A scene from Alien 1979
Ripley

Ash, can you hear me? Ash?

Ash

Yes, I can hear you.

Ripley

What was your special order?

Ash

You read it. I thought it was clear.

Ripley

What was it?

Ash

Bring back life form. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.

Parker

The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?!

Ash

I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.

Ripley

How do we kill it Ash? There got to be a way of killing it, how - HOW do we do it?

Ash

You can't.

Parker

That's bullshit.

Ash

You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

Lambert

... You admire it.

Ash

... I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.

Parker

Look, I am, I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.

Ash

[Ripley moves to turn Ash off, but he interrupts]

Last words.

Ripley

What?

Ash

I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.

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