Memorable Quotes from Daisy Ridley
21 quotesRey Embraces Her Skywalker Identity
Tatooine Elder
There's been no one for so long. Who are you?
Rey
I'm Rey.
Tatooine Elder
Rey who?
Rey
Rey Skywalker.
[looks to the horizon, where Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa as Force ghosts are watching her; to the Tatooine Elder]
The Jedi Legacy: Failure or Redemption?
Luke
Lesson two. Now that they're extinct, the Jedi are romanticized, deified. But if you strip away the myth and look at their deeds, the legacy of the Jedi is failure. Hypocrisy, hubris.
Rey
That's not true!
Luke
At the height of their powers, they allowed Darth Sidious to rise, create the Empire, and wipe them out. It was a Jedi Master who was responsible for the training and creation of Darth Vader.
Rey
And a Jedi who saved him. Yes, the most hated man in the galaxy. But you saw there was conflict inside him. You believed that he wasn't gone. That he could be turned.
Luke
And I became a legend. For many years, there was balance, and then I saw... Ben. My nephew with that mighty Skywalker blood. And in my hubris, I thought I could train him; I could pass on my strengths. Han was... Han about it, but... Leia trusted me with her son. I took him, and a dozen students, and began a training temple. By the time I realized I was no match for the darkness rising in him, it was too late.
Rey
What happened?
Luke
I went to confront him, and he turned on me. He must've thought I was dead. When I came to, the temple was burning. He had vanished with a handful of my students, and slaughtered the rest. Leia blamed Snoke, but... it was me. I failed. Because I was Luke Skywalker. Jedi Master. A legend.
Rey
The galaxy may need a legend. I need someone to show me my place in all this. And you didn't fail Kylo. Kylo failed you. I won't.
Confrontation of Hatred and Strength
Palpatine
The time has come! With your hatred, you will take my life, and you will ascend!
Rey
All you want is for me to hate, but I won't. Not even you.
Palpatine
Weak... like your parents!
[annoyed]
Rey
My parents were strong. They saved me from you.
Palpatine
Your master, Luke Skywalker, was saved by his father. The only family you have here... is me. They don't have long. No one is coming to help them. And you are the one who led them here. Strike me down, take the throne, reign over the new Empire, and the fleet will be yours! Only you have the power to save them. Refuse, and your new family... dies. Good.
[shows Rey the Resistance fighting with the Sith Eternal forces; an emotional Rey nods reluctantly]
Understanding the Force: A Lesson in Balance
Rey
Master Skywalker, we need you to bring the Jedi back because Kylo Ren is strong with the dark side of the Force. Without the Jedi, we won't stand a chance against him.
Luke
What do you know about the Force?
Rey
It's a power the Jedi have that lets them control people and... make things float.
Luke
Impressive. Every word in that sentence was wrong. Lesson one. Sit here, legs crossed. The Force is not a power you have. It's not about lifting rocks. It's the energy between all things, a tension, a balance that binds the universe together.
Rey
Okay. But what is it?
Luke
Close your eyes. Breathe. Now... reach out.
[Rey closes her eyes; Rey takes a deep breath; Rey literally reaches her hand out and Luke, after a moment's disbelief, starts tickling her hand with a leaf]
Rey
I feel something!
[gasps, feeling the tickle]
Luke
You feel it?
Rey
Yes, I feel it!
Luke
That's the Force!
Rey
Really?
Luke
Wow, it must be really strong with you!
Rey
I've never felt any... Ow! You meant, reach out, like-- I'll try again.
[Luke smacks her with the leaf; closes her eyes]
Luke
Breathe. Just breathe. Reach out with your feelings. What do you see?
Rey
The island. Life. Death and decay, that feeds new life. Warmth. Cold. Peace. Violence.
Luke
And between it all?
Rey
Balance. An energy. A Force.
Luke
And inside you?
Rey
Inside me, that same Force.
Luke
And this is the lesson. That Force does not belong to the Jedi. To say that if the Jedi die, the light dies, is vanity. Can you feel that?
Rey
There's something else... beneath the island. A place. A dark place.
Luke
Balance. Powerful light, powerful darkness.
Rey
It's cold. It's calling me.
[Rock beneath her starts to crack]
Luke
Resist it, Rey. Rey? REY! You went straight to the dark.
[no response; no response; no response; Rey snaps out of the vision]
Rey
That place was trying to show me something.
Luke
It offered something you needed. And you didn't even try to stop yourself.
Rey
But I didn't see you. Nothing from you. You've closed yourself off from the Force. Of course you have.
Luke
I've seen this raw strength only once before, in Ben Solo. It didn't scare me enough then. It does now.
A Jedi's Weapon and the Dark Side
Luke Skywalker
A Jedi's weapon deserves more respect.
Rey
Master Skywalker!
[surprised]
Luke
What are you doing?
Rey
I saw myself on the dark throne. I won't let it happen. I'm never leaving this place. I'm doing what you did.
Luke
I was wrong. It was fear that kept me here. What are you most afraid of?
Rey
Myself.
[after a long pause]
Luke
Because you're a Palpatine. Leia knew it, too.
Rey
She didn't tell me. And she still trained me.
[Luke sits beside her]
Luke
Because she saw your spirit. Your heart. Rey, some things are stronger than blood. Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi. Your destiny. If you don't face Palpatine, it will mean the end of the Jedi, and the war will be lost. There's something my sister would want you to have.
Rey
Leia's saber.
Luke
It was the last night of her training. Leia told me that she had sensed the death of her son at the end of her Jedi path. She surrendered her saber to me and said that one day, it would be picked up again by someone who would finish her journey. A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight. You'll take both sabers to Exogol.
Rey
I can't get there. I don't have the wayfinder. I destroyed Ren's ship.
Luke
You have everything you need.
Rey
Two were made.
[finds a second wayfinder in the wreckage of Ren's TIE whisper]
Finding Hope in the Jedi's Voices
Rey
Be with me. Be with me. Be with me. They're not with me. Ugh.
[opens her eyes]
General Leia Organa
Rey, be patient.
Rey
I'm starting to think it's impossible to hear the voices of the Jedi who came before.
Leia
Nothing is impossible.
Rey
Nothing is impossible." I'm going to run the training course.
Rey’s Call for Guidance and Support
Rey
Be with me. Be with me. Be with me.
[harnesses the powers of the Force and the voices of the Jedi from the past]
Obi-Wan Kenobi
These are your final steps, Rey. Rise and take them.
Anakin Skywalker
Rey.
Ahsoka Tano
Rey.
Kanan Jarrus
Rey.
Anakin
Bring back the balance, Rey, as I did.
Luminara Unduli
In the night, find the light, Rey.
Mace Windu
You're not alone, Rey.
Yoda
Alone, never have you been.
Qui-Gon Jinn
Every Jedi who ever lived lives in you.
Anakin
The Force surrounds you, Rey.
Aayla Secura
Let it guide you.
Ahsoka
As it guided us.
Windu
Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.
Anakin
Let it lift you.
Adi Gallia
Rise, Rey.
Qui-Gon
We stand behind you, Rey.
Obi-Wan
Rey.
Yoda
Rise in the Force.
Kanan
In the heart of the Jedi lies her strength.
Obi-Wan
Rise.
Qui-Gon
Rise.
Luke
Rey, the Force will be with you. Always.
Palpatine
Let your death be the final word in the story of rebellion!
[finally fed up with her defiance; raises his hand, and unleashes a streak of Force lightning at Rey, who blocks it by using Leia's lightsaber; the scene cuts to Poe Dameron, who notices his controls coming back online]
Poe
I'm back on! This is our last chance. We have to hit those cannons now!
[the scene cuts again to the battle between Rey and Palpatine on Exegol]
Palpatine
You are nothing! A scavenger girl is no match for the power in me! I am all the Sith!
[angrily; intensifies the attack]
Rey
And I... ...am all the Jedi!
[straining; Anakin's lightsaber flies right into her other hand; uses both lightsabers to deflect the Force lightning back on Palpatine. Unable to take the strain of the immense energy reflected back at him, a horrified Palpatine screams in agony as he is vaporized, which decimates the Sith Eternal, finally killing him]
Discovery of the Last Jedi Texts
Luke Skywalker
Who are you?
Rey
I know this place.
Luke
Built a thousand generations ago to keep these. The original Jedi texts. Just like me, they're the last of the Jedi religion. You've seen this place. You've seen this island.
Rey
Only in my dreams.
[whispering]
Luke
Who are you?
Rey
The Resistance sent me.
Luke
They sent you? What's special about you? Where are you from?
Rey
Nowhere.
Luke
No one's from nowhere.
Rey
Jakku.
Luke
All right, that is pretty much nowhere. Why are you here, Rey from nowhere?
Rey
The Resistance sent me. We need your help. The First Order has become unstoppable–
Luke
Why are you here?
Rey
Something inside me has always been there... but now it's awake, and I'm afraid. I don't know what it is, or what to do with it, and I need help.
Luke
You need a teacher. I can't teach you.
Rey
Why not? I've seen your daily routine. You are not busy.
Luke
I will never train another generation of Jedi. I came to this island to die. It's time for the Jedi... to end.
Rey
Why? Leia sent me here with hope. If she was wrong, she deserves to know why. We all do.
Confronting Isolation and Connection in Conflict
Rey
I thought I'd find answers here. I was wrong. I've never felt so alone.
[having returned to her hut after her ordeal in the Mirror Cave]
Ren
You're not alone.
Rey
Neither are you.
Luke
STOP!!!
Rey
Is it true? Did you try to murder him?!
[turns to Luke]
Luke
Leave this island, now!
Rey
Stop... STOP! Did you do it?! Did you create Kylo Ren?! Tell me the truth.
[knocks Luke down in the back of the head with her quarterstaff; the two proceed to fight each other along the cliffside until she gets the upper hand, forcing Luke into submission with Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber]
Luke
I saw darkness. I sensed it building in him. I'd seen it in moments during his training. But then I looked inside, and it was beyond what I ever imagined. Snoke had already turned his heart. He would bring destruction and pain and death, and the end of everything I love because of what he will become, and for the briefest moment of pure instinct, I thought I could stop it. It passed like a fleeting shadow, and I was left with shame and with consequence. And the last thing I saw were the eyes of a frightened boy whose Master had failed him.
Rey
You failed him by thinking his choice was made. It wasn't! There's still conflict in him. If he would turn from the dark side, that could shift the tide. This could be how we win.
Luke
This is not going to go the way you think.
Rey
It is. Just now, when we touched hands, I saw his future. As solid as I'm seeing you. If I go to him, Ben Solo will turn.
Luke
Rey... don't do this.
Rey
Then he is our last hope.
[shows Luke his father's lightsaber]
Rey Takes Charge of the Falcon
Han Solo
Chewie, we're home. Where are the others? Where's the pilot?
[nods to Chewbacca to check out the ship, then lifts off the grating and is shocked to see Rey and Finn with their hands raised in surrender]
Rey
I'm the pilot.
Han
You?!
[Chewie grunts in disbelief]
Rey
No, it's true; we're the only ones on board.
Finn
You can understand that thing?
[regarding Chewbacca]
Han
And that "thing" can understand you, too, so watch it! Come on outta there!
Confrontation of Truth in the Force Connection
Ren
Why is the Force connecting us? You and I?
Rey
Murderous snake! You're too late! You've lost! I've found Skywalker!
Ren
Did he tell you what happened? The night I destroyed his temple, did he tell you why?
Rey
I know everything I need to know about you.
Ren
You do? Oh, you do. You have that look in your eyes, from the forest. When you called me a monster.
Rey
You are a monster.
Ren
Yes, I am.
[pauses]
Confrontation Between Rey and Ren
Rey
Where am I?
Ren
You're my guest.
Rey
Where are the others?
Ren
You mean the murderers, traitors and thieves you call friends? You'll be relieved to hear I have no idea. You still want to kill me.
[slight pause]
Rey
That happens when you're being hunted by a creature in a mask.
Ren
Tell me about the droid.
[removes his mask, revealing his face. He moves forward, slams his mask down onto a table. He stands in front of Rey]
Rey
He's a BB-unit with a selenium drive and a thermal hyperscan vindicator—
Ren
Carrying a section of the navigation chart. We have the rest, recovered from the archives of the Empire, but we need the last piece, and somehow you convinced the droid to show it to you. You... a scavenger. You know I can take whatever I want. You've been so lonely, so afraid to leave. At night, desperate to sleep, you imagine an ocean. I see it. I see the island. And Han Solo; you feel like he's like the father you never had. He would've disappointed you.
[slight pause; reaches his hand towards Rey's face. Rey looks away, struggling to keep Kylo Ren out of her head]
Rey
Get out of my head!
Ren
I know you've seen the map. It's in there, and now, you'll give it to me. Don't be afraid; I feel it, too.
[moves back, keeping his hand close to Rey's face; continues to probe Rey's mind. Rey continues to resist]
Rey
I'm not giving you anything!
Ren
We'll see.
[struggles to read Rey's thoughts. After a few moments, he looks at Rey with disbelief]
Rey
You... you're afraid... that you will never be as strong as Darth Vader!
The Call of Destiny
Rey
What was that? I shouldn't have gone in there.
[pause]
Maz
That lightsaber was Luke's, and his father's before him, and now, it calls to you.
Rey
I have to get back to Jakku.
Maz
Han told me. Dear child, I see your eyes; you already know the truth. Whomever you're waiting for on Jakku, they're never coming back. But there's someone who still could.
[She removes her goggles and takes Rey's hand; Rey sheds a tear]
Rey
Luke.
Maz
The belonging you seek is not behind you, it is ahead. I am no Jedi, but I know the Force. It moves through and surrounds every living thing. Close your eyes... feel it. The light... it's always been there, it will guide you. The saber, take it.
Rey
I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this!
[runs away]
Choosing the Right Ship in Crisis
Finn
What about that ship?
[points in another direction]
Rey
That one's garbage! The garbage will do.
[sees the Quadjumper destroyed by the TIEs; stunned; they run towards the "garbage" ship, which appears to be the ''[[w:Millennium Falcon|Millennium Falcon]
Letting Go of the Past
Ren
It's time to let old things die. Snoke, Skywalker, the Sith, the Jedi, the Rebels; Let it all die. Rey... I want you to join me. We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy.
Rey
Don't do this, Ben. Please, don't go this way.
[starting to tear up]
Ren
No, no. You're still holding on! Let go! Do you want to know the truth about your parents? Or have you always known? And you've just hidden it away. You know the truth. Say it. Say it.
[quickly calms down; Rey continues to tear up]
Rey
They were nobody.
[tearfully]
Ren
They were filthy junk traders, who sold you off for drinking money. They're dead in a pauper's grave in the Jakku desert. You have no place in this story; you come from nothing. You're nothing... but not to me. Join me. Please.
[he extends his hand towards Rey]
The Search for Luke Skywalker
Han
This map's not complete. It's just a piece. Ever since Luke disappeared, people have been looking for him.
Rey
Why did he leave?
Han
He was training a new generation of Jedi. There was nobody else left to do it, so he took the burden on himself. Everything was going great, until... one boy, an apprentice, turned against him and destroyed it all. Luke felt responsible. He just... walked away from everything.
Finn
Do you know what happened to him?
Han
There were a lot of rumors. Stories. People who knew him best, think he went looking for the first ] temple.
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Rey
The Jedi were real?
[in awe]
Han
I used to wonder about that myself. Thought it was a bunch of mumbo jumbo. A magical power holding together good and evil, the dark side and the light. Crazy thing is... it's true. The Force, the Jedi. All of it. It's all true.
Revelations of Legacy and Power in Conflict
Rey
Why did the Emperor come for me? Why did he want to kill a child? Tell me.
Ren
Because he saw what you would become. You don't just have power. You have his power. You're his granddaughter. You... are a Palpatine. My mother was the daughter of Vader. Your father was the son of the Emperor. What Palpatine doesn't know is that we're a dyad in the Force, Rey. Two that are one. We'll kill him. Together. And take the throne. You know what you need to do. You know.
Confronting Family Dynamics in Conflict
Rey
I'd rather not do this now.
Ren
Yeah, me, too.
Rey
Why did you hate your father? Do you have something? A cowl, or something you could put on? Why did you hate your father? Give me an honest answer. You had a father who loved you! He gave a damn about you!
[Ren turns around shirtless]
Ren
I didn't hate him.
Rey
Then why?
Ren
Why" what? "Why" what? Say it.
[pauses]
Rey
Why did you... why did you kill him? I don't understand.
[sobbing]
Ren
No? Your parents threw you away like garbage.
[seeing something inside Rey]
Rey
They didn't!
Ren
They did, but you can't stop needing them. It's your greatest weakness. Looking for them everywhere, in Han Solo, and now in Skywalker. Did he tell you what happened that night?
Rey
Yes.
Ren
No. He'd sensed my power, as he senses yours, and he feared it.
Rey
Liar.
[stunned at what she just heard]
Ren
Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. That's the only way to become what you were meant to be.
Betrayal and Destiny in the Face of Conflict
Snoke
I did not expect Skywalker to be so wise! We will give him and the Jedi Order the death he desires. After the Rebels are gone, we will go to his planet and obliterate the entire island. Such spunk. Look here now. The entire Resistance on those transports. Soon, they will all be gone. For you, all is lost. Oh, still that fiery spit of hope? You have the spirit of a true Jedi! And because of that... you must die. My worthy apprentice, son of darkness, heir apparent to Lord Vader. Where there was conflict, I now sense resolve. Where there was weakness, strength. Complete your training, and fulfill your destiny.
[Rey tries to use the Force to take Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber, but Snoke uses it to hit her on the head; uses the Force to move Rey toward the viewport to show her the Resistance transport ships being destroyed one by one; Rey uses the Force to take Ren's lightsaber; Rey charges at Snoke with Ren's lightsaber. Snoke picks her up with the Force and she lands in front of Ren. His lightsaber spins around and stops in front of him; uses the Force and turns Rey toward Ren]
Ren
I know what I have to do.
[picks up his lightsaber]
Rey
Ben...
Snoke
You think you can turn him? Pathetic child, I cannot be betrayed. I cannot be beaten. I see his mind: I see his every intent. Yes. I see him turning the lightsaber to strike true! And now, foolish child, he ignites it... and KILLS HIS TRUE ENEMY!!!
[laughs; without Snoke knowing, Ren uses the Force to face Anakin's lightsaber toward him]
Confrontation Between Han and Ren
Han
BEN!
Ren
Han Solo. I've been waiting for this day for a long time.
Han
Take off that mask. You don't need it.
[slowly walking towards Ren]
Ren
What do you think you'll see if I do?
Han
The face of my son.
Ren
Your son is gone. He was weak and foolish like his father, so I destroyed him.
[removes his mask]
Han
That's what Snoke wants you to believe, but it's not true. My son is alive.
Ren
No. The Supreme Leader is wise.
Han
Snoke is using you for your power. When he gets what he wants, he'll crush you. You know it's true.
Ren
It's too late.
Han
No, it's not. Leave here with me. Come home. We miss you.
Ren
I'm being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain. I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?
[Gradually pained]
Han
Yes. Anything.
Rey
NO!
Ren
Thank you.
[To a distraught Han]
A Reunion in Uncertain Times
Rey
Finn, what are you doing here?
Finn
We came back for you.
Finn
What did he say?
Rey
That it was your idea. Thank you.
[hugs Finn]
Finn
How did you get away?
Rey
I can't explain it, and you wouldn't believe it.
Han
Escape now, hug later!