Fury quotes from The Avengers (2012)

Fury

We have no quarrel with your people.

Loki

An ant has no quarrel with a boot.

Fury

You plannin' to step on us?

Loki

I come with glad tidings, of a world made free.

Fury

Free from what?

Loki

Freedom. Freedom is life's great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart– [puts Eric Selvig under his control] you will know peace.

Fury

Yeah, you say "peace." I kinda think you mean the other thing.

This is out of line, Director. You're dealing with forces you can't control.

Fury

You ever been in a war, Councilman? In a firefight? Did you feel an overabundance of control?

You're saying that this Asgard is declaring war on our planet?

Fury

Not Asgard. Loki.

He can't be working alone. What about the other one? His brother?

Fury

Our intelligence says Thor is not a hostile. But he's worlds away. We can't depend on him to help, either. It's up to us.

Which is why you should be focusing on Phase 2. It was designed for exactly this.

Fury

Phase 2 isn't ready. Our enemy is. We need a response team.

The Avengers Initiative was shut down.

Fury

This isn't about the Avengers.

We've seen the list. You run the world's greatest covert security network and you're gonna leave the fate of the human race to a handful of freaks?

Fury

I'm not leaving anything to anyone. We need a response team. These people may be isolated, unbalanced even, but I believe with the right push, they can be exactly what we need.

You believe?

War isn't won by sentiment, Director.

Fury

No. It's won by soldiers.

Loki

How desperate are you, that you call on such lost creatures to defend you?

Fury

How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war, you steal a force you can't hope to control, you talk about peace, and you kill 'cause it's fun. You have made me VERY desperate. You might not be glad that you did.

Loki

Ooh. It burns you to come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power, and for what? A warm light for all mankind to share. And then to be reminded what "real power" is.

Fury

Well, lemme know if "real power" wants a magazine or somethin'.

Thor

You speak of control, yet you court chaos.

That's his MO, isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're– we're a time-bomb.

Fury

You need to step away.

Why shouldn't the man let off a little steam?

You know damn well why! Back off!

I'm startin' to want you to make me.

Yeah. Big man in a suit of armor. Take that away, what are you?

Uhh, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. [Natasha shrugs condescendingly, but concedes Stark's point]

I know guys with none of that worth ten of you. I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you.

I think I'd just cut the wire.

Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.

A hero? Like you? You're a lab experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.

Put on the suit. Let's go a few rounds.

Where are the Avengers?

Fury

I'm not currently tracking their whereabouts. I'd say they've earned a leave of absence.

And the Tesseract?

Fury

The Tessaract is where it belongs. Out of our reach.

That's not your call, Director.

Fury

I didn't make it. I just didn't argue with the god that did.

So you've let him take it, and the war criminal Loki, who should be answering for his crimes?

Fury

Oh, I think he will be.

I don't think you understand what you've started, letting the Avengers loose on this world. They're dangerous.

Fury

They sure are. And the world knows it. Every world knows it.

Was that the point of all this? A statement?

Fury

A promise.

Sir, how does it work now? They've gone their separate ways, some– pretty extremely far. We get into a situation like this again, what happens then?

Fury

They'll come back.

You really sure about that?

Fury

I am.

Why?

Fury

Because we'll need them to.

Sir... those cards-- They were in Coulson's locker. Not in his jacket.

Fury

They needed the push.