3rd most-quoted character in The Matrix (1999): in 26 of its 134 quotes
Most scenes with: Agent Brown (5), Agent Jones (3), Cypher (2)
A line from Agent Smith
Mr. Anderson.
More lines from Agent Smith
16 quotes
Agent Smith As you can see, we've had our eye on you for some time now, Mr. Anderson. It seems that you've been living two lives. In one life, you're Thomas A. Anderson, program writer for a respectable software company. You have a Social Security number, you pay your taxes, and... you help your landlady carry out the garbage. The other life is lived in computers, where you go by the hacker alias Neo, and are guilty of virtually every computer crime we have a law for. One of these lives has a future, and one of them does not. I'm going to be as forthcoming as I can be, Mr. Anderson. You're here because we need your help. We know that you've been contacted by a certain individual: A man who calls himself Morpheus. Now, whatever you think you know about this man is irrelevant. He is considered by many authorities to be the most dangerous man alive. My colleagues believe that I'm wasting my time with you, but I believe you wish to do the right thing. We're willing to wipe the slate clean. Give you a fresh start. And all that we're asking in return is your cooperation in bringing a known terrorist to justice.
Agent Smith Hmm, Mr. Anderson. You disappoint me.
Agent Smith We meet again Mr. Anderson
Agent Smith And tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call if you're unable to speak?
Agent Smith You're going to help us, Mr. Anderson. Whether you want to or not.
Agent Smith Do we have a deal, Mr. Reagan?
Agent Smith Whatever you want, Mr. Reagan.
Agent Smith The great Morpheus; we meet at last.
Agent Smith I'd like to share a revelation I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to another area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure.
Agent Smith Have you ever stood and stared at it? Marveled at its beauty, its genius? Billions of people just living out their lives, oblivious. Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world, where none suffered? Where everyone would be happy? It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world. But I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through misery and suffering. The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from. Which is why the Matrix was redesigned to this, the peak of your civilization. I say your civilization because as soon as we started thinking for you, it really became our civilization, which is, of course, what this is all about: Evolution, Morpheus, evolution. Like the dinosaur. Look out that window. You had your time. The future is our world, Morpheus. The future is our time.
Agent Smith Can you hear me, Morpheus? I'm going to be honest with you: I hate this place. This zoo. This prison. This reality, whatever you want to call it. I can't stand it any longer. It's the smell- if there is such a thing. I feel... saturated by it. I can taste your stink and every time I do, I fear that I've somehow been infected by it. It's repulsive, isn't it? I must get out of here. I must get free and in this mind is the key, my key. Once Zion is destroyed there is no need for me to be here, do you understand? I need the codes. I have to get inside Zion and you have to tell me how. You're going to tell me or you're going to die.
Agent Smith Find them and destroy them.
Agent Smith Never send a human to do a machine's job.
Agent Smith You're empty.
Agent Smith I'm going to enjoy watching you die, Mr. Anderson.
Agent Smith You hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability. It is the sound of your death. Goodbye, Mr. Anderson.
Scenes with Agent Smith
9 scenes
Agent Smith Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Oh, shit.
Agent Smith Lieutenant, you were given specific orders.
Lieutenant I'm just doing my job. You give me that "juris-my-dick-tion" crap, you can cram it up your ass.
Agent Smith The orders were for your protection.
Lieutenant I think we can handle one little girl. I sent two units. They're bringing her down now.
Agent Smith No, Lieutenant, your men are already dead.
Agent Smith Do we have a deal, Mr. Reagan?
You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.
Agent Smith Then we have a deal?
I don't want to remember nothing. Nothing. You understand? And I want to be rich. You know, someone important, like an actor.
Agent Smith Whatever you want, Mr. Reagan.
Okay. I get my body back into a power plant, you insert me into the Matrix, I'll get you what you want.
Agent Smith Access codes to the Zion mainframe.
No, I told you, I don't know them. I can get you the man who does.
Agent Smith Morpheus.
Agent Smith Never send a human to do a machine's job.
If, indeed, the insider has failed, they'll sever the connection as soon as possible. Unless...
...they're dead. In either case...
Agent Smith ...we have no choice but to continue as planned. Deploy the sentinels. Immediately.
Agent Smith Why isn't the serum working?
Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions.
Agent Smith Leave him with me. Now.
Agent Smith Know what?
Agent Smith The great Morpheus. We meet at last.
Agent Smith Uh, Smith. Agent Smith.
You all look the same to me.
Agent Smith Doesn't matter.
Agent Smith Yes.
We have the name of their next target.
Agent Smith We'll need a search running.
Agent Smith Check him.
Agent Smith Goodbye, Mr. Anderson.
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