Harold Perrineau Quotes - Best Lines & Interviews

Memorable Quotes from Harold Perrineau

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The Matrix Reloaded

A Package Delivered in Unlikely Circumstances

Smith Mr. Anderson! Did you get my package?

Neo Yeah.

Smith Well, good.

Morpheus Smith.

Link Whoever it is, he’s not reading like an agent.

Smith Surprised to see me?

Neo No.

Smith Then you’re aware of it.

Neo Of what?

Smith Our connection. I don’t fully understand how it happened. Perhaps some part of you imprinted onto me, something overwritten or copied. That is at this point irrelevant, what matters is that whatever happened, happened for a reason.

Neo And what reason is that?

Smith I killed you, Mr. Anderson, I watched you die… With a certain satisfaction, I might add, and then something happened. Something that I knew was impossible, but it happened anyway. You destroyed me, Mr. Anderson. Afterward, I knew the rules, I understood what I was supposed to do but I didn’t. I couldn’t. I was compelled to stay, compelled to disobey. And now here I stand because of you, Mr. Anderson, because of you I’m no longer an agent of the system, because of you I’ve changed – I’m unplugged – a new man, so to speak, like you, apparently free.

Neo Congratulations.

Smith Thank you. But as you well know, appearances can be deceiving, which brings me back to the reason why we’re here. We’re not here because we’re free, we’re here because we’re not free. There’s no escaping reason, no denying purpose – because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist.

Smith 2 It is purpose that created us,

Smith 3 Purpose that connects us,

Smith 4 Purpose that pulls us,

Smith 5 That guides us,

Smith 6 That drives us,

Smith 7 It is purpose that defines,

Smith 8 Purpose that binds us.

Smith We’re here because of you, Mr. Anderson, we’re here to take from you what you tried to take from us. Purpose.

Trinity What’s happening to him?

Link I don’t know.

Smith Yes, that’s it, it’ll be over soon.

[attempting to copy himself into Neo]

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The Matrix Reloaded

Escape Through Another Way

Trinity Where are you going?

Keymaker Another way, always another way. Close it, quick.

[A twin rushes to the door and thwarts the door shutting with an arm with Trinity pumping several rounds into the arm]

Twin 1 Could we move along?

[Twin 2 phantasmographosizes through the door with Trinity emptying an entire gun clip fruitlessly]

Keymaker Run! ] it for escape]

[He runs off to a vehicle to [[w:hotwire|hotwire]

Twin 2 Step away from the door. We owe you for that.

[Twin 2 gets Trinity into a bind holding a blade to her neck; Morpheus relaxes grip on door and steps off]

Twin 1 Just like new.

[phantasmographosizes and back to default with bullet wounds and damaged clothing disappeared]

Twin 2 Drop your weapon.

[The Keymaker gets their attention and Trinity runs to the vehicle and Morpheus fights both the twins simultaneously]

Morpheus Stay with him.

Trinity What about Neo?

Morpheus He can handle himself.

Trinity Get in the back.

[to the Keymaker]

Neo Oh shit.

Link Operator.

Neo Link, where am I?

Link You’re not gonna believe this, but you’re all the way up in the mountains.

Neo Really.

[incredulously]

Link Yeah, it’s gonna take me a while to get up an exit. Oh shit.

[senses danger on his monitors]

Neo What?

Link Those Twin things are after Morpheus and Trinity, and I don’t have a way to get em out.

Neo Where are they?

Link Middle of the city, 500 miles due south.

[Neo flies off]

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The Matrix Reloaded

Secrets of the Building's Hidden Level

Keymaker There’s a building. Inside this building there’s a level where no elevator can go, and no stair can reach. This level is filled with doors. These doors lead to many places, hidden places, but one door is special. One door leads to the Source. This building is protected by a very secure system. Every alarm triggers the bomb.

Vector Bomb? Did he say bomb?

Keymaker But like all systems it has a weakness. The system is based on the rules of a building. One system built on another.

Morpheus Electricity.

Keymaker If one fails, so must the other.

Niobe No electricity, no alarms.

Ghost But you’d have to take out a whole city block to kill the power to a building like that.

Keymaker Not one, 27.

Vector 27 blocks?

Keymaker There is a power station. it must be destroyed.

Niobe There must be some kind of failsafe.

Keymaker Yes, there is an emergency system. The core network of the grid must be accessed. The emergency system must be deactivated.

Soren Then what do you need us for? Neo could take ’em both out easier than we could.

Keymaker There’s no time.

Niobe Why?

Keymaker Once the door is unprotected, the connection will be severed. But another connection must first be made.

Ghost How long will that take?

Keymaker Exactly 314 seconds.

Soren Just over 5 minutes.

Keymaker That is the length and breadth of the window. Only ] can open the door, and only during that window can the door be opened.

[[w:Neo (The Matrix)|The One]

Niobe How do you know all this?

Keymaker I know because I must know. It’s my purpose. It’s the reason I’m here. Same reason we’re all here.

Trinity Neo, I know something’s wrong. You don’t have to tell me. I just want you to know that I’m here.

Keymaker All must be done as one.

Link Can’t hurt.

Keymaker If one fails, all fail.

Morpheus At midnight, there’s a shift change in the security of both buildings. At midnight, we will strike.

Guard 1 Hey! You count sheep at home.

Guard 2 Why, I get paid to count ’em here.

Jax Okay, they’re inside.

Axel How much time?

Jax 12 minutes.

Axel Oh shit!

Morpheus All of our lives we have fought this war. Tonight I believe we can end it. Tonight is not an accident. There are no accidents. We have not come here by chance. I do not believe in chance when I see 3 objectives, 3 captains, 3 ships. I do not see coincidence, I see providence, I see purpose. I believe it is our fate to be here. It is our destiny. I believe this night holds for each and every one of us the very meaning of our lives.

Neo I want to ask you to do something, but I don’t know how.

Trinity I promise you, if I can, I will.

Neo What if I asked you to stay out of this, no matter what. To stay out of the Matrix?

Trinity Why?

Neo Please.

Trinity All right.

Morpheus What is it, Niobe?

Niobe I can’t help it, Morpheus, I can’t help thinking – what if you’re wrong. What if all this – the prophecy, everything – is bullshit.

Morpheus Then tomorrow we may all be dead, but how would that be different from any other day? This is a war, and we are soldiers. Death can come for us at any time, in any place.

Axel Incoming. Incoming! Incoming!

Morpheus Now consider the alternative. What if I am right? What if the prophecy is true? What if tomorrow the war could be over. Isn’t that worth fighting for? Isn’t that worth dying for?

Soren Time?

Vector 3 minutes.

Binary Almost there.

Keymaker It is time.

Trinity Find the others.

Link Got Niobe right there, they’re already out of the station.

Trinity What about Soren?

Link There, they’re still inside, but…

Trinity They’re not moving.

Morpheus That’s it, let’s go.

Trinity Call Neo now.

Link Lost them. They’re inside the portal.

Trinity What about the grid?

Link Everything’s still operational. Emergency system’s already rerouting power. Jesus. As soon as they open that door, it’s all over.

Trinity The hell it is.

Link What are you… Trinity?

Trinity I will not stand here and do nothing. I will not wait here to watch them die.

Link Trinity, we’re talking less then 5 minutes here.

Trinity In 5 minutes, I’ll tear that whole goddamn building down.

Neo How much further?

Keymaker Here, just here.

Smith I’m sorry, this is a dead end.

Link It’s gotta be the ugliest hack I have ever done. That’s as close as I can get ya. You better grow some wings. Operator.

[Trinity calls him]

Trinity I’m in.

Link Keep moving, 65th floor.

Smith you look surprised to see me again, Mr. Anderson, that’s the difference between us. I’ve been expecting you.

Neo What do you want, Smith?

Smith Oh you haven’t figured that out? Still using all the muscles except the one that matters. I want exactly what you want. I want everything.

Morpheus Would that include a bullet from this gun?

Smith Go ahead, shoot. The best thing about being me – there’s so many me’s.

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The Matrix Revolutions

Searching for Neo in The Matrix

Morpheus Are you ready for us?

Link Almost, sir. They got some pretty ancient hacks here, we’re working on it. Did you find Neo?

Morpheus Can’t you see him?

Link No, sir. We were reading something but I couldn’t tell what it was.

Neo I can’t leave yet. I have to see her.

[Trinity looks over at him]

Trinity Now?

Neo This is my last chance.

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28 Weeks Later

Frustration Amidst Inaction in Combat Situation

Flynn Having fun down there, Doyle?

Doyle Kiss my head! This is the worst combat I've ever seen. Where's the combat?

Rooftop Soldier Give me something to shoot.

Flynn Too easy. Medical sector, east side, fat guy, jerking off in the toilet.

Rooftop sniper Ah... bug nuts, I saw him yesterday.

Soldier I don't see him. Where is?

Rooftop Soldier There, look! Bald guy with his football in hands on the 20th floor.

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The Matrix Reloaded

Meeting the Oracle in The Matrix Reloaded

Trinity Be careful.

Neo Hello.

Seraph You seek the Oracle.

Neo Who are you?

Seraph I am Seraph. I can take you to her. But first, I must apologize.

Neo Apologize for what?

Seraph For this. Good. The Oracle has many enemies. I had to be sure.

[He and Neo have a huge martial arts fight]

Neo Of what?

Seraph That you are ].

[[w:Neo (The Matrix)|The One]

Neo You could’ve just asked.

Seraph No. You do not truly know someone until you fight them. Come, she’s waiting.

Link Where the hell’d they go?

Neo These are back doors, aren’t they? Programmer access.

[Walking in a hallway with several doors on both sides]

Neo How do they work?

Seraph The code is hidden in tumblers. One position opens a lock. Another position opens one of these doors.

Neo Are you a programmer?

Neo Then what are you?

Seraph I protect that which matters most.

[He brings Neo to the Oracle who is sitting on a bench in a courtyard]

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The Matrix Reloaded

Alliances and Choices in a Dangerous Realm

Link Not again!

Persephone ] who immediately stand up startled] It’s all right, boys, they’re with me. These fellas work for my husband, they do his dirty work. They’re very good, very loyal. Aren’t you, boys?

[she leads the three into a library with two goons watching [[w:The Brides of Dracula|The Brides of Dracula]

Cain and Abel Yes, Mistress.

Persephone ], but like so many back then, ]. My husband saved them because they’re notoriously difficult to ]. How many people keep ] in their gun? You can either run to the restaurant and tell my husband what I have done, or you can stay there and die. ]... Hurry. ] and she leads them into a dungeon opening a door to The Keymaker's workroom]

[[w:Obsolescence|They come from a much older version of the Matrix; [w:Software bug|they caused more problems than they solved; [w:Assassination|terminate; [w:Werewolf|silver bullets; She holds up the gun and shoots one goon in the head and his body falls back onto a couch; Other goon runs off; [w:Infidelity|He’s in the ladies’ room; To Nebuchadnezzar crew; She opens a [[w:sliding bookcase|revolving bookcase door]

Neo My name is Neo.

Keymaker Yes, I’m The Keymaker, I’ve been waiting for you.

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The Edge

The Value of Timely Action

Stephen A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

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The Matrix Reloaded

Trust as a Foundation of Service

Morpheus Link. Given your experience I can't say I fully understand your reasons for serving aboard my ship. However, if you wish to continue to do so, I must ask you to do one thing.

Link What's that, sir?

Morpheus To trust me.

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The Edge

The Cost of Shame in Survival

Charles Morse You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame.

Stephen What?

Charles Morse Yeah, see, they die of shame. "What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten myself into this?" And so they sit there and they... die. Because they didn't do the one thing that would save their lives.

Robert Green And what is that, Charles?

Charles Morse Thinking.

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The Matrix Reloaded

A Clash of Perspectives in the Matrix

Computer Room Technician Christ, what happened in here?

Computer Room Guard Hold it right there, little lady.

Smith If you can’t beat us, join us.

Neo Morpheus!

Link Still no sight of them. I don’t know what they’re doing, but they only got 2 minutes left. One minute!

Trinity Come on. Come on. Please.

Smiths Kill them.

Link They’re in. I don’t believe it.

Keymaker It was meant to be. Morpheus. That door will take you home. You’ll know which door. Hurry, Neo.

[to Neo]

Link Trinity, I got some serious activity headed your way. We got a serious situation, sir.

[To Morpheus]

Morpheus Oh, no.

Blood and Wine

Preference for Culinary Experience Over Fishing

Henry The only fish I want to see is on a plate with a piece of lemon.

The Edge

The Consequences of Misplacing a Billionaire

Stephen Robert why do you think they'll even come looking for us?

Robert Green Our friend is a billionaire, you know what happens when you misplace one?

28 Weeks Later

Desperation in a Post-Apocalyptic World

Flynn Stop! Where's Doyle? Where's Doyle?!

[aims his gun at them]

Tammy It's just us.

Flynn Come on. Get in. Come on!

[Tammy and Andy walk over to the helicopter. Later, Flynn, Tammy and Andy are inside the helicopter, and Flynn flies the helicopter away from Wembley Stadium as he flies the helicopter over the ocean.]

28 Weeks Later

Morning Banter Between Friends

Flynn Doyle, you but thread!

Doyle Boy, I've never seen you get so white.

Flynn Come on!

Doyle Dude, good morning!

Flynn Get out of here, man. I'm having all good dreams.

Doyle Yeah?

Flynn Sunday afternoon, clear blue skies. I'm laying in bed with my wife and... now I'm back in this shithole.

Doyle I know, man. I had that same dream about your wife.

The Edge

Navigating Survival and Unlikely Alliances