Clark Kent quotes from Smallville

Lex Luthor

Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird?

Clark Kent

Never read it.

Lex Luthor

You should. You two have a lot in common. Small-town heroes. Believe in the truth. Not willing to back down.

Clark Kent

How does it end?

Lex Luthor

It's not about the ending, it's about the journey.

Clark Kent

What kills me is that I know that I'm right. I just wish I could get them to see it.

Lex Luthor

That, my friend, is the key to leadership. Not only knowing you're right, but convincing everyone else. If you can do that, the world's your oyster.

Do you know what it's like to have to hide because of who you are?

Clark Kent

Yes, I do. But when you have a gift you can't just hide in a hole and hope it goes away.

Jonathan Kent

You know what they say: lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Look, my guess is that your powers aren't coming back.

Clark Kent

Maybe being normal won't be so bad; I mean it works for you and Mom.

Martha Kent

Oh, thanks.

Clark Kent

You don't feel any differently about me now do you?

Martha Kent

Clark, you're our son whether you can bench-press the tractor or not.

Clark Kent

What do I do now?

Jonathan Kent

Well, life isn't easy for anybody, whether you're normal or super. But you're still Clark Kent. You were raised a certain way and that's never gonna change. Sure, your abilities were part of you, but they didn't define you.

Clark Kent

You think I'm hiding something from you? Here. Take this hammer. Hit me anywhere.

Lex Luthor

I'm not gonna hit you, Clark.

Clark Kent

Come on! If I can get hit by a car, you can't hurt me.

Lex Luthor

Clark, I just want the truth.

Clark Kent

The truth is I'm just a guy who tried to do the right thing. Isn't that enough?

Lana Lang

Can you imagine waking up one morning and having powers?

Clark Kent

It's scary... I guess. I mean, look at Eric. It hasn't helped him.

Lana Lang

That's true. But I still always wished I could fly.

Clark Kent

Yeah, that'd be something, Lana.

Jonathan Kent

Clark, your gifts are... well, they're part of you but they don't define you.

Clark Kent

I know. But they complicate all of our lives.

Jonathan Kent

Seeing how destructive Eric got, it just reminds me of how special you really are.

Clark Kent

That's because Eric didn't get my two strongest gifts. You and Mom.

Clark Kent

I just want to say I'm sorry.

Chloe Sullivan

For what?

Clark Kent

Letting you get hurt.

Chloe Sullivan

Well, I am perturbed with you, Clark. I'm also mad that you didn't put out the Chicago fire of 1871, or prevent the fall of the Roman Empire, making you directly responsible for the Dark Ages.

Lex Luthor

Clark, you can't save the world. All you'll end up with is a Messiah complex and a lot of enemies.

Clark Kent

I saved you, didn't I? That turned out all right.

Clark Kent

Chloe, you can't just go snooping around someone's house.

Chloe Sullivan

It's a mansion. It's designed for snooping.

Clark Kent

How you feeling?

Chloe Sullivan

Like a million bucks... thrown in the washing machine set on spin.

Clark Kent

The question is, how'd they get inside?

Pete Ross

I don't know. Now stop channeling Chloe and come on. [Clark uses his x-ray vision] Oh no, not the Kent thousand-yard stare.

Pete Ross

No offense, Clark, but digging up six pages of interesting on you is going to require some serious excavation.

Clark Kent

I do stuff...

Chloe Sullivan

Yes, and I'm sure that once I deploy my journalistic skills on you, I'll be able to unearth a skeleton or two.

Clark Kent

You know, Chloe, this is a class project, not a corruption scandal.

Chloe Sullivan

Relax, Clark, it's not like you have anything to hide, right?

Pete Ross

There was this bully three grades ahead of us. This dude was determined to pound dents into every kid in the school. One day, I guess it was my turn. He was just about to take my head off when Clark jumped between us.

Chloe Sullivan

So Clark ran interference. Now, as kind as that sounds, Pete, I really don't think it falls under the "something amazing" test.

Pete Ross

I'm not finished. Clark didn't just push brain-dead away. He put him through a door, as in splinters and broken hinges. How he did it, I still have no idea. The guy was at least twice our size.

Chloe Sullivan

Clark, any comments?

Clark Kent

Uh, well, we were, you know, six years old. Twice our size was three feet tall.

Clark Kent

My biological parents are either dead or didn't want me. The point is, you're prying into my private life.

Chloe Sullivan

I was just trying to be thorough.

Clark Kent

This is a class project. I spent an hour yesterday with Lana. That's it. That's all I needed. I'm not some mystery for you to solve.

Clark Kent

What's going on with Dad?

Martha Kent

I don't know. He's been acting strange ever since he got home.

Jonathan Kent

[Getting a beer from the fridge] Hey, Clark. Football game on TV. You wanna watch it with me?

Clark Kent

Don't you have work to do?

Jonathan Kent

Nah, chores can wait. Besides, I earned a rest. You can pick up the slack for me, can't ya?

Clark Kent

It's good to see this whole hero thing didn't go to your head.