Danny Rand quotes from Iron Fist

You know you can get shoes at the shelter on East 13th.

Danny Rand

Okay.

Just make sure you piss in 'em first. [Danny gives him a look] You know, they carry the bad juju from the previous owner. Only way to get rid of 'em is with your piss. Or or the blood of a she-goat. Uh, that's hard to find around here.

Plenty of food if you know where to look. That's where it all went wrong.

Danny

Where all what went wrong?

All mankind. It's true. For like a couple of million years, we were all hunters and gatherers. Life was good. People grew strong and tall and lived into their 70s. Then, like 10,000 years ago they all got hit with the idiot stick and decided to start farmin', build cities, and everything went to shit.

Danny

Yeah.

Not me though, no way man. I'ma stay true to my purpose, I'm a hunter gatherer.

Danny

You're lucky then. Buddha said "Your purpose in life is to find your purpose."

Sure, that makes sense. What's your purpose?

Danny

To protect K'un-Lun from all oppression. Honor the sacrifice of Shou-Lao the Undying.

Joy Meachum

You know, my brother's a very black-and-white kinda guy. Something's either true or it isn't. I'm a little more... open.

Danny

Meaning?

Joy

You look like Danny Rand. Danny Rand is dead. Maybe the truth is somewhere in between.

Danny

If you wish to hear the truth, hold no opinions. It's a Zen saying.

Harold

Hello, Danny.

Danny

Harold?

Harold

Do you remember that song I used to sing, that would annoy the shit out of you?

Danny

Danny Boy, right?

Harold

Yeah. [hums the tune of Danny Boy] And I am dead, as dead I well may be. And you will come, and find the place where I am lying, and kneel and say, and I'll be there for me.

Danny

I thought you were dead.

Harold

And I thought you were dead, so I guess that's something we have in common.

Danny

I didn't die.

Harold

No, clearly not. I understand you were taken in by some monks. What? Order of the... Crane Mother?

Danny

Yeah, how did you know?

Harold

Oh, we dead know a lot. But not everything. Where exactly is this monastery? Hey, where is the monastery?

Danny

K'un-Lun. It's one of the seven capital cities of Heaven. I probably never should have left. At least I understood my place there.

Harold

And what was your place?

Danny

I was a warrior. Only in the middle of a fight did I fully come alive. The harder someone hit me, the more everything came into focus.

Harold

What kind of warrior are you? Hey, listen to me. What do you mean you're a warrior?

Danny

I became one in a long line... of Immortal Iron Fists. Living weapon. The sworn enemy of The Hand.

Harold

Wait? What's that? The sworn enemy of who?

Danny

The sworn enemy of The Hand.

Harold

What exactly does that mean?

Danny

It is my duty to destroy The Hand.

Harold

And this is something you can do? You can destroy The Hand?

Danny

I am the only one who can do it.

Colleen Wing

Why would Ward Meachum want me to sign papers that say you're dangerous?

Danny

Because the family think I'm a threat to them?

Colleen

And why would they think that?

Danny

I'm guessing because I'm Danny Rand and I probably own more than half the company.

Colleen

Wait a minute. Danny Rand, as in Rand Enterprises?

Danny

Yeah.

Colleen

It couldn't be something simple.

Danny

It is simple.

Colleen

The Meachums are trying to bribe me.

Danny

They got plenty of money. You gonna sign the papers?

Colleen

Are you dangerous?

Danny

To them? Very dangerous.

Colleen

And to me?

Danny

No, of course not. You must know that. Otherwise, why would you come here to see me?

Colleen

I don't know shit. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on.

Danny

Every word I have ever told you is the truth.

Where have you been the last 15 years?

Danny

I've... I have been away.

Away, yes, I know, but where? What you said before about a monastery, is that all true?

Danny

Yeah.

In China?

Danny

In... in K'un-Lun.

K'un-Lun, where is that?

Danny

It exists in another dimension.

In another dimension?

Danny

Yeah, it only appears on this earthly plane every 15 years, give or take, depending on the celestial tilt.

Oh. Is this all part of you trying to focus your qi?

Danny

Yeah, if I can focus my qi, then I can summon the Iron Fist.

And the Iron Fist is...

Danny

The Iron Fist is me.

Colleen

I thought I was pretty clear.

Danny

Very clear.

Colleen

Then why aren't you gone?

Danny

I'm worried for your safety.

Colleen

Please, I don't need you to protect me.

Joy

You know, in another life this would've been romantic.

Danny

In another life you wouldn't've drugged me and sent me to a mental hospital.

Joy

Fair enough.

Danny

We're friends. Can't we start acting like it?

Joy

So you came with a peace offering of oranges and flowers.

Danny

Yeah, it's a Buddhist tradition. It's meant to remind you of our bond. Kind of like the M&M's.

Your father gave me my first job. He always wanted Rand to be something good in the world.

Danny

So I'm guessing you're not a fan of the Meachums.

Jeri

We have a very complicated relationship.

Danny

Well, they don't want me anywhere near there, so...

Jeri

That's totally understandable. They don't play well with others. We need to dig up every shred of physical evidence we can find to prove your identity.

Danny

Was I wrong? To turn down a 100 million dollars?

Jeri

It may have been the smartest thing you did, other than coming to me. You are worth billions Danny, not millions.

Danny

It seems that's the only thing anyone wants to talk about.

Jeri

Because it's the only language that they speak, and it is important that you learn to understand it if you want to win.

Danny

They're supposed to be my friends.

Jeri

Listen, I can help you get your business back, but I cannot help you make friends.

Danny

It's hard, really. Trying to get my head around all this.

Joy

This is not the time or the place.

Danny

You were like a brother to me. A terrible, jackass of a brother, but still, I looked up to you.

Ward

What does this have to do with anything?

Danny

I know you sent that guy. You were the only one with me the day I broke my arm.

Joy

What guy?

Ward

Why is this so important?

Danny

Do you hate me that much?

Ward

Yes! Because the Danny Rand I knew, he's dead and I want him to stay that way.

Harold

Danny.

Danny

You died! I saw pictures.

Harold

Yeah, I did die.

Danny

You look the same age as when I last saw you. Your visit, it wasn't a hallucination.

Harold

No. No, I had to see for myself. We had to protect ourselves, protect Rand. It's not every day that someone comes back from the dead, is it? Yet here we are. [pause] So, are we good? [pause] Danny?

Danny

You've all I've got.

Harold

[hugs Danny] You're home now.

Danny

You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear that.

Ward

You need to watch yourself Danny.

Danny

I'm not afraid of The Hand

Ward

Good for you. I'm talking about Harold. Be careful, he's not a replacement for your dad. The only person Harold cares about is Harold.

Jeri

For the record, I have never seen a deal come together so fast. What did you do?

Danny

Oh, I, uh, pretty much had to raise the dead.

Ward

[resuming a meeting after Danny's entrance] Like I was saying, this anti-parasitic antimonial will have far-reaching effects. There are–

Danny

[aside] What is this?

Joy

Pricing strategy for a new drug we patented.

Ward

–this will hit markets in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, even Eastern Europe. These are all possible customers.

Joy

Which means we can make this in bulk, making the production price less than $5 a pill.

So we can sell for $50 per dosage. It'll fund new research and give a nice boost to our profit margin and pharmaceutical division.

Danny

Excuse me, but umm, how many people die from, what is it?

Ward

Leishmaniasis. If left untreated, the latest numbers show roughly 50,000 a year.

Danny

And we have the cure. We can save lives at 5 bucks a pill but you want to raise the price?

Ward

I know how this looks, but this is how business is done.

Danny

We should sell at cost.

Joy

That's... that's not how it works. This is normal business.

Danny

Then normal is not the best path to take. We can make our profits elsewhere.

Lawrence

Please Mr. Rand, we know how to do this. The World Health Organization will make most of the purchases and subsidize it for third-world countries. No one who needs this will be left untreated.

Danny

No one should make a profit off of the misery of others. It's wrong.

Danny

When I got to the monastery post-crash, I learned of a certain position. A powerful, important job and I wanted it.

Joy

Your dad always said to set your goals high.

Danny

Yeah. Everyone there, and I mean everyone, said there was no way a xiaoguilao like me could do it–

Joy

A xiaogui... what?

Danny

Yeah, uh it sort of means "an outsider". That's what they called me.

Joy

Sounds kinda mean.

Danny

Sort of cool too. Besides, it just made me want the job more.

Joy

Yeah, sure, I get that.

Danny

So, problem was I never thought through why I wanted this job. I mistook my stubborn will for a sense of destiny or something. I never counted the cost of what it would actually mean for my life.