Danny Rand quotes from Iron Fist

Claire Temple

So when you were at that monastery, could you get a burger or was it all just vegetarian crap?

Danny

We only ate vegetables we grew in the monastery, but sometimes I'd sneak out with my friend Davos, we'd go eat some donkey.

Claire

Donkey?

Colleen

Donkey is actually pretty good. My grandma could stir-fry the shit out of donkey and veggies.

Claire

I'll take your word for it.

Colleen

Those guards are carrying machine guns!

Danny

Yeah, because they don't have the faintest idea how to fight.

Colleen

This wasn't the deal.

Danny

You can go home if you want. Eat leftover takeout, wait for the repairman to fix your kitchen sink, fight strangers in cages.

Colleen

You think I'm proud of that?

Danny

C'mon, it is what it is.

Colleen

First time I fought in the cage, I convinced myself it was just about the money, for my students, for my dojo. Then I went a second time

Danny

It's okay, it feels good winning.

Colleen

What felt good was hurting those guys, really good, scared me.

Danny

Yeah well, the world hasn't really been kind to us. But maybe... doing something like this... Walk where I walk, and they'll never see us.

Danny

That was impressive.

Claire

I hope you don't want your card back.

Because of who you are there will always be forces gathering against you, preparing, waiting, looking for a weakness in you. Disguised as a friend, slipping past you as a stranger, they are everywhere. You must always be aware of their presence, because they are aware of you. [Veznikov brothers receive a call to the duel]. They study your every move, looking for what you reveal to them. In this way you are your own worst enemy. [Bride of Nine Spiders and Scythe receive calls to the duel]. And this is why I tolerate no questioning from you. Because doubt leads–

Danny

–to death.

Ward

That's yours?

Danny

Sure is.

Ward

You sure we're gonna be back in time?

Danny

In this? Yeah.

Ward

Monastery boy in an Aston Martin.

Danny

I had the fastest donkey cart in K'un-Lun too.

Danny

The duel begins at sundown, we haven't got much time.

Claire

Too risky... sundown... of course. Danny, what you're talking about is crazy.

Colleen

I'll go with you.

Danny

You can't. This is for me only.

Colleen

Danny–

Danny

I've been doing this for 15 years.

Colleen

But not against The Hand!

Danny

I know, you're right. The Hand was a myth drummed into me, I never met them face to face.

Claire

So you're saying I have more experience fighting The Hand than you do?

Danny

Well, if you want to get technical about it.

Claire

I know what they are, what they can do. This is not something you just walk into.

Danny

This is what I'm supposed to do.

Colleen

What do you mean? "Supposed to do"?

Danny

Look, I'm not just an ordinary fighter, okay? I'm the Iron Fist.

Claire

The hell does that mean?

Danny

It means I never lose.

Claire

The more you talk, the weirder this gets.

Colleen

Danny–

Danny

Look, this is right.

Colleen

Why?

Danny

Coming back to New York, I thought things were gonna be different. It hasn't been what I thought. I've been preparing to defend K'un-Lun my entire life against The Hand and now I find out that they're here? This is where I'm meant to be.

Colleen

You're scared.

Danny

No.

Colleen

I want to help. Let me help.

Danny

Just take care of Radovan. I'll get Sabina.

Colleen

I understand why you're going, I just don't want you to.

Danny

I'm not gonna get hurt. I promise. [sharply exhales while punching the air] I have a vision of total victory and nothing else. It's the reason I've gotten this far. [sharply exhales while punching the air] Defeat has no place in my mind.

Danny

You're a woman.

I am indeed. Does that make you uneasy?

Danny

No.

[chuckling] It does, I sense your fear.

Danny

No you don't, I fear no one.

We all fear something. There's no need to hide.

Danny

I'm not hiding.

Aren't you? Then why hide behind the mask of... Danny Rand?

Danny

It's not a mask, it's who I am.

Mmm... I don't think so. That child died long ago. I think someone new is waiting to get out.

Colleen

Tell me another one. Another story. About K'un-Lun.

Danny

Man... I was there a long time. They aren't all great memories.

Colleen

How about how you got that tattoo?

Danny

Well... it's not exactly a tattoo. It's the mark of the Iron Fist.

Colleen

Danny, I still do not understand what that even means.

Danny

It's a... It's a unique force used to protect K'un-Lun. It's passed down from generation to generation, and it's given to one student from the monastery to wield.

Colleen

Why were you chosen to get it?

Danny

I wasn't chosen. I earned it.

Madame Gao

You really need to take better care of yourself, Danny. This room has terrible feng shui. Too many angles. Poison arrows can weaken the soul over time. [places a plant in on the shelf] That's better, don't you agree?

Danny

How did you get in here?

Gao

I've been in Rand far longer than you have. And I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. [Danny steps towards her] You're not going to attack an old woman in front of all your employees, are you? I think Danny Rand is in enough trouble around here.

Danny

I passed your test. You know who I am, what I can do.

Gao

You're not the first I've met to carry the mantle of the Iron Fist.

Danny

Is that why you use that symbol on your heroin packages? The dragon without the wings?

Gao

The other Iron Fists I've known were fierce, unrelenting in their mission to protect K'un-Lun from The Hand. They would never have backed down from a grand duel just to save the life of one girl.

Danny

How did you know my father?

Gao

[smiles to herself] I've been alive long enough to watch the world change in many ways. But this change now, it feels significant. The Devil of Hell's Kitchen. The man with unbreakable skin. And now, an immortal weapon has left K'un-Lun, not to fulfill his duty, but in dereliction of it. History says that the Iron Fist and The Hand are mortal enemies. But I wonder... in the spirit of change, perhaps we can be something different. Last night showed me the truth. K'un-Lun did not send you to hunt us down. You left of your own free will, because you want to be Danny Rand. So, why not enjoy the life you traveled so far for? I need your company. But the spoils are for you to enjoy. Buy a yacht, eat at fancy restaurants with your friends, like Claire Temple and Colleen Wing. Stop your war. This city is no place for the Iron Fist. You're a businessman now, and this is the best offer you're ever going to get.

Danny

My father... did you make him an offer too?

Gao

[smiles and leaves the office] Don't forget to water your plant, Danny. It is your responsibility now.

Danny

I know some of you aren't happy with me, and I know what you want me to do. But, I've made a decision. Until we can be sure it isn't causing illness, we're shutting down the Staten Island plant. We're also gonna keep everyone on payroll. That way no one loses their job.

Lawrence

Don't be a jackass Danny. This isn't the way business gets done. If your father were here–

Danny

But he isn't. And as far as I can tell, he's nowhere in this company. And believe me, I've spent most of the day looking. I know you all want me to back out on this, but my dad once told me: "If something is worth fighting for, you stand and you fight." So I'm standing.

Danny, you may have a voice on this board, but it's just a courtesy.

Lawrence

Don't expect anyone here to be listening to a kid who got his MBA from a Himalayan monastery.

Joy

Lawrence, you don't have to attack him. Danny's plan is–

Lawrence

The idiotic dream of a child.

Danny

Karen Page at The Bulletin seemed to like it.

What? You already went to the press?

Danny

She seems to think it's gonna make front page tomorrow. [Board members check the news on their phones, seeing an article authored by Karen about it] Listen, I know this isn't what you wanted, any of you. But if you look deep down at the better part of yourselves, you'll know we're doing the right thing.

Danny

You've refused to sell The Hand's heroin. They've taken your pier, butchered your men. They've given you two choices, serve or die. I'm here to give you a third. Join with us, we know where the heart of their operation is.

Colleen

We attack together. Before they even know what's hit them, we can end The Hand's heroin business in one strike.

You can fight, I'll give you that. But The Hand is legion. Why attack now? Why do you think you can even the odds against our enemies?

Danny

Because I've heard Madame Gao's plans for you. And if you do nothing, you'll all be dead by the end of the week. You don't know me, but The Hand does, and they fear me. With you and your men by our side, they'll fear you too.

Danny

But if I did kill her, I would only be fulfilling my duty as the Iron Fist.

Claire

And you really think that you can justify murder?

Danny

I swore to protect the people of K'un-Lun from the hand, okay?

Claire

Killing is wrong no matter who pulls the trigger or why.

Colleen

I wonder if you'd feel the same way if someone killed your mother and father.

Claire

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

Colleen

That's an easy opinion to have... when you're not the Iron Fist.

Danny

I'm not sure what's gonna happen. If Gao had anything to do with my parents' deaths, then I'm gonna rip her apart. It scares me.

Colleen

Because you're not in control?

Danny

Exactly.

Colleen

I know the feeling.

Danny

You do?

Colleen

I'm in the fight club. I'm beating the shit out of people. I'm completely out of control. I have no idea what I'm doing. And this from someone who's always been in complete control.

Danny

So what happened?

Colleen

I met you.

Danny

So it's my fault.

Colleen

Everything's your fault.

Gao

You are about to face something you are completely unprepared for.

Danny

You've got something scarier than a dragon in a cave?

Gao

Yes, yes I do.