The Dark Knight quotes

128 total quotes

Alfred Pennyworth
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Commissioner Gordon

Harvey Dent/ Two-Face
Rachel Dawes
The Joker

View Quote [Regarding him as a planner] I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it! You know...I just do things.

View Quote Sal Maroni: [to Dent] I thought the D.A.'s job was just to play golf with the mayor; stuff like that.
Harvey Dent: Tee-off's at one-thirty. That's more than enough time to put you away, "Sally".

View Quote [Lucius has just explained to Bruce a new cell phone sonar technology developed by Wayne Enterprises]
Bruce: Sonar? [getting excited] Just like a...
Lucius: [cutting him off in a "don't get any ideas" tone] ...A submarine, Mr. Wayne. Like a submarine.

View Quote And here we...go.

View Quote [After his truck has crashed] Harvey, Harvey, Harvey Dent. [pushes the unconscious (or dead) driver out of the way] Excuse me, I wanna drive. [takes the wheel]

View Quote [The Joker has overpowered Detective Stephens and holds him hostage with a big shard of broken glass to his neck. The other police aim their guns at him.
Cop #3: What do you want?
Joker: [calmly] I just want my phone call.
Cop #3: [confused by the Joker's demand] All right. [throws him a cell phone]
[The Joker dials a number on the phone. Suddenly, in the holding tank, the "contusion" on the henchman's body lights up and begins ringing]
Cop #1: Is that a...phone?
[The phone-triggered bomb in the henchman's stomach explodes, killing or knocking out most of the police in the room. The Joker escapes]

View Quote [After Batman asks Joker why he wants to kill him] I don't want to kill you. What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No...no, no. No, you...complete me.

View Quote Some men aren't looking for anything logical like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

View Quote [To a man that speaks out against him] You know, you remind me of my father. I hated my father.

View Quote [Gordon has received a phone call from his wife]
Barbara: Jim, help! We're in trouble.
Gordon: Calm down, Barbara. What's going on?
Barbara: He's got has the kids!
Two-Face: [taking the phone] Hello, Jim.
Gordon: Harvey? What did you do? Where's my family?
Two-Face: Where my family died. [hangs up]

View Quote [To Harvey Dent] You're the symbol of hope I can never be.

View Quote [Referring to the fake "batmen" who were using guns] That isn't exactly what I had in mind when I said I wanted to inspire people.

View Quote [Holding a knife to Gambol's cheek] Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was...a drinker, and a fiend. One night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself; he doesn't like that. Not...one...bit. So, me watchingâ€“he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and says..."Why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife, "Why so serious?!" He sticks the blade in my mouth, "Let's put a smile on that face!" And...[turns to look at one of Gambol's henchman who looks terrified, and then says]...why so serious?

View Quote [To Harvey, who is trying to intimidate one of Joker's henchmen by pretending to decide whether to kill or not on a coin toss] You'd leave a man's life up to chance?

View Quote [After Batman has slammed his head into a table] Never start with the head. The victim gets all fuzzy. He can't feel the nextâ€“[Batman pounds the Joker's hand and he comically waits to register the pain] See?