Bruce Wayne quotes from Batman Beyond

Barbara Gordon

Yes?

Bruce Wayne

It's me.

Barbara Gordon

You're not authorized to use this frequency. Get off it. Now!

Bruce Wayne

Barbara, you have to listen to me.

Barbara Gordon

Wrong. Those days are long gone, Bruce.

Bruce Wayne

By the way, have you heard about your so-called victim?

Terry McGinnis

Mad Stan? Did they finally find him?

Bruce Wayne

[smiles] Oh, yes.

Mad Stan

[laughing manically] Finally, an end to the bureaucratic nightmare!

Mad Stan

No more graft! No more payoffs! NO MORE JURY DUTY!

Wonder what he's so happy about.

...easiest thing in the world, being a teenager: you get up, you go to school, you come home, and you do your homework. How do you mess that up? Yet all of you did, in one way or another ― and now I have to clean up that mess!

He's been going on like this for hours, telling them how worthless they are, and how only he can help them. Won't even let 'em go to the bathroom!

Bruce Wayne

Sleep deprivation, endless harangues; it's classic brainwashing. Some cults do it. It's also occasionally used on prisoners of war.

And Wheeler's doing it to kids.

Terry McGinnis

What do we need more evidence for? You taped the feed from my fingertip mikes, didn't you? All you gotta do is take it to the authorities.

Bruce Wayne

And what do I say when they ask me where I got it? A little bat left it on my front porch?

Terry McGinnis

[realizes] Oh. You still got that plastic mini vid-cam? The one you can take through a metal detector?

Bruce Wayne

I've got it, but you're not thinking of...

Terry McGinnis

Some jobs are just too tough for Batman. That's when Terry McGinnis swings into action!

Bruce Wayne

I got worried when you didn't come back.

Terry McGinnis

Bet you brought one of your old Batsuits with you.

Bruce Wayne

You'll never know.

Bruce Wayne

I hope you don't think this place was typical.

Terry McGinnis

No. But I sure wish we didn't need them.

Bruce Wayne

I know.

Bruce Wayne

I know.

Bruce Wayne

City Hall? Better be careful.

Terry McGinnis

Always am.

Bruce Wayne

Yes, but you've never had to face politicians before.

Bruce Wayne

Why'd you call me here?

Ian Peek

I can't control it anymore. And it's happening without the belt! [shows the intangible hole in his stomach]

Bruce Wayne

So what do you want from me?

Ian Peek

My body's losing its substance. You gotta help me. You have the resources, that company, all those scientists.

Bruce Wayne

There are other companies.

Ian Peek

Yes, but Taka worked for yours.

Bruce Wayne

What does he have to do with this?

Ian Peek

I was the last one to interview him.

Bruce Wayne

Taka would never have talked to someone like you.

Ian Peek

[smirking] You'd be surprised how obsequious someone like me can be when I need to. I have Taka's files and research right in there. [nods towards his computer] I even have the belt he made.

Bruce Wayne

[grabs him, outraged] You stole it! You're the one who started the fire!

Ian Peek

I had to have it. To him it was just some experiment, but to me it was power. A chance to kick my career into high gear!

Ian Peek

You can't leave. You gotta help me! [grabs Bruce's shoulder]

Bruce Wayne

Give me one good reason.

Ian Peek

I know your secret! I know who you used to be! [his head becomes intangible]

Bruce Wayne

[smiling darkly] You're losing your head.

Peek! You gotta stay solid! Concentrate! Concentrate!

What's gonna happen to him?

Bruce Wayne

My guess? He'll keep right on falling till he reaches the center of the Earth. It's about as "inside" as you can get.

Terry McGinnis

What does she want with rubies?

Bruce Wayne

I don't know, but I'll bet she's not making slippers.

Terry McGinnis

Slippers, from rubies?!

Bruce Wayne

Before your time.

Bruce Wayne

What I need from you is...

Terry McGinnis

It'll have to wait till tonight. I got to get to class. It's family studies, and I'm failing.

Bruce Wayne

How does someone fail family studies?

Bruce Wayne

What's going on there? Is that a baby?

Terry McGinnis

Um.

Bruce Wayne

You brought a baby with you?

Terry McGinnis

It's not what you think, really.

Bruce Wayne

Terry, is there something you need to tell me?

Bruce Wayne

Do you have to keep lugging that thing around with you?

Terry McGinnis

I need the grade.

Bruce Wayne

Even real parents with real children find ways to get away for a night.

Terry McGinnis

I tried leaving it with my mom but she said she was too young to be a grandma.

Bruce Wayne

What about your brother?

Terry McGinnis

I tried that too, and I caught him shooting rubber bands at it. Hey, you know maybe you could...

Terry McGinnis

Never mind.

Terry McGinnis

The poor kid's going to cry until he shuts down.

Bruce Wayne

Its cries are computer-generated right?

Terry McGinnis

Yeah, so?

Bruce Wayne

That would mean the cries would have certain quantifiable digital properties.

Terry McGinnis

Then I can set the Batmobile to scan for it, can't I?

Bruce Wayne

Uh huh. Unless they've already made an omelette out of him.

Terry McGinnis

Oh, hey!

Terry McGinnis

That's the best you can do?

Bruce Wayne

I'm only human.

Terry McGinnis

I keep forgetting.