Dr. Jack Shephard quotes from Lost

Jack Shephard

You don't know what you're talking about, man.

Desmond Hume

I don't? Why not?

Jack Shephard

Because with her situation that would be a miracle, brother.

Desmond Hume

Oh, and you don't believe in miracles?

Desmond Hume

Right. Well then, I'm going to give you some advice anyway. You have to lift it up.

Jack Shephard

Lift it up?

Desmond Hume

Your ankle. You've got to keep it elevated. It's been nice chatting.

Jack Shephard

Jack.

Desmond Hume

Jack, I'm Desmond. Good luck, brother. See you in another life, yeah?

Locke

Why do you find it so hard to believe?

Jack

Why do you find it so easy?

Locke

It's never been easy!!

Jack Shephard

It says "quarantine" on the inside of the hatch to keep you down here. To keep you scared. But you know what? We've been up there for over 40 days and no one's gotten sick. You think that this is the only part of it that's true?! Do you ever think that maybe they put you down here to push a button every 100 minutes just to see if you would? That all of this -- the computer, the button -- it's just a mind game?! An experiment?

Desmond Hume

Every -- single -- day. And for all our sakes, I hope it's not real. But the film says this is an electromagnetic station. And I don't know about you, brother, but every time I walk past that concrete wall out there, my fillings hurt.

Mr. Eko

What do you want?

Jack Shephard

Excuse me?

Mr. Eko

Peace? Revenge? Justice? And you are going out with all these guns?

Kate

I'm sorry.

Jack

Are you?

Kate

Yeah I'm sorry! I'm sorry that I'm not as perfect as you, I'm sorry that I'm not as good!

Jack

What's going on with you?

Kate

Just forget it

Jack

No, don't walk away from me.

Kate

Let go of me!

Kate

Don't! I can't!

Jack

It's okay! It's okay! Hey...

Kate

I can't. This place, this place is crazy! I can't - it's driving me nuts!

Jack

I know, it's okay, it's all right, okay?

Ana Lucia

Are you going to try to convince me that everyone here doesn't hate me?

Jack

Only if you try to convince me that every woman in the world isn't crazy.

Jack

[to Sawyer] Hey, what are you doing?

Sawyer

What's it look like? (arming self) I'm coming with ya.

Jack

You're still on antibiotics.

Sawyer

It's a good thing I'm traveling with my doctor then.

Sawyer

[to Jack] What'd she do to you?

Jack

What?

Sawyer

Kate. What'd she do?

Jack

She didn't do anything.

Sawyer

Right. Yellin' at her because she wanted to help get Mike back makes a lot of sense.

Jack

Why don't you go back and see if I hurt her feelings?

Sawyer

I'm just sayin'...

Jack

Yeah. I know. You love her.

[to Jack] Let me ask you something. How long have you been here on the island?

Jack

50 days.

Fuuh! 50 days. That's about two whole months. Tell me, when you go over to man's house for the first time, do you take off your shoes? Do you put your feet up on his coffee table? Do you walk to the kitchen and eat food that doesn't belong to you? Open doors to rooms you got no business opening?

You know, somebody a whole lot smarter than anybody here once said, since the dawn of our species, man has been blessed with curiosity. [to Jack] You know the other one 'bout curiosity, don't you Jack?

This is not your island. This is our island and the only reason that you're livin' on it, is because we let you live on it.

Jack

[Laughs] I don't believe you.

You don't believe what?

Jack

I think that you have two other guys out there with guns. I think there's more of us than there are of you. I think if you had any real power you wouldn't have had to send a spy. Ethan?

That's an interesting theory...LIGHT EM UP![A dozen torches ignite in the trees, revealing they are surrounded]

Now we seem to have a misunderstanding. But we're drawing a line right here and if you cross we are gonna go from misunderstanding to...something else. Now lay down your guns, turn around, and go home.

Jack

No.

Tom Friendly

Just sit down, Jack. Nobody's going to hurt you. I come in peace.

John Locke

How do you know our names?

Jack Shephard

You took Walt.

Tom Friendly

Walt's fine. He's a very special boy.

Jack Shephard

Look, you said you wanted to talk. Talk.

Tom Friendly

Let me ask you something. How long you been here on the island?

Jack Shephard

50 days.

Tom Friendly

Oooo, 50 days. That's what, almost 2 whole months, huh? Tell me, you go over a man's house for the first time, do you take off your shoes? Do you put your feet up on his coffee table? Do you walk in the kitchen, eat food that doesn't belong to you? [to Locke] Open the door to rooms you got no business opening? [to all] You know, somebody a whole lot smarter than anybody here once said: "Since the dawn of our species man's been blessed with curiosity." You know the other one about curiosity, don't you, Jack? This is not your island. This is our island. And the only reason you're living on it...is 'cause we let you live on it.

Jack Shephard

[smiling] I don't believe you.

Tom Friendly

You don't believe what?

Jack Shephard

I think you've got one guy up there with a gun. I think there's more of us than there are of you. I think if you had any real strength, you wouldn't have had to send a spy -- Ethan.

Tom Friendly

That's an interesting theory. [raising his arms and yelling] Light 'em up!

Tom Friendly

We've got a misunderstanding, Jack -- your people, my people. So listen carefully. Right here, there's a line. You cross that line, we go from misunderstanding to something else. Now, give me your weapons, turn around, go home.

Jack Shephard

No.

John Locke

Jack, maybe...

Jack Shephard

No!

Tom Friendly

I hoped it wouldn't come to this. [yelling] Bring her out, Alex!

Tom Friendly

She was following you. Like I said -- curiosity.

Tom Friendly

[to Sawyer] Don't. [to Jack] Jack, the decision you gotta make right now is this -- can you live with the fact that I shot this woman right in front of you when you could have saved her life by giving up and going home? Or are you going to give me your guns, turn around and walk away. It's your call, Jack.

Ana-Lucia Cortez

[about Kate] You hittin' that?

Jack Shephard

What?

Ana-Lucia Cortez

Plane crash -- you both survive -- nice beach -- she's hot, you're hot. It's what people do.

Jack Shephard

I'm not hittin' that.

Jack

What are you doing?

Sawyer

Shh I'm like this close to getting the high score on Donkey Kong.

Kate

Jack, how well do you know Ana-Lucia? It's just... the Others. I was out there with you. I heard that man say that if we stayed away they would leave us alone. And we've left them alone. So why would they attack us a few days later?

Jack

Well if it wasn't them, who was it?

Kate

Like I said. How well do you know Ana-Lucia?

Jack

Where were you today?

Ana-Lucia

A lot of places.

Jack

During the rainstorm?

Ana-Lucia

You think I had something to do with Sun getting grabbed? Now where would you get an idea like that?

Jack

[to Locke] Open the door.

Locke

Let go of me Jack.

Jack

Or what? You wanna push the button? Open the door.

Jack

It's under a minute now John, you better think fast.

Locke

You wouldn't.

Jack

What? I "wouldn't" what?

Locke

If we don't... you would risk everyone's lives?

Jack

You talked me into pushing that button once John, but it's yours now. You're the one who won't risk it. You. Me? I don't think anything's going to happen when we get down to zero.

Locke

[struggling] Jack-

Jack

You wanna see what's gonna happen? Let's just SEE what's gonna happen!