“I was not pure. The teleporter insists on inner purity; I was not...” – Seth Brundle, The Fly ... Movie Quotes Database

[To Veronica]

I was not pure. The teleporter insists on inner purity; I was not pure. A fly...got into the transmitter pod with me that first time when I was alone. The computer got...confused, there weren't supposed to be two separate genetic patterns, and it decided to, erm...splice us together. It mated us, me and the fly. We hadn't even been properly introduced. [Smiles] My...teleporter turned into a gene-splicer. And a very good one. Now I'm not Seth Brundle anymore. I'm the offspring of...Brundle and housefly.

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Seth Okay, okay! Now you're going to like it! Tawny I don't want to! [Seth drags Tawny to the lab] I'm afraid! Seth Don't be afraid! Veronica No. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Seth Brundle I will say now, however subjectively, that human teleportation, molecular decimation, breakdown and reformation is inherently purging. It makes a man a king. From the moment I walked out of the pod, I felt like a million bucks... I mean, what an accomplishment! But what have I really done? All I've done is say to the world: "Let's go! Move! Catch me if you can!"