V for Vendetta Quotes
Finch : Why are you doing this?
Evey Hammond : Because he was right.
Finch : About what?
Evey Hammond : That the world needs more than just a building right now. It needs hope.
Evey Hammond : Because he was right.
Finch : About what?
Evey Hammond : That the world needs more than just a building right now. It needs hope.
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[ first lines ]
Evey Hammond : [ voiceover ] Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man... A man that made me remember the Fifth of November. A man that I will never forget.
Evey Hammond : [ voiceover ] Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man... A man that made me remember the Fifth of November. A man that I will never forget.
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V : [ Quoting Polonius from Shakespeare's Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1 ] We are oft to blame in this, - / 'Tis too much proved - that with devotion's visage/ And pious action we do sugar o'er/ The devil himself.
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V : We're oft to blame, and this is too much proved, that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar on the devil himself.
Baldy Fingerman : What does that mean?
V : Spare the Rod.
Baldy Fingerman : What does that mean?
V : Spare the Rod.
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Sutler : [ shouts ] We are being buried beneath the avalanche of your inadequacies, Mr. Creedy!
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V : May I enquire as to how you have avoided detection?
Evey Hammond : A fake ID works better than a Guy Fawkes mask.
Evey Hammond : A fake ID works better than a Guy Fawkes mask.
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V : At last, we finally meet. I have something for you, Chancellor; a farewell gift. For all the things you've done, for the things you might have done, and for the only thing you have left. [ V places a scarlet carson on Sutler's lapel ]
V : Good-bye, Chancellor. Mr. Creedy...
Creedy : [ leveling his pistol at Sutler's head ] Disgusting. [ Creedy shoots Sutler ]
V : Good-bye, Chancellor. Mr. Creedy...
Creedy : [ leveling his pistol at Sutler's head ] Disgusting. [ Creedy shoots Sutler ]
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Evey Hammond : [ watching a news report about Prothero's death ] V, yesterday I couldn't find my ID. You didn't take it, did you?
V : Would you prefer a lie or the truth?
Evey Hammond : Did you have anything to do with... that?
V : Yes, I killed him.
Evey Hammond : You...? Oh god.
V : You're upset.
Evey Hammond : I'm upset? You just said you killed Lewis Prothero!
V : I might have killed the fingerman who attacked you, but I heard no objection then.
Evey Hammond : What?
V : Violence can be used for good.
Evey Hammond : What are you talking about?
V : Justice.
Evey Hammond : Oh. And are you going to kill more people?
V : Yes.
V : Would you prefer a lie or the truth?
Evey Hammond : Did you have anything to do with... that?
V : Yes, I killed him.
Evey Hammond : You...? Oh god.
V : You're upset.
Evey Hammond : I'm upset? You just said you killed Lewis Prothero!
V : I might have killed the fingerman who attacked you, but I heard no objection then.
Evey Hammond : What?
V : Violence can be used for good.
Evey Hammond : What are you talking about?
V : Justice.
Evey Hammond : Oh. And are you going to kill more people?
V : Yes.
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Evey Hammond : [ reads ] Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.
V : [ translates ] By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Evey Hammond : Personal motto?
V : From "Faust".
Evey Hammond : That's about trying to cheat the devil, isn't it?
V : It is.
V : [ translates ] By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Evey Hammond : Personal motto?
V : From "Faust".
Evey Hammond : That's about trying to cheat the devil, isn't it?
V : It is.
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V : But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty you need only look into a mirror.
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[ Finch looks out his window on the morning of November 4 ]
Finch : Tonight's your big night. Are you ready for it?... Are we ready for it?
Finch : Tonight's your big night. Are you ready for it?... Are we ready for it?
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Finch : The problem is, he knows us better than we know ourselves. That's why I went to Larkhill, last night.
Dominic : But that's outside quarantine.
Finch : I had to see it. There wasn't much left. But when I was there it was strange. I suddenly had this feeling that everything was connected. It's like I could see the whole thing, one long chain of events that stretched all the way back before Larkhill. I felt like I could see everything that happened, and everything that is going to happen. It was like a perfect pattern, laid out in front of me. And I realised we're all part of it, and all trapped by it.
Dominic : So do you know what's gonna happen?
Finch : No, it was a feeling. But I can guess. With so much chaos, someone will do something stupid. And when they do, things will turn nasty. And then Sutler will be forced to do the only thing he knows how to do. At which point, all V needs to do is keep his word. And then... [ Dominoes collapse with TV footages showing conflicts between rioting citizens and the anti-riot police ]
Dominic : But that's outside quarantine.
Finch : I had to see it. There wasn't much left. But when I was there it was strange. I suddenly had this feeling that everything was connected. It's like I could see the whole thing, one long chain of events that stretched all the way back before Larkhill. I felt like I could see everything that happened, and everything that is going to happen. It was like a perfect pattern, laid out in front of me. And I realised we're all part of it, and all trapped by it.
Dominic : So do you know what's gonna happen?
Finch : No, it was a feeling. But I can guess. With so much chaos, someone will do something stupid. And when they do, things will turn nasty. And then Sutler will be forced to do the only thing he knows how to do. At which point, all V needs to do is keep his word. And then... [ Dominoes collapse with TV footages showing conflicts between rioting citizens and the anti-riot police ]
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Evey Hammond : Is everything a joke to you, Gordon?
Gordon Deitrich : Only the things that matter.
Gordon Deitrich : Only the things that matter.
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Delia Surridge : [ V gives her a rose ] Are you going to kill me now?
V : I killed you 10 minutes ago. [ shows her hypodermic needle ]
V : While you slept.
Delia Surridge : Is there any pain?
V : No.
Delia Surridge : Thank you. Is it too late to apologize?
V : Never.
Delia Surridge : I'm so sorry. [ dies ]
V : I killed you 10 minutes ago. [ shows her hypodermic needle ]
V : While you slept.
Delia Surridge : Is there any pain?
V : No.
Delia Surridge : Thank you. Is it too late to apologize?
V : Never.
Delia Surridge : I'm so sorry. [ dies ]
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Evey Hammond : [ takes a bite of the breakfast V cooked ] It's delicious! God, I haven't had real butter since I was a little girl! Where did you get it?
V : A government supply train on its way to Chancellor Sutler.
Evey Hammond : You stole this from Chancellor Sutler?
V : Yes.
Evey Hammond : You're insane!
V : A government supply train on its way to Chancellor Sutler.
Evey Hammond : You stole this from Chancellor Sutler?
V : Yes.
Evey Hammond : You're insane!
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Gordon Deitrich : I am V. At last you know the truth. You're stunned, I know. It's hard to believe, isn't it, that beneath this wrinkled, well-fed exterior there lies a dangerous killing machine with a fetish for Fawkesian masks. ¡Viva la revolución!
Evey Hammond : That is not funny, Gordon.
Evey Hammond : That is not funny, Gordon.
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Gordon Deitrich : You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.
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Valerie : I know there's no way I can convince you this is not one of their tricks, but I don't care. I am me. My name is Valerie. I don't think I'll live much longer, and I wanted to tell someone about my life. This is the only autobiography that I will ever write and God, I'm writing it on toilet paper. I was born in Nottingham in 1985. I don't remember much of those early years, but I do remember the rain. My grandmother owned a farm in Tottle Brook and she used to tell me that God was in the rain. I passed my 11 Plus and went to girls' grammar. It was at school that I met my first girlfriend. Her name was Sarah. It was her wrists. They were beautiful. I thought we would love each other forever. I remember our teacher telling us that it was an adolescent phase that people outgrew. Sarah did. I didn't. In 2002, I fell in love with a girl named Christina. That year I came out to my parents. I couldn't have done it without Chris holding my hand. My father wouldn't look at me. He told me to go and never come back. My mother said nothing. But I'd only told them the truth. Was that so selfish? Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us. But within that inch we are free. I'd always known what I wanted to do with my life and in 2015 I starred in my first film, The Salt Flats. It was the most important role of my life. Not because of my career, but because that was how I met Ruth. The first time we kissed I knew I never wanted to kiss any other lips but hers again. We moved to a small flat in London together. She grew Scarlet Carsons for me in our window box and our place always smelt of roses. Those were the best years of my life.
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V : ...A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. A symbol, in and of itself is powerless, but with enough people behind it, blowing up a building can change the world.
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[ Prothero is showering, while watching his own television rant about the terrorist V ]
Lewis Prothero : [ on television ] I'll tell you what I wish. I wish I had been there! I wish I had the chance for a face-to-face. Just one chance, that's all I'd need! [ V breaks into Prothero's home ]
Lewis Prothero : [ on television ] I'll tell you what I wish. I wish I had been there! I wish I had the chance for a face-to-face. Just one chance, that's all I'd need! [ V breaks into Prothero's home ]
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Dominic : What do you think will happen?
Finch : What usually happens when people without guns stand up to people *with* guns.
Finch : What usually happens when people without guns stand up to people *with* guns.
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Dascomb : Do you have any idea how long it would take to rebuild this facility?
Finch : Do you have any idea what you're doing?
Finch : Do you have any idea what you're doing?
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V : [ Disguised as William Rookwood, meeting with Inspector Finch ] Our story begins, as these stories often do, with a young up-and-coming politician. He's a deeply religious man and a member of the conservative party. He is completely single-minded convictions and has no regard for the political process. Eventually, his party launches a special project in the name of 'national security'. At first, it is believed to be a search for biological weapons and it is pursued regardless of its cost. However, the true goal of the project is power, complete and total hegemonic domination. The project, however, ends violently... but the efforts of those involved are not in vain, for a new ability to wage war is born from the blood of one of their victims. Imagine a virus - the most terrifying virus you can, and then imagine that you and you alone have the cure. But if your ultimate goal is power, how best to use such a weapon? It is at this point in our story that along comes a spider. He is a man seemingly without a conscience; for whom the ends always justify the means and it is he who suggests that their target should not be an enemy of the country but rather the country itself. Three targets are chosen to maximize the effect of the attack: a school, a tube station, and a water-treatment plant. Several hundred die within the first few weeks. Until at last the true goal comes into view. Before the St. Mary's crisis, no one would have predicted the outcome of the elections. No one. But after the election, lo and behold, a miracle. Some believed that it was the work of God himself, but it was a pharmaceutical company controlled by certain party members made them all obscenely rich. But the true genius of the plan was the fear. A year later, several extremists are tried, found guilty, and executed while a memorial is built to canonize their victims. Fear became the ultimate tool of this government. And through it our politician was ultimately appointed to the
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V : [ during his BTN broadcast ] Today, however, is a day, sadly, no longer remembered. So, I thought we could mark this November the 5th by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. Of course, there are those who do not want us to speak. I suspect, even now, orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns are racing to this station. But regardless of what weapons they try to use to effect silence, words will always retain their power. Words are the means to meaning, and for some, the annunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country.
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Creedy : [ V has just made a deal with Creedy ] Why should I trust you?
V : Because it's the only way you're ever going to stop me!
V : Because it's the only way you're ever going to stop me!
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[ last lines ]
Evey Hammond : No one will ever forget that night and what it meant for this country. But I will never forget the man and what he meant to me.
Evey Hammond : No one will ever forget that night and what it meant for this country. But I will never forget the man and what he meant to me.
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V : The time has come for me to meet my maker and to repay him in kind for all that he's done.
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V : [ Quoting Macbeth from Macbeth Act I Scene 7 ] I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.
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V : [ Quoting Viola from Twelfth Night Act I Scene 2 ] Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become The form of my intent.
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