Justice League Quotes
[The Justice League is attacking the White House, with Luthor in the Oval Office]
Lex Luthor: [to himself] They couldn't see the beauty! No imagination! They'd rather fight!
[Superman bursts into the office]
Superman: Even this wasn't enough for you, was it? You had to have it all. Now we're on the brink of a war that could destroy the whole planet!
Lex Luthor: ... Could've been so perfect... paradise...
Superman: And I let it get this far because of the law. And the will of the people.
Lex Luthor: [laughing] The people?! This is all their fault! And they're gonna burn for it! Burn!
Superman: You're nothing but a mad dog now, aren't you?
Lex Luthor: Ooh, a threat! But this old dog still has a few teeth!
[Pulls out a drawer with a control box, and poises his finger above a red button. There is a pause.]
Superman: There are at least six different ways I can stop you right now.
Lex Luthor: But they all involve deadly force, don't they? And you don't do that. [Superman is silent] No. You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain, and you do love being a hero, don't you? The cheering children, the swooning women - you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice!
Superman: Accomplice?! What're you--
Lex Luthor: You could have crushed me any time you wanted. And it wasn't the law or the will of the people that stopped you - it was your ego. Being a hero was too important to you. You're as much responsible for this as I am! So go ahead, fix it somehow. Put me on trial, lock me up - but I'll beat it. And then we'll start the whole thing all over again.
Superman: ... I did love being a hero. But if this is where it leads... I'm done with it.
[Superman's eyes begin to glo
Lex Luthor: [to himself] They couldn't see the beauty! No imagination! They'd rather fight!
[Superman bursts into the office]
Superman: Even this wasn't enough for you, was it? You had to have it all. Now we're on the brink of a war that could destroy the whole planet!
Lex Luthor: ... Could've been so perfect... paradise...
Superman: And I let it get this far because of the law. And the will of the people.
Lex Luthor: [laughing] The people?! This is all their fault! And they're gonna burn for it! Burn!
Superman: You're nothing but a mad dog now, aren't you?
Lex Luthor: Ooh, a threat! But this old dog still has a few teeth!
[Pulls out a drawer with a control box, and poises his finger above a red button. There is a pause.]
Superman: There are at least six different ways I can stop you right now.
Lex Luthor: But they all involve deadly force, don't they? And you don't do that. [Superman is silent] No. You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain, and you do love being a hero, don't you? The cheering children, the swooning women - you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice!
Superman: Accomplice?! What're you--
Lex Luthor: You could have crushed me any time you wanted. And it wasn't the law or the will of the people that stopped you - it was your ego. Being a hero was too important to you. You're as much responsible for this as I am! So go ahead, fix it somehow. Put me on trial, lock me up - but I'll beat it. And then we'll start the whole thing all over again.
Superman: ... I did love being a hero. But if this is where it leads... I'm done with it.
[Superman's eyes begin to glo
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[Wonder Woman and Batman rush into the office; they are confronted by the burnt remains of Luthor's desk and (offscreen) Luthor himself. Superman looks out a nearby window.]
Wonder Woman: [Shocked] Hera...
Batman: Well, it had to be done.
Wonder Woman: [Approaching Superman] Are you okay?
Superman: [Turning to face her, with a unregretting smile] I'm great.
Wonder Woman: [Shocked] Hera...
Batman: Well, it had to be done.
Wonder Woman: [Approaching Superman] Are you okay?
Superman: [Turning to face her, with a unregretting smile] I'm great.
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Lord Green Lantern: I keep expecting him to come zipping in here any minute.
Lord Hawkgirl: And then say something really stupid, right?
Lord Green Lantern: Well, there was that.
Lord Hawkgirl: But when things got serious, so did he. I miss him too, John.
Lord Hawkgirl: And then say something really stupid, right?
Lord Green Lantern: Well, there was that.
Lord Hawkgirl: But when things got serious, so did he. I miss him too, John.
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Lord Hawkgirl: You're sure you don't want to help us out?
Lord Batman: Too much to do.
Lord Green Lantern: C’mon, for old time’s sake.
Lord Batman: I hate old times.
Lord Batman: Too much to do.
Lord Green Lantern: C’mon, for old time’s sake.
Lord Batman: I hate old times.
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[Luthor prepares a large gun]
Hawkgirl: What is that?
Batman: [whips out Batarang] Breakable, I hope.
Hawkgirl: What is that?
Batman: [whips out Batarang] Breakable, I hope.
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Batman: [Referring to the Justice Lords' Martian Manhunter] Have you read his mind yet?
Martian Manhunter: Martians don't do that to one another.
Batman: Can't? Or won't?
Martian Manhunter: Both.
Martian Manhunter: Martians don't do that to one another.
Batman: Can't? Or won't?
Martian Manhunter: Both.
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Lord Superman: What do you want?
Doomsday: The same as you, I imagine - Power. Control. But I had to see the best this planet had to offer. I'm not impressed.
Doomsday: The same as you, I imagine - Power. Control. But I had to see the best this planet had to offer. I'm not impressed.
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[Batman is imprisoned; The Flash rapidly pushes buttons on a nearby control panel.]
Batman: What are you doing?
The Flash: Trying every possible combination.
Batman: 9-1-9-3-9. [Date that the first Batman comic was published in Detective Comics]
[Flash pauses, then punches it in, opening the door.]
Flash: How'd you know?
Batman: They're the same numbers I use. What did you do?
Flash: I sped up my heart until it looked like it flat-lined.
Batman: I didn't know you could do that.
Flash: Neither did I, but I had to come up with something if you weren't going to.
Batman: I couldn't - not with him anticipating everything I could ever think of. But who could anticipate you?
Batman: What are you doing?
The Flash: Trying every possible combination.
Batman: 9-1-9-3-9. [Date that the first Batman comic was published in Detective Comics]
[Flash pauses, then punches it in, opening the door.]
Flash: How'd you know?
Batman: They're the same numbers I use. What did you do?
Flash: I sped up my heart until it looked like it flat-lined.
Batman: I didn't know you could do that.
Flash: Neither did I, but I had to come up with something if you weren't going to.
Batman: I couldn't - not with him anticipating everything I could ever think of. But who could anticipate you?
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Lord Batman: What are you hiding for?
Batman: I do my best work in the dark.
Lord Batman: I used to think that, too. But what have you ever accomplished from there, aside from scaring a few punks half to death? Putting a few more in jail?
Batman: It all adds up.
Lord Batman: Not fast enough. If you really want to make a difference, want to change the system instead of just patching it, you can't be subtle. You've got to step into the sunlight. Take over, like we did.
Batman: I do my best work in the dark.
Lord Batman: I used to think that, too. But what have you ever accomplished from there, aside from scaring a few punks half to death? Putting a few more in jail?
Batman: It all adds up.
Lord Batman: Not fast enough. If you really want to make a difference, want to change the system instead of just patching it, you can't be subtle. You've got to step into the sunlight. Take over, like we did.
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Lord Batman: Think about it - a world where there's no crimes. No victims. No pain.
Batman: And no choice! Who elected you, anyway?
Lord Batman: Who elected you? The problem with democracy is, it doesn't keep you very safe.
Batman: It has other virtues. But you seem to have forgotten that.
Lord Batman: I didn't forget! I just chose peace and security instead.
Batman: You grabbed power!
Lord Batman: And with that power, we've made a world where no eight-year-old boy will ever lose his parents because of some punk with a gun!
Batman: [pauses, then drops his Batarang] You win.
Batman: And no choice! Who elected you, anyway?
Lord Batman: Who elected you? The problem with democracy is, it doesn't keep you very safe.
Batman: It has other virtues. But you seem to have forgotten that.
Lord Batman: I didn't forget! I just chose peace and security instead.
Batman: You grabbed power!
Lord Batman: And with that power, we've made a world where no eight-year-old boy will ever lose his parents because of some punk with a gun!
Batman: [pauses, then drops his Batarang] You win.
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Batman: They'd love it here, don't you think?
Lord Batman: Who?
Batman: Mom and Dad. They'd be so proud of you.
Lord Batman: Just drive.
Lord Batman: Who?
Batman: Mom and Dad. They'd be so proud of you.
Lord Batman: Just drive.
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Superman: You fooled them! Even I thought you were him.
Lord Batman: I am him.
Lord Batman: I am him.
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Batman: They're as strong as we are and just as smart, but they're willing to kill.
Superman: What are you saying - that we have to be willing to kill too? I won't cross that line.
Batman: How else can we stop them?
Superman: You're the smart one. You figure it out.
Batman: We can't do it. Not unless we cross some kind of line.
Superman: What are you saying - that we have to be willing to kill too? I won't cross that line.
Batman: How else can we stop them?
Superman: You're the smart one. You figure it out.
Batman: We can't do it. Not unless we cross some kind of line.
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Lord Superman: Everything he does from now on is your fault!
Superman: It's a high price - but it's better than the alternative.
Superman: It's a high price - but it's better than the alternative.
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[Lex Luthor gives an interview after his pardon]
Lex Luthor: ...but I can't take full credit. I never would have been able to reconfigure the Disruptor without Superman's high-speed assistance.
Reporter 1: Where is it now?
Lex Luthor: I believe Superman has it. That was part of our arrangement.
Reporter 2: Where do you go from here? Back to running LexCorp?
Lex Luthor: Oh, the business-world doesn't seem as challenging as it used to. And there's no poetry in it either. I have been giving some thought to...politics.
Lex Luthor: ...but I can't take full credit. I never would have been able to reconfigure the Disruptor without Superman's high-speed assistance.
Reporter 1: Where is it now?
Lex Luthor: I believe Superman has it. That was part of our arrangement.
Reporter 2: Where do you go from here? Back to running LexCorp?
Lex Luthor: Oh, the business-world doesn't seem as challenging as it used to. And there's no poetry in it either. I have been giving some thought to...politics.
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Hawkgirl: [on audio] Lantern, is he...?
Green Lantern: He's in one piece. I think he's alright. [to an unconscious Flash] You hear me, buddy? You better be alright!
Green Lantern: He's in one piece. I think he's alright. [to an unconscious Flash] You hear me, buddy? You better be alright!
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[during "practice"]
Flash: [after Batman blows up a robot] Hey! That was my bad guy!
Batman: [to Green Lantern] Happy? [walking away] Call me when it's important. And not before.
Flash: [after Batman blows up a robot] Hey! That was my bad guy!
Batman: [to Green Lantern] Happy? [walking away] Call me when it's important. And not before.
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Clayface: What kind of a guy would lock somebody up and keep him as if he was property?
Killer Frost: It was sick, honey. But you don't have to worry about him anymore. [Smiles] Nobody has to.
Killer Frost: It was sick, honey. But you don't have to worry about him anymore. [Smiles] Nobody has to.
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Clayface: You didn't think I'd come here without reinforcements, didja?
Batman: Wish I'd thought of that. [door blows in behind him, revealing the rest of the Justice League, Batman smiles] Oh, wait. I did.
Batman: Wish I'd thought of that. [door blows in behind him, revealing the rest of the Justice League, Batman smiles] Oh, wait. I did.
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Shade's Thug: [being held upside down off a roof] Who do you think you are, Batman?
Flash: It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?
Shade's Thug: Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, you are no Bat-(Flash drops him) -MAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!
Flash: It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?
Shade's Thug: Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, you are no Bat-(Flash drops him) -MAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!
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Flash: [standing over "unconscious" Sinestro] Looks like I didn't need you after all, yo. But you can help me tie him up.
Batman: ...Catch. [shoots Flash in the chest with a grapple] The real Flash would've been too fast for that. [shocks him, revealing Clayface]
Clayface: What gave me away?
Batman: You overplayed your part, yo.
Batman: ...Catch. [shoots Flash in the chest with a grapple] The real Flash would've been too fast for that. [shocks him, revealing Clayface]
Clayface: What gave me away?
Batman: You overplayed your part, yo.
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Giganta: [to Superman] Wouldn't hit a woman, would you?
Wonder Woman: I would. [slams her down]
Wonder Woman: I would. [slams her down]
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[Wonder Woman blocks a bolt of lightning from the Weather Wizard with her bracelets.]
The Flash: There are so many reasons why that shouldn't have worked.
The Flash: There are so many reasons why that shouldn't have worked.
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Kalibak: [To batman]I just flattened Wonder Woman! You really think you can beat me?
Batman: I'm not trying to beat you. I'm trying to stall you.
Kalibak: Stall me? For what? [Superman appears behind him] Aw- [gets punched in the face]
Superman: For what it's worth, I don't think you could've taken Batman, either.
Batman: I'm not trying to beat you. I'm trying to stall you.
Kalibak: Stall me? For what? [Superman appears behind him] Aw- [gets punched in the face]
Superman: For what it's worth, I don't think you could've taken Batman, either.
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[Superman has been apparently killed; Wonder Woman grabs Toyman.]
Toyman: What are you going to do to me?
Wonder Woman: I'm going to punch a hole in your head.
The Flash: We don't do that to our enemies.
Wonder Woman: Speak for yourself!
The Flash: I'm trying to speak for Superman.
Toyman: What are you going to do to me?
Wonder Woman: I'm going to punch a hole in your head.
The Flash: We don't do that to our enemies.
Wonder Woman: Speak for yourself!
The Flash: I'm trying to speak for Superman.
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The Flash: I used to be able to goof around so much because I knew Superman had my back. Now all I've got is his example, and that's gonna have to be enough.
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[Lex Luthor walks into Superman's funeral.]
Lois Lane: Luthor! How dare you show your face in here?!
Luthor: Lois, I-- [Lois slaps him]
Lois: You've come to gloat! You've tried to get rid of him for years! Are you happy now?! Isn't this what you've always wanted?! I hate you! I hate you! ... [breaks down into tears]
Luthor: [takes her into his arms] Believe it or not, I'm going to miss him, too.
Lois Lane: Luthor! How dare you show your face in here?!
Luthor: Lois, I-- [Lois slaps him]
Lois: You've come to gloat! You've tried to get rid of him for years! Are you happy now?! Isn't this what you've always wanted?! I hate you! I hate you! ... [breaks down into tears]
Luthor: [takes her into his arms] Believe it or not, I'm going to miss him, too.
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Martian Manhunter: Though we gather here today, bound together in sorrow and loss, we share a precious gift. We are, all of us, privileged to live a life that has been touched by Superman. The Man of Steel possessed many extraordinary gifts, and he shared them with us freely. None of these gifts were more remarkable than his ability to discern what needed to be done, and his unfailing courage in doing it, whatever the personal cost. Let us all strive to accept his gift, and pass it along, as an ongoing tribute to Kal-El of Krypton, the immigrant from the stars, who taught us all how to be heroes.
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Batman: I've got some things to say. I should've said them when you were here, but... Despite our differences, I have nothing but respect for you. I hope you knew... know that, you showed me that justice doesn't always have to come from the darkness. I'll miss... [something in the distance explodes] What did you always call it, Clark? The never ending battle?
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