Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Quotes

Last Hope Against the Machines Emerges

Taglines: [from trailer; ..] Judgment Day is upon us and our last hope in the war against the machines is one of them.

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The Rise of the Machines

Taglines: The Machines Will Rise.

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Machines Will Rise Next Summer

Taglines: Next summer, the Machines will Rise.

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John Connor Asserts Authority During Crisis

Radio Operator: Hello? Hello? CQ CQ, is anybody there?

John: [disarms bomb and presses speak button] This is John Connor, Crystal Peak.

Radio Operator: Connor, what the hell is happening? Who's in charge there?

John: [short pause] I am.

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Urgent Escape Amidst Rising Tensions

John: [sees Terminator coming towards the plane] Yes, he made it!

Terminator: Get away from me! Leave... now!

Kate: [From plane; John hops into plane while Kate runs startup checklist] Let's go, John! The master's on. Throttle's set.

John: [the Terminator yanks door open, grabs John, and throws him across the room. Terminator comes after him] Come on, let's go! Please, you can't do this!

Terminator: I have no choice. The... T-X... has cor... corrupted my system.

John: You can't kill a human being. You said so yourself!

Kate: [jumps on Terminator's back; the Terminator throws her off] Let him go!

John: You're fighting it right now!

Terminator: My CPU is intact. But I cannot control... my other functions.

John: You don't have to do this. You don't want to do this!!!

Terminator: [grabs John and throws him against a car. Comes up and takes John by the throat] Desire is irrelevant. I am a machine!

John: What is your mission?!

Terminator: [raises his fist] To ensure the survival of John Connor and Katherine Brewster.

John: You are about to fail that mission!

Terminator: I can... I cannot.

John: You know what you have to do! You know my destiny! I have to live!

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SkyNet's Imminent Threat and Self-Awareness

John Connor: We have to shut down SkyNet. Where's the system core? Somewhere in this building?

Lt Gen Robert Brewster: SkyNet. The virus has infected SkyNet.

John: SkyNet is the virus. It's the reason everything's falling apart!

Terminator: SkyNet has become self-aware. In one hour, it will initiate a massive nuclear attack on it's enemy.

Brewster: What enemy?

John: Us. HUMANS!!

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Understanding Human Relationships and Emotions

John: Are you sure about this... me and her?

Terminator: Your confusion is not rational. She is a healthy female of breeding age.

John: Well, I think there's a little more to it than that...

Terminator: My database does not encompass the dynamics of human pair bonding.

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A Revelation of Past Actions

John: What? What are you saying?

Terminator: [looks back at him] I killed you.

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Identity and Destiny in Terminator 3

John: Just leave me here. I'm not the one you want. You're wasting your time.

Terminator: Incorrect. John Connor leads the resistance to victory.

John: How? Why? Why me?

Terminator: You are John Connor.

John: [Terminator grabs him by the throat and lifts him in the air] Christ! My mom fed me that bullshit since the cradle! Look at me! I'm no leader! I never was! I'm never gonna... Let go!

Terminator: You're right. You're not the one I want. I'm wasting my time.

John: Fuck you... you fucking machine!

Terminator: [releases John] Better.

John: You were just dicking with me?!

Terminator: Anger is more useful than despair.

John: What?!

Terminator: Basic psychology is among my sub-routines.

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Overview of T-X's Capabilities and Power Source

John: What are you doing?

Terminator: I am powered by two hydrogen fuel cells. My primary cell was damaged in a plasma attack. T-X is designed for extreme combat, driven by a plasma reactor and equipped with onboard weapons. Its arsenal includes nanotechnological transjectors.

John: Meaning...?

Terminator: [Pulls off a piece of flesh covering, throws it out car window] It can control other machines. Its body chassis is heavily armored and hardened to withstand external attack.

John: You'll find a way to destroy her.

Terminator: Unlikely. I'm an obsolete design. T-X is faster, more powerful and more intelligent. It's a far more effective killing machine.

John: Oh, great. That's great.

Terminator: [removing damaged cell] My presence in this timeline has been anticipated. T-X is designed to terminate other cybernetic organisms.

John: So... she's an Anti-Terminator... Terminator? You've gotta be shitting me.

Terminator: No, I am not shitting you.

Terminator: When ruptured, the fuel cells become unstable. Relax.

Brewster: [in the back of the truck] LET ME OUT OF HERE!

Terminator: [turning back towards her] Relax!

Protecting the Future from Time Travel Threats

John: All right, get off at the next exit, let her out.

Terminator: Negative. Katherine Brewster must be protected.

John: I thought I was the one they were after.

Terminator: You could not be located. So a T-X was sent back through time to eliminate your lieutenants.

John: So... she's gonna be in the resistance? If... oh, no. No, you shouldn't exist! We took out Cyberdyne over ten years ago. We stopped Judgment Day.

Terminator: You only postponed it. Judgment Day is inevitable.

A Conversation on Injury and Compliance

Terminator: Katherine Brewster, have you sustained injury?

Brewster: Drop dead, you asshole!

Terminator: Am unable to comply.

Fighting for Survival Against Judgment Day

John Connor: [last lines] By the time SkyNet became self-aware it had spread into millions of computer servers all across the planet. Ordinary computers in office buildings, dorm rooms, everywhere. It was software, in cyberspace. There was no system core. It could not be shut down. The attack began at 6:18 P.M. just as he said it would. Judgment Day. The day the human race was nearly destroyed by the weapons they built to protect themselves. I should have realized our destiny was never to stop Judgment Day; it was merely to survive it. Together. The Terminator knew. He tried to tell us, but I didn't want to hear it. Maybe the future has been written. I don't know. All I know is what the Terminator taught me. Never stop fighting. And I never will. The battle has just begun.

The Burden of an Unwanted Future

John Connor: [waking up from his nightmares] I feel the weight of the future bearing down on me. A future I don't want. So I keep running...as fast as I can...anywhere...nowhere...

The Uncertainty of the Future

John Connor: [opening lines] The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves." I wish I could believe that. My name is John Connor. They tried to murder me before I was born. When I was 13, they tried again. Machines from the future. Terminators. All my life my mother told me the storm was coming - Judgment Day, the beginning of a war between man and machines. Three billion lives were vanished in an instant. And I would lead what was left of the human race to ultimate victory. It hasn’t happened, no bombs fell, computers didn’t take control. We stopped Judgment Day. I should feel safe. But I don’t. So I live off the grid, no phone, no address. No one and nothing can find me. I’ve erased all connections to the past. But as hard as I try, I can't erase my dreams. My nightmares.