Other Titles • Batman Begins (2005) • Batman 5 • Batman: Intimidation • Batman: Intimidation Game (2003) • Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience • The Intimidation Game
Quotes from Batman Begins (2005)
1
Rachel Dawes: You could die. At least tell me your name. Bruce Wayne: It's not who I am underneath, but what I *do* that defines me.
(265 votes)
2
Bruce Wayne: I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you.
(149 votes)
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Rachel Dawes: Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you.
(177 votes)
4
Alfred Pennyworth: Took quite a fall, didn't we, Master Bruce? Thomas Wayne: And why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.
(156 votes)
5
Batman: It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
(138 votes)
6
The Scarecrow: There is nothing to fear, but fear itself!
(118 votes)
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[from teaser] Bruce Wayne: They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me.
(16 votes)
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Enormous Prisoner: You are in hell! [punches Bruce Wayne] Enormous Prisoner: And I am the devil! [punches him again] Bruce Wayne: You're not the devil. You're practice.
(14 votes)
9
Alfred Pennyworth: Why bats, sir? Bruce Wayne: Bats frighten me. It's time my enemies share my dread.
(11 votes)
10
Henri Ducard: If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart.
(10 votes)
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Henri Ducard: Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime. Despair. This is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years... We sacked Rome. Loaded trade ships with plague rats. Burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence... We Return to restore the balance.
(9 votes)
12
Bruce Wayne: [about the prototype Bat suit] Tear resistant? Lucius Fox: This thing could stop a knife. Bruce Wayne: Bulletproof? Lucius Fox: Anything but straight shots. So what's your interest in it, Mr. Wayne? Bruce Wayne: I wanna borrow it for... spelunking. Lucius Fox: Spelunking? Bruce Wayne: Yeah, you know, cave diving. Lucius Fox: Expecting to run much gunfire in these caves? Bruce Wayne: Look, I'm rather Mr. Earle didn't know about me borrowing it. Lucius Fox: Mr. Wayne, the way I see it, all this stuff is yours any way.
(10 votes)
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Henri Ducard: If you devote yourself to an ideal and they cannot stop you... you become something else entirely. Bruce Wayne: Which is? Henri Ducard: Legend, Mr. Wayne.
(9 votes)
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Batman: Blood. Take. Take poison. Blood poison. Poison. Poisonous.
(9 votes)
15
Henri Ducard: Your parents' death was not your fault. [Bruce attacks Ducard with his sword] Henri Ducard: It was your father's. [Bruce furiously attacks Ducard, but is easily defeated] Henri Ducard: Anger does not change the fact that your father failed to act. Bruce Wayne: That man had a gun! Henri Ducard: Would that have stopped you? Bruce Wayne: I've had training! Henri Ducard: The training is nothing! The will is everything! [Ducard bests Bruce once again] Henri Ducard: The will to act.
(9 votes)
16
Carmine Falcone: [frantically loading his shotgun] What the hell are you? [Batman breaks open the limo's sunroof and pulls Falcone out] Bruce Wayne: I'm Batman! [Batman knocks Falcone out with a headbutt, then notices a bum watching him. The bum is wearing the coat Bruce gave him years ago] Bruce Wayne: Nice coat. [Batman flies off with Falcone] Homeless Man: Thanks.
(10 votes)
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Maitre D: Sir, the pool is for decoration, and your friends do not have swimming suits. Bruce Wayne: They're European. Maitre D: I'm going to have to ask you to leave. [Bruce starts to write a check] Maitre D: It is not a question of money. Bruce Wayne: [gives him the check] You see, I'm buying this hotel, and uh, setting new rules about the pool area.
(7 votes)
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Alfred Pennyworth: Are you coming back to Gotham for long, sir? Bruce Wayne: As long as it takes. I'm gonna show the people of Gotham that their city doesn't belong to the criminals and the corrupt. Alfred Pennyworth: In the depression, your father nearly bankrupted Wayne Enterprises combating poverty. He believed his example could inspire the wealthy of Gotham to save their city. Bruce Wayne: Did it? Alfred Pennyworth: In a way. Their murders shocked the wealthy and the powerful into action. Bruce Wayne: People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne, as a man I'm flesh and blood I can be ignored I can be destroyed but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting. Alfred Pennyworth: What symbol? Bruce Wayne: Something elemental, something terrifying. Alfred Pennyworth: I assume that as you're taking on the underworld, this symbol is a persona to protect those you care about from reprisals. Bruce Wayne: You thinking about Rachel? Alfred Pennyworth: Actually, sir, I was thinking about myself.
(6 votes)
19
Henri Ducard: Death does not wait for you to get ready! Death is neither considerate, nor fair! And make no mistake, Mr. Wayne. Here, you face death.
(6 votes)
20
Henri Ducard: To manipulate fears of others, you must first master your own. Are you ready to begin? Bruce Wayne: I can barely stand... Henri Ducard: [kicks him] Death does not wait for you to get ready!
(5 votes)
21
[meeting someone introduced as Ra's al Ghul] Bruce Wayne: You're not Ra's al Ghul. I watched him die. Henri Ducard: [from behind Bruce Wayne] But is Ra's al Ghul immortal? [Bruce turns around to face Ducard] Henri Ducard: Are his methods supernatural? Bruce Wayne: Or cheap parlor tricks to hide your true identity, Ra's?
(8 votes)
22
Bruce Wayne: My anger outweighs my guilt.
(3 votes)
23
Batman: It ends here. Henri Ducard: [standing alongside two members of The League of Shadows] For you and the police, maybe. My fate however lies with the rest of Gotham. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a city to destroy. Batman: I can beat two of your pawns. Henri Ducard: As you wish. [two more members of the League of Shadows drop down from above]
(5 votes)
24
Earle: Didn't you get the memo?
(4 votes)
25
Henri Ducard: Justice is balance. You burned down my house and left me for dead. Consider us even.
(2 votes)
26
Rachel Dawes - age 8: Finders keepers and *I* found it. Bruce Wayne - age 8: In *my* garden.
(2 votes)
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Rachel Dawes: The night Chill died, I said terrible things. Bruce Wayne: But true things. I *was* a coward with a gun. Justice is about more than revenge, so... thank you.
(2 votes)
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Flass: [taking a bribe] Don't suppose you want a taste? I just keep offering, thinking maybe some day you'll get wise. Lt. James Gordon: There's nothing wise in what you do, Flass. Flass: Well, Jimbo, you don't take the taste...makes us guys nervous. Lt. James Gordon: I'm no rat! In a town this bent, who's there to rat to anyway?
(2 votes)
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[from trailer] Henri Ducard: You traveled the world... Now you must journey inwards... to what you really fear... it's inside you... there is no turning back. Your parents' death was not your fault. Your training is nothing. The will is everything. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely. Are you ready to begin?
(2 votes)
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[Bruce is refusing to demonstrate his commitment to justice by executing a criminal] Ra's Al Ghul: You cannot lead these men unless you are prepared to do what is necessary to defeat evil. Bruce Wayne: And where would I be leading these men? Ra's Al Ghul: Gotham. As Gotham's favored son you will be ideally placed to strike at the heart of criminality. Bruce Wayne: How? Ra's Al Ghul: Gotham's time has come. Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one we've performed for centuries. Gotham ... must be destroyed.
(2 votes)
31
Dr. Jonathan Crane: I am, more then aware that you are not intimidated by me, Mr Falcone. But you know who I'm working for, and when he gets here... Carmine Falcone: He's coming to Gotham? Dr. Jonathan Crane: Yes he is. And when he gets here, he's not gonna wanna here that you have endangered our operation just to get your thugs out of a little jail time.
(2 votes)
32
Henri Ducard: You have to become more than a man to the mind of your opponent.
(2 votes)
33
Batman: [to Ra Al Ghul] You never learned to mind your surrounding!
(1 vote)
34
Alfred Pennyworth: I prepared the master bedroom. Bruce Wayne: No, my room will be fine. Alfred Pennyworth: With all due respect sir, Wayne Manor is your house. Bruce Wayne: It's not my house Alfred, it's my father's house. Alfred Pennyworth: Your father is dead. Bruce Wayne: This place is a mausoleum. If I had my will, I would tear it down brick by brick. Alfred Pennyworth: This house, Master Wayne, was shelter to six generations of your family. Bruce Wayne: Why do you give a damn, Alfred? It's not your family. Alfred Pennyworth: I give a damn because a good man once made me responsible for what was most precious to him in the whole world.
(1 vote)
35
Bruce Wayne: Have you told anyone I'm coming back? Alfred Pennyworth: I just couldn't figure legal ramifications of bringing you back from the dead. Bruce Wayne: Dead? Alfred Pennyworth: You've been gone seven years. Bruce Wayne: You have me declared dead? Alfred Pennyworth: Actually it was Mr. Earl, he's taking the company public. He wanted to liquidate your majority sharehold. Those shares are worth quite a bit of money. Bruce Wayne: It's a good thing I left everything to you then. Alfred Pennyworth: Quite so, sir. And you can borrow the Rolls if you like. Just bring it back with a full tank.
(1 vote)
36
Bruce Wayne: Do you have any light-weight fabrics? Lucius Fox: You know... I got just the thing.
(2 votes)
37
Rachel Dawes: I guess there is no way I can convince you not to come. Bruce Wayne: Someone in this proceeding should stand for my parents. Rachel Dawes: We all loved your parents, Bruce. What Chill did is unforgivable. Bruce Wayne: Then why is your boss letting him go? Rachel Dawes: In prison, he shared a cell with Carmine Falcone, he learned things and will testify in exchange for early parole. Bruce Wayne: Rachel, this man killed my parents. I cannot let that pass. And I need you to understand that, please.
38
Alfred Pennyworth: [after Alfred knocks out a League of Shadows henchman while the mansion is burning] I hope you weren't from the fire brigade.
39
Blonde Female Reporter: Joe! Hey, Joe Chill! Falcone says hi. [shoots witness Joe Chill]
40
Arkham Thug #1: [Batman makes his presence known] What do we do? Dr. Jonathan Crane: What anyone does when a prowler comes around... call the police.
41
Bruce Wayne: I'm not a criminal. Chinese Police Officer: Tell that to the guy who owned these. [showing Bruce Wayne a box with "Wayne Enterprises" stamped on it]
42
Thomas Wayne: Bats again? [Bruce nods yes] Thomas Wayne: You know why they attacked you, don't you? They were afraid of you. Bruce Wayne - age 8: Afraid of me? Thomas Wayne: Yeah, all creatures feel fear. Bruce Wayne - age 8: Even the scary ones? Thomas Wayne: Especially the scary ones.
43
Jim Gordon: [hearing bat sounds] What's that? Bruce Wayne: Back-up.
44
Batman: Storm's coming. Jim Gordon: Storm's getting choppy because you stood up to Falcone. Batman: It's a start. You're partner was at the docks with Falcone. Jim Gordon: He moonlights as a low-level enforcer. Batman: They we're splitting the shipment in two. Only half went to the dealers. Jim Gordon: Why, what about the other half? Batman: Flass knows. Jim Gordon: He won't talk. Batman: He'll talk to me. Jim Gordon: Commissioner Loeb's set up a massive task force to catch you. He thinks you're dangerous. Batman: What do you think? Jim Gordon: I think you're trying to help. [Batman disappears] Jim Gordon: But I've been wrong before...
45
[concerning the memory cloth] Bruce Wayne: Too expensive for the Army? Lucius Fox: I don't think they tried to market it to the billionaire, spelunking, BASE-jumped crowd. Bruce Wayne: Look, Mr. Fox. Lucius Fox: Yes, sir? Bruce Wayne: If you're uncomfortable... Lucius Fox: Mister Wayne, if I don't know what you are doing, I won't have to lie. But don't take me for a fool. Bruce Wayne: Fair enough.
46
Bruce Wayne: I will go back to Gotham and fight men like this, but I will not become an executioner. Henri Ducard: Bruce, please! For your own sake. There is no turning back.
47
Bruce Wayne: Good morning, I'm here to see Mr. Earle, please. Jessica: [without looking at Bruce] Name? Bruce Wayne: Uh... Bruce Wayne.
48
Bruce Wayne: Give it a try! Alfred Pennyworth: [Alfred turns on the lights of the cave] Charming. [looks up and sees thousands of bats] Alfred Pennyworth: At least you'll have company.
49
Bruce Wayne: [as Alfred opens the curtains] Bats are nocturnal. Alfred Pennyworth: Bats might be, but even for billionaire playboys, three o'clock is pushing it. The price of leading a double life, I think. Look at who's made an impression. [shows the newspaper to Bruce] Bruce Wayne: Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons, Alfred. It's a good start. Alfred Pennyworth: If those are to be the first of many other injuries to come, it will be wise to find a suitable excuse. Polo, for instance. Bruce Wayne: I'm not learning polo, Alfred. Alfred Pennyworth: Strange injuries and non-existent social life, these things beg the question as to what exactly does Bruce Wayne do with his time and his money. Bruce Wayne: And what does that make me do? Alfred Pennyworth: Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.
50
Henri Ducard: Are you so desperate to fight criminals that you lock yourself in to take one of them at a time? Bruce Wayne: Actually, uh, there were seven of them. Henri Ducard: I counted six, Mr. Wayne. Bruce Wayne: How do you know my name? Henri Ducard: The world is too small for someone like Bruce Wayne to disappear.
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