“Blink” quotes from Doctor Who

Why did you come here anyway?

I love old things. They make me feel sad.

What's good about sad?

It's happy for deep people.

Fascinating race, the Weeping Angels. The only psychopaths in the universe to kill you nicely. No mess, no fuss, they just zap you into the past and let you live to death, the rest of your life used up and blown away in the blink of an eye. You die in the past and in the present they consume the energy of all the days you might have had. All your stolen moments. They're creatures of the abstract, they live off potential energy.

He's the Doctor.

Yep, that's me.

Okay, that's scary.

No, it sounds like he's replying, but he always says that.

Yes, I do.

And that.

Yep, and this.

He can hear us! Oh, my God, you can really hear us!

Of course he can't hear us. Look, I've got a transcript, see? Everything he says. "Yep, that's me," "Yes, I do," "Yep, and this," next is...

[sheepishly] Sorry.

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly... timey-wimey... stuff.

What do you mean, Angels? You mean those statue things?

Creatures from another world.

But they're just statues.

Only when you see them.

What does that mean?

The "Lonely Assassins", they used to be called. No one quite knows where they came from, but they're as old as the universe, or very nearly, and they have survived this long because they have the most perfect defence system ever evolved: they're quantum-locked. They don't exist when they're being observed. The moment they are seen by any other living creature, they freeze into rock. No choice, it's a fact of their biology. In the sight of any living thing, they literally turn to stone. And you can't kill a stone. Of course, a stone can't kill you either, but then you turn your head away, then you blink... and oh, yes it can.

[to Larry, regarding a nearby Angel] Don't take your eyes off that.

That's why they cover their eyes. They're not weeping, they can't risk looking at each other. Their greatest asset is their greatest curse. They can never be seen. The loneliest creatures in the universe.

And... that's it, I'm afraid. That's the last I got on the transcript. I don't know what's stopped you talking, but I can guess. The Angels are coming for you. But listen, your life could depend on this. Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck.

This is security protocol 712. This time capsule has detected the presence of an authorized control disc, valid one journey. Please insert the disc and prepare for departure.

Look at them! Quick! Look at them!

I don't think we need to; he tricked them! The Doctor tricked them! They're looking at each other; they're never gonna move again.