Daredevil (2003) - Quotes

Unexpected Encounter Between Two Strangers

Elektra: What do you want?

Matt: I just wanted to get your name. I didn't want any trouble.

Elektra: Look... I don't like being followed. So don't. (she turns to storm off)

Matt: Uh, wait a minute, wait a minute. Wait a second, take it easy! (he catches Elektra's hand)

Elektra: And I don't like being touched! (she throws a punch; Matt counters and pins her arms)

Matt: What don't you tell me what you do like, and we'll start there. Okay?

Elektra: You sure you're blind?

Matt: Sure you don't wanna tell me your name?

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A Playful Exchange About Honey and Blindness

Matt Murdock: Uh, I was just looking for some honey. Could you help me out?

Matt: (chuckles) Well... could you be a little more specific?

Elektra: (looking up) What, are you...

Matt: Blind? Yeah.

Elektra: (shocked) I am so sorry!

Matt: It's okay.

Elektra: (about Nelson) Friend of yours?

Matt: You know, I've never seen him before. (extends a hand) Matt Murdock.

Elektra: (shakes hands) Nice to meet you, Matt Murdock.

Matt: Nice to meet you, uhh... I didn't get your name.

Elektra: I didn't give it. (she exits the coffee shop)

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The Ethics of Legal Representation

Franklin: We need some better clients. I'm tired of these pro bono cases.

Matt: What is your problem with our clients? We have good, honorable clients, decent people. What's your idea of better? Define "better". Huh? What would be a "better" client?

Franklin: Better" means rich and guilty, okay? Remember how they taught us in law school how to create a moral vacuum, so you can represent people who aren't all necessarily innocent?

Matt: That was your best course, as I recall.

Franklin: Yeah, well, you don't have a moral vacuum, Matt. You're completely vacuumless.

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Client's Payment in Unusual Form

Franklin Nelson: Your client, Mister Lee, he made his first payment today.

Matt Murdock: That's great. You should be very happy.

Franklin: Yeah, it's fantastic. He paid in fluke. Fluke is a fish, Matt. Did you know that? Because I sure as hell didn't.

Matt: Mister Lee is a good man, and he... he doesn't have a lot of money, and he goes fishing on the weekends, so I guess that's...

Franklin: Yeah, well, I go salsa dancing on the weekends, but I don't shake my ass to pay my phone bill, you know what I'm sayin'?

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Conflicting Views on Justice and Vengeance

Matt Murdock: Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been a week since my last...

Father Everett: What the hell are playing at, Matt? You didn't come here for forgiveness. You came for permission, and I can't give you that.

Matt: Justice isn't a sin, Father.

Father Everett: No, but vengeance is. You see it every day on the street: violence begets more violence. Is that how you want to live your life? A lawyer during the day, and then judge and jury at night. Is that what you want?

Matt: Somebody has to do something.

Father Everett: But why you?

Matt: Because I can. Because I'm not afraid.

Father Everett: Well, I'm afraid for you, Matthew. Look, a man without fear is a man without hope. May God have mercy on you for your sins and grant you Everlasting Life, Amen. (sighs) I'm not too crazy about the outfit, either.

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A Fighter's Loyalty and Choice

Fallon: Jack, it's been a while.

Jack Murdock: I don't work for you no more, Fallon.

Fallon: Jack, you never stopped. Did you really think you won all those fights on your own? You're forty-two years old! Miller, Mack, Bendis, they're all my fighters... just like you. And now it's your turn to take a fall. Think about your boy, Jack. I'm sure you'll do the right thing.

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Unattended Emotions and Unseen Mysteries

Matt Murdock's answering machine: Matt, it's Heather. Are you there? Of course you're not there. You're never there. At least, not for me. Look, I didn't want to do this over the phone, but it's not like you've given me any choice. I mean, It's been three months, and I've never even seen your apartment. Every time we sleep together, I wake up in the morning alone. I mean, Jesus, where do you go at three o'clock in the morning?

Jack Kirby: You said to look out for anything weird, yes? Well, it's some pretty weird shit right here, man, right?

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Expectations of a Law Office Environment

Franklin Nelson: That place is gonna be crawling with people, rich people! People who pay their legal fees with money, not with fish, or with-with-with wheels of cheese, or with sports supplies! I'm gonna fill you in on a little secret, Matt. This doesn't look like a law office, okay? It looks like the set of goddamn "Sanford and Son". Every time I walk in, I'm waiting for Lamont to come down the stairs!

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Concerns About Alligators in the Sewers

Franklin Nelson: There are alligators in the sewers! Don't ride my ass about the alligators. I got a friend in Sanitation, okay? He's seen them!

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Confrontation of Fear and Strength

Wilson Fisk/Kingpin: It's a shame you came here wounded. I would've loved to fight you in your prime. They called you the man without fear. If that's true, why are you afraid to show your face?

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The Nature of Innocence and Guilt

Wilson Fisk/Kingpin: Nobody's innocent. Nobody.

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Embracing the Role of Kingpin

Wilson Fisk/Kingpin: The press want a Kingpin, so I'll give them a Kingpin. Get me Bullseye.

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Confronting Fear and Embracing Chaos

Bullseye: [chuckles] Man without fear Looks like I found something you're afraid of. Let's bring on the pain! Let's bring on the noise!

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Confidence in Personal Abilities

Bullseye: You're good, baby, I'll give you that. But me? I'm magic.

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Desire for a Distinctive Costume

Bullseye: I want a bloody costume!

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Confidence in Unfailing Accuracy

Bullseye: I missed. I NEVER miss!

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Desire for Revenge and Justice

Elektra Natchios: I want to look into the eyes of my father's killer as he dies.

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Desire for Revenge and Unshared Feelings

Elektra Natchios: You don't know how I feel. I want revenge.

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Fear of Good Fortune

Elektra Natchios: It's just... good things don't happen to me very often. When they do, I get scared.

A Desire for Beauty and Connection

Elektra Natchios: You should know that the only reason I got dressed up for this thing was that I wanted to look beautiful for you. I wish you could see me tonight.

Guardian of Hell's Kitchen in Darkness

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: [narrating] Hell’s Kitchen is my neighborhood. I prowl the rooftops and alleyways at night. Watching from the darkness. Forever in darkness. A guardian devil.

The Importance of Eyewitness Testimony

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: If there are no eyewitnesses, I mean, you know, Bigfoot has eyewitnesses.

Struggling with Identity and Expectations

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: I tried, Father. I tried. This is who I am.

Rain as a gateway to vision

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: When it rains, it's like there's a rooftop on the world. Each raindrop makes a sound the first time it falls on a surface. Just then, it's like I-I... it's like I can see again. And I-I just want to... I just want to see you.

A Different Perspective on the Light Ahead

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: Hey, that light at the end of the tunnel? Guess what? That's not heaven. That's the C train!

Hope for Justice in Uncertain Times

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: Mister Quesada, for your sake, I hope justice is found here today... before justice finds you.

The Struggle of Belief and Doubt

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: Can one man make a difference? There are days when I believe, and others when I have lost all faith.

Commitment to Justice and Helping Others

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: [narrating] I would keep my promise. I would help those that others wouldn't. I would seek justice... one way or another.

A Son's Reflection on His Father's Legacy

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: [narrating] I waited outside the Olympic for my father. In some ways, I'm still waiting. Nobody cared much about the death of a washed-up prizefighter... nobody but me.

The City as My Playground

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: [narrating] High above the city streets, I trained my body and my senses. An acute sense of touch gave me both strength and balance, until the city itself became my playground.

The Gift of Enhanced Senses

Matt Murdock/Daredevil: [narrating] I had lost my sight, but I got something back in return. My remaining four senses functioned with superhuman sharpness. But most amazing of all, my sense of sound gave off a kind of radar sense.