X-Men: First Class (2011) - Quotes

Taglines: Witness the moment that will change the world.

Erik Lehnsherr: I know we've had our differences.

Emma Frost: Where's your telepath friend?

Erik Lehnsherr: Gone. Left a bit of a gap in my life, if I am to be honest. I was rather hoping you could fill it. Join us.

Frost: [she notices the rest of the Brotherhood] Erik, I believe?

Erik Lehnsherr: I prefer... Magneto.

Erik Lehnsherr: [looks to Mystique] This society won't accept us. We form our own. The humans have played their hand. Now we get ready to play ours. Who's with me? No more hiding.

Charles Xavier: [she kneels by Charles] You should go with him. It's what you want.

Mystique: You promised me you'd never read my mind.

Charles Xavier: I've promised you a great many things, I'm afraid. I'm sorry.

Mystique: [to Moira; she goes and stands next to Erik and Riptide, Azazel, and Angel all join as well; they disappear] Take care of him. Hey, Beast! Never forget – mutant and proud!

Charles Xavier: [realizes what he just said] Erik, you said yourself, we're the better man. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships – good, honest, innocent men! They're just following orders–

Erik Lehnsherr: [he sends the missiles shooting off towards the naval ships] I've been at the mercy of men "just following orders". Never again.

Shaw Sebastian: [Erik enters the void; Erik punches him in the face but their is molecular distortion to his face due to all the nuclear energy harnessed; he shoves Erik backwards causing the wall of the void to crack; shoves him across to another wall causing is to break; lunges metal pillars in front of him to block him; he walks through the pillars with much ease and presses one of them against Erik and get closer to his face] Erik, what a pleasant surprise. So good to see you again. May I ask you something? Why are you on their side? Why fight for a doomed race who will hunt us down as soon as they realize their reign is coming to an end? I'm sorry for what happened in the camps. I truly am. But everything I did, I did for you. To unlock your power. To make you embrace it. You've come a long way from bending gates. I'm so proud of you. And your just starting to scratch the surface. Think of how much further we could go, together. I don't want to hurt you, Erik. I never did. I want to help you. This is our time. Our age. We are the future of the human race. You and me, son. This world could be ours.

Erik Lehnsherr: Everything you did made me stronger, it made me the weapon I am today. It's the truth. I've known it all along. You are my creator.

Moira MacTaggert: What are you doing?! Who destroyed the statue?

Hank McCoy: It was Alex.

Mystique: [pointing to Charles; pointing to Erik] No. Havok! We have to call him Havok. That's his name now. And we were thinking, you should be Professor X and you should be Magneto.

Erik Lehnsherr: [sarcastically; leaves. Moira follows him] Exceptional.

Charles Xavier: [to Raven upon seeing the gang fool around; leaves] I expect more from you.

Mystique: You know, sometimes I wonder what my life would've been like if you haven't found me here that night.

Charles Xavier: [sees her and averts his eyes] Sorry, what? You... Yaah! God's sake, Raven, where are your clothes? Pu... put... put some clothes on–

Mystique: That's not what you said when you first saw me. But I guess pets are always cuter when they're little, right?

Charles Xavier: [slight pause] Raven, I don't know what's gotten into you lately. I swear, you've been in a good mood. Hank, he tells me that he has found the answer to your cosmetic... problem. You gotta tell me what's the matter, or I'll have to read your mind.

Mystique: [looking deeply hurt] You promised me you would never do that.

Charles Xavier: Until recently, I never had to use my powers to know what you were thinking, Raven.

Mystique: [angrily; leaves] You know, Charles, I used to think it was gonna be you and me against the world. But no matter how bad the world gets, you don't wanna be against it, do you? You want to be part of it.

Russian General: Hello.

Shaw Sebastian: [in Russian] Once again, my sympathies for your treatment at the hands of the CIA.

Russian General: These Americans are ruthless.

Shaw Sebastian: Now they have their missiles placed in Turkey... I expect you'll be planning new missile sites of your own. Somewhere you know the American early-warning system won't help. I hear Cuba is lovely this time of year. And so close to Florida.

Russian General: Missiles in Cuba? You're serious? We may as well declare war.

Shaw Sebastian: Maybe I wasn't clear enough. You will make this happen.

Russian General: [he picks up the phone; the rest of the Hellfire Club appears; he hangs up and meets their demands] Okay. Let's see what KGB think about this. Hello? General Armivolkoff. It's nothing.

Erik Lehnsherr: Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.

Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier.

Logan: Go fuck yourself.

Charles Xavier: You have a chance to become a part of something much bigger than yourself.

Erik Lensherr: What do you know about me?

Charles Xavier: Everything.

Erik Lensherr: [In German, as his order is brought] German beer?

Bartender: [In Spanish] Of course.

Pig Farmer: [In German; laughs] Yes,, it's Bitburger. Tastes good, eh?

Erik Lensherr: [In German, taking a drink; He turns to the two other patrons, who happen to be the men in the photo] ... The best. What brings you to Argentina?

Pig Farmer: [In German; chuckles] The weather. I'm a pig farmer.

Tailor: [In German] Tailor. Since I was a boy. My father made the finest suits in Dusseldorf.

Erik Lensherr: My parents were from Dusseldorf!

Tailor: Really?

Erik Lensherr: [He comes to their table and sits down] Yeah!

Tailor: What were their names?

Erik Lensherr: Oh, they had no names. Their names were stolen from them... by pig farmers, and tailors.

Erik Lensherr: [reads knife inscription] Blood and honor." Which would you care to shed first?

Pig Farmer: We were under orders!

Erik Lehnsherr: [pins his hand to the table with the knife, causing the pig farmer to scream in agony] Blood, then.

Bartender: [points pistol at Erik, in Spanish] Freeze, asshole!

Pig farmer: [in German] Come on, shoot!

Pig farmer: [In German] Who...What are you?!?

Erik Lehnsherr: [in English; glances at the picture of Klaus Schmidt; picks up bartender's pistol and shoots the pig farmer] Let's just say I'm Frankenstein's monster. ...and I'm looking for my creator.

Klaus Schmidt: [he gives him a chocolate bar] Understand this, Erik... these Nazis, I'm not like them. Genes are the key, yes? But their goals? Blue eyes? Blonde hair? Pathetic. Eat the chocolate. It's good. Want some?

Erik Lehnsherr: I want to see my mama.

Klaus Schmidt: [gestures to a small Nazi coin on the desk; Erik attempts to move the coin but fails] Genes are the key that unlocks the door to a new age, Erik. A new future for mankind. Evolution. You know what I'm talking about? It's a simple thing I ask of you. A little coin is nothing compared to a big gate. Is it?

Erik Lehnsherr: [this displeases Schmidt] I tried, Herr Doctor. I can't... I don't... It's impossible.

Klaus Schmidt: [rings bell to summon soldiers who come in with his mother] The one thing I can say for the Nazis is their methods seem to produce results. I'm sorry, Erik.

Erik Lehnsherr: Mama!

Mrs. Lehnsherr: [she embraces him and speaks in a hushed voice] My darling. How are you?

Klaus Schmidt: [he gestures to the soldiers to hold her back; he opens a drawer and pulls out a gun; he points the gun at his mother; Erik attempts to move it again without success with a sense of urgency] Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to count to three... ...and you're going to move the coin. You don't move the coin, I pull the trigger. Understand? One.

Erik Lehnsherr: [he looks to his mother] Mama.

Mrs. Lehnsherr: You can do it.

Klaus Schmidt: [he grows impatient] Two.

Mrs. Lehnsherr: [Erik concentrates even harder] Everything is alright.

Klaus Schmidt: [he shoots and kills Erik's mother; trauma enrages Erik into crushing a small metal bell; sees Erik crush a metal filing cabinet; Erik loses control of his rage and crushes the soldiers' helmets on their heads before sending all metal objects across the room. Schmidt consoles him after he crises; he leaves the Nazi coin in Erik's hand and he leaves] Three. Yes. Wonderful. Excellent. Outstanding, Erik. So we unlock your gift with anger. Anger and pain. You and me... we're going to have a lot of fun together.

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto: [last lines] I prefer... Magneto.

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto: I've been at the mercy of men just following orders... never again.

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto: [talks to a now-frozen Sebastian Shaw; pulls out the [[w:Reichsmark|Reichsmark; he slowly lunges the coin at his head; It gets closer and closer; coin penetrates his skull and shoots through his head, killing Shaw] If you're in there, I'd like you to know that I agree with every word you said. We are the future. But... unfortunately, you killed my mother. ] coin that Shaw gave him years earlier] This is what we're going to do. I'm going to count to three, and I'm going to move the coin. One... Two... Three.