Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman quotes from Superman (2025)

I think I'm doing a good job.

Just that they sent me here to serve humanity and to help the world to be a better place. [Lois: They said that?] They did. They sent a message along with me. That message is why I do what I do. I cherish it more than anything.

What you're looking at is the most powerful being on planet Earth.

Hey, buddy! Eyes up here.

Yeah, and he's not even a very good one, but he's out there alone and he's probably scared. I love you, Lois. I should've told you that a long time ago.

Brain beats brawn. [to Ultraman] Sorry, chum.

Krypto! Get the toy.

That is where you've always been wrong about me, Lex! I'm as human as anyone! I love! I-I get scared! I wake up every morning and despite not knowing what to do, I put one foot in front of the other and I try to make the best choices I can! I screw up all the time! But that is being human! And that's my greatest strength! And someday I hope, for the sake of the world, you understand that it's yours too!

Darn it, I can be such a jerk sometimes...

Lois

Ready?

Let's do it, Cronkite.

Lois

Superman.

Miss Lane.

Lois

Recently, you've come under a lot of fire for what some might--

I don't know if it's a lot of fire, but--

Lois

It's a lot. Today, the Secretary of Defense said he was gonna look into your actions in Boravia.

Lois

That-- that's funny?

It's not "funny" funny, it's just, um... I mean, come on. My actions? I stopped a war.

Lois

Maybe.

Uh, not "maybe." I did.

Lois

Okay. How?

Well, Boravia invaded Jarhanpur, and I showed up and told them that wasn't right.

Lois

And?

And... smashed some tanks and things and a couple of planes and some other stuff. There were no casualties and no significant injuries.

Lois

Did you interact at all with the President of Boravia, Vasil Ghurkos?

A very small amount.

Lois

What's a very small amount?

That was between us.

Lois

This is all on the record.

Yeah, but that conversation was between the two of us.

Lois

Yeah, and I would ask that question whether or not I knew the answer to it.

Really?

Lois

Really.

After I stopped the war, I went to see Ghurkos.

Lois

Where?

In the capital of Luchebic, at the Royal Palace.

Lois

And?

And I took a private audience with Ghurkos.

Lois

How?

I flew him out to the desert, and I...

Lois

And you...

And I placed him against a cactus.

Lois

A cactus? So... torture.

No. Not torture. Its spikes were like... not even that big.

Lois

What did you say?

I told him that if he ever messes with Jarhanpur again, he'll have to personally answer to me.

Lois

What did you mean by that?

That if such events occured, we would have a more serious problem, that's all.

Lois

More serious than tearing up his back on a cactus?

Ghurkos was gonna kill people. You seem to keep forgetting that--

Lois

So, in effect, you illegally entered a country, inserting yourself in the midddle of an incredibly heated geopolitical situation siding with a nation, Jarhanpur, which historically has not been a friend to the US against a nation that's technically our ally, and then threatened to murder their head of state.

No, no, no. Hold on. Hold on a second. Jarhanpur has changed. First of all, whether or not Jarhanpur is an imperfect country does not give another nation the right to invade it.

Lois

Yes, but the Boravian government maintains they're freeing the Jarhanpurians from a tyrannical regime.

Yes, but you know that's very silly.

Lois

I do?

The Boravian goverment, of all people, is saying this? Come on!

Lois

This is on the record, Superman.

Now--No. Now, see... Now you're being dishonest, Lois.

Lois

How am I being dishonest? What are you--? Stop.

Where's the button? You're being dishonest because you know as well as I do that the Boravian government is not well-intentioned.

Lois

I think that's almost certainly the case, but do I know that? No, I don't. Can we go on now?

Yeah, fine. [tries turning the recorder on] I don't-- You do it.

Lois

You think this is going well?

Do I think this is going well? Um... I think I'm doing a good job.

Lois

Superman, did you consult with the President before entering Boravian airspace?

No.

Lois

The Secretary of Defense?

No.

Lois

Or any U.S. official before you took matters into your own hands and decided unilaterally how to handle this extremely delicate situation--?

Ghurkos and his goons were going to kill people!

Lois

Yes, but the results of you seemingly acting as a representative of the United States will cause more problems around the world! More than a war that lasted between twelve and twenty-four hours!

I wasn't representing anybody except for me and-- and-- myself and, and, and good! I don't know, doing good!

Lois

It was just replacing one tyrannical regime with another!

Is that really how you feel?

Lois

I'm not the one being interviewed, Superman, but I--I'd question it! Yeah! I would question myself in the same situation and hold off a beat, consider the consequences!

PEOPLE WERE GOING TO DIE!

We love you more than heaven, our son. We love you more than land. Our beloved home is soon to be gone forever.

But hope vitalizes our hearts, and that hope is you Kal-El. We have searched the universe for a home where you can do the most good, and live out Krypton's truth.

That place is Earth.

I don't get it, what's bad about that?

The people there are simple and profoundly confused. Weak of mind and spirit and body. Lord over the planet as the Last Son of Krypton.

Dispatch of anyone unable or unwilling to serve you, Kal-El. Take as many wives as you can so your genes and Krypton's might and legacy will live on in this new frontier.

Do us proud, our beloved son. Rule without mercy.

WHERE'S THE DOG?!

Lex

I have no clue what you're talking about.

...He's just a dog.

Lex

I don't know what dog you're talking about. [mumbling into his coffee cup] Ugly dog in a cape?

What did you say?

Lex

Hm? I didn't say anything.

Lois Lane

My point is, I question everything and everyone. You trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is, like, beautiful.

Maybe that's the real punk rock.

Luthor. Your obsession with me is getting a little creepy.

Lex

Don't worrry; tall, dark, and Martian isn't my type.

Kryptonian.

Lex

Meh, same diff.

I can't make a sun.

I know!

I can only make something kind of like a sun.

Just give me a minute, I'll get Krypto and we'll go--

Mr. Terrific

You brought that dog, man?!

Yeah, I, uh, I didn't want him killing my parents' cows.

You're driven by envy, Luthor -- you couldn't be more obvious!

Lex Luthor

No shit. I'm not dim. I'm aware envy consumes my every waking moment. 13L. [Ultraman uses his heat vision on Superman] I know when they mention Galileo or Einstein or one of these other twits in the same breath as me, I feel a tide of vomit burn the back of my throat! But at least Galileo did something. He wasn't some dopey Venusian catapulted onto this planet just to have the world fawn over him! Because his strength illuminates how weak we all really are! So, my envy is a calling! It is the sole hope for humanity, because it is what has driven me to annihilating you! 1A! 1A! 1A! 1A! 1A! [Ultraman repeatedly punches Superman in sync with Luthor's commands]

Kill him!

Good luck with that.

Maybe one day, you'll give me a name.

Four is a name.

So's "Gary".

Ah, shoot.

Sir, I think your cousin has returned.

Yup.

What...the hell, dude! Why'd you move the door?

I didn't move the door.

And where is my dog?

Okay, well, this is why he has behavioral issues.

No boundaries. [Krypto slams Supergirl repeatedly into the floor, cracking it, and Supergirl still laughs] It's not healthy, is it?

Mmmhmm.

Okay, come on. [Walks out with Krypto] Thanks for watching him, bitch!

...She likes to go partying on other planets. Planets with red suns.

Oh...

Because of our metabolism, we can't get drunk on a planet with a yellow sun.

If I had any emotional capacity whatsoever, I'd be concerned about her partying.

Yeah.