Mr. Gold quotes from Once Upon a Time

Mr. Gold

Can I ask you a question? A-about you and Mary Margaret. H-how... How does that work?

David

Are you asking dating advice?

Henry

Why are you so nervous? When I found my mom, I was excited.

Mr. Gold

Because I have the benefit of a little more... life experience. I know that things don't always happen the way we want them to.

Henry

Sure. But in my book, it says that you can see the future. Why can't you just look and see what's going to happen?

Mr. Gold

Well, that ability is complicated. I didn't always have it. And then when I did, well … it's maybe not the gift one would expect. Seeing the inevitable can be a terrible price.

Henry

But you wouldn't have to worry about stuff. You'd just know.

Mr. Gold

But that's the great trap. The future is like a puzzle. With missing pieces. Difficult to read. And never, never what you think.

Emma

I can't cast a spell. I can spell "spell."

Mr. Gold

You can. It's in you.

Emma

Well, how? Here? Like from my brain?

Mr. Gold

Just try. [Emma starts to concentrate her thoughts] Stop thinking! Conjuring magic is not an intellectual endeavor. It's emotion. You must ask yourself: "Why am I doing this? Who am I protecting?" Feel it. [Emma has a visionary experience and successfully casts a protection spell] Oh, yeah, you feel it.

Belle

Mr. Gold. I told you before... I don't remember you.

Mr. Gold

I know, I know. It's just… Sweetheart, I'm… I'm dying.

Belle

Oh. I'm … I'm so sorry.

Mr. Gold

I know that your confused about who you are. Now I'm going to tell you. You are a hero who helped her people. You are a beautiful woman who loved an ugly man. Really, really loved me. You find goodness in others, and, when it's not there, you create it. You make me want to go back. Back to the best version of me. And that never happened before. So when you look in the mirror and you don't know who you are, that's who you are.

Mary Margaret

How do you do it?

Mr. Gold

Do what?

Mary Margaret

Live with yourself, knowing all the bad things you've done?

Mr. Gold

Well, you tell yourself you did the right thing. And, if you say it often enough, one day you might actually believe it.

Mr. Gold

Brown hair. Beautiful blue eyes. An accent you wouldn't soon forget. Her name is Belle.

Belle? Are... are you sure? 'Cause that sounds an awful hell like Lacey.

Mr. Gold

Who the hell is Lacey?

Regina

You better come through, Gold, or I'll make whatever Pan has planned for you look like child's play. You understand me?

Mr. Gold

Well, a simple "good luck" would have sufficed.

Peter Pan

Look at you all. A captive audience. I could play with you like a pack of dolls, couldn't I? I think I'll start with these two. [Approaches Belle and Neal] You both look so adorable. Hard to tell who to kill first. [Turns to Neal] No, it isn't. [Points at his grandson] You. You first.

Mr. Gold

Stay away from them.

Peter Pan

How about this? The worm has teeth. You're here to protect their "loved ones".

Mr. Gold

I'm not gonna let you touch either one of them.

Peter Pan

Oh, I'd like to see that.

Mr. Gold

Oh, you will. Because I have a job to finish, and I have to do whatever it takes. No loopholes. And what needs to be done has a price. A price I'm finally willing to pay. [Turns to Neal] I used the curse to find you, Bae, to tell you I made a mistake. To make sure you had a chance at happiness. And that happiness is possible. Just not with me. I accept that.

Peter Pan

Pretty, pretty words.

Mr. Gold

I love you, Bae. [Turns to Belle] And I love you, Belle, you made me stronger.

Peter Pan

Stronger, yes. But still, no magic.

Mr. Gold

Oh, but I don't need it. You see, you may have lost your shadow, but there's one thing you're forgetting.

Peter Pan

And what's that?

Mr. Gold

So have I. I sent it away with something to hide.

Peter Pan

[Tries to break free from his son's bear hug] What are you doing?!

Mr. Gold

You see, the only way for you to die– is if we both die. And now– now– I'm ready!

Mr. Gold

Hello, Papa.

Rumple, please. You can stop this. Remove the dagger. We can start over. We can have a happy ending.

Mr. Gold

Ah, but I'm a villain– and villains don't get happy endings.

Mr. Gold

I'm going to give you a potion that possesses the power to transform something old into something new.

Henry

What kind of potion's that?

Mr. Gold

Furniture polish.

Mr. Gold

Your strange fixation really holds no interest for me.

Ingrid

Oh, but it should. And it will. You see, these ribbons were of no use to me until this moment. They can bond three magical sisters together, but only if all of us are a perfect match.

Mr. Gold

And what makes for this perfect match?

Ingrid

When all three have embraced their powers, which we now have, thanks to you. Now, I wield the magic of my three sisters. Now, my mirror is complete. And with this power, I can finally cast a spell over all of Storybrooke. I could probably even defeat you and decorate this place with your bones. Shall I try?

Mr. Gold

Dearie, I warn you. Do not overestimate your power.

Ingrid

And I warn you. Don't underestimate it.

Ursula

So, this is what a man who always wins looks like.

Mr. Gold

I assure you, Ursula, my situation is only temporary.

Ursula

Really? How you gonna fix that? Play the lotto?

Mr. Gold

Our collective frustrations are because of his will, not our missteps.

Cruella

I suppose that's better than blaming bad judgement and gin.

Regina

You turned me into a monster. I won't let you do the same thing to Emma.

Mr. Gold

Is that your final answer? You're choosing the Savior over your beloved Robin Hood?

Mr. Gold

[after realizing the Darkness has fully consumed Emma] What do you want from me? You're the Dark One now. Not me.

Emma

That's right. You are not dark. You are also not light. You are nothing. Your heart is a blank slate. And that, little man, makes you useful.

Belle

The Underworld?

Mr. Gold

I'll only be gone for a day. Just long enough to retrieve Hook.

Belle

I– I don't understand. Why you?

Mr. Gold

Because, Belle, I'm the only who's been there. Plus, my blood can summon the ferry.

Belle

Just come back to me.

Mr. Gold

I always do.

Peter Pan

[Appears behind Gold] Looking for something?

Mr. Gold

[Turns to face Pan] Peter Pan. I certainly wasn't looking for you.

Peter Pan

Oh, come on, son, don't be like that. Aren't you glad to see your dear old father?

Mr. Gold

Well, just because you, uh, sired me– that doesn't make you my father. [Steps out from behind the counter, then stops in front of his father] Step aside.

Peter Pan

[Moves aside] Keep looking for as long as you like. But down here, this is my shop– and you won't find anything unless I want you to.

Mr. Gold

Be careful with your threats.

Peter Pan

Or what? You'll kill me again? Maybe it's time to put the past behind us. This is what you're looking for, right?

Peter Pan

Go on. Take it.

Mr. Gold

How generous. How many strings are attached?

Peter Pan

No strings. Rumple, I meant what I said before I died. I– I do want to start over.

Mr. Gold

Never gonna happen. I sent you here for a reason.

Peter Pan

I miss the world above, the tastes, the smells.

Mr. Gold

Sorry. You can't go back.

Peter Pan

Not unless I trade places with a living soul. And those people you came down with, they are not your friends, and they are living– for now. Maybe one of them doesn't make the trip back– but your dear old dad does.

Mr. Gold

Not interested.

Peter Pan

Not yet. But– [Picks up the potion] –this one's on the house for today. [Holds out the potion for his son to take] A gesture of goodwill– from a father to his son.