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)
Alfred Pennyworth : You spat in the faces of Gotham's worse criminals. Did you not expect casualties? Things were always going to get worse before they got better.
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Batman : Where are they?
The Joker : You have absolutely nothing to threaten me with...
The Joker : You have absolutely nothing to threaten me with...
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Rachel Dawes : Bruce... if you turn yourself in, they're not gonna let us be together.
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Harvey Dent : Very well. Take the Batman into custody. [ everyone at the press conference looks confused ]
Harvey Dent : I am the Batman.
Harvey Dent : I am the Batman.
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The Joker : You can't rely on anybody these days, you gotta do everything yourself, don't we? But that's okay, I came prepared. It's a funny world we live in speaking of which, you know how I got these scars?
Bruce Wayne : No, but I know how you got these.
Bruce Wayne : No, but I know how you got these.
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Gambol's Bodyguard : Yo, Gambol, there's somebody here for you. They say they just killed the Joker.
Gambol's Bodyguard : They brought the body. [ Joker lays on top of pool table, pretending to be dead ]
Gambol : So, he dead? That's 500.
The Joker : How bout alive? [ sticks switchblade in Gambol's mouth ]
The Joker : You wanna know how I got these scars? My father, was a drinker, and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me and says, "why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife. "WHY SO SERIOUS?" Sticks the blade in my mouth. "Let's put a smile on that face." And... [ looks at thug ]
The Joker : Why so serious? [ Gambol falls to death ]
Gambol's Bodyguard : They brought the body. [ Joker lays on top of pool table, pretending to be dead ]
Gambol : So, he dead? That's 500.
The Joker : How bout alive? [ sticks switchblade in Gambol's mouth ]
The Joker : You wanna know how I got these scars? My father, was a drinker, and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me and says, "why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife. "WHY SO SERIOUS?" Sticks the blade in my mouth. "Let's put a smile on that face." And... [ looks at thug ]
The Joker : Why so serious? [ Gambol falls to death ]
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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. 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 will eat each other. See, I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve.
Batman : [ grabs Joker ] Where's Dent?
The Joker : You have all these rules and you think they'll save you! [ slams into the wall ]
Batman : I have one rule.
The Joker : Oh, then that's the rule you'll have to break in order to know the truth.
Batman : [ getting impatient ] 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 : Oh, there's only minutes left, so you're gonna have to play my little game if you wanna save one of them.
Batman : Them?
The Joker : You know for awhile there, I thought you really were Dent. The way you threw yourself after her. [ Joker laughs, Batman throws Joker on table, barricades door ]
The Joker : Look at you go! Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny?
Batman : [ slams Joker into mirror ] Where are they?
The Joker : Killing is making a choice.
Batman : [ punches Joker ] Where are they?
The Joker : Choose between one life or the other. Your friend, the district attorney or his blushing bride to be... [ punches Joker ]
The Joker : [ laughs ] You have nothing! Nothing to threaten me with,
Batman : [ grabs Joker ] Where's Dent?
The Joker : You have all these rules and you think they'll save you! [ slams into the wall ]
Batman : I have one rule.
The Joker : Oh, then that's the rule you'll have to break in order to know the truth.
Batman : [ getting impatient ] 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 : Oh, there's only minutes left, so you're gonna have to play my little game if you wanna save one of them.
Batman : Them?
The Joker : You know for awhile there, I thought you really were Dent. The way you threw yourself after her. [ Joker laughs, Batman throws Joker on table, barricades door ]
The Joker : Look at you go! Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny?
Batman : [ slams Joker into mirror ] Where are they?
The Joker : Killing is making a choice.
Batman : [ punches Joker ] Where are they?
The Joker : Choose between one life or the other. Your friend, the district attorney or his blushing bride to be... [ punches Joker ]
The Joker : [ laughs ] You have nothing! Nothing to threaten me with,
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Bruce Wayne : [ while on a boat surrounded by beautiful Russian ballerinas ] You going to be all right Alfred?
Alfred Pennyworth : [ beat ] You can tell them the Russian for "apply your own bloody suntan lotion."
Alfred Pennyworth : [ beat ] You can tell them the Russian for "apply your own bloody suntan lotion."
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[ Batman slams The Joker's head on the table ]
The Joker : Never start with the head. The victim gets all fuzzy. He can't feel the next... [ Batman punches the Joker's hand. The Joker looks ahead for a moment waiting for it to hurt ]
The Joker : See?
The Joker : Never start with the head. The victim gets all fuzzy. He can't feel the next... [ Batman punches the Joker's hand. The Joker looks ahead for a moment waiting for it to hurt ]
The Joker : See?
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[ last lines ]
James Gordon Jr. : [ Batman runs off into the darkness as James Jr. joins his father by Harvey Dent's body ] Batman? Why's he running Dad?
Lt. James Gordon : [ Staring after Batman ] Because we have to chase him.
James Gordon Jr. : But he didn't do anything wrong
Lt. James Gordon : Because he's the hero Gotham deserves. But not the one it needs right now. And so we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent gaurdian. A watchful protector. A dark knight
James Gordon Jr. : [ Batman runs off into the darkness as James Jr. joins his father by Harvey Dent's body ] Batman? Why's he running Dad?
Lt. James Gordon : [ Staring after Batman ] Because we have to chase him.
James Gordon Jr. : But he didn't do anything wrong
Lt. James Gordon : Because he's the hero Gotham deserves. But not the one it needs right now. And so we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent gaurdian. A watchful protector. A dark knight
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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, not 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. [ We cut to a funeral for Harvey Dent ]
Lt. James Gordon : Not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed [ Gordon is shown on top of Gotham Central. An axe is in his hand. He is being watched by an assortment of reporters and police officers. The next lines are heard in voiceover ]
Lt. James Gordon : They'll hunt you.
Batman : You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. [ Gordon takes the axe to the bat light ]
Batman : Because that's what needs to happen.
Batman : [ Alfred is shown holding the envelope from Racheal. He lights it on fire and watches it burn ] Because sometimes the truth isn't good enough. [ We see Lucius Fox type his name into the sonar machine. The machinery around him sparks and the sonar screen fades out. Lucius smiles and walks away ]
Batman : Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
Lt. James Gordon : No you can't! You're not!
Batman : I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be. [ We cut to a funeral for Harvey Dent ]
Lt. James Gordon : Not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed [ Gordon is shown on top of Gotham Central. An axe is in his hand. He is being watched by an assortment of reporters and police officers. The next lines are heard in voiceover ]
Lt. James Gordon : They'll hunt you.
Batman : You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. [ Gordon takes the axe to the bat light ]
Batman : Because that's what needs to happen.
Batman : [ Alfred is shown holding the envelope from Racheal. He lights it on fire and watches it burn ] Because sometimes the truth isn't good enough. [ We see Lucius Fox type his name into the sonar machine. The machinery around him sparks and the sonar screen fades out. Lucius smiles and walks away ]
Batman : Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
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The Joker : You know. I don't want there to be any hard feelings between us Harvey. When you and uh...
Harvey Dent : Rachel!
The Joker : Rachel were being abducted. I was sitting in Gordon's cage.
Harvey Dent : Your men. Your plan.
The Joker : Do I really look like a guy with a plan?
Harvey Dent : Rachel!
The Joker : Rachel were being abducted. I was sitting in Gordon's cage.
Harvey Dent : Your men. Your plan.
The Joker : Do I really look like a guy with a plan?
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The Joker : [ Is about to unmask the unconscious Batman but Gordon suddenly points a gun to his head ] Arrrgh! Could you *please* just give me a minute?
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Scarecrow : Scarecrow: Buyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they were places you wanted to go!
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Harvey Dent : [ on TV ] I don't know about Mr. Lau's travel arrangements, but I'm sure glad he's here.
The Chechen : I put word out. We hire the clown. [ looks at the others ]
The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problems: Batman. [ They don't see Gordon enter ]
Lt. James Gordon : Ah our boy looks good on the tube.
Salvatore Maroni : You sure you want to embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?
Lt. James Gordon : Don't worry. They're coming too. [ Other cops enter and arrest the mobsters in the restaurant. Cuts to various locations in Gotham City, as the police do a massive round up of the mobsters in town. We see Stephens loading one thug into a police car, underneath an 'L' line, saying ]
Detective Stephens : Have a nice trip. See you next fall. [ cuts to a courtroom, where Judge Surillo is reading the massive charges ]
Judge Surrillo : 747 counts of extortion, 849 counts of racketeering, 246 counts of fraud, 87 counts of conspiracy to murder... [ as she flips through the documents, she finds a Joker playing card ]
Judge Surrillo : ... 527 counts of obstruction of justice. How do the defendants plead? [ a massive army of defense lawyers start jostling and yelling all at once. The stenographer looks up, confused ]
Judge Surrillo : Order! Order in the court! [ cut to the Mayor's office, where the Mayor is berating Harvey for his actions. Gordon and Commissioner Loeb are also present ]
Mayor Anthony Garcia : 549 criminals at once. How did you convince Surillo to hear this farce?
Harvey Dent : She shares my enthusiasm for justice. After all, she is a judge.
Mayor Anthony Garcia : Well even if you're able to blow enough smoke to get convictions out of Surillo, you'r
The Chechen : I put word out. We hire the clown. [ looks at the others ]
The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problems: Batman. [ They don't see Gordon enter ]
Lt. James Gordon : Ah our boy looks good on the tube.
Salvatore Maroni : You sure you want to embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?
Lt. James Gordon : Don't worry. They're coming too. [ Other cops enter and arrest the mobsters in the restaurant. Cuts to various locations in Gotham City, as the police do a massive round up of the mobsters in town. We see Stephens loading one thug into a police car, underneath an 'L' line, saying ]
Detective Stephens : Have a nice trip. See you next fall. [ cuts to a courtroom, where Judge Surillo is reading the massive charges ]
Judge Surrillo : 747 counts of extortion, 849 counts of racketeering, 246 counts of fraud, 87 counts of conspiracy to murder... [ as she flips through the documents, she finds a Joker playing card ]
Judge Surrillo : ... 527 counts of obstruction of justice. How do the defendants plead? [ a massive army of defense lawyers start jostling and yelling all at once. The stenographer looks up, confused ]
Judge Surrillo : Order! Order in the court! [ cut to the Mayor's office, where the Mayor is berating Harvey for his actions. Gordon and Commissioner Loeb are also present ]
Mayor Anthony Garcia : 549 criminals at once. How did you convince Surillo to hear this farce?
Harvey Dent : She shares my enthusiasm for justice. After all, she is a judge.
Mayor Anthony Garcia : Well even if you're able to blow enough smoke to get convictions out of Surillo, you'r
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[ Grumpy finishes loading the money, and he puts the sacks by the door ]
Grumpy : C'mon. That's a lot of money. If this Joker guy was so smart, he'd have had us bring a bigger car. [ promptly draws his gun and points it a Bozo ]
Grumpy : I'm bettin' the Joker told you to kill me as soon as we loaded the cash.
Bozo : [ looks at his watch, checking it. He sighs ] No-no-no-no. I kill the bus driver.
Grumpy : "Bus driver?" [ scoffs ]
Grumpy : What bus driver? [ a yellow school bus reverses through the bank's doors and knocks Grumpy down. The driver, wearing a clown mask, jumps out the emergency back door, and says ]
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. Bozo prepares to climb in and get away when the incapacitated bank manager says something ]
Gotham National Bank Manager : You think you're smart, huh? [ Bozo walks over ]
Gotham National Bank Manager : But the guy that hired you, he'll just do the same to you. The criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor... respect... Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN? [ Bozo puts a gas grenade in the manager's mouth ]
Bozo : I believe... whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... [ takes off his clown mask, revealing that he is the Joker ]
The Joker : ...stranger. [ the Joker climbs onto the school bus. As the bus pulls out, the pin on the grenade pops, revealing it to be a gas grenade. Outsi
Grumpy : C'mon. That's a lot of money. If this Joker guy was so smart, he'd have had us bring a bigger car. [ promptly draws his gun and points it a Bozo ]
Grumpy : I'm bettin' the Joker told you to kill me as soon as we loaded the cash.
Bozo : [ looks at his watch, checking it. He sighs ] No-no-no-no. I kill the bus driver.
Grumpy : "Bus driver?" [ scoffs ]
Grumpy : What bus driver? [ a yellow school bus reverses through the bank's doors and knocks Grumpy down. The driver, wearing a clown mask, jumps out the emergency back door, and says ]
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. Bozo prepares to climb in and get away when the incapacitated bank manager says something ]
Gotham National Bank Manager : You think you're smart, huh? [ Bozo walks over ]
Gotham National Bank Manager : But the guy that hired you, he'll just do the same to you. The criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor... respect... Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN? [ Bozo puts a gas grenade in the manager's mouth ]
Bozo : I believe... whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... [ takes off his clown mask, revealing that he is the Joker ]
The Joker : ...stranger. [ the Joker climbs onto the school bus. As the bus pulls out, the pin on the grenade pops, revealing it to be a gas grenade. Outsi
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