Memorable Quotes from Djimon Hounsou
22 quotesUnderstanding Suffering and Hope Through Healing
Cinque
You don't have to pretend to be interested in that. Nobody's watching but me.
Yamba
I'm not pretending. I'm beginning to understand it. Their people have suffered more than ours...Their lives were full of suffering. Then he was born and everything changed.
[turns the page, showing an image of the newborn Jesus]
Cinque
Who is he?
Yamba
I don't know, but everywhere he goes he is followed by the sun. Here he is healing people with his hands. Protecting them... Being given children...
[turns the page, showing Jesus healing the sick; another page, Jesus protecting Mary Magdelene; another page, Jesus with children]
Cinque
What's this?
[sees a picture of Jesus walking on water]
Yamba
He could also walk across the sea. But then something happened...He was captured, accused of some sort of crime. Here he is with his hands tied.
[as he speaks, Judge Coglin kneels before a communion rail, praying; turns the page, showing Jesus before Pilate]
Cinque
He must have done something.
Yamba
Why? What did we do? Whatever it was, it was serious enough to kill him for it. Do you want to see how they killed him?
Cinque
This is just a story, Yamba.
Yamba
But look. That's not the end of it. His people took his body down from this...thing...this... They took him into a cave. They wrapped him in a cloth, like we do. They thought he was dead, but he appeared before his people again...and spoke to them. Then, finally, he rose into the sky. This is where the soul goes when you die here. This is where we're going when they kill us. It doesn't look so bad.
[shows the disciples taking Jesus' body down from the cross; draws a cross in the air; shows the Resurrection; turns to an image of Jesus ascending to Heaven, then to another to Heaven's light breaking through the clouds]
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Betrayal Over an Infinity Stone Agreement
Ronan
The Orb is in my possession, as I promised.
[speaking to Thanos by hologram]
Thanos
Bring it to me.
Ronan
Yes, that was our agreement. Bring you the Orb, and you will destroy Xandar for me. However, now that I know it contains an Infinity Stone, I wonder what use I have for you?
[Ronan cracks the Orb open, exposing the Stone]
Thanos
Boy! I would reconsider your current course!
Korath
Master, you cannot! Thanos is the most powerful being in the universe!
Ronan
Not anymore. YOU CALL ME "BOY"?! I will unfurl one thousand years of Kree justice on Xandar AND BURN IT TO ITS CORE! Then, Thanos, I'm coming for you.
[Ronan seizes the Stone and, before its power can consume him, implants the Stone in his warhammer. Once in control, he faces Thanos; Thanos ends the communication]
Nebula
After Xandar, you are going to kill my father?
Ronan
You dare to oppose me?
Nebula
No. You see what he has turned me into. You kill him, I will help you destroy a thousand planets.
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The Challenge of Letting Go of Stories
Titus
Old stories can be hard to give up.
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The Resilience of the Princess
Titus
I know your name. Yes. But you were not her assassin, for the princess is still alive. You thought she could be killed so easily? No. She's more than death.
[''To Kora'']
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Connection Beyond Life and Death
Juba
Can they hear you?
Maximus
Who?
Juba
Your family, in the afterlife.
Maximus
Oh yes.
Juba
What do you say to them?
Maximus
To my son, I tell him I will see him again soon. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. To my wife – that is not your business.
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The Ethics of Science and Humanity
Albert Laurent
(showing Merrick his marks) When my father was killed, my brothers and I were branded, so everyone would know we were less than human. I've said and done things I'm not proud of, but sooner or later you realise, killing's a business. So... when did killing become a business for you?
Dr. Merrick
Oh, no. It's so much more than that. I have discovered the Holy Grail of science. In two years, I can cure children's leukemia. How many people on Earth can say that?
Albert Laurent
I guess just you and God. But that's the answer you want, isn't it?
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Unity and Trust in Challenging Times
Titus
Dark days lie ahead of us all. When the time comes, we may all have to stand together, in battle, as brothers. To succeed, there must be trust between us.
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The Importance of Grain as a Weapon
Titus
The grain is our most powerful weapon. Without it, they are liable to blow us out of existence from orbit. If we bring it in fast, we can use it both as a bartering tool and shield.
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Concern Over a Girl's Involvement
Midnite
Tell me this isn't about the girl.
[As he is strapping John into the electric chair]
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Celestial Origins in The Tempest Dialogue
Caliban
Hast thou not dropped from ]?
[[Heaven]
Stephano
Out of the moon, I do assure thee.
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Misunderstandings About Family Relationships
Henry Carver
Is there anything else she might have put in your head? I'm only asking because I don't want to get shot in the face for screwing some made-up sister you don't really have.
Agent Mack
I don't have a sister?
[shocked]
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Longing for Home and Family
Juba
It's somewhere out there. My country. My home. My wife is preparing food. My daughters carry water from the river. Will I ever see them again? I think not.
Maximus
Do you believe you'll see them again when you die?
Juba
I think so. But then, I will die soon. They will not die for many years. I'll have to wait.
Maximus
But you would … wait?
Juba
Of course.
Maximus
You see, my wife and my son are already waiting for me.
Juba
You'll meet them again. But not yet. Not yet.
Maximus
Not yet. … Not yet.
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Tension in a Confrontational Encounter
Korath
Drop it!
[Aims his rifle at Quill]
Peter Quill
Uh, hey.
Korath
Drop it, now!
[Gives an order to his men in his native language, then speaks to Quill]
Quill
Hey, okay. Cool, man. No problem. No problem. At all.
[Dropping the orb; The Sakaaran soldiers start to poke him with their Necroblasters]
Korath
How do you know about this?
[Picks up the orb]
Quill
I don't even know what that is. I'm just a junker, man. Just checkin stuff out.
Korath
You don't look like a junker; you're wearing Ravager garb.
Quill
This is just an outfit, man. ], you better stop poking me!
[Aside, to a Sakaaran soldier; [w:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Ninja Turtle]
Korath
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?!
Quill
My name is Peter Quill! Okay? Dude, just chill out!
Korath
MOVE!
Quill
Why?
Korath
Ronan may have questions for you.
Quill
Hey, you know what? There's another name you might know me by! Star-Lord.
[Stalling; Pause]
Korath
Who?
[Confused]
Quill
Star-Lord, man! The legendary outlaw? Guys?
[Disappointed; Korath simply shrugs]
Korath
MOVE!
Quill
Oh, forget this.
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Confrontation Among Allies in King Arthur's Court
Goosefat Bill
You've made quite a celebrity of yourself among the Blackleg ranks.
Bedivere
You've done very nicely on the back of your cozy relationship with your King's men.
Arthur
I'm a little old for finger-wagging and speeches. So unless you're my dad, which... I believe is unlikely, can you just get around to telling me exactly what it is you want?
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Father's Love Amidst Adversity
Solomon Vandy
You're Dia Vandy, of the proud Mende tribe. You are a good boy who loves soccer and school. Your mother loves you so much. She waits by the fire making plantains and red palm oil stew with your sister N'Yanda...and the new baby. The cows wait for you. and Babu, the wild dog who minds no one but you. I know they made you do bad things, but you are not a bad boy. I am your father... who loves you. And you will come home with me and be my son again.
[trying to reason with Dia, who has a gun aimed at him; gradually gets closer]
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Commitment to Resistance and Leadership
Titus
I'll never surrender. You should understand that today before you choose to follow me tomorrow.
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Struggles and Faith in Dark Times
Balthazar
] is… you're on your way down. Fresh meat. Finger lickin good.
[[Word; puts fingers in his mouth, hisses, and leans forward]
Balthazar
]? I was ] of this!
[after being sprayed with Dragon's Breath; [Fire; [born]
Balthazar
Don't fight it, Johnny boy, enjoy it.
[as he chokes John to death]
Beeman
I know you never had much ], John, you never had much reason to. But that doesn't mean we never had any faith… in you.
[his last lines; [faith]
Chaz Kramer
This is Kramer. Chas Kramer. Asshole.
Chaz Kramer
Who's the rat in a dress now, bitch?
[to midnite's knocked-out bouncer]
Chaz Kramer
You're right, John. It's not like in the ].
[last words; [books]
Father Hennessy
Hey, John, I think I found you one.
Midnite
I thought I heard thunder last night. Must have been Satan's stomach growling.
[after learning of Constantine's cancer]
Midnite
You know the rules of my house! While here, you will abide by them.
[shouts; normal voice]
Midnite
Take him, John. Kill him after.
[laughing, to John, regarding Chaz]
Possessed Girl
Papatayin natin siya.
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A Call to Protect and Show Strength
Titus
The time has come, for all that you love. For your home. Protect each other and show them no mercy!
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Unexpected Reunion in Space
Korath
Star-Lord!
Quill
Finally!
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Journey to the Darklands for Excalibur
The Mage
You know what we have to do. In order for him to control Excalibur, he needs to go to the Darklands.
Bedivere
That's not happening.
Bedivere
Welcome to the Darklands...
The Mage
He needs to take the sword to the tower.
Bedivere
Give me another way.
The Mage
There is no other way. And he has to go alone.
Bedivere
He can't survive the Darklands alone!
The Mage
You don't want all of him to survive, that's the point. You have to break his old self completely, wear him down. You want him to think big? Give him something big to think about.
Bedivere
You're playing with fire, mage. And I'm not killing the king before he's even become one!
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Claiming Ownership of the Island
Caliban
This island is mine!
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Confrontation Over Loss and Responsibility
John Clayton
Your son killed the only person who ever cared about me.
Chief Mbonga
It was an animal!
John Clayton
She was my mother!
Chief Mbonga
How was he to know? My son was just a boy! Not like you! Where was your ]?
[[honor]
John Clayton
I... I had none. I had none.
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