Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) - Quotes

A Threat of Severe Consequences

Joshua Speed: (to his ex-associate) I ever see you here again, I'll have your balls for a coin purse!

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A Comment on Kindness and Attractiveness

William Johnson: You're far too kind, Miss Todd. (re: Abe) And he's far too ugly to have a woman like you.

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Claiming Freedom Through Documentation

William Johnson: I need a writ, Abe, saying I was born free.

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Vampires Exist Beyond Legends in Reality

Henry Sturges: We talk about Vampires as they exist only in legends.But no Mr. Lincoln,vampires do exists in reality in every city in every state of the Union.

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Intention Behind a Man's Actions

Henry Sturges: (present day) A man only drinks like that when he's planning to kiss a girl or kill a man. Which is it?

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Henry Sturges Questions Abe's Weapon Choice

Henry Sturges: (about the weapons) So, Abe... which one takes your fancy?

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Choosing Vengeance: A Cautionary Perspective

Henry Sturges: If vengence is all you seek... seek it elsewhere.

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Refusal of Commercial Services

Henry Sturges: My services are not for sale.

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Agreement on Target Assignments

Henry Sturges: I give you the targets. That was our deal.

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The Nature of True Power

Henry Sturges: Power, Lincoln... real power... comes not from hate, but from truth.

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The Consequences of Excessive Drinking

Henry Sturges: (to a drunk Lincoln) Haven't you had enough?... A boy only gets this drunk when he wants to kiss a girl... or kill a man.

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Urgency Before the Theater Performance

Mary Todd Lincoln: Lincoln! We'll be late for the theater!

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Standing Firm in Uncertain Times

Mary Todd Lincoln: My father used to say: plant your feet and stand firm. The only question is where to put your feet.

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The Cost of Victory in War

Mary Todd Lincoln: You have to win this war. If you don't, than all of it.. then our son's death will have been for nothing.

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Mary Todd Lincoln's Insight on Truthfulness

Mary Todd Lincoln: Abe, I know when you're lying.

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Standing Firm in the Face of Adversity

Mary Todd Lincoln: I wouldn't back down from what's right because it was hard.

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Mary Todd Lincoln on Unusual Company

Mary Todd Lincoln: Well, I see I'm such interesting company.

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A Surprising Revelation About Mr. Lincoln

Mary Todd Lincoln: Mr. Lincoln, you are full of surprises.

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The Nature of Historical Memory

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) History prefers legends to men. It prefers nobility to brutality, soaring speeches to quiet deeds. History remembers the battle, but forgets the blood. However history remembers me (if it remembers me, at all) it shall only remember a fraction of the truth.

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The Importance of a Contingency Plan

Abraham Lincoln: A wise man once told me, "Always have an contingency plan.

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Trust in Unlikely Allies

Abraham Lincoln: Thank you, Henry. I suppose...some vampires can be trusted.

The Power of Words and Ideals

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) Henry only saw the struggle his way. But I began at last to see it another, to see and to feel the even greater issues at stake. So he and I would go our separate ways. As the Bible says, "A time had come for me to put aside such childish things." I would fight not with an ax, but with words and ideals. For a time, they proved a stronger weapon.

Isolation in a Distrustful World

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) Henry sent me off into the world with a reminder. No distractions, no attachments. No friends or family. Besides, who could I trust. Anyone in this well-mannered city might very well be one of them.

The Burden of Remorse and Duty

Abraham Lincoln: I had killed a monster. And I would kill again. But no amount of death could make me forget.

Learning the Secrets of Vampire Hunting

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) In the weeks that followed, Henry endeavored to impart a life time of vampire hunting secrets: their ability to adapt in sunlight, their power to render themselves invisible. But most of all, he taught me how to destroy them.

Identity and Labor in Lincoln's Life

Abraham Lincoln: I was a rail splitter.

Fear and Its Consequences in Lincoln's Perspective

Abraham Lincoln: I hate that we were afraid.

Reflections on Birth and Connection

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) Mama once told me that I hadn't cried when I was born. That I'd simply opened my eyes... looked at her smiling face and smiled back.

Lincoln's Reflection on Friendship and Legacy

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) I leave in your trusted hands, my dear friend Henry... this record that begins when I was just a boy.

Struggling Against the Darkness Within

Abraham Lincoln: (journal entry) For what ever else I am, a husband, a lawyer... a president... I shall always think of myself as a man who struggle against the darkness.