Cillian Murphy Quotes

Teddy Such a beautiful room, it's hard to imagine a man's scream from here. Ever seen fingernails ripped out with a rusty pliers, Sir John, hmm? All your learning, and you still don't understand.

Sir John Hamilton Oh, I understand perfectly, Mr. O'Donovan. God preserve Ireland if ever your kind take control.

Damien Well, you'd better start getting used to the idea.

Jim What about the government? What are they doing?

Selena There is no government.

Jim Of course there's a government! There's always a government! They're in a... a bunker, or a plane!

Mark No. There's no government. No army. No police. No TV, no radio, no electricity. You're the first uninfected person we've seen in six days.

Jim What about your family?

Mark They're dead. So is Selena's.

Selena And yours will be dead too.

Jim How did you know? I mean, how did you know he was infected?

Selena The blood.

Jim Yeah... but there was blood everywhere. It was on me, it was on you —

Selena Look, I didn't know he was infected, okay? He knew. I could see it in his face. Look, if someone gets infected you've got between ten and twenty seconds to kill them. It might be your brother or your sister or your oldest friend. It makes no difference. And just so you know where you stand — if it happens to you, I'll do it in a heartbeat... He was full of plans, Mark. Do you have plans, Jim? Do you want us to find a cure and save the world, or just fall in love and fuck? Plans are pointless. Staying alive's as good as it gets.

Shivering Soldier You haven't turned around.

Mr. Dawson No, we have a job to do.

Shivering Soldier Job? This is a pleasure yacht. You're weekend sailors, you're not the bloody Navy. A man your age?

Mr. Dawson Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?

Shivering Soldier You should be at home!

Mr. Dawson Well, there won't be any home if we allow a slaughter across the Channel.

J. Robert Oppenheimer ] and ] may be likened to two ] in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.

Teddy It's not too late, Damien.

Damien For me or for you?

J. Robert Oppenheimer Oh-penheimer, Op-penheimer; whatever way you say it, they know I'm ].

J. Robert Oppenheimer You didn’t hire me despite my ] past, you hired me because of it. So you could control me.

Jackson Rippner Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Mace Do I have to spell it out for you? We have a payload to deliver to the heart of our nearest star. We're delivering that payload because that star is dying. And if it dies, we die. Everything dies. So that is our mission. There is nothing, literally nothing, more important than completing our mission. End of story!

Trey He's right.

Mace He's right? Of course I'm right! Is anyone here seriously considering otherwise?

Searle May I put a counter-argument?

Mace No!

Searle Captain?

Kaneda Go ahead.

Searle It would, of course, be absurd to alter our trajectory to assist the crew of the Icarus I. Even if we knew that some or even all of that crew are still alive, their lives are entirely expendable when seen in the context of our mission. As are our own lives.

Mace Exactly.

Searle However, there is something on board the Icarus I that may be worth the detour. As you pointed out, Mace, we have a payload to deliver. A payload, singular. Now, everything about the delivery and effectiveness of that payload is entirely theoretical. Simply put, we don't know if it's gonna work. But what we do know is this: if we had two bombs, we'd have two chances.

Kaneda You're assuming we'd be able to pilot Icarus I.

Searle Yes.

Trey Which is assuming that whatever stopped them completing the mission wasn't a fault or a damage to the spacecraft.

Searle Yes.

Mace It's a lot of assumptions.

Searle It is. It's a risk assessment. The question is: does the risk of a detour outweigh the benefits of an extra payload?

Mace We'll have a vote.

Searle No. No, we won't. We are not a democracy. We're a collection of astronauts and scientists, so we're gonna make the most informed decision available to us.

Mace Made by you, by any chance?

Kaneda Made by the person best qualified to understand the complexities of payload delivery: our physicist.

Capa Shit.

Jackson Rippner Lisa, whatever female-driven, emotion-based dilemma you may be dealing with right now, you have my sympathy. But for the sake of time and sanity, let's break this down into a little male-driven fact-based logic. One simple phone call saves your dad's life.

Pinbacker Are you an angel? Has the time come? I've been waiting so long.

Capa Who are you?

Pinbacker Who am I? At the end of time, a moment will come when just one man remains. Then the moment will pass. Man will be gone. There will be nothing to show that we were ever here... but stardust. The last man, alone with God. Am I that man?

Capa My God...my God. Pinbacker!

Pinbacker Not your God. Mine!

Lisa Reisert Please, just stop whoever's outside my dad's house!

Jackson Rippner I already have, by twice intercepting these little communiques! You know, if they'd have fallen into the hands of a by-the-book stewardess, she'd have gone straight to the cockpit and we'd have landed somewhere else! If that happens, Leese, our guy in the BMW's gonna know about it, so do Dad a favor and stop gambling with his life!

J. Robert Oppenheimer Is ] made up of ] or ]? ] says ]. How can it be both? It can't. It's ], and yet, it works.

Major West And lastly, meet Mailer. Mailer, Jim. Jim, Mailer. Got infected two days ago. Mitchell managed to knock him out cold, and we got a chain around his neck.

Jim You're keeping him alive?

Major West The idea was to learn more about infection. Have him teach me.

Jim And... has he?

Major West In a way. He's telling me he'll never bake bread, plant crops, raise livestock. He's telling me he's futureless. And eventually, he'll tell me how long the infected take to starve to death.

Jim No, see, this is a really shit idea. You know why? Because it's really obviously a shit idea.

Damien How many British soldiers in the country, Tim?

Tim Too many.

Damien How many?

Teddy About ten thousand, Damien.

Damien Ten thousand. Tans, artillery units, machine-gun car, cavalry...

Teddy And many more besides. What's your point, Damien?

Damien It's young men like Micheail we're talkin about, Teddy.

Teddy Micheail was a real Irishman, Damien.

Ned You're a coward, Damien.

Damien I'm a coward? And you're a hero, isn't it, Ned? You're gonna take down the British army with your hurley, is that it?

Rory For Christ's sake, Damien. What about Micheail?

Damien Look, Micheail was killed because he wouldn't say his name in English. Is that what you call a martyr, Teddy, is it?

Sinead So we should all buy a one-way ticket to London, is that it, Damien?

J. Robert Oppenheimer Once it’s used, ], maybe all ], becomes unthinkable.

Jackson Rippner I never lied to you, Leese. You know why? Cause it doesn't serve me.

J. Robert Oppenheimer Is anyone ever going to tell the truth about what's happening here?

Lisa Reisert So what is it you do?

Jackson Rippner Government overthrows, flashy high-profile assassinations. The usual.

Lisa Reisert O.K. Why don't you just tell me what you do?

Jackson Rippner I already did.

Cassie It's different. Being afraid that you won't make it back home. And then knowing that you won't.

Capa Our survival depends on what we can salvage from Icarus I.

Cassie No. We're gonna die out here. Like the other crew. I know it. So do you. Are you scared?

Capa When a Stellar Bomb is triggered, very little will happen at first. And then a spark will pop into existence, and it will hang for an instant, hovering in space, and then, it will split into two, and those will split again, and again, and again. Detonation beyond all imagining – the big bang on a small scale. A new star born out of a dying one. I think it will be beautiful. No, I'm not scared.

Cassie I am.

Jim Do you know what I was thinking?

Selena You were thinking that you'll never hear another piece of original music, ever again. You'll never read a book that hasn't already been written or see a film that hasn't already been shot.

Jim Um, that's what you were thinking.

Selena No. I was thinking I was wrong.

Jim About what?

Selena All the death, all the shit, it doesn't really matter to Frank and Hannah, because... well, she's got a dad and he's got his daughter. So I was wrong when I said staying alive is as good as it gets.

Jim See, that's what I was thinking.

Selena Was it?

Jim Mm-hmm. You stole my thought.

Selena Sorry.

Jim It's okay. You keep it.

J. Robert Oppenheimer We’re ]. Yes? We ] a ], and our imaginings horrify us. They won’t ] it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it. When the world learns the terrible secret of Los Alamos, our work here will ensure a peace mankind has never seen -- a peace based on the kind of international cooperation that ] always envisaged.

Dr. Jonathan Crane Miss Dawes, this is most irregular. I have nothing further to add to the report I filed with the judge.

Rachel Dawes I have questions about your report.

Crane Such as?

Rachel Isn't it convenient for a 52-year-old man who has no history of mental illness to suddenly have a complete psychotic breakdown, just when he's about to be indicted?

Crane Well, as you can see for yourself, there is nothing "convenient" about his symptoms.

Rachel What's "scarecrow"?

Crane Patients suffering delusional episodes often focus their paranoia on an external tormentor. Usually one conforming to ] archetypes. In this case, a scarecrow. Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.

Rachel You enjoy the reversal?

Crane I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do.

Rachel I do what I do to keep thugs like Falcone behind bars, not in therapy.

J. Robert Oppenheimer ], referring to the Just because we’re building it doesn’t mean we get to decide how it’s used.

J. Robert Oppenheimer We’re all simple ], I guess.

J. Robert Oppenheimer Members of the security board, the so-called derogatory information in your indictment of me cannot be fully understood except in the context of my life and my work.

J. Robert Oppenheimer I don't know if we can be trusted with such a ], but I know the ] can't.

Philippe Weis Timekeeper. After this regrettable incident it's really not necessary for you to come in person.

Raymond Leon I'm afraid it really is... necessary.

Philippe Weis When can we hope for a rescue?

Raymond Leon I believe that's the point; she doesn't appear to want to be rescued.

Philippe Weis Mr Leon... Raymond. May I call you Raymond? I blame myself. I invited the man into my home. He had so much time, how was I supposed to know? Of course, Sylvia brought this on herself by her lack of vigilance. That's why I always tried to keep her close. But she is clearly under Will Salas's control. If it's a matter of resources, I'm... happy to make a contribution. It's a scandal what we pay our Timekeepers.

Raymond Leon I have issued a warrant for your daughter's arrest. If she contacts you and you assist her in any way, I will issue a warrant for your arrest.

Philippe Weis There's nothing I cannot buy. Now, how many of my years do you want?

Raymond Leon There aren't enough years, even in your lifetime Mr. Weis. Goodnight.

J. Robert Oppenheimer It’s not your people they’re ]. It’s mine.

Damien I studied anatomy for five years, Dan. And now I'm going to shoot this man in the head. I've known Chris Reilly since he was a child. I hope this Ireland we're fighting for is worth it. Where's your letters?

Sir John For my wife... and my children.

Damien I'll make sure they're delivered. Turn around!

Sir John You'll never beat us! Ever!

Damien Give me your letters, Chris.

Damien Give me your letters, Chris!

Chris I didn't know what to write. And Mam can't read.

Chris Just tell her I love her. And where I'm buried... Promise me, Damien. Promise me you won't bury me next to him?

Damien The chapel. Do you remember, on the way up? Do you remember?

Chris Yeah.

Damien In there.

Chris Tell Teddy I'm sorry. I'm scared, Damien.

Damien Have you said your prayers?

Chris Yeah.

Damien God protect you.

J. Robert Oppenheimer ] after leaving Europe] No, not in person no - but you might say that our paths crossed.

Batman Taste of your own medicine, doctor? What have you been doing here? What was your plan? Crane! Who are you working for?

Dr. Jonathan Crane Ra's! Ra's al Ghul!

Batman Ra's al Ghul is dead! Who are you working for? Crane!

Crane Dr. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment...

Priest I never thought I'd see the day. Military courts established in Ireland by Irishmen. Deportation or the death penalty for those caught with arms. In the name of God, what is going on? I found this on the street during the week. "Under the Republic, the lands of the aristocracy who live in London will be seized and divided up against landless workers and small farmers." "All industry and agriculture will be controlled by the state for the workers and farmers benefit." Not content with stealing your savings, they'll be nationalising the 12 apostles next. Dear brethren, we have an opportunity for the first time in generations in this country for peace and prosperity. We have that opportunity without English soldiers marching in our streets and outside our churches on a Sunday morning. We have that opportunity because we have signed a treaty. A treaty of peace. Quiet! Let me remind those of you who have forgotten of the pastoral letter signed by Cardinal Logue and other bishops. Anti-Treatyite irregulars have, and I quote, "Wrecked Ireland from end to end." "And all those who participate in such crimes are guilty of the gravest sins and may not be absolved in confession nor admitted to Holy Communion." In other words, excommunication! This opinion of the treaty is not just the opinion of the Catholic Church, it is the opinion of other churches. And it is the opinion of every newspaper up and down, and the length and breadth of this country. But most importantly, this treaty was ratified, overwhelmingly ratified, by the people in their democratic expression in the June election.

Damien Can you tell me, Father, how can there be a fair election in this country when the most powerful country in the world threatens war? This is not the will of the people. It is the fear of the people.

Priest How dare you talk to me in the house of God! Silence! Damien O'Donovan, you're a disgrace to the memory of your parents. Yes! Get out!

Lily The Free State Constitution was only printed the morning of the election so nobody had time to read it.

Priest Young lady, this is not the marketplace! Sit down, shut up, or get out of my church!

Damien And once again the Catholic Church, with honourable exception, sides with the rich.

Priest GET OUT!

J. Robert Oppenheimer Only a fool or an adolescent presumes to know someone else’s relationship, and you’re neither, Lloyd. Kitty and I, we’re grown-ups. We’ve walked through fire together, and she’ll do fine.

J. Robert Oppenheimer If atomic weapons are to be added to the arsenals of a warring world, then the day will come when people will curse the name of Los Alamos.

J. Robert Oppenheimer I’m committed to thinking freely about how to improve our world. Why limit yourself to one ]?

J. Robert Oppenheimer Don't underestimate the psychological impact of an atomic explosion. A pillar of fire ten thousand feet tall, deadly neutron effects for a mile in all directions from one single device, dropped from a barely noticeable B-29. The atomic bomb will be a terrible revelation of divine power.

Jackson Rippner Pretty clear thinking given the circumstances. Wait, let me guess, some stress management courses? They're really paying off. When we get out of this, I may have to steal you.

J. Robert Oppenheimer Lawrence, you embrace the ] in ], can’t you see it everywhere else? ], ], ], ]...

Carmine Falcone Yeah, Doctor Crane, I can’t take it anymore, it’s all too much. The walls are closing in. Blah, blah, blah. A couple days of this food, it’ll be true.

Dr. Jonathan Crane What do you want?

Falcone I want to know how you're gonna convince me to keep my mouth shut.

Crane About what? You don't know anything.

Falcone I know you don't want the cops to take a closer look at the drugs they seized. And I know about your experiments with the inmates of your nuthouse. See, I don't go into business with a guy without finding out his dirty secrets. And those goons you used? I own the muscle in this town. Now I've been bringing your stuff in for months, so whatever he's planning, it's big. And I want in.

Crane Well, I already know what he'll say: that we should kill you.

Falcone No, even he can't get me in here. Not in my town.

Crane Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, I'm probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies? They can't stand it.

Falcone So when did the nut take over the nuthouse?

Crane They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now.

Jim Hello...?!

Capa Icarus?

Icarus Yes, Capa?

Capa Run an update on biometric signs for all crew. Check oxygen consumption.

Icarus Checking...

Capa Thank you.

Icarus Capa?

Capa Yes?

Icarus You are dying. All crew are dying.

Capa We know we're dying. As long as we can live long enough to deliver the payload, we're okay with it.

Icarus Capa, warning: you will not live long enough to deliver the payload.

Capa Please clarify.

Icarus Twelve hours before crew will be unable to perform complex tasks. Fourteen hours before crew will be unable to perform basic tasks. Sixteen hours until death. Journey time to delivery point: 19 hours.

Capa It is impossible. Corazon is certain we have remaining oxygen to keep four crew alive.

Icarus Affirmative. Four crew could potentially survive on current reserves.

Capa Trey is dead. There are only four crew members.

Icarus Negative.

Capa Affirmative, Icarus. Four crew: Cassie, Mace, Corazon and me.

Icarus Five crew members.

Capa Icarus?

Icarus Yes?

Capa Who is the fifth crew member?

Icarus Unknown.

Capa Where is the fifth crew member?

Icarus In the observation room.

Lisa Reisert Is it Jack for short?

Jackson Rippner No. I haven't gone by Jack since I was ten years old. Last name's Rippner.

Lisa Reisert Jack Rippner... Jack theee... oooohhhh.

Jackson Rippner There you go.

Lisa Reisert That wasn't very nice of your parents.

Jackson Rippner That's what I told them. Before I killed them.

Major West Who have you killed?

Jim What?

Major West Since it began, who have you killed? You wouldn't be alive right now if you hadn't killed somebody.

Jim I killed... I killed a boy.

Major West A child?

Jim Yeah.

Major West But you had to kill him. Otherwise he'd have killed you. Survival. I understand. I promised them women.

Jim What?

Major West Eight days ago, I found Jones with his gun in his mouth. He said he was going to kill himself because there was no future. What could I say to him? We fight off the infected or we wait until they starve to death, and then what? What do nine men do except wait to die themselves? I moved us from the blockade, I set the radio broadcasting and I promised them women. Because women mean a future.