Peter Parker / [drops boxes of pizza on desk]
Pizza time!
Played by Tobey Maguire 
Spider-Man 2 (2004) · 67 quotes
Spider-Man 2 (2004) · 67 quotes
Most-quoted character in Spider-Man 2 (2004): in 28 of its 67 quotes
Most scenes with: May Parker (3), J. Jonah Jameson (2)
I wanna tell you the truth... here it is: I'm Spider-Man. Weird, huh? Now you know why I can't be with you. If my enemies found out about you... if you got hurt, I could never forgive myself. I wish I could tell you how I feel about you.
More lines from Peter Parker /
17 quotes Peter Parker / Peter Parker / [to himself, regarding his life]
Am I not supposed to have what I want?
Peter Parker / [to himself]
She (MJ) can never know how much I love her.
Peter Parker / [end of PS2 game, closing narration]
Mary Jane, the girl next door, the girl I love, and now, the girl waiting for me at the end of the day. Fate handed me amazing powers, and with those powers came a burden of responsibility. Somehow though, having her with me makes that burden lighter. Still, in the end, it's mine to bear. After all, there's still only one... Spider-Man!
Peter Parker / [pleading with MJ to give him a chance]
I let things get in the way before, there was something I thought I had to do... I don't have to!
Peter Parker / [talking to Doc Ock]
Sometimes, to do what's right, we have to be steady, and give up the things we want the most. Even our dreams.
Peter Parker / [Doc Ock throws a heavy bag full of coins at him, Spider-Man catches it by his webbing]
Here's your Change! [tosses it back on Ock].
Peter Parker / [He has unplugged Ock’s experiment, but it keeps sucking in objects]
Now what?
Peter Parker / Well, I'm not.
Peter Parker / Hang on, Mary Jane!
Peter Parker / Run!
Peter Parker / Dr. Octavius. We have to shut it down.
Peter Parker / [noticing the roof will crush MJ]
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Peter Parker / Hi.
Peter Parker / This is really heavy.
Peter Parker / MJ.... In case we die....
Peter Parker / I do.
Scenes with Peter Parker /
10 scenes
You're fired. Parker, hello? You're fired!
Peter Parker Why?
[looks at Peter's latest photos in his photo book]
Dogs catching Frisbees? Pigeons in the park? A couple of geezers playin' chess?
Betty Brant [walks in urgently]
Boss!
Not now.
Peter [Brant walks out]
Well, I was thinking maybe the Bugle could show another side of New York for a change.
Robbie Robertson We got 6 minutes to deadline, Jonah! We need page one!
[looks over at Robbie, ignores him]
Parker, I don't pay ya to be a sensitive artiste! I pay you because... [notices Brant heading back for his desk] Still not now! [Brant walks back out] I pay you because for some reason that psycho Spider-Man'll pose for you!
Peter Spider-Man won't let me take any more pictures! You've turned the whole city against him!
A fact I'm very proud of! Now, get your pretty little portfolio off my desk before I go into a diabetic coma! [intercom alarm goes off; he presses the intercom button]
Betty
Boss, your wife's on the line! She said she lost your checkbook!
Thanks for the good news! [turns off intercom]
Peter Mr. Jameson, please, isn't there any of these shots you can use? I really need the money.
Brant [walks in]
Yes?
Get me a violin!
Robbie 5 minutes to deadline, Jonah!
All right, run a picture of a rancid chicken. Here's the headline - "Food Poisoning Scare Sweeps City!"
Peter [after a short pause]
All right, Mr. Jameson. [hands Jameson a photo of Spider-Man]
[briefly analyzes the photo]
It stinks. Robbie, there's your Page 1 - "Masked Menace Terrorizes Town!"
Robbie I told you he's not a menace!
And I told you...
Robertson I'll take care of it.
I'll give you $150.
Peter $300.
That's outrageous! [hands Peter his check] Done. Give this to the girl.
Peter [Peter has to get past his landlord who is insistent on collecting rent from him]
Hi.
Mr. Ditkovich
What's 'hi'? Can I spend it? You're a months late again. Again!
Peter I'm sorry, I promise I'll get it in sooner or later-
Mr. Ditkovich
If promises were crackers, my daughter would be fat!
Peter All I have is this $20 for the rest of the week and-
Mr. Ditkovich
[snatches the $20 from Peter's hands]
Sorry doesn't pay the rent, and don't try to sneak past me. I have ears like a cat, and eyes like a rodent.
Peter Thanks, Mr. Ditkovich.
Ursula Ditkovich Hi, Pete! [accidentally knocks over pan, and oven catches on fire. As Ursula is putting out the fire, Mr. Ditkovich slams the door in Peter's face]
Peter [regarding Uncle Ben]
Aunt May, you shouldn't blame yourself.
Oh, I know I shouldn't. It's just... you wanted to take the subway, and he wanted to drive you. If only I had stopped him, then all 3 of us would be having tea together.
Peter [There is a brief pause of silence. Finally, Peter speaks.]
I'm responsible.
For what?
Peter For what happened to Uncle Ben.
But you were at the library. You were doing your homework.
Peter He drove me to the library, but I never went in.
What do you mean?
Peter I went someplace else, someplace where I thought I could win some money, to buy a car, because I wanted to impress Mary Jane. It happened so fast... I won the money, the guy wouldn't pay me, then he got robbed... the thief was running towards me... I could have stopped him, but I wanted...revenge. I let him go, I let him get away. He wanted a car, he tried to take Uncle Ben's. Uncle Ben said no... and then he shot him. Uncle Ben was killed that night for being the only one who did the right thing. I held his hand when he died. I've tried to tell you so many times...
Peter [Aunt May is moving, and boxes are outside her house]
Hey, where are all my comic books?
Oh, those dreadful things? I gave those away.
You'll never guess who he wants to be... Spider-Man!
Peter Why?
He knows a hero when he sees one. Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to HOLD ON a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams. Spider-Man did that for Henry and he wonders where he's gone. He needs him.
Officer
[Peter parks the car of two thieves outside the theater in a red zone]
Hey, buddy! You park there, I'm towin' it!
Peter Whatever.
Doorman
[Peter walks into theater lobby]
Ah! Shoelace.
Doorman
[Peter stops, bends down to tie his shoelace, then moves forward again]
Wait, you might want to...[motions for Peter to fix tie]
Doorman
[Peter fixes tie and moves forward again] [Doorman stops him entering theater]
Can I help you?
Peter Yeah, I, uh, I've come to see the show.
Doorman
Oh, I'm sorry, sir. "No one will be seated after the doors are closed." It helps maintain the illusion.
Peter Ah, I understand. Umm... Miss Watson, She's a friend of mine, she asked me to come.
Doorman
But not to come late.
Peter But I have to see the show. If you just let me in, I'll stand by the–
Doorman
Shh. [points his hands to the sign that says, "Quiet please while play is in progress"]
Ben Parker [In Peter's mind sitting in Ben’s car]
All the things you've been thinking about, Peter, make me sad.
Peter Can’t you understand? I’m in love with Mary Jane.
Ben' Peter, all the times we talked about honesty, fairness, justice, all those times I counted on you to have the courage to take those dreams out into the world.
Peter I can’t live your dreams anymore. I want a life of my own.
Ben You’ve been given a gift Peter, with great power comes great responsibility. Take my hand son.
Peter No, Uncle Ben. I’m just Peter Parker. I’m Spider-Man no more. No more.
Peter Mary Jane.
Peter. I can't survive without you.
Peter You shouldn't be here.
I know you think we can't be together, but can't you respect me enough to let me make my own decision? I know there'll be risks but I want to face them with you. It's wrong that we should be only half alive...half of ourselves. I love you. So here I am - standing in your doorway. I have always been standing in your doorway. Isn't it about time somebody saved your life? Well, say something.
Peter Thank you, Mary Jane Watson.
[they kiss, which is interrupted by police sirens. Peter stands, conflicted on whether he should respond. Mary Jane, with an accepting smile, responds:]
Go get 'em, tiger.
Receptionist Chief! I found Parker.
Where you been? I've been looking for you all morning! Why don't you pay your phone bill? A mad scientist goes berserk and we don't have pictures!
Joseph Robertson I heard Spider-Man was there.
Where were you? Photographing squirrels? You're fired!
Receptionist Chief, the planetarium party.
Oh, right. You're un-fired, I need you. Come here. Whaddya know about high society?
Peter High society? Oh, well, I---
Ah, don't answer that. My society photographer got hit in the head by a polo ball. You're all I got. Big party for an American hero! My son, the astronaut.
Peter Could you pay me in advance?
[breaks out laughing]
You serious? Pay you for what, standing there? The planetarium, tomorrow night, eight o'clock. (Gestures) There's the door.
Peter Harry, please, I've got to stop him!
