Clark Kent quotes from Smallville

Clark

Were we ever really friends, Lex?

Lex

I don't know. I have nothing to compare it to. You're the only real friend I've ever had, Clark. And somewhere along the way, you saw me as your nemesis, turned your back on me.

Clark

Chloe, I've x-rayed these tunnels over a dozen times, and they all just seem to lead to Reeves Dam.

Chloe

Maybe so, but if Lex is willing to go up against Tomb Raider for them, I can't retire my reporter's notebook just yet.

You stroll in here with this crackerjack kid... You trying to land me in the cooler?

Detective Clark Kent

Cool your jets, Mack. Jimmy's here just a little down on love. Ain't you, Jimmy?

Poor sucker. Man, dame's his poison.

Clark

Lana, whatever reason you had to go through with the wedding — it was the wrong choice. You have no idea what he is capable of.

Lana

You'd be surprised what I know.

Clark

Then why are you still here?

Lana

We all have our secrets, Clark. Sometimes we have to keep them to protect those we love.

Clark

It will be just like old times, like when you first got to Smallville.

Lois

You're just hoping to catch me in the shower again.

Lionel

Clark, if Lana's spoken to you, I know what you must be thinking, but you've got to listen to me.

Clark

I've listened to you for too long!

Lionel

Lex is tracking a wraith from the Phantom Zone. I had to force Lana to marry him. It was the only way she could get close to him to get the information for me I need to help you.

Clark

No. I never asked for your help. And I never will.

Lionel

You're not a murderer. You're Kal-El.

Clark

Don't call me by that name!

Clark

Chloe, I told Lana my secret. She knows everything. She knows that... I'm an alien.

Chloe

Wow. So, I guess we have a new charter member of the Clark Kent secret-keeping club... What did she say?

Clark

She kissed me.

Chloe

That's fantastic. You've been wanting this forever. You just... you must be on Cloud 99.

Clark

I will be as soon as I deal with this Phantom.

Clark

[Clark superspeeds into Reeves Dam and pushes Lex up against the wall] She was your wife, Lex. Why did you do it?

Lex

Now is not the time to lecture me about my marriage, Clark.

Clark

Why'd you do it? Just tell me!

Lex

GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!

Clark

You afraid she was gonna bring you down, or was it just too humiliating for you that she was gonna leave you? Why'd you have to kill her? Why?

Lex

No.

Clark

No. You don't to need act so surprised. You're the one who killed her. You put a bomb in her car. You're the one who killed her!

Clark

I don't understand. None of this makes any sense.

Lionel

It was when Lex was possessed with Zod. I became possessed with all your father's knowledge. I found myself writing, in Kryptonian, the symbol for power.

It was a beacon. The same beacon Jor-El used when he needed me.

Clark

You knew my father?

I worked for Jor-El, bringing criminals to justice. When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, he asked me to keep an eye out for you.

Clark

Where have you been all these years?

Watching from a distance.

Lionel

Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help. He wasn't to interfere unless it was absolutely necessary.

When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice.

Lionel

Like what happened at the docks in Seattle.

Clark

When that phantom infected my mind?

Lionel

That's right.

Unfortunately, I've lost a step since then.

Clark

What happened?

Nothing.

Clark

That doesn't look like nothing.

I had a run-in with the last phantom. I have to leave Earth's atmosphere to heal, but first I must complete the job I started.

Hey Clark! Do you ever wonder what would happen to all of these humans if you weren't here to play savior? I know you do; you'd just never admit it.

Clark

You don't know anything about me.

No, Clark. I know everything about you. I didn't just borrow your DNA; I have all your memories, all your thoughts, every last twisted one of them. When I'm living your life, I won't make those same mistakes.

Clark

Those doors would have opened if you had just waited!

Kara

We don't have time to wait for ancient technology. Between the two of us, we can cover more ground. Of course, it would help if you could defy gravity. Explain to me again why you can't fly.

Clark

I'm not sure.

Kara

I guess the humans were right, Kal-El. Girls do mature faster than boys.

Clark

It's all about control, which you don't have.

Kara

Me? Get back to me when you can fly, Earth boy.

Clark

Well, you're the one who almost lit up the whole fair.

Kara

Has anyone ever told you're a little uptight? You definitely get that from your father.

Kara

(wearing a bikini) Say hello to the next Miss Sweet Corn.

Clark

Uh, listen, uh, when I talked about fitting in, I was... thinking of something with more clothes. Th-this is definitely not blending in.

Kara

You mean "undercover".

Clark

Yes, exactly, and this is... not covered. Um, look, can you go change, please?

Kara

But, I-

Clark

Now!

Kara

Fine. (she superspeeds and changes quickly) You said "now".

Lana

Well, I guess I don't have to ask which side of the family you're from.

Jor-El? Is that you?

Clark

I'm Kal-El.

Kal-El... My son, my beautiful boy. You're a man now.

Chloe

Hey! Hey! Hey! I know the blue K is seriously cramping your style, but you don't have to grind your finger off!

Clark

Chloe, I don't know what else to do. It's unbreakable.

Chloe

Okay, look, considering what all the other flavors of kryptonite do, being normal may not be such a bad thing.