Ah, the good cop, bad cop routine?
Lt. James Gordon : Not exactly.
The Joker : Of course not.
Lt. James Gordon : What have you done with him?
The Joker : Me? I was right here. [ holds up his arms in handcuffs ]
The Joker : Who did you leave him with? Your people? Assuming, of course, they are still *your* people, and not Maroni's. Does it depress you, commissioner? To know just how alone you really are? Does it make you feel responsible for Harvey Dent's current predicament?
Lt. James Gordon : Where is he?
The Joker : What's the time?
Lt. James Gordon : What difference does that make?
The Joker : Well, depending on the time, he may in one spot, or several.
Lt. James Gordon : If we're gonna play games... [ takes off Joker's handcuffs ]
Lt. James Gordon : I'm gonna need a cup of coffee.
The Joker : Ah, the good cop, bad cop routine?
Lt. James Gordon : Not exactly.
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[ During a bank heist, the Joker has tricked all his men into killing each other, one after the other. One of the last ones, getting wise, points his gun at another thug, who still has his mask on ]
Grumpy : I'm betting The Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.
Bozo : No. No, no, no. I kill the bus driver.
Grumpy : [ confused ] Bus driver? What bus dri-? [ a school bus drives through the wall and kills Grumpy ]
Grumpy : I'm betting The Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.
Bozo : No. No, no, no. I kill the bus driver.
Grumpy : [ confused ] Bus driver? What bus dri-? [ a school bus drives through the wall and kills Grumpy ]
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Lt. James Gordon : Dent is in there with them! We have to save Dent! *I* have to save Dent!
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The Joker : [ to the mob after performing his "magic trick" ] Oh, and by the way, the suit, it wasn't cheap. You oughta know, you bought it.
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Lt. James Gordon : [ speaking to Harvey Dent ] If I didn't work with cops you investigated while you were making your name at I.A. I'd be working alone. I don't get political points for being an idealist, I have to do the best I can with what I have.
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Bruce Wayne : I need a new suit.
Lucius Fox : Yeah, three buttons is a little '90's, Mr. Wayne.
Bruce Wayne : I'm not talking fashion, Mr. Fox, so much as function. [ hands him a diagram ]
Lucius Fox : You want to be able to turn your head.
Bruce Wayne : Sure would make backing out of the driveway easier.
Lucius Fox : Yeah, three buttons is a little '90's, Mr. Wayne.
Bruce Wayne : I'm not talking fashion, Mr. Fox, so much as function. [ hands him a diagram ]
Lucius Fox : You want to be able to turn your head.
Bruce Wayne : Sure would make backing out of the driveway easier.
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The Chechen : Who's stupid enough to steal from us?
Salvatore Maroni : Some two-bit whack-job. Wears a cheap purple suit and make-up. He's not the problem. He's a nobody.
Salvatore Maroni : Some two-bit whack-job. Wears a cheap purple suit and make-up. He's not the problem. He's a nobody.
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Bruce Wayne : How will it hold up against dogs?
Lucius Fox : We talking Rottweilers or Chihuahuas? Should do fine against cats.
Lucius Fox : We talking Rottweilers or Chihuahuas? Should do fine against cats.
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Salvatore Maroni : I thought the D.A. just played golf with the mayor, things like that?
Harvey Dent : Tee off's one-thirty, more than enough time to put you away for life, Sally.
Harvey Dent : Tee off's one-thirty, more than enough time to put you away for life, Sally.
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Lt. James Gordon : It's a shame Sal's going to walk.
Harvey Dent : Yeah, well, the good thing about the mob is they keep giving you second chances.
Harvey Dent : Yeah, well, the good thing about the mob is they keep giving you second chances.
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Bruce Wayne : You look tired, Alfred. You'll be all right without me?
Alfred Pennyworth : [ looking at all the sunbathing women ] You can tell me the Russian for, "apply your own bloody suntan lotion."
Alfred Pennyworth : [ looking at all the sunbathing women ] You can tell me the Russian for, "apply your own bloody suntan lotion."
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Gambol : [ to The Joker ] Give me one reason why I shouldn't have my boy here pull your head off.
The Joker : How about a magic trick? [ pulls out a pencil and sticks it upright into the table ]
The Joker : I'm gonna make this pencil disappear. [ Gambol's thug walks over to kill The Joker, who slams his face into the pencil and kills him ]
The Joker : Ta-daa! It's... it's gone.
The Joker : How about a magic trick? [ pulls out a pencil and sticks it upright into the table ]
The Joker : I'm gonna make this pencil disappear. [ Gambol's thug walks over to kill The Joker, who slams his face into the pencil and kills him ]
The Joker : Ta-daa! It's... it's gone.
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[ ***SPOILER*** The Joker has rigged two ferries to explode, one filled with prison inmates, one with ordinary people, giving each ferry one detonator and telling them they have to blow up the other, or he'll blow up both. A prisoner approaches the warden, who's holding the detonator ]
Tattooed Prisoner : You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life. Give it to me; these men would kill you, and take it anyway. Give it to me. You can tell 'em I took it by force. Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda did ten minutes ago. [ Scared, the warden hands over the detonator. The prisoner looks at it, then throws it out the window ]
Tattooed Prisoner : You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life. Give it to me; these men would kill you, and take it anyway. Give it to me. You can tell 'em I took it by force. Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda did ten minutes ago. [ Scared, the warden hands over the detonator. The prisoner looks at it, then throws it out the window ]
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