Neo You can't scare me with this Gestapo crap. I know my rights. I want my phone call.
Played by Keanu Reeves 
The Matrix (1999) · 134 quotes
The Matrix (1999) · 134 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Matrix (1999): in 30 of its 134 quotes
Most scenes with: Morpheus (9), Trinity (6), Oracle (4)
I know you're out there. I can feel you now. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin. I'm going to hang up this phone, and then I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world ... without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you.
More lines from Neo
10 quotes Neo Neo Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call.
Neo I know kung fu.
Neo That's why my dick is long.
Neo Whoa, d?j? vu!
Neo My name … is Neo!
Neo Mr. Wizard! Get me the hell out of here!
Neo There is no spoon.
Neo Whoa.
Neo [After having the probe taken out of him]
: Jesus Christ, that thing is real!?
Scenes with Neo
19 scenes Neo Have you ever had that feeling...where you're not sure if you're awake or still dreaming?
Choi Mmm... All the time. It's called mescaline... it's the only way to fly.
At last. Welcome, Neo. As you no doubt have guessed I am Morpheus.
Neo It's an honor to meet you.
No, the honor is mine. Please, come. Sit. I imagine that right now you are feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole? Hmm?
Neo You could say that.
I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo No.
Why not?
Neo Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world, you don't know what it is, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo The Matrix?
Do you want to know what it is?
[Neo nods]
The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo What truth?
That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. [opens hand, unveiling blue pill] You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. [opens hand, unveiling red pill] You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. [Speaks before Neo takes the Red Pill] Remember: all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.
[Neo takes the red pill after a few moments of thought, and washes it down with a mouthful of water from the glass next to him]
Follow me.
How did you do that?
Neo Do what?
You moved like they do. I've never seen anyone move that fast.
Neo Wasn't fast enough.
Neo What is the Matrix?
The answer is out there, Neo, and it's looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.
Neo All these memories I have, these places I went.... None of it ever happened. What does that mean?
That the Matrix cannot tell you who you are.
Neo Am I dead?
Far from it.
Neo Why do my eyes hurt?
You've never used them before.
Neo What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?
No, Neo. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.
Neo So is this the same Oracle who made the prophecy?
Yes, she is very old. She has been with us since the beginning.
Neo Beginning?
Of the resistance.
Neo And she knows what? Everything?
She would say she knows enough.
Neo And she's never wrong?
[sighs]
Try not to think in terms of right or wrong. She is a guide, Neo. She can help you to find the path.
Neo She helped you?
Yes.
Neo What did she tell you?
That I would find the One.
Boy
Do not try to bend the spoon; that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.
Neo What truth?
Boy
There is no spoon.
Neo There is no spoon?
Boy
Then you will see, it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.
I'd ask you to sit down, but you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase.
Neo What vase?
[Neo turns around sharply, hitting a vase with his elbow, knocking it to the floor, where it crashes]
That vase.
Neo I'm sorry.
I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it.
Neo How did you know?
Ohhh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?
You're cuter than I thought. I can see why she likes you.
Neo Who?
Not too bright, though.
[Looks him over to determine if he is The One]
This is where I say "oh, hmm, that's interesting... but..."
Neo ... "But..."?
"But" you already know what I'm going to say.
Neo ...I'm not the One.
Sorry, kid. You've got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something.
Neo What are you doing?
Going with you.
Neo No you're not.
... No? Let me tell you what I believe. I believe Morpheus means more to me than he does to you; I believe if you are really serious about saving him, you are going to need my help; and, since I am the ranking officer on this ship, if you don't like it... I believe you can go to hell- because you aren't going anywhere else. Tank, load us up.
So what do you need? Besides a miracle.
Neo Guns. Lots of guns.
Neo, no one has ever done anything like this.
Neo ...That's why it's going to work.
[Neo wakes up in his apartment and a phone rings]
This line is tapped, so I must be brief. They got to you first, but they’ve underestimated how important you are. If they knew what I know, you’d probably be dead.
Neo What are you talking about. What... what is happening to me?
You are The One, Neo. You see, you may have spent the last few years looking for me, but I’ve spent my entire life looking for you. Now, do you still want to meet?
Neo Yes.
Neo [To Morpheus]
I can’t go back, can I?
No. But if you could, would you really want to? I feel I owe you an apology. We have a rule. We never free a mind once it’s reached a certain age. It’s dangerous; the mind has trouble letting go. I’ve seen it before, and I’m sorry. I did what I did because... I had to. When the Matrix was first built, there was a man born inside who had the ability to change whatever he wanted, to remake the Matrix as he saw fit. It was he who freed the first of us, taught us the truth: ‘As long as the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free.’ After he died, the Oracle prophesied his return, and that his coming would hail the destruction of the Matrix, end the war, bring freedom to our people. That is why there are those of us who have spent our entire lives searching the Matrix looking for him. I did what I did because I believe that search is over. Get some rest; you’re going to need it.
Neo For what?
Your training.
You know why Morpheus brought you to see me?
Neo I think so.
So, what do you think? Do you think you’re The One?
Neo I don’t know.
[The latin phrase Temet Nosce appears on an inscription over the Oracle's door]
You know what that means? It's Latin. Means "Know thyself". I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Being The One is just like being in love. No one can tell you you're in love; you just know it. Through and through. Balls to bones.
Neo Ahhh.
Okay. Now I’m supposed to say, “Umm, that’s interesting, but...” then you say...
Neo But what?
But you already know what I’m going to tell you.
Neo I’m not The One.
Sorry, kid. You got the gift, but it looks like you’re waiting for something.
Neo What?
Your next life, maybe? Who knows? That’s the way these things go. What’s funny?
Neo Morpheus. He- he almost had me convinced.
I know. Poor Morpheus. Without him we’re lost.
Neo What do you mean, without him?
Are you sure you want to hear this? Morpheus believes in you, Neo. And no one, not you, not even me, can convince him otherwise. He believes it so blindly that he’s going to sacrifice his life to save yours.
Neo What?
You’re going to have to make a choice. In the one hand you’ll have Morpheus’ life, and in the other hand you’ll have your own. One of you is going to die. Which one will be up to you. I’m sorry, kiddo, I really am. You have a good soul, and I hate giving good people bad news. Oh, don’t worry about it. As soon as you step outside that door, you’ll start feeling better. You’ll remember you don’t believe in any of this fate crap. You’re in control of your own life, remember? Here, take a cookie. I promise, by the time you’re done eating it, you’ll feel right as rain.
What was said was for you and for you alone.
Neo, I’m not afraid anymore. The Oracle told me that I would fall in love, and that that man, the man who I loved, would be The One. So you see, you can’t be dead. You can’t be, because I love you. You hear me? I love you. [Kisses him] Now get up. [Neo resurrects, fully enlightened, and the agents at the hallway end raise their firearms and simultaneously fire]
Neo No. [Raises a hand and stops all bullets in mid-air]
