Elliot Alderson quotes from Mr. Robot

Krista Gordon

Elliot? I wasn't expecting you.

Elliot Alderson

I'm here for my appointment.

Krista Gordon

Well, you can slip in before my first patient.

Elliot Alderson

You told me I should tell you the truth.

Krista Gordon

Yes.

Elliot Alderson

Everything I say will still be protected and confidential?

Elliot Alderson

I've been lying to you. I don't take my pills. But you don't either. Your refill frequency for Ativan doesn't match your prescription divided by the dosage. This morning... you bought a tall hazelnut latte. Paid for it on your Evil Corp card. By text, you justified the indulgence to your sister because Evil Corp gives you double rewards. But those points only accumulate on travel expenses. You're not good with money. On paper, your Thursday 2:00, Marilyn O'Brien, is your doppelganger. I think you're encouraging her to leave her husband... because you're tired of being dumped. You like porn, especially anal. Whether you like it yourself, I don't know. That's not relevant to me. You've told your best friend Jennifer that you wish your mom would die. I sometimes watch you on your webcam. You cry sometimes... just like me. Because you're lonely. I don't just hack you, Krista. I hack everyone... my friends, coworkers. But I've helped a lot of people. I want... a way out of loneliness. Just like you. Is that what you wanted to hear?

Angela Moss

You're gonna be okay.

Elliot Alderson

I think I'm pretty fuckin' far from okay.

Tyrell Wellick

How long has this been going on?

Elliot Alderson

I don't know.

Tyrell Wellick

And what is it that you're doing exactly?

Elliot Alderson

Encrypting all the files, all the Evil Corp's financial records will be impossible to access. The encryption key will self-delete after the process complete.

Tyrell Wellick

What about the backups?

Elliot Alderson

I took care of that too. China...

Tyrell Wellick

Steel Mountain? Of course, even when we went redundant.

Elliot Alderson

I hacked the AirDream network. I was in all of them.

Tyrell Wellick

You really thought of everything. Who else was involved?

Elliot Alderson

Just me.

Tyrell Wellick

Well, now it's you and me. I've always told we'd end up working together, Elliot. But still, I have to know. Why did you do it? What did you hope to accomplish by doing all of this?

Elliot Alderson

I don't know. I wanted to save the world.

Mr. Robot

What do they see when they see you coming?

Elliot Alderson

[narrating] And this is why I'm different. Sometimes my mask takes over. [aloud] Why did you talk to him?

Mr. Robot

Because I'm gonna make you realize.

Elliot Alderson

What? What will you make me realize?

Mr. Robot

That they see me.

Mr. Robot

I have burrowed underneath your brain. I am nested there. I am the scream in your mind. You will cooperate, my son. I will make you, because I own you.

Elliot

I will not be owned.

Tyrell Wellick

Don't tell me you're having second thoughts. You wouldn't want me to worry about you.

Elliot Alderson

I need to know what's going on.

Tyrell Wellick

It's not safe. I wish it were... oh how I wish, how I wish. I think about you a lot, Elliot. I think about that night, when we became gods.

Leon

You know, back in the age of Enlightenment, mo'fuckers used chess as a means of self improvement, 'cuz there wasn't no Tony Robbins DVDs back then - this was it. So what you playin' for then? If there's no who, then what's the what? What's it for?

Elliot Alderson

Existence.

Leon

Dope, that's some high stakes right there. So what you waitin' on?

Elliot Alderson

What?

Leon

Do you dream Elliot? You scrapin' so hard like you ain't never asked yourself this before. I said do you wanna be here right now? And I don't mean like here here, I mean like here in a cosmic sense, bro. Like, existence could be beautiful, or it could be ugly, but that's on you.

Elliot Alderson

How do I know which one is for me?

Leon

Dream. You gotta find out the future you're fightin' for. Sometimes you gotta close your eyes and really envision that shit, bro. If you like it, then it's beautiful; if you don't, then you might as well fade the fuck out right now.

Mr. Robot

Seriously, Elliot, it's been forever since that poor cop passed...

Elliot Alderson

It's been twelve seconds!

Elliot Alderson

This is it, isn't it? You've won. You've taken over.

Mr. Robot

What's that, kiddo?

Elliot Alderson

That's what this is. This road trip. This family vacation. I'm buried here.

Mr. Robot

Nobody's won anything, Elliot. Especially not me. I'm just trying to help you put it all in the rearview as painlessly as possible.

Tyrell Wellick

I know you've been under a lot of stress, but I've been under a lot of stress too. Can you even begin to imagine what it's been like for me? We can't talk out here. We're exposed. Let's go.

Elliot Alderson

Go where?

Tyrell Wellick

Enough of these games. Now, let's go. We're close.

Elliot Alderson

Close to what?

Tyrell Wellick

Have you forgotten everything? Dark Army told me that stage two is ready. When you see it, you'll be pleased. It worked Elliott. It's up to us now. Let me show you.

Elliot

I want confirmation. From her.

Irving

You know that bullet we took out of you? We can easily put that right back in.

Elliot Alderson

[narrating] Samar is right. HR is firing someone. Me. Fuck, I can't leave the building until I get back on a machine and figure out how they're planning on getting around my patch. [aloud] Samar, I need you to distract them for me.

Wait, what?

Elliot Alderson

[narrating, as he flees] Help me figure this out. Do not leave me. Stay focused.

We're looking for Elliot Alderson. Do you know where he is?

Oh, yeah, yeah, he's on floor eleven. You know, they have the best bathrooms, and he likes to take his morning dump around this time.

Samar, you need to be serious right now. We have talked about these micro-aggressions of yours.

I am being serious. He told me he was crowning his whole commute.

Elliot Alderson

Why did you bail on me at the theater? I would have come here with you, if that's what you wanted.

No, you wouldn't. You keep saying you have something you have to do.

Elliot Alderson

I do have something to do. Now come on. We're going back.

Why did you come to our house?

Elliot Alderson

Yo, this isn't cool, okay? I gotta go.

Is it that important?

Elliot Alderson

Yes.

Why?

Elliot Alderson

It's none of your business.

You're a baby.

Elliot Alderson

You're annoying.

You are.

Elliot Alderson

This is a nightmare.

You are!

Elliot Alderson

So are you!

I wish you were dead!

Elliot Alderson

So do I!

Did you know I could be President of the United States?

Elliot Alderson

Yeah?

My sister couldn't be. She wasn't born here. My mom and dad couldn't either. I'm the only person in my family who could be President. Isn't that cool?

If I were President I would be able to stay here, in the house we live in. I would find a way to bring back my sister. I'd put the real bad guys in jail. And... And I'd make everyone eat Pop Tarts for dinner. And then make everyone be nice to me.

Elliot Alderson

So you'd be a dictator.

Mr. Robot

So. Ferris wheel. Cute touch.

Elliot Alderson

I need information from you.

Mr. Robot

You do not get to summon me like you're Ali Baba. Squeeze me for information, then shove me back in some lamp.

Elliot Alderson

Darlene's in trouble! She might already be dead!

Mr. Robot

The whole reason you're in this goddamn mess is because we're not working together, because YOU refuse to talk to me!

Elliot Alderson

I wish that were true! The sick part is... I actually missed you. The only reason we haven't been talking is because I haven't let myself. Because I've been scared of you. The part of me that is you.

Mr. Robot

Why are we talking now?

Elliot Alderson

71 buildings.

Mr. Robot

I didn't know about that.

Elliot Alderson

If you did, would you have done it?

Elliot Alderson

Would you have done it?

Mr. Robot

I would've... I would've found another way.

Elliot Alderson

...because as much as there is a part of you in me, there's a part of me in you.