Helena Kyle quotes from Birds of Prey

Helena

[To Dinah, holding up Catwoman's mask] This was my mother's.

Dinah

Do you miss her?

Helena

I never knew this part of her. She gave up being Catwoman when I was born. You know, that was the thing about running with a gang the thrill, the rush... It was like I was finally getting to spend time with her; The side of my mother I never knew.

Dinah

To give that up, she must've loved you so much.

Helena

Canary loved you, Dinah, you know that. She loved you so much, she gave her life for you.

Dinah

And yet, I can't even cry for her.

Jesse Reese

That was quick.

Helena Kyle

You trigger the Batring, I show up. That's the deal. What can I do for you, Detective?

Jesse Reese

Heh, I guess I just didn't realize it was gonna be so fast.

Helena Kyle

I'm known for my response time.

Helena Kyle

Canary loved you, Dinah, you know that. She loved you so much, she gave her life for you.

Dinah Lance

And yet, I can't even cry for her. You know why? Because I didn't really know her. The woman who died, we were complete and total strangers. I fell like... we were just getting the chance to get to know each other. To... to really know each other. And it was just snatched away.

Helena Kyle

And the thing you miss...

Dinah Lance

...is the woman I'll never know.

Helena Kyle

It's okay, kid, I understand. I understand.

Jesse Reese

You two were, uh...? I mean, worked together a long time?

Helena Kyle

No, just the once. Seemed like we had everything in common. Should've been my first clue. If something seems too easy, it probably is.

Jesse Reese

So, what, you're saying complicated's good?

Helena Kyle

I'm saying it's not necessarily bad. So, you and the D.A. working a new case together, yet?

Jesse Reese

No, no, not for a while. But it's just as well, really, um, there were issues.

Helena Kyle

Mm. Reese, is she something to you?

Jesse Reese

Yeah, yeah. She was a really bad blind date.

Helena Kyle

Oh.

Jesse Reese

[Restraining a suspect] Can I just ask you, do you have to do that?

Helena Kyle

What?

Jesse Reese

Beat the person 'till they bleed. There's a name for that; it's called excessive force.

Jesse Reese

Why can't working with you ever be simple?

Helena Kyle

There's nothing simple about... whatever it is we're doing.

Jesse Reese

You know, it's only complicated because you make it that way. I mean, if you followed the rules like everyone else...

Helena Kyle

Then bad guys would get away. Crimes would happen that could have been prevented. And innocent people would get hurt. Is that what you want?

Helena Kyle

Why can't things ever be easy with Reese? I mean, we're both fighting crime.

Barbara Gordon

He's a cop, you're a vigilante. What do you want me to say?

Helena Kyle

Good point. How about you just find me something to hit?

Helena Kyle

Our jobs are supposed to be so easy. Find the bad guys, kick the crap out of them, feel good and go home.

Barbara Gordon

Just because something looks simple doesn't mean it is. And nothing worth having in this life is easy.

Helena Kyle

You miss it? Being Batgirl?

Barbara Gordon

You know... I don't think I do.

Helena Kyle

You were right, you know, back at the hotel. Before the famous knife incident. I would have done the same thing if I was facing my mother's killer. And could throw cutlery with my mind. But I don't know if I could have done what you did. You turned around and protected him. That's impressive. Your mom would have been proud.

Dinah Lance

So, uh, does this mean I get to keep my comm sets?

Helena Kyle

Hell, I'm getting used to the snoring.

Dinah Lance

I don't snore.

Helena Kyle

I recorded it.

Dinah Lance

Whatever. You're just jealous because my comm set looks better on me.

Helena Kyle

Ha, please.

Dinah Lance

Ha, everyone says so. Except for maybe your boyfriend.

Helena Kyle

He's not my boyfriend.

Dinah Lance

Mm-hm.

Helena Kyle

[Stepping through sewer gate] Well, doesn't look like we're in Kansas anymore, Toto.

Barbara Gordon

[Over comm] Uh, I prefer to think of myself as "The Wizard".

Helena Kyle

Yeah, of course you do.

Barbara Gordon

[From control room] And as for not being in Kansas, your GPS's signal is weakening.

Dinah Lance

What do you think, Alfred? Does Helena have a secret identity or not?

Alfred Pennyworth

Actually, not.

Dinah Lance

Hm-mm.

Alfred Pennyworth

I've always maintained that without a mask, there are no separate identities. It's a dangerous choice for a crime fighter. That being said, Miss Helena is quite capable. And if she feels she can manage where others have failed, then I'm sure she can succeed.

Helena Kyle

How do you do that? Support me and undermine me all in the same sentence.

Barbara Gordon

It's a British thing.

Jesse Reese

Helena Kyle.

Helena Kyle

Hi.

Jesse Reese

Well, tell me... Miss Helena Kyle... what have you been up to these past five years?

Helena Kyle

Well, I am a bartender by day... and a meta-vigilante patrolling the rooftops of New Gotham by night.

Jesse Reese

You're a bartender, huh?

Helena Kyle

Yeah. A really good bartender.

Jesse Reese

Hmm. Yeah. I bet you are.

Helena Kyle

I feel good, great actually. Better than I have in a long time.

Dr. Harleen Quinzel

To what do we attribute this sudden cheerful outlook?

Helena Kyle

I don't know. Things have just been... working out. That guy I was telling you about, the police officer? I decided to talk to him. Trust him. Tell him things about who I really am.

Dr. Harleen Quinzel

Like, what kinds of things?

Helena Kyle

It's hard to explain.

Jesse Reese

Well, you almost killed that man.

Helena Kyle

Not really. Even though I wanted to more than anything.

Jesse Reese

Yeah, well, you didn't. So, what do you say we try that dinner.

Helena Kyle

Yeah. Or we could... go straight to dessert.

Jesse Reese

Yeah. We could do that.