Memorable Quotes from Kodi Smit-McPhee
8 quotesA Plea for Protection from Danger
Peter Gordon
Deliver my soul from the sword. My darling from the power of the dog.
[reading from [[Psalms]
A Family's Concern Amidst Uncertain Circumstances
Alexander
Dad.
Ellie
Malcolm, what are you doing?
Alexander
Dad?
Ellie
Malcolm.
Malcolm
It's okay. Put your guns down.
Foster
You can't be serious.
Malcolm
Do it.
Caesar
GO!
Carver
Holy shit.
Malcolm
Holy shit.
Accusations and Tensions Over Missing Hides
Peter Gordon
Is something wrong, Phil?
Phil Burbank
Wrong? For Christ's sake. Every goddamn hide is gone! Oh, she really put her foot in it this time!
[furious]
Peter Gordon
You think she did it? She sold them?
Phil Burbank
Bloody tootin'. Or maybe even gave them away.
Peter Gordon
W-why? Why would she do that, Phil? She knew we needed the hides.
Phil Burbank
Because she was drunk! Pie eyed, she was smashed! I think you'd know from the books your pa left you, that your ma's got... . uhhh whatchamacallit alcoholic personality? It comes under the letter A!
[exploding]
Peter Gordon
You're not going to say anything to her?
Phil Burbank
Say anything? I won't say nothin'. But sure as one good hell brother George is going to.
Fear and Miscommunication Among Characters
Carver
I shot him. I was scared. I didn't know what to do.
Dreyfus
Jesus Christ. How many were there?
Malcolm
A lot. Like, 80. At least.
Carver
Okay... You're not hearing what he's saying. They spoke!
Dreyfus
That is not possible.
Malcolm
I'm telling you, Dreyfus, they did and it was incredible.
Carver
Incredible? They're talking apes! With big-ass Spears!
Dreyfus
Please! I don't know exactly what you think you saw or heard... But you have to calm down, okay? What about the virus, Ellie? Any chance of contagion?
Ellie
We're all genetically immune or we would've been dead a long time ago.
Carver
You don't know that for sure.
Malcolm
She worked with the CDC. She knows.
Ellie
What are we gonna do?
Dreyfus
I don't know. We need that power.
Malcom
He could've killed us, but he didn't.
Carver
Maybe he kept us alive, so they could follow us. They find out where we are, and they kill us all!
Dreyfus
What do you mean, "he"?
Dreyfus
That's what we're trying to tell you. It was unlike anything you've ever seen before, and the leader... He was remarkable.
Carver
Really? Is that what you thought?
Ellie
It's what we saw.
Alexander
Yeah, it's what we all saw.
Dreyfus
Not a word of this back at the colony, you understand me? Not a word until we can figure out what to do.
Carver
You gotta be kidding me.
Dreyfus
No, I'm not kidding. I don't want to create a panic.
A Son's Devotion to His Mother's Happiness
Peter Gordon
When my father passed, I wanted nothing more than my mother's happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother? If I did not save her?
Survival in a Desolate World
Boy
How many people do you think are still alive?
Man
In the world? Not very many.
Carrying the Fire Within
Man
You have to keep carrying the fire.
Boy
What fire?
Man
The fire inside you.
Determining Goodness in Uncertain Times
Boy
You one of the good guys?
Veteran
You'll just have to take a shot.