Memorable Quotes from Max von Sydow
42 quotesEmbrace Chaos: A Dark Philosophy
Leland Gaunt
Kill them all. Let God sort them out.
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A Simple Introduction Between Two Names
Jesus
What is your name?
James the Younger
Little James. They called me "little" because I'm the youngest. What is your name?
Jesus
Jesus
James the Younger
That's a good name.
[smiles]
Jesus
Thank you.
[smiling]
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Critique of Television and Cultural Influences
Frederick
It's been ages since I sat in front of the TV, just changing channels to find something. You see the whole culture - Nazis, deodorant salesman, wrestlers, beauty contests, the talk show. Can you imagine the level of a mind that watches wrestling, hmm? But the worst are the fundamentalist preachers, third-rate con men, telling the poor suckers that watch them that they speak for Jesus and to please send in money. Money, money, money! If Jesus came back and saw what's going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.
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Conflicted Love and Seeking Forgiveness
Abner Hale
Try to forget what I said to you last night. It is blasphemy. I place my love of you above my love of God. I will spend my life seeking its forgiveness.
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Questioning Loyalty and Competence of Troops
The Emperor Ming
Are your men on the right pills? Maybe you should execute their trainer!
[to Klytus, as Flash successfully battles palace guards]
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A Warning About Future Suffering
Jesus
Do not weep for me; weep for yourselves, and for your children. For a time is coming when men will say "blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore a child." And they will say to the mountains "fall on us," and to the hills "cover us," for if these things are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
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A Cry for Divine Retribution
Abner Hale
Oh God, bring them low, punish them! Send them Earthquakes! Plagues! Floods! Pestilence! Destroy them! DESTROY THEM, UTTERLY!
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Journey to the Afterlife
The Tracker
Elevator to Hell. Going up.
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Emperor Ming Considers Earth as a Target
The Emperor Ming
Klytus, I'm bored. What plaything can you offer me today?
Klytus
An obscure body in the S-K system, Your Majesty. The inhabitants refer to it as the planet... Earth.
The Emperor Ming
How peaceful it looks.
Klytus
Most effective, Your Majesty. Will you destroy this, uh, Earth?
The Emperor Ming
Later. I like to play with things a while... before annihilation.
[laughs evilly]
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Turning Up the Heat
Leland Gaunt
If it's too hot in here, Mr. Jewett, just say the word. I'm afraid I have a tendency to turn up the heat.
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Teach Love and Trust in Tomorrow
Jesus
Go now, and teach all nations. Make it your first care to love one another and to find the kingdom of God, and all things shall be yours without me asking. Do not fret then for tomorrow; leave tomorrow to fret over its own needs, for today...today's troubles are enough. And lo, I am with you always, even onto the end of the world...
[last lines]
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Reflections on a Promising Young Man
Leland Gaunt
The young carpenter from Nazareth? I knew him well. Promising young man. He died badly.
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Ming's Preference for Alliance Over Destruction
The Emperor Ming
I'd much rather see you on my side, than scattered into... atoms.
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Prayer for Guidance in Uncertainty
Abner Hale
I'll pray on the Matter.
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Consequences of Ignoring Divine Warnings
Abner Hale
God will punish you for that! Perhaps at Cape Horn. We will soon be at the cape. Is it there that the day of reckoning will come for those who refuse to heed God's word? Will tides as high has mountains engulf you and seawater fill your nostrils and your lungs? Will your eyes drop from their sockets at the bottom of the sea?
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A Kingdom Offered in a Desperate Bargain
The Emperor Ming
You want to destroy me.
Flash Gordon
It's the only way to save Earth.
The Emperor Ming
What if l granted you a kingdom?
Flash Gordon
If you what?
The Emperor Ming
Ming the Merciless, ruler of the universe, offers Flash Gordon of Earth a kingdom of Mongo, to rule over as his own.
Flash Gordon
You're crazy. Why would you do that?
The Emperor Ming
Because I've never before met your like. You're a hero, don't you see that? Who better to rule a kingdom? Your moon is very close now. Earth's end might come within hours.
Flash Gordon
You'd call off the attack?
The Emperor Ming
I could.
Flash Gordon
Everyone would be saved?
The Emperor Ming
Yes... and no. After the earthquakes and tidal waves, they won't be quite the human beings you remember. They'll be more flexible. Easier for you to rule, in the name of Ming.
Flash Gordon
You mean slaves.
The Emperor Ming
Let's say they'll be satisfied with less.
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Ignorance of the Universe's True Nature
The Emperor Ming
Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would've hidden from it in terror.
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The Value of Love Over Material Wealth
King Osric
There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child.
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The Emperor's Judgment on Ignorance and Danger
The Emperor Ming
Every thousand years, I test each life system in the Universe. I visit it with mysteries, earthquakes, unpredicted eclipses, strange craters in the wilderness... If these are taken as natural, I judge that system ignorant and harmless - I spare it. But if the Hand of Ming is recognized in these events, I judge that system dangerous to us. I call upon the great god Dyzan, and for his greater glory... and for our mutual pleasure... I destroy it utterly.
[leans forward, smiling; leans back again]
Dr. Hans Zarkov
You're saying... it's my fault the Earth is being destroyed?
The Emperor Ming
Precisely... Doctor!
[grinning]
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The Creation of a Perfect Being
Chief Justice Fargo
Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the four members of the council. One was chosen, mine. They altered it to enhanced the best qualities and screened off the worse weaknesses and frailties. We created you.
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A Confession of Guilt and Responsibility
Abner Hale
I killed Her. I simply killed Her.
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Unspoken Affection and Deep Feelings
Abner Hale
My feelings for you are of such a deep and tender nature, so profoundly affectionate, that l...I...I dare not mention them.
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Art and Decor: A Misunderstanding
Frederick
I'm not interested in what your interior decorator thinks, okay?
Dusty
I can't commit to anything without consulting her. That's what I have her for, okay?
Frederick
This is degrading. You don't buy paintings to blend in with the sofa!
Dusty
It's not a sofa, it's an ottoman!
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SPECTRE's Ultimatum: Terrorism and Extortion Explained
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
I am the Supreme Commander of SPECTRE, Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. Yesterday morning, the American Air Force launched two cruise missiles from Swadley Air Base in Great Britain. Through the ingenuity of SPECTRE, the dummy warheads they carried were replaced with live, nuclear warheads. Your weapons of destruction are now safely in our possession and will be moved to two secret targets. Please note the serial numbers of the missiles; they will confirm the truth. Your weapons of deterrence did not deter us from our objective! A terrible catastrophe now confronts you. However, it can be avoided by paying a tribute to our organization, amounting to twenty-five percent of your respective countries annual oil purchases. We have accomplished two of the functions that the name SPECTRE embodies: terrorism and extortion. If our demands are not met within seven days, we shall ruthlessly apply the third: revenge!
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Reflection on Justice and Order
Chief Justice Fargo
The blind lady.
Joseph Dredd
Who is she?
Chief Justice Fargo
Justice, before your time. We should have never taken it from her hands.
Joseph Dredd
You brought order to chaos, sir.
Chief Justice Fargo
That we did. Solved many problems, and created many more! Being a Judge, Joseph, perhaps too much power in one person's hands. We once tried to compensate: Create the perfect Judge. We called it Janus. Four decades ago, D.N.A. samples were taken from the original Council. One was chosen: Mine. We altered it to enhance the best qualities...and screen out the worst: Weaknesses, frailties. We created you.
Joseph Dredd
You didn't create me, sir. I have a family.
Joseph Dredd
At the Academy, you told me they were killed when l was very young.
Chief Justice Fargo
A lie.
Joseph Dredd
I have a picture of them.
Chief Justice Fargo
A fake. We lied... to both of you.
Joseph Dredd
(confused) Both?
Chief Justice Fargo
There was another infant created in that experiment, but something went wrong. Genetically mutated to the perfect criminal.
Joseph Dredd
I have a brother?
Chief Justice Fargo
You were best friends at the Academy. Star pupils. And then he turned. And for his crimes, you judged him.
Joseph Dredd
(realizing) Rico...Rico... You let me judge my own brother? You never told me, sir.
Chief Justice Fargo
I couldn't.
Chief Justice Fargo
You were like a son to me.
Joseph Dredd
(contemplating) A son...my whole life is a lie...
Chief Justice Fargo
Rico had to be executed to protect you, to protect the city.
Joseph Dredd
(seething) Rico...Rico... (turns to Fargo) He's alive!
Chief Justice Fargo
No. I signed the order myself. I saw the report.
Joseph Dredd
I didn't kill Hammond. It was him. It was his D.N.A. that convicted me.
Chief Justice Fargo
(realizing) Griffin. Hmph. It was Griffin.
Joseph Dredd
(nodding) Griffin, yes.
Chief Justice Fargo
We've both been deceived, Joseph. I'm so sorry. Rico's killed me and destroyed you! (gasping his last breaths) Fi.. find him, Joseph.
Joseph Dredd
Don't die.
Ferguson
What do we do? (Dredd says nothing for a bit) What do we do?
Joseph Dredd
(Dredd turns to Ferguson with a determined but angry look, cocking the Shotgun in reply) Find Rico.
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A Final Request for Leniency
Chief Justice Fargo
Joseph Dredd, you are aware that the law allows only one punishment for your crime. Death. However, it has long been our custom to carry out the last order of a retiring senior judge. And so, I step down. As I leave, to take my long walk into the cursed earth, I ask that this court honor my last order: be lenient with Judge Dredd, in gratitude for his years of service.
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The Nature of a Peddler's Offerings
Leland Gaunt
When I started out I was just a peddler moving across the blind face of a distant land. Moving, always moving. Always gone... and in the end I'd always offer weapons. And they'd always take them. Of course I was gone before they realized what they'd purchased.
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Ming's Challenge to Earthlings
The Emperor Ming
Pathetic earthlings... who can save you now?
[from the trailer]
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The Nature of Violence and Responsibility
Leland Gaunt
Don't be afraid of it, Hugh. Guns don't kill people. People kill people.
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Divine Judgment on Apostasy and Incest
Abner Hale
Now they will see, how God rebukes apostasy and incest. All of them will see, all of them, ALL OF THEM WILL SEE!
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Reflections on a Challenging Job
Leland Gaunt
Oh. You know, there are days I really hate this job. This is not my best work, not by a long shot. Oh, sure, a few murders and a couple of rather lovely explosions. I would hardly call it a rousing success, but what the hell? I'll be back. In the meantime, you and Polly, you are two terrific kids, and you'll marry her. Trust me. She's a lovely girl, Alan. You'll have a wonderful family. Oh, by the way, give my regards to your grandson. Bob will be his name, International Trade his game. I'll see him in Jakarta, 2053. August 14. 10a.m. A nice, sunny day. We'll make headlines.
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Perseverance in the Face of Adversity
The Tracker
This is the guy who doesn't give up?
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Reverend Hale's Request for Respectful Address
Abner Hale
I think it would be better Keoki. If from now on you referred to me in the old way, as Reverend Hale.
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Embracing the Moment of Enjoyment
Leland Gaunt
Oh yes, we're having fun now.
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Refusal of Assistance in Hawaii
Abner Hale
You will receive no sustenance from us!
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Moral Ambiguity in Extreme Situations
Buster Keeton
I just killed my wife. Is that bad?
Leland Gaunt
Hey, these things happen.
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Fear of Loss Beyond Physical Danger
The Tracker
You were expecting physical danger? What could it do, kill ya, huh? No, in ] there's ] ]. Of losing your ].
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A King's Salute to Boldness and Arrogance
King Osric
What daring! What outrageousness! What insolence! What arrogance! I salute you.
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A King's Reflection on Responsibility and Truth
King Osric
She follows him as a slave, seeking the truth of her soul as if I could not give it to her.
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Finding God and Connection in Hawaii
Abner Hale
In this place where I found God, Jerusha Bromley, and Ruth Malama Kanakoa. Beyond that, a man needs no friends.
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Questioning Humanity's Capacity for Violence
Frederick
You missed a very dull TV show on ]. More gruesome film clips, and more puzzled intellectuals declaring their mystification over the systematic murder of millions. The reason they can never answer the question "How could it possibly happen?" is that it's the wrong question. Given what people are, the question is "Why doesn't it happen more often?" Of course it does, in subtler form.
[[w:Auschwitz|Auschwitz]
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Questioning Intentions in a Hostile Encounter
Dr. Hans Zarkov
We are only interested in friendship. Why do you attack us?
The Emperor Ming
Why not?
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