Bruce Wayne quotes from Gotham

Bruce Wayne

I want you to leave.

Alfred Pennyworth

Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen, is it, mate? You have to remember who you are.

Bruce Wayne

I know who I am. I have a destiny.

Alfred Pennyworth

Now you listen to me. That man who wanted you to detonate that bomb, whatever he promised you - freedom from pain, power - none of it, none of it was real. I want you to remember what is real.

Bruce Wayne

I know what's real! I got vengeance for my parents' murder! That's real!

Alfred Pennyworth

No. No, that's not real. What's real is that every time that you were sick when you were a kid your mum used to sit up with you all night and read until you fell asleep. That's real. Or when you were seven and you took your silly rowing boat out and you got lost in that storm, and me and your dad were out, shouting, screaming, losing our minds, and when your dad found you, how he cried. That's real. Yes, your parents died in that alley three years ago, and maybe that man took away the pain of that night, but there is no life, there is no love, without pain. He could not touch the love your mum and dad gave you, that you still have in you. [touches Bruce's heart] That you still have in here. The same love I have for you. I love you, Master Bruce. I would do anything for you. I would die for you. You must find that love again. Come back to me, Master Bruce.

I have been alive for more years than you can imagine. I have seen and done things that would shake the very core of what you believe. I am thought to be a demon. A saint. A ghost. But for all my years, all my travels, there is one thing that I have never found: a true heir. But I need to know if you're ready.

Bruce Wayne

I am.

Bruce Wayne

I have my things in the car. We can stop them in the parking garage.

Alfred Pennyworth

Absolutely not, Master Bruce.

Bruce Wayne

Alfred, Penguin is gonna to take those men out and kill them.

Alfred Pennyworth

Undoubtedly so - but as you said before, you can make a difference. There is a time for masks, and there is a time for Bruce Wayne.

Alfred Pennyworth

Lucius Fox's armor is bullet-proof; my mask is not.

Bruce Wayne

Don't get shot in the face. Got it.

Alfred Pennyworth

Do I detect a note of sarcasm, Master Bruce?

I don't know how you do it. You fought those men, and I... I just froze. Same as when that man killed my grandfather.

Bruce Wayne

Fear is normal. in the alley where my parents were killed, I was terrified. I just stood there. There's nothing wrong with being afraid. Once you understand that it's normal, you can put it in its place, and you can act. Fight back.

I felt bad for you when that happened to your parents. You were all the kids at school talked about.

Bruce Wayne

What did they say?

That you lived alone in a mansion. That you didn't go to school. That you flew around the world in a jet. They made you sound weird.

Bruce Wayne

Maybe I am.

No, you're cool! I'm weird. [pause] You're a little weird too, I guess, but you're... weirdly cool.

Every moment of my life is agony. End my suffering.

Bruce Wayne

Whatever your curse is, you deserve it for what you've done!

You're angry, Bruce. I understand. But unless you strike me down with that blade, you will never be free.

Bruce Wayne

No! I won't!

Then allow me to tell you what will happen if you don't kill me. I will disappear, and let you live your life. You will follow the path of light, grow into a fine man. Become a husband. A father. There may be a day where you forget I ever existed. But then I will return, and I will kill everyone you love. Just as you watched your parents die, just as you watched me slice your friend's throat, I will slaughter your wife and children before your very eyes, and there will be nothing you can do about it!

Bruce Wayne

Die!

Bruce Wayne

Are you going to arrest me?

Jim Gordon

For what?

Bruce Wayne

...For murder.

Jim Gordon

I don't know what I just saw in there... but as far as I'm concerned, Ra's al Ghul's men broke into Blackgate and he escaped.

Bruce Wayne

... I betrayed myself, and my parents' memory. I took a life. I did exactly what Ra's said I would.

Jim Gordon

Just because you know you're capable of doing something, doesn't mean it has to happen again. Bruce, you and I have known each other a long time... since the night your parents were murdered. Now, you may not feel like you're that kid anymore, but I know that you are. One who believes in doing good, in fighting for what's right... who will do anything, to keep the people he loves safe. [claps Bruce on the shoulder] Nothing that happened today, changes that.

Alfred Pennyworth

You killed Ra's al-Ghul. Vengeance for your parents' death has been your driving force for so long, you are completely lost without it.

Bruce Wayne

[ignoring him, dialing his phone] I need to call Tommy...

Alfred Pennyworth

[snatching his phone away] Have you forgotten what day it is today?

Bruce Wayne

Give me my phone!

Alfred Pennyworth

You have, haven't you?

Bruce Wayne

[angry] Today is the day my father took me camping. We put two rocks on top of Mount Bristol. We did it every year. Now give me my phone.

Alfred Pennyworth

You are Bruce Wayne, son of Thomas Wayne, and the sooner you start remembering that, the better!

Bruce Wayne

You don't know what I'm going through. You and I are nothing alike.

Alfred Pennyworth

Then talk to me. Let me know how I can help you.

Bruce Wayne

You can't! Like you said, I did what I did. I killed Ra's. I avenged my parents' death, and, guess what? Nothing changed. It made no difference. So what did I do it for? How can you help that?

Alfred Pennyworth

I can help with the way that you're feeling. But you need to talk to me. You have to face up to who you really are.

Bruce Wayne

Stop telling me who I am. I know who I am. And if you really want to help me, you can stop trying to be my father - you can be my butler. Clean this place up.

Jim Gordon

It's like that tweaker we found last week.

Lucius Fox

[nods] The toxin entered the bloodstream through the cuts on the neck. If it is the same as the last victim, the toxin creates vines that feed off the victim's body, while also attacking the hippocampus like some...plant-based psychedelics.

Jim Gordon

So, it kills you and makes you hallucinate. Any witnesses?

Lucius Fox

The family's saying it was two women, redhead and a brunette. The redhead used some kind of hypnosis on them, and the brunette wore a leather whip.

Jim Gordon

[frowns] Selina Kyle? Murder's not really her thing.

Lucius Fox

The family says the redhead killed Rolland; she left with his briefcase.

Jim Gordon

Well, if his briefcase is missing, maybe this is related to his work at Wayne BioTech?

Lucius Fox

Doubtful. He oversaw standard projects; pharmaceuticals, pesticides...

Jim Gordon

...What?

Lucius Fox

[shakes his head] Nothing.

Jim Gordon

I'll track down Selina.

Bruce Wayne

[answering machine] This is Bruce, leave a message.

Lucius Fox

Bruce, I know we haven't talked in a while, but someone just killed Rolland Charles. We may have a problem.

Bruce Wayne

What do you want? Why did you bring me here?! This is where my parents were killed!

No. This is where I was born.

Bruce Wayne

Who are you?

I am the one you cannot escape. The one you cannot kill.

Bruce Wayne

You're me... Please...

You're scared. You should be.

Bruce Wayne

My parents spent their lives helping people. I was so proud of them, and I always wanted them to be proud of me. Then I saw them get murdered. I survived because someone in my life kept me going. He's been everything to me: a teacher, a protecter... he's been a father to me. I hope... I hope he can see that, and give me another chance. Thank you.

Alfred Pennyworth

Thank you. That meant a great deal. But I can't help you, not until you accept who you really are.

Bruce Wayne

I know who I am. I've seen what's inside me.

Alfred Pennyworth

Darkness and anger. But beneath that is a heart that feels pain. Your heart, it's what makes you want to help other people. Your heart is your strength. Deny the darkness, and you deny that. But accepting that is something you must do on your own. You understand me?

Bruce Wayne

What?

Selina Kyle

You're just... different.

Bruce Wayne

Different how?

Selina Kyle

Well, you were a complete douchebag to me at the club, and now you're... not.

Bruce Wayne

Listen, Selina, about that night...

Selina Kyle

Oh, no, you're not gonna try to apologize to me, are you?

Bruce Wayne

No, I just wanted to say...

Selina Kyle

Save it. [smiles, pats his cheek] Because you're probably gonna be a douchebag to me later anyway.

Bruce Wayne

[smiles] Missed you, too.

Bruce Wayne

So now, are you gonna return it? Selina, you said-

Selina Kyle

Can you do it?

Bruce Wayne

That's really why you came to me. It wasn't about the money. [pause] You did not kill Rolland Charles.

Selina Kyle

... I was there, though. And what- what am I supposed to say? "I, I stole your jewelry, sorry."

Bruce Wayne

Sometimes, that's enough.