I told you. That's Kryptonite, Superman. Little souvenir from the old home town. I spared no expense to make you feel right at home.
Lex Luthor
Gene Hackman · 19 quotes
Lois Lane
Margot Kidder · 12 quotes
Superman
Christopher Reeve · 12 quotes
Clark Kent
8 quotes
Jor-El
Marlon Brando · 8 quotes
Otis
Ned Beatty · 7 quotes
Miss Teschmacher
Valerie Perrine · 5 quotes
Perry White
Jackie Cooper · 4 quotes
Jimmy Olsen
Marc McClure · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Lex Luthor & Otis (7), Lois Lane & Clark Kent (5), Superman & Lois Lane (4)
Superman (1978) quotes
Page 4 of 4Live as one of them, Kal-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be a great people, Kal-El; they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you...my only son.
Lois, Clark Kent may seem like just a mild-mannered reporter, but listen, not only does he know how to treat his editor-in-chief with the proper respect, not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, but he is, in my forty years in this business, the fastest typist I've ever seen.
Some can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's an adventure story. Others can open the wrappers of chewing gum and unlock the secrets of the universe.
There's a strong streak of good in you, Superman. But then nobody's perfect...almost nobody.
This is Lex Luthor. Only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superman, and that's you. In approximately five minutes, a poison gas pellet containing propane lithium compound will be released through thousands of air ducts in the city, effectively annihilating half the population of Metropolis.
You were great in your day, Superman. But it just stands to reason, when it came time to cash in your chips, this old "diseased maniac" would be your banker. Mind over muscle?