19 quotes
Challenge and Pursuit in the Invisible Man
Taglines
Catch me if you can!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Allure and Terror of Invisible Power
Dr. Jack Griffin
Power, I said! Power to walk into the gold vaults of the nations, into the secrets of kings, into the Holy of Holies. Power to make multitudes run squealing in terror at the touch of my little invisible finger. Even the moon's frightened of me! Frightened to death! The whole world's frightened to death!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Promise of Deadly Intentions
Dr. Jack Griffin
Thank you, Kemp, for opening the window. You're a true friend, Kemp. A man of trust. I've no time now, but believe me, as surely as the moon will set and the sun will rise, I shall kill you tomorrow night. I shall kill you even if you hide in the deepest cave of the Earth. At ten o'clock tomorrow night, I shall kill you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Quest for a Visible Partner
Dr. Jack Griffin
I must have a partner, Kemp. A visible partner, to help me in the little things. You're my partner, Kemp. We'll begin with a reign of terror. A few murders here and there. Murders of great men, murders of little men, just to show we make no distinction. We might even wreck a train or two - just these fingers around the signalman's throat, that's all...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Threatening Departure
Dr. Jack Griffin
I hope your car's insured, Kemp. I'm afraid there's going to be a nasty accident in a minute. A very nasty accident.
Dr. Kemp
Griffin, I'll do anything! Anything you ask me!
Dr. Jack Griffin
You will? That's fine. Just sit where you are. I'll get out and take the handbrake off and give you a little shove to help you on. You'll run gently down and through the railings. Then you'll have a big thrill for a hundred yards or so till you hit a boulder. Then you'll do a somersault and probably break your arms. Then a grand finish up with a broken neck. Well, goodbye, Kemp. I always said you were a dirty little coward. You're a dirty, sneaking little rat as well. Goodbye.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Warning to Stay Away
Dr. Jack Griffin
Leave that alone and get out of here!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Shocking Tale for the Country Bumpkins
Dr. Jack Griffin
They've asked for it, the country bumpkins. This will give them a bit of a shock, something to write home about. A nice bedtime story for the kids, too, if they want it.
[as he takes off his clothes]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Temptation of Absolute Power
Dr. Jack Griffin
Just a scientific experiment at first, that's all. To do something no other man in the world had done. But there's more to it than that, Kemp - I know now. It came to me suddenly. The drugs I took seemed to light up my brain. Suddenly I realized the power I held. The power to rule, to make the world grovel at my feet! We'll soon put the world right now, Kemp, you and I.
[laughs]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Classic Tale of Unseen Terror
Taglines
H.G. Well's Fantastic Sensation
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Discussion of Monocane and Its Implications
Dr. Cranley
Here's something, Kemp.
Dr. Kemp
What is it? Bad news?
Dr. Cranley
It's only a rough note. A list of chemicals. And the last on the list is monocane.
Dr. Kemp
Monocane? What is monocane?
Dr. Cranley
Monocane's a terrible drug.
Dr. Kemp
I never heard of it.
Dr. Cranley
You wouldn't, Kemp. It's never used now. I didn't know it was even made. It's a drug that's made from a flower that's grown in India. It draws colour from everything it touches. Years ago, they tried it for bleaching cloth. They gave it up because it destroyed the material.
Dr. Kemp
That doesn't sound very terrible.
Dr. Cranley
I know, but it does something else. It was tried out on some poor animal. A dog, I believe. It was injected under the skin, and it turned the dog dead white, like a marble statue.
Dr. Kemp
Is that so?
Dr. Cranley
Yes, and it also sent it raving mad.
Dr. Kemp
You surely don't think...?
Dr. Cranley
I only pray to God that Griffin hasn't been meddling with this ghastly stuff.
Dr. Kemp
He'd never touch a thing with madness!
Dr. Cranley
He might not know. I found that experiment in an old German book just by chance. The English books only describe the bleaching power.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desire for Redemption Amidst Isolation
Dr. Jack Griffin
There must be a way back. God knows there's a way back! If only they'd leave me alone...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Allure of Invisibility and Power
Dr. Jack Griffin
The secret of invisibility lies there in my books. I shall work in Kemp's laboratory till I find the way back. There is a way back, Flora! And then I shall come to you. I shall offer my secret to the world, with all its terrible power! The nations of the world will bid for it - thousands, millions! The nation that wins my secret can sweep the world with invisible armies!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Encounter with a Mysterious Presence
Policeman
Something smacked my face!
Dr. Jack Griffin
Naughty boy!
[laughs]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Hat Tossed by Mysterious Forces
Villager
I was walkin home to me lunch, sir, when, all of a sudden, something takes hold of me hat and throws it in the pond.
Insp. Bird
How many drinks did you have on your way home?
Villager
Only a couple, sir. That's all.
Insp. Bird
A couple of drinks and a gust of wind. So much for you!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Plea for Connection Amid Regret
Dr. Jack Griffin
I knew you would come to me, Flora. I wanted to come back to you. My darling... I failed. I meddled in things... that man must leave alone...
[his last words]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Comfort in the Cold
Dr. Jack Griffin
Put a warm rug in the car. It's cold outside when you have to go about naked.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Consequences of Unwanted Intrusion
Dr. Jack Griffin
All right, you fools. You've brought it on yourselves! Everything would've come right if you'd only left me alone. You've driven me near madness with your peering through the keyholes and gaping through the curtains, and now you'll suffer for it! You're crazy to know who I am, aren't you?! All right! I'll show you! Here's a souvenir for you! And one for you! I'll show you who I am, and what I am!
[removes his false nose; removes his glasses; starts unravelling his bandages; laughs madly]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Challenge of Catching an Invisible Man
Constable Jaffers
He's invisible, that's what's the matter with him. If he gets the rest of them clothes off, we'll never catch him in a thousand years.
Dr. Cranley
I think we must tell the police that Griffin has disappeared.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Power of Invisibility and Control
Dr. Jack Griffin
Are you satisfied now, you fools?! It's easy, really, if you're clever. A few chemicals mixed together, that's all, and flesh and blood and bone just fade away! A little of this injected under the skin of the arm every day for a month. An invisible man can rule the world! Nobody will see him come, nobody will see him go. He can hear every secret! He can rob, and wreck, and kill!
[lifts a bottle filled with a serum; laughs madly]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.