Batman Begins 2005

Carmine Falcone: Ignorance is bliss, my friend. Dont burden yourself with the secrets of scary people.

— Batman Begins 2005 people

Rachel Dawes: Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.[pause]Bruce Wayne: ...Its not who I am underneath... but what I *do*... that defines me.Rachel Dawes: ...Bruce?[Batman turns and leaps off the roof]

— Batman Begins 2005 man

[as Wayne Manor is burning down]Bruce Wayne: What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family... my father built...Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir.Bruce Wayne: I wanted to save Gotham. I failed.Alfred Pennyworth: Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.Bruce Wayne: You still havent given up on me?Alfred Pennyworth: Never.

— Batman Begins 2005 family

Alfred Pennyworth: Took quite a fall, didnt we, Master Bruce?Thomas Wayne: And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.

— Batman Begins 2005 learn

Henri Ducard: But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved one is just... poison in your veins. And one day, you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you would be spared your pain.

— Batman Begins 2005 love

Bruce Wayne: Youre vigilantes.Henri Ducard: No, no, no. A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they cant stop you, then you become something else entirely.Bruce Wayne: Which is?Henri Ducard: Legend, Mr. Wayne.

— Batman Begins 2005 self

Rachel Dawes: Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But its not who you are underneath, its what you do that defines you.

— Batman Begins 2005 you

Henri Ducard: But a criminal is not complicated. What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power. You fear your anger, the drive to do great or terrible things.

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

[trying to lug a burning roof beam off of a helpless Bruce]Alfred Pennyworth: What is the point of all those push-ups if you cant even lift a bloody log?

— Batman Begins 2005 you

Ras al Ghul: When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural.

— Batman Begins 2005 wild

Henri Ducard: Are you ready to begin?Bruce Wayne: I-I can barely stand...Henri Ducard: [kicks him] Death does not wait for you to be ready! Death is not considerate, or fair! And make no mistake: here, you face Death.

— Batman Begins 2005 death

Alfred Pennyworth: Why bats, Master Wayne?Bruce Wayne: Bats frighten me. Its time my enemies shared my dread.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

[last lines]Jim Gordon: I never said thank you.Batman: And youll never have to.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

[from trailer]Henri Ducard: You traveled the world... Now you must journey inwards... to what you really fear... its inside you... there is no turning back. Your parents death was not your fault. Your training is nothing. The will is everything. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely. Are you ready to begin?

— Batman Begins 2005 death

Bruce Wayne: [answers the phone] Bruce Wayne.Earle: What makes you think *you* can decide whos running Wayne Enterprises?Bruce Wayne: Well, the fact that Im the owner.Earle: What are you talking about? The company went public a week ago.Bruce Wayne: And I bought most of the shares. Through various charitable foundations, trusts, and so forth - look, its all a bit technical, but the important thing is that *my* companys future is secure.[speaks up]Bruce Wayne: Right, Mister Fox?Lucius Fox: Right you are, Mister Wayne.[Fox hangs up the phone, turns to Earle and takes off his glasses]Lucius Fox: [with relish] Didnt you get the memo?[Earle is speechless]

— Batman Begins 2005 future

Henri Ducard: Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share.Bruce Wayne: Thats why its so important. It separates us from them.

— Batman Begins 2005 passion

Enormous Prisoner: You are in hell, little man![punches Bruce Wayne]Enormous Prisoner: And I am the devil![punches him again]Bruce Wayne: Youre not the devil. Youre practice.

— Batman Begins 2005 evil

Ras al Ghul: Have you finally learned to do what is necessary?Bruce Wayne: I wont kill you.[he throws two bombs, breaking a window and opening the back of the train car]Bruce Wayne: ... But I dont have to save you.[he spreads his cape and rises out the back of the car; the train plunges off the rails and explodes]

— Batman Begins 2005 you

Jumpy Thug: [screaming] WHERE ARE YOU?Batman: [appears upside-down behind him, whispering] Here.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Henri Ducard: Your parents death was not your fault.[Bruce attacks Ducard with his sword]Henri Ducard: It was your fathers.[Bruce furiously attacks Ducard, but is easily defeated]Henri Ducard: Anger does not change the fact that your father failed to act.Bruce Wayne: The man had a gun!Henri Ducard: Would that stop you?Bruce Wayne: Ive had training!Henri Ducard: The training is nothing! The will is everything![Ducard bests Bruce once again]Henri Ducard: The will to act.

— Batman Begins 2005 death

Henri Ducard: You must become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent.

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

Valet: Nice car.Bruce Wayne: You should see my other one.

— Batman Begins 2005 you

Bruce Wayne: Everyone. Everybody.[cinks his glass]Bruce Wayne: I, uh... I wanna thank you all for coming here tonight and drinking all of my booze.[the guests laugh]Bruce Wayne: No, really. Uh... Theres a thing about being a Wayne that... youre never short of a few freeloaders, like yourselves, to fill up your mansion with, so, heres to you people. Thank you.Fredericks: Thats enough, Bruce.Bruce Wayne: Mm... Im not finished. To all of you, uh, all you phonies, all of you two-faced friends, you sycophantic suck-ups who smile through your teeth at me, please leave me in peace. Please go. Stop smiling. Its not a joke. Please leave. The partys over. Get out.Fredericks: The apple has fallen very far from the tree, Mr. Wayne.

— Batman Begins 2005 art

[from teaser]Bruce Wayne: They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. Ive looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me.

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

Ras al Ghul: Tomorrow the world will watch in horror as its greatest city destroys itself. The movement back to harmony will be unstoppable this time.Bruce Wayne: You attacked Gotham before?Ras al Ghul: Of course. Over the ages, our weapons have grown more sophisticated. With Gotham, we tried a new one: Economics. But we underestimated certain of Gothams citizens... such as your parents. Gunned down by one of the very people they were trying to help. Create enough hunger and everyone becomes a criminal. Their deaths galvanized the city into saving itself... and Gotham has limped on ever since. We are back to finish the job. And this time no misguided idealists will get in the way. Like your father, you lack the courage to do all that is necessary. If someone stands in the way of true justice... you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart.

— Batman Begins 2005 death

Bruce Wayne: Well, a guy who dresses up like a bat clearly has issues.

— Batman Begins 2005

Lucius Fox: [Bruce points to the Tumbler] The Tumbler? Oh you wouldnt be interested in that.[Cuts to Bruce test driving the Tumbler on an indoor course, with Fox in the passengers seat describing the vehicle]Lucius Fox: She was built as a bridging vehicle. During combat, two of these would jump over a river, towing cables. Over here on the throttle, flip that open and throttle up. This will boost you into a rampless jump.[Bruce goes to flip the throttle]Lucius Fox: Not now! Not... not now, Sir![Bruce flips it back]The Tumbler: Afterburner disengaged.Lucius Fox: We never could get the damn bridge to work, but this baby works just fine.[Bruce brings the Tumbler to a stop. He is very impressed]Lucius Fox: So what do you think?Bruce Wayne: Does it come in black?

— Batman Begins 2005 work

[concerning the memory cloth]Bruce Wayne: Too expensive for the Army?Lucius Fox: I dont think they tried to market it to the billionaire, spelunking, BASE-jumping crowd.Bruce Wayne: Look, Mr. Fox.Lucius Fox: Yes, sir?Bruce Wayne: If youre uncomfortable...Lucius Fox: Mister Wayne, if you dont want to tell me exactly what youre doing, when Im asked, I dont have to lie. But dont think of me as an idiot.Bruce Wayne: Fair enough.

— Batman Begins 2005 memory

Earle: Jessica, where are you?[walks into outer room]Bruce Wayne: [to Jessica] Eye on the ball, and...Earle: Why is no one answering the phone?[sees Bruce from behind, teaching Jessica to play golf]Bruce Wayne: [turning around] Its Wayne Enterprises, Mr. Earle, Im sure theyll call back.Earle: Bruce? Youre supposed to be dead.Bruce Wayne: Sorry to disappoint.

— Batman Begins 2005 teaching

Batman: [meeting Gordon carrying an unconscious Rachel out of Arkham] How is she?Jim Gordon: [handing Rachel over] Shes fading. We gotta go. Ill get my car.Batman: I brought mine.Jim Gordon: Yours?[Batmobile blasts out and races by]Jim Gordon: Ive gotta get me one of those.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Uniformed Policeman #1: [describing the Batmobile] He is in a vehicle!Dispatcher: Make and color?Uniformed Policeman #1: Its a... black...?[looks at his partner, who shrugs]Uniformed Policeman #1: ...tank!

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Bruce Wayne: [about the prototype Batsuit] Tear resistant?Lucius Fox: This sucker will stop a knife.Bruce Wayne: Bulletproof?Lucius Fox: Anything but a straight shot.Bruce Wayne: Why didnt they put it into production?Lucius Fox: Bean counters didnt think a soldiers life was worth 300 grand. So, whats your interest in it, Mr. Wayne?Bruce Wayne: I wanna borrow it. For, uh, spelunking.Lucius Fox: Spelunking?Bruce Wayne: Yeah, you know, cave diving.Lucius Fox: You expecting to run into much gunfire in these caves?Bruce Wayne: Look, Id rather Mr. Earle didnt know about me borrowing...Lucius Fox: Mr. Wayne, the way I see it, all this stuff is yours anyway.

— Batman Begins 2005 life

Bruce Wayne: Have you told anyone Im coming back?Alfred Pennyworth: Well, I just couldnt figure the legal ramifications of bringing you back from the dead.Bruce Wayne: Dead?Alfred Pennyworth: Youve been gone seven years.Bruce Wayne: You had me declared dead?Alfred Pennyworth: Well, actually it was Mr. Earle, hes taking the company public. He wanted to liquidate your majority shareholding. Those shares are worth quite a bit of money.Bruce Wayne: Well, its a good thing I left everything to you, then.Alfred Pennyworth: Quite so, sir. And you can borrow the Rolls if you like. Just bring it back with a full tank.

— Batman Begins 2005 money

Bruce Wayne: Im sorry I didnt tell you, Rachel...Rachel Dawes: No. No, Bruce, Im sorry. The day Chill died I... I said terrible things.Bruce Wayne: But true things. I *was* a coward with a gun. Justice is about more than revenge, so thank you.Rachel Dawes: I never stopped thinking about you. About us. And when I heard you were back, I... I started to hope.[She kisses Bruce]Rachel Dawes: Then I found out about your mask.Bruce Wayne: Batmans just a symbol, Rachel.Rachel Dawes: [Rachel touches Bruces face] No, no, *this*... is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe hes still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, Ill see him again.

— Batman Begins 2005 love

Henri Ducard: When you lived among the criminals, did you start to pity them?Bruce Wayne: The first time I stole so that I wouldnt starve, yes. I lost many assumptions about the simple nature of right and wrong. And when I traveled, I learned the fear before a crime and the thrill of success. But I never became one of them.

— Batman Begins 2005 success

Falafel Stand Vendor: Flass, I have kids to feed.Flass: What, they dont like falafel?

— Batman Begins 2005 kids

Ras al Ghul: You are just an ordinary man in a cape! Thats why you couldnt fight injustice and thats why you cant stop this train!Batman: Who said anything about stopping it?[Ras al Ghul looks up, confused, and sees his own sword jammed into the brake panel]Jim Gordon: [blows up the train supports] Yes!Batman: [reverses his grip and pins Ras al Ghul to the floor] You never learned to mind your surroundings!

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

Alfred Pennyworth: [referring to ordering the separate cowl pieces from Asia] Theyll have to be, uh, large orders, uh, to avoid suspicion.Bruce Wayne: How large?Alfred Pennyworth: Say, uh, 10,000.Bruce Wayne: Well, at least well have spares.

— Batman Begins 2005

The Scarecrow: Boo![sprays a dose of fear toxin at Batman]The Scarecrow: Aw, having trouble?[Batman starts hallucinating and tumbles backward into an easy chair]The Scarecrow: Take a seat. Have a drink.[splashes Batman with alcohol]The Scarecrow: You look like a man who takes himself too seriously.[produces a lighter and lights it]The Scarecrow: Do you want my opinion? You need to lighten up.[tosses the lighter at Batman, setting him on fire]

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

Bhutanese Prison Guard #1: [as Bruce Wayne is being pulled away from a prison rumble by the guards] Solitary!Bruce Wayne: Why?Bhutanese Prison Guard #1: For protection!Bruce Wayne: I dont need protection!Bhutanese Prison Guard #1: Protection for them![shows the groaning prisoners Bruce has beaten up]

— Batman Begins 2005 need

Carmine Falcone: [frantically loading his shotgun] What the hell are you?[Batman breaks open the limos sunroof and pulls Falcone out]Batman: Im Batman![Batman knocks Falcone out with a headbutt, then notices a bum watching him. The bum is wearing the coat Bruce gave him years ago]Batman: Nice coat.[Batman flies off with Falcone]Homeless Man: Thanks.

— Batman Begins 2005 lies

Batman: [has laid a snare-trap which yanks Flass by his leg 70 feet into the air] Where were the other drugs going?Flass: I never knew. I dont know. I swear to God...Batman: Swear to *me*![He rapidly lowers a screaming Flass and then yanks him back up]Flass: I dont... I dont know. I never knew. Never. They went to some guy for a couple of days before they went to the dealers.Batman: Why?Flass: There was something... Something else in the drugs... something hidden.Batman: What?Flass: I never went to the drop-off point. It was in the Narrows. Cops only go there when theyre in force.Batman: Do I look like a cop?Flass: No...![rapidly lowers Flass once more before dropping him to the ground]

— Batman Begins 2005 god

Rachel Dawes: [looking at the ruins of the burned down Wayne Manor] What will you do?Bruce Wayne: Rebuild it. Just the way it was, brick for brick.Alfred Pennyworth: *Just* the way it was, sir?Bruce Wayne: Yeah. Why?Alfred Pennyworth: I thought this might be a good opportunity for improving the foundations.Bruce Wayne: In the south-east corner?Alfred Pennyworth: Precisely, sir.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Henri Ducard: Always mind your surroundings.

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

[Rachel grabs a gun to protect herself and a little boy from escaped asylum inmates]Little Boy: Batman will save us. Hell come. Hell come.Rachel Dawes: [raises gun and shields the boys face] Dont peek.[Batman drops from above, grabs them and lifts them to safety]Little Boy: I told you hed come.

— Batman Begins 2005 self

[Alfred smashes a prototype cowl with a baseball bat]Alfred Pennyworth: Its a problem with the graphite, sir. The next 10,000 will be up to specifications.Bruce Wayne: At least they gave us a discount.Alfred Pennyworth: Quite. In the, uh, meantime, Sir, may I suggest you try to avoid landing on your head?

— Batman Begins 2005 time

Batman: Falcone sent them to kill you.Rachel Dawes: Why?Batman: You rattled his cage.[throws photos of Judge Faden with prostitutes]Rachel Dawes: Whats this?Batman: Leverage.Rachel Dawes: For what?Batman: To get things moving.Rachel Dawes: Who are you?Batman: Someone like you. Someone wholl rattle the cages.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

[Batman flies up to find Ras al Ghul and his warriors]Ras al Ghul: Well, well. You took my advice about theatricality a bit... literally.

— Batman Begins 2005 war

[Bruce is refusing to demonstrate his commitment to justice by executing a criminal]Ras Al Ghul: You cannot lead these men unless you are prepared to do what is necessary to defeat evil.Bruce Wayne: And where would I be leading these men?Ras Al Ghul: Gotham. As Gothams favored son you will be ideally placed to strike at the heart of criminality.Bruce Wayne: How?Ras Al Ghul: Gothams time has come. Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one weve performed for centuries. Gotham... must be destroyed.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

Ras al Ghul: Justice is balance. You burned my house and left me for dead. Consider us even.

— Batman Begins 2005 justice

Henri Ducard: [to Bruce] Criminals thrive on the indulgence of societys understanding.

— Batman Begins 2005 society

Bruce Wayne: Dont turn around. Youre a good cop, one of the few.Jim Gordon: What do you want?Bruce Wayne: Carmine Falcone brings in shipments of drugs every week, no one brings him down, why?Jim Gordon: Hes paid up with the right people.Bruce Wayne: What will it take to bring him down?Jim Gordon: Leverage on Judge Faden, and a DA brave enough to prosecute.Bruce Wayne: Rachel Dawes.Jim Gordon: Who are you?Bruce Wayne: Watch for my sign.Jim Gordon: Youre just one man?Bruce Wayne: Now were two.Jim Gordon: We?

— Batman Begins 2005 people

[after taking a ride in The Tumbler]Lucius Fox: So, what do you think?Bruce Wayne: [smiling] Does it come in black?

— Batman Begins 2005 you

Bruce Wayne: Yield.Henri Ducard: You havent beaten me. Youve sacrificed sure footing for a killing stroke.[he taps the ice with his sword, plunging Bruce into the water]

— Batman Begins 2005 sacrifice

Rachel Dawes: [to her attacker] Hold it![the thug sees Batman behind her and turns tail]Rachel Dawes: Thats right. You better run.[she turns, sees Batman]Rachel Dawes: Agh!

— Batman Begins 2005 man

[Earle enters the conference room and, in disbelief, sees Fox, resplendent in a suit and bow tie, distributing materials to board members seated around the table]Earle: Fox? I seem to remember firing you.Lucius Fox: You did. I got another job: Yours.Earle: On whose authority?

— Batman Begins 2005 belief

[Bruce awakens from a nightmare]Thomas Wayne: The bats again?[Bruce nods]Thomas Wayne: You know why they attacked you, dont you? They were afraid of you.Bruce Wayne - age 8: Afraid of me?Thomas Wayne: All creatures feel fear.Bruce Wayne - age 8: Even the scary ones?Thomas Wayne: Especially the scary ones.

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

Jim Gordon: [hearing bat sounds] What is that?Batman: Back-up.Flass: What the...?[bats swarm around Arkham]

— Batman Begins 2005 war

Rachel Dawes - age 8: Finders keepers and *I* found it.Bruce Wayne - age 8: In *my* garden.

— Batman Begins 2005 age

Bruce Wayne: Give it a try![Alfred turns on the lights of the cave]Alfred Pennyworth: Charming.[looks up and sees thousands of bats]Alfred Pennyworth: At least youll have company.

— Batman Begins 2005 light

Uniformed Policeman #1: At least tell me what it looks like.[the Batmobile whizzes past]Uniformed Policeman #1: Never mind.

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

Bruce Wayne: We need to send these people away now.Alfred Pennyworth: Those are Bruce Waynes guests out there, sir. You have a name to maintain.Bruce Wayne: I dont care about my name.Alfred Pennyworth: Its not just your name, sir! Its your fathers name! And its all thats left of him. Dont destroy it.

— Batman Begins 2005 people

Henri Ducard: You have learned to bury your guilt with anger. I will teach you to confront it, and to face the truth. You know how to fight six men. We can teach you how to engage six hundred. You know how to disappear. We can teach you to become truly invisible.Bruce Wayne: Invisible?Henri Ducard: [Ducard shouts in a different language and 2 people dressed in black flip down from the ceiling] A Ninja understands that invisibility is a matter of patience... and agility.

— Batman Begins 2005 truth

Batman: Taste of your own medicine, doctor?[gasses Crane with fear toxin]Batman: What was your plan? Crane! Who are you working for?Dr. Jonathan Crane: [terrified] ... Ras. Ras Al Ghul!Batman: Ras Al Ghul is dead. Who are you working for? Crane!Dr. Jonathan Crane: Dr. Crane isnt here right now, but if youd like to make an appointment...

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

The Scarecrow: [riding through a riot on a hooded horse] Theres nothing to fear but fear itself!

— Batman Begins 2005 fear

Ras al Ghul: [fighting Batman on the monorail, dismissively] Familiar. Dont you have anything new?[swings sword at Batman, who catches the blade within the spurs of his gauntlets]Batman: How about *this*?[uncrosses his arms and pulls them outward, shattering the sword]

— Batman Begins 2005 war

Alfred Pennyworth: When you told me your grand plan for saving Gotham, the only thing that stopped me from calling the men in white coats was when you said that it wasnt about thrill-seeking.Bruce Wayne: Its not.Alfred Pennyworth: What would you call *that*?[points to a TV news report showing a helicopter shot of the Batmobile being chased down the freeway by police cars]Bruce Wayne: [as he fixes his tie] Damn good television.Alfred Pennyworth: Its a miracle no one was killed.Bruce Wayne: Didnt have time to observe the rules of the road, Alfred.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

[Bruce Wayne begins to burn down Ras Al Ghuls temple]Henri Ducard: What are you doing?Bruce Wayne: What is necessary, my friend.

— Batman Begins 2005 you

[meeting someone introduced as Ras al Ghul]Bruce Wayne: Youre not Ras al Ghul. I watched him die.Henri Ducard: [from behind Bruce Wayne] But is Ras al Ghul immortal?[Bruce turns around to face Ducard]Henri Ducard: Are his methods supernatural?Bruce Wayne: [to Ducard] Or cheap parlor tricks to conceal your true identity, Ras?Henri Ducard: Surely, a man who spends his nights scrambling over the rooftops of Gotham wouldnt begrudge me dual identities?Bruce Wayne: I saved your life.Henri Ducard: I warned you about compassion, Bruce.

— Batman Begins 2005 life

Lucius Fox: [Bruce Wayne is recovering after being poisoned by Scarecrow] I analyzed your blood, isolating the receptor compounds and the protein-based catalyst.Bruce Wayne: Am I meant to understand any of that?Lucius Fox: Not at all, I just wanted you to know how hard it was. Bottom line, I synthesized an antidote.Bruce Wayne: Could you make more?Lucius Fox: You planning on gassing yourself again, Mr Wayne?Bruce Wayne: Well, you know how it is, Mr Fox. Youre out at night, looking for kicks, someones passing around the weaponized hallucinogens...Lucius Fox: Ill bring what I have. The antidote should inoculate you for now.

— Batman Begins 2005 self

Bruce Wayne: Gotham isnt beyond saving.

— Batman Begins 2005

Flass: What are you waiting for?Uniformed Policeman #1: Back-up.[Flass looks around - there are at least two dozen uniformed officers around]Flass: Back-up?Uniformed Policeman #1: The Batmans in there. SWATs on the way, but if you want to go in now, Ill be right behind you, sir.[pause]Flass: [to Gordon, shrugging] SWATs on the way.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Alfred Pennyworth: [walking through the Batcave] In the Civil War, your great-great grandfather was involved in the Underground Railroad, secretly transporting freed slaves to the North. And I suspect these caverns came in handy.

— Batman Begins 2005 war

Rachel Dawes: What chance does Gotham have when the good people do nothing?

— Batman Begins 2005 people

Bruce Wayne: Theyre planning on dosing the entire city with toxin.Lucius Fox: [shaking his head] Water supply wont help you disperse an inhalant...[pauses, realizing]Bruce Wayne: What?Lucius Fox: ...Unless you had a microwave emitter capable of vaporizing all the water in the mains. A microwave emitter like the one Wayne Enterprises just misplaced.Bruce Wayne: Misplaced?Lucius Fox: Earle just fired me for asking too many questions about it.Bruce Wayne: I need you to go back to Wayne Enterprises right now and start making more of that antidote. I think the police are going to need all they can get their hands on, okay?Lucius Fox: My security clearance has been revoked.Bruce Wayne: Oh, that wouldnt stop a man like you now, would it, Mr. Fox?Lucius Fox: [smiling] I suppose not.

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Jim Gordon: [sideswipes several cars with the Tumbler; grimaces] Sorry!

— Batman Begins 2005 wit

Bruce Wayne: You were on the board?Lucius Fox: When your father ran things, yeah.Bruce Wayne: You knew my father?Lucius Fox: Oh, yeah. Helped him build his train. Ah, here we are. Kevlar utility harness. Gas-powered magnetic grapple gun. The three hundred and fifty pound test monofilament. Wonderful project, your dads train. Routed it right into Wayne Tower along with the water and power utilities. Kind of made Wayne Tower the unofficial centre of Gotham City. Of course, Earle let it go to rot. Here we are. Nomex survival suit for advanced infantry. Kevlar biweave, reinforced joints.

— Batman Begins 2005 power

[one of Ras henchmen watches Wayne Manor burn, to make sure no one comes out; Alfred sneaks up and knocks him out with a golf club]Alfred Pennyworth: I hope youre not a member of the fire brigade.

— Batman Begins 2005 hope

Ras al Ghul: If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart.

— Batman Begins 2005 art

[Bruce has been arrested]Chinese Police Officer: [in Mandarin] He refuses to give his name.Chinese Police Officer: Fool, what the hell do I care what your name is? Youre a criminal.Bruce Wayne: [in Mandarin] Im not a criminal!Chinese Police Officer: Tell that to the guy who owned these.[Kicks a box with Wayne Enterprises stamped on it]

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Earle: [to Lucius Fox] Im merging your department with Archives, and I am firing you. Didnt you get the memo?

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Batman: [perched on the railing of a stairway behind Gordons home] Storms coming.Jim Gordon: [closing the door to his kitchen where his wife and son are] The scum is getting jumpy because you stood up to Falcone.Batman: Its a start. Your partner was at the docks with Falcone.Jim Gordon: Well, he moonlights as a low-level enforcer.Batman: They were splitting the shipment in two. Only half went to the dealers.Jim Gordon: Why? What about the other half?Batman: Flass knows.Jim Gordon: He wont talk.Batman: Hell talk to me.Jim Gordon: Commissioner Loeb set up a massive task force to catch you. He thinks youre dangerous.Batman: What do you think?Jim Gordon: I think youre trying to help...[Gordon looks away momentarily; upon turning back, he finds that Batman has disappeared]Jim Gordon: But Ive been wrong before.

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Maitre D: Sir, the pool is for decoration, and your friends do not have swimwear.Bruce Wayne: Well, theyre European.Maitre D: Im going to have to ask you to leave.[Bruce starts to write a check]Maitre D: It is not a question of money.Bruce Wayne: [gives him the check] Well, you see, Im buying this hotel, and uh, setting some new rules about the pool area.

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Alfred Pennyworth: Master Wayne, youve been gone a long time.Bruce Wayne: Yes I have.Alfred Pennyworth: You look very fashionable. Apart from the mud.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

[Driving the Batmobile, Gordon squeals to a stop before Wayne Tower]Pedestrian: Nice ride!

— Batman Begins 2005

Dr. Jonathan Crane: [the lights have shut off] Hes here.Arkham Thug #1: Who?Dr. Jonathan Crane: The Batman.Arkham Thug #1: What do we do?Dr. Jonathan Crane: What anyone does when a prowler comes around... call the police.Arkham Thug #1: You want the cops here?Dr. Jonathan Crane: At this point, they cant stop us. But the Batman has a talent for disruption. Force him outside, the police will take him down. Go.Arkham Thug #1: [indicating Rachel] What about her?Dr. Jonathan Crane: Ah, she hasnt got long. I gave her a concentrated dose. The mind can only take so much. Now, go!Crane Thug #2: [hesitant] The things they say about him... can he really fly?Crane Thug #1: I heard he can disappear.Dr. Jonathan Crane: Well, well find out, wont we?

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

Batman: Taste of your own medicine, Doctor?

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Dr. Jonathan Crane: Well, the work offered by organized crime must have an attraction to the insane.

— Batman Begins 2005 work

[after getting thrown out of Falcones restaurant, Bruce takes out his wallet, removes the cash, and throws the wallet into a drum fire. He then offers the cash to a homeless man]Homeless Man: For what?Bruce Wayne: Your jacket.Homeless Man: Okay.[as he takes it off, Bruce prepares to throw his own into the fire]Homeless Man: Hey, hey, hey, let me have it. Its a nice coat.[They switch coats]Bruce Wayne: Be careful who sees you with that. Theyre going to come looking for me.Homeless Man: Who?Bruce Wayne: Everyone.[He runs off]Homeless Man: Its-its a nice coat...

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Batman: [to James Gordon] Dont turn around. Youre a good cop. One of the few.

— Batman Begins 2005 man

Lt. James Gordon: The Narrows is tearing itself to pieces.Batman: This is just the beginning. If they hit the whole city with toxin, theres nothing to stop Gotham tearing itself apart through mass panic.Lt. James Gordon: How are they gonna do that?Batman: Theyll be using the train.[as Batman describes what will happen, we cut to a camera view following the monorail beam]Batman: The monorail follows the water mains to the central hub beneath Wayne Tower. If they get their machine into Wayne station, itll cause a chain reaction thatll vaporize the entire citys water supply.Lt. James Gordon: Covering Gotham in this poison!Batman: Im gonna stop them from loading that train, but I may need your help.Lt. James Gordon: What do you need?Batman: [holds up the remote to the Tumbler] Can you drive stick?

— Batman Begins 2005 art

Rachel Dawes: The day that Chill died, I... I said terrible things.Bruce Wayne: But true things. I *was* a coward with a gun. Justice is about more than revenge, so, thank you.

— Batman Begins 2005 war

Loeb: [talking to Gordon on walkie-talkie] Gordon... theres nobody left to send in.[the Tumbler jumps across the river]Lt. James Gordon: So Im on my own?

— Batman Begins 2005 body

[in the Narrows, a boy goes out onto the balcony to escape his parents arguing; he sees Batman hanging on the side of the building, spying on a nearby one]Little Boy: Its you, isnt it? Everyones been talking about you.Father: [from inside] Get in here!Mother: [from inside] Dont you yell at him like that!Little Boy: The other kids wont believe me.[Batman folds the optic instrument hes been using, and tosses it to the boy]

— Batman Begins 2005 men

Rachel Dawes: [Bruce and Rachel havent seen each other for years. Bruce is wet from swimming in a pool in the restaurant] Bruce?Bruce Wayne: Rachel?Rachel Dawes: I heard you were back. What are you doing?Bruce Wayne: Uh, just swimming. Wow, it is good to see you.Rachel Dawes: You were gone a long time.Bruce Wayne: I know, how are things?Rachel Dawes: The same. Jobs getting worse.Bruce Wayne: Cant change the world on your own.Rachel Dawes: What choice do I have when youre too busy swimming?Bruce Wayne: Rachel, all- all this, it- its not me, inside, I am, I am more.European supermodel: Come on, Bruce.European supermodel 2: We have some more hotels for you to buy.Rachel Dawes: Bruce, deep down you may still be that great kid you used to be, but its not who you are underneath, its what you *do* that defines you.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

Bruce Wayne - age 8: [riding his fathers monorail] Did you build this train, Dad?Thomas Wayne: Gothams been good to our family, but the citys been suffering. People less fortunate than us have been enduring very hard times. So we built a new, cheap, public transportation system to unite the city. And at the center... Wayne Tower.[We see the building in the skyline from the window]Bruce Wayne - age 8: Is that where you work?Thomas Wayne: No, I work at the hospital. I leave the running of our company to much better men.Bruce Wayne - age 8: Better?Thomas Wayne: Well... more interested men.

— Batman Begins 2005 time

Bruce Wayne: Who is he?[implying the man imprisoned in a wooden cage]Henri Ducard: He was a farmer. Then he tried to take his neighbors land and became a murderer. Now he is a prisoner.Bruce Wayne: Whatll happen to him?Henri Ducard: Justice. Crime can not be tolerated. Criminals thrive on the indulgence of societys understanding.

— Batman Begins 2005 society

Bruce Wayne: How are you feeling?Rachel Dawes: Where are we? Why did you bring me here?Bruce Wayne: If I hadnt, your mind would now be lost. You were poisoned.Rachel Dawes: [trying to sit up] It was... it was Dr. Crane...Bruce Wayne: [pushing her back down] Relax, Gordon has Crane.Rachel Dawes: Is Sergeant Gordon your friend?Bruce Wayne: I dont have the luxury of friends.

— Batman Begins 2005 mind

Henri Ducard: Theatricality and deception are powerful agents.

— Batman Begins 2005 power

Henri Ducard: You are stronger than your father.Bruce Wayne: You didnt know my father.Henri Ducard: But I know the rage that drives you.

— Batman Begins 2005 age

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