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)
Det. Ramirez : [ regarding CCTV photos of The Joker's bank heist ] He can't resist showing us his face.
Lt. James Gordon : What's he hiding under that make-up?
Lt. James Gordon : What's he hiding under that make-up?
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Detective Murphy : Look at these ugly bastards.
Fat Thug : I don't feel good.
Detective Murphy : You're a cop killer. You're lucky to be feeling anything below the neck.
Fat Thug : I don't feel good.
Detective Murphy : You're a cop killer. You're lucky to be feeling anything below the neck.
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Salvatore Maroni : [ to Batman who is interrogating him about The Joker ] No one's gonna tell you anything. They're wise to your act. You got rules. The Joker, he's got no rules. No one's gonna cross him for you. You want this guy, you got one way. And you already know what that is. Just take off that mask and let him come find you. Or do you want to let a couple more people get killed while you make your mind?
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Batman : What happened to Rachel wasn't chance. We decided to act! We three!
Two-Face : Then why was it me who was the only one who lost everything?
Batman : It wasn't.
Two-Face : The Joker chose ME!
Batman : Because you were the best of us! He wanted to prove that even someone as good as you could fall.
Two-Face : [ bitter ] And he was right.
Two-Face : Then why was it me who was the only one who lost everything?
Batman : It wasn't.
Two-Face : The Joker chose ME!
Batman : Because you were the best of us! He wanted to prove that even someone as good as you could fall.
Two-Face : [ bitter ] And he was right.
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[ Gordon and the police arrive to arrest Maroni ]
Salvatore Maroni : You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?
Lt. James Gordon : Oh, don't worry. They're coming too.
Salvatore Maroni : You sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?
Lt. James Gordon : Oh, don't worry. They're coming too.
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The Joker : [ speaking to Batman ] I wanted to see what you'd do. And you didn't disappoint... You let five people die. Then, you let Dent take your place. Even to a guy like me, that's cold...
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Harvey Dent : You can *not* leave me alone with these people.
Rachel Dawes : The whole mob's after you, and you're worried about *these* guys?
Harvey Dent : Yea, well, compared to *these* guys, the mob doesn't scare me.
Rachel Dawes : The whole mob's after you, and you're worried about *these* guys?
Harvey Dent : Yea, well, compared to *these* guys, the mob doesn't scare me.
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Bruce Wayne : The bandit, in the forest in Burma, did you catch him?
Alfred Pennyworth : Yes.
Bruce Wayne : How?
Alfred Pennyworth : We burned the forest down.
Alfred Pennyworth : Yes.
Bruce Wayne : How?
Alfred Pennyworth : We burned the forest down.
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Mike Engel : [ kidnapped by the Joker, Engel is reading a prepared statement ] "I'm Mike Engel for Gotham Tonight. What does it take to make you people join in? You failed to kill the lawyer. I've got to get you off the bench..."
The Joker : Bench...
Mike Engel : "And into the game."
The Joker : ...game.
Mike Engel : "Come nightfall, this city is mine..."
The Joker : Mine...
Mike Engel : "... and anyone left here plays by my rules."
The Joker : ...rules.
Mike Engel : "If you don't want to be in the game... get out now.
The Joker : ...get out now
Mike Engel : But the bridge and tunnel crowd are sure in for a surprise. Ha ha ha ha." [ Joker laughs ]
The Joker : Bench...
Mike Engel : "And into the game."
The Joker : ...game.
Mike Engel : "Come nightfall, this city is mine..."
The Joker : Mine...
Mike Engel : "... and anyone left here plays by my rules."
The Joker : ...rules.
Mike Engel : "If you don't want to be in the game... get out now.
The Joker : ...get out now
Mike Engel : But the bridge and tunnel crowd are sure in for a surprise. Ha ha ha ha." [ Joker laughs ]
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Rachel Dawes : [ letter to Bruce ] Dear Bruce; I need to explain. I need to be honest and clear. I'm going to marry Harvey Dent. I love him. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. When I told you that if Gotham no longer needed Batman we could be together, I meant it. But I'm not sure the day will come when *you* will no longer need Batman. I hope it does and if it does I will be there, but only as your *friend.* I'm sorry to let you down. If you lose your faith in me, please keep your faith in people. Love, now and always, - Rachel.
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Batman : You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I can do those things because I'm not a hero, like Dent. I killed those people. That's what I can be
Lt. James Gordon : No, you can't! You're not!
Batman : I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be.
Lt. James Gordon : No, you can't! You're not!
Batman : I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be.
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Harvey Dent : Remember that name you all had for me when I was at Internal Affairs? What was it, Gordon?
Lt. James Gordon : Harvey, I...
Harvey Dent : Say it. Say it!
Lt. James Gordon : Two-Face. Harvey Two-Face. [ Harvey turns his head, revealing the scarred side of his face ]
Harvey Dent : Why should I hide who I am?
Lt. James Gordon : Harvey, I...
Harvey Dent : Say it. Say it!
Lt. James Gordon : Two-Face. Harvey Two-Face. [ Harvey turns his head, revealing the scarred side of his face ]
Harvey Dent : Why should I hide who I am?
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The Joker : You and your kind, all you care about is money. This city deserves a better class of criminal. And I'm gonna give it to them!
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[ while Grumpy overpowers two of the tellers in the bank, Happy and Dopey wait for the silent alarm to come ]
Dopey : Here comes the silent alarm... [ disables it by pressing a button ]
Dopey : And there it goes. [ pause ]
Dopey : That's funny, it didn't dial out to 9-1-1. It was trying to reach a private number.
Happy : Is it a problem?
Dopey : Nah, I'm done here. [ Happy shoots him with a silenced Beretta 92SB-C, then takes his bag and runs down into the vault ]
Dopey : Here comes the silent alarm... [ disables it by pressing a button ]
Dopey : And there it goes. [ pause ]
Dopey : That's funny, it didn't dial out to 9-1-1. It was trying to reach a private number.
Happy : Is it a problem?
Dopey : Nah, I'm done here. [ Happy shoots him with a silenced Beretta 92SB-C, then takes his bag and runs down into the vault ]
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[ during the bank heist, Bozo subdues the terrified customers and employees by putting grenades in their hands and pulling the pins ]
Grumpy : Obviously, we don't want you doing anything with your hands except hanging on for dear life!
Grumpy : Obviously, we don't want you doing anything with your hands except hanging on for dear life!
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[ During the bank heist, the bank manager produces a shotgun and starts blasting away. Bozo and Grumpy dive for cover ]
Gotham National Bank Manager : Do you have any idea who you're stealing from? You and your friends are dead!
Grumpy : He's out, right? [ Bozo thinks a moment, then nods. Grumpy stands and takes aim, only to take the manager's last round in his shoulder, allowing Bozo to shoot the manager in the leg ]
Grumpy : Where did you learn to count?
Gotham National Bank Manager : Do you have any idea who you're stealing from? You and your friends are dead!
Grumpy : He's out, right? [ Bozo thinks a moment, then nods. Grumpy stands and takes aim, only to take the manager's last round in his shoulder, allowing Bozo to shoot the manager in the leg ]
Grumpy : Where did you learn to count?
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[ examining one of the gauntlets for his new and improved Batsuit, Bruce presses a button, and the spikes are launched across the room, narrowly missing Fox before they bury themselves in the wall ]
Lucius Fox : Maybe you want to read the instruction manual first.
Bruce Wayne : [ sheepish ] Sorry.
Lucius Fox : Maybe you want to read the instruction manual first.
Bruce Wayne : [ sheepish ] Sorry.
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[ the Bat-Signal appears in the sky ]
The Chechen : This is why we bring dogs!
The Chechen : This is why we bring dogs!
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[ watching news of Lau's capture on the television ]
The Chechen : With word out, we hire the clown. [ the other mobsters look doubtful ]
The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problem: Batman.
The Chechen : With word out, we hire the clown. [ the other mobsters look doubtful ]
The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problem: Batman.
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Batman : [ about Lau ] If I get him to you, can you get him to talk?
Harvey Dent : I'll get him to sing.
Lt. James Gordon : We're going after the mob's life savings. Things will get ugly.
Harvey Dent : I knew the risks when I took this job, Lieutenant. [ turns back to Batman ]
Harvey Dent : How will you get him back? Any-? [ Batman has disappeared ]
Lt. James Gordon : He does that.
Harvey Dent : I'll get him to sing.
Lt. James Gordon : We're going after the mob's life savings. Things will get ugly.
Harvey Dent : I knew the risks when I took this job, Lieutenant. [ turns back to Batman ]
Harvey Dent : How will you get him back? Any-? [ Batman has disappeared ]
Lt. James Gordon : He does that.
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Batman : [ to Joker ] Let her go!
The Joker : [ holding Rachel out of a window ] Very poor choice of words...
The Joker : [ holding Rachel out of a window ] Very poor choice of words...
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The Joker : [ to Gambol's thugs, being held helpless by his own ] Now, our operation is small, but there's a lot of potential for "aggressive" expansion. So, which one of you fine gentlemen would like to join our team? Oh, there's only one spot open right now, so we're gonna have... [ breaks pool cue over knee ]
The Joker : Tryouts. [ throws broken pool cue at the thugs ]
The Joker : Make it fast.
The Joker : Tryouts. [ throws broken pool cue at the thugs ]
The Joker : Make it fast.
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[ Batman slams The Joker's head on a table ]
The Joker : Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy. [ Batman slams a fist down on Joker's hand ]
The Joker : [ pretends not to feel it ] See?
The Joker : Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy. [ Batman slams a fist down on Joker's hand ]
The Joker : [ pretends not to feel it ] See?
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Harvey Dent : Well, I guess no answer is a no.
Rachel Dawes : Harvey...
Harvey Dent : It's someone else, isn't it?
Rachel Dawes : Harvey...
Harvey Dent : Just tell me it's not Wayne, the guy's a complete... [ Bruce comes up behind him and grabs him in a chokehold ]
Rachel Dawes : What are you doing?
Bruce Wayne : [ as Harvey falls unconscious ] They're coming for him!
Rachel Dawes : Harvey...
Harvey Dent : It's someone else, isn't it?
Rachel Dawes : Harvey...
Harvey Dent : Just tell me it's not Wayne, the guy's a complete... [ Bruce comes up behind him and grabs him in a chokehold ]
Rachel Dawes : What are you doing?
Bruce Wayne : [ as Harvey falls unconscious ] They're coming for him!
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Two-Face : It was your men, your plan!
The Joker : Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. You know, I just... do things. The mob has plans, the cops have plans, Gordon's got plans. You know, they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are. So, when I say... Ah, come here. [ takes Dent's hand into his own ]
The Joker : When I say that you and your girlfriend was nothing personal, you know that I'm telling the truth. It's the schemers that put you where you are. You were a schemer, you had plans, and look where that got you. [ Dent tries to grab the Joker ]
The Joker : I just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself. Look what I did to this city with a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets. Hmmm? You know... You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan." But when I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds! [ Joker hands Two-Face a gun and points it at himself ]
The Joker : Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair! [ still holding the gun, Two-Face pauses and takes out his coin ]
Two-Face : [ showing the unscarred side ] You live.
The Joker : Mm-hmm.
Two-Face : [ flips, showing the scarred side ] You die.
The Joker : Mmm, now we're talking.
The Joker : Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. You know, I just... do things. The mob has plans, the cops have plans, Gordon's got plans. You know, they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are. So, when I say... Ah, come here. [ takes Dent's hand into his own ]
The Joker : When I say that you and your girlfriend was nothing personal, you know that I'm telling the truth. It's the schemers that put you where you are. You were a schemer, you had plans, and look where that got you. [ Dent tries to grab the Joker ]
The Joker : I just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself. Look what I did to this city with a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets. Hmmm? You know... You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan." But when I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds! [ Joker hands Two-Face a gun and points it at himself ]
The Joker : Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair! [ still holding the gun, Two-Face pauses and takes out his coin ]
Two-Face : [ showing the unscarred side ] You live.
The Joker : Mm-hmm.
Two-Face : [ flips, showing the scarred side ] You die.
The Joker : Mmm, now we're talking.
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The Joker : [ to the Chechen ] Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city.
The Chechen : They won't work... for a FREAK!
The Joker : [ pulls out a knife ] 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!
The Joker : [ half to himself ] Its not about money... its about sending a message.
The Joker : [ dialing on a cell phone while a mountain of money burns behind him ] Everything burns!
The Chechen : They won't work... for a FREAK!
The Joker : [ pulls out a knife ] 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!
The Joker : [ half to himself ] Its not about money... its about sending a message.
The Joker : [ dialing on a cell phone while a mountain of money burns behind him ] Everything burns!
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[ as the Batman wanna-be's attack the drug deal ]
Scarecrow : That's not him. [ Mayhem ensues, with lots of gunfire ]
The Chechen : Loose the dogs! [ after more fighting, the Batmobile crashes into the garage ]
Scarecrow : That's more like it!
Scarecrow : That's not him. [ Mayhem ensues, with lots of gunfire ]
The Chechen : Loose the dogs! [ after more fighting, the Batmobile crashes into the garage ]
Scarecrow : That's more like it!
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[ after crashing the bus into the bank and running over Grumpy ]
Bus Driver : School's out, time to go! [ laughs ]
Bus Driver : Cat's not getting up, is he? [ He and Bozo load the duffels into the bus ]
Bus Driver : That's a lot of money. [ pause ]
Bus Driver : What happened to the rest of the guys? [ Bozo casually shoots the bus driver dead, then picks up the last duffel and throws it into the bus ]
Bus Driver : School's out, time to go! [ laughs ]
Bus Driver : Cat's not getting up, is he? [ He and Bozo load the duffels into the bus ]
Bus Driver : That's a lot of money. [ pause ]
Bus Driver : What happened to the rest of the guys? [ Bozo casually shoots the bus driver dead, then picks up the last duffel and throws it into the bus ]
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Lt. James Gordon : Because sometimes the truth isn't good enough. [ Alfred burns the envelope from Rachel ]
Lt. James Gordon : Sometimes, people deserve more.
Lt. James Gordon : Sometimes, people deserve more.
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