Lex Luthor quotes from Smallville

Lex Luthor

I'm prepared to sacrifice it if that's what it takes to defeat you.

You know, you've got money, but you're not from here. People don't like you. All it'll take is some fiery campaign speeches about outside interests controlling this community and you'll start to feel the heat.

Lex Luthor

When Winston Churchill heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor, he broke out a bottle of champagne and said, "We've won the war". His generals looked at him like he'd lost his mind. America's pacific fleet was wiped out, France was overrun, and the Luftwaffe was bombing London. Churchill said America is like a giant boiler. Light a fire under it, and there's no limit to the amount of heat it can generate. If you start a fire, Mayor Tate, you better be prepared to deal with the flames.

Lex Luthor

What are you here for?

Helen Bryce

I drop kicked an orderly. I have a violent reaction to incompetence.

Lex Luthor

The drop kick must have caught him off guard.

Helen Bryce

So, what did you do? Verbally demean your butler?

Lex Luthor

Cute. I took a 9 iron to a meter maid's car.

Helen Bryce

Wow, now I'm really jealous. I've always wanted to do that. How'd it feel?

Lex Luthor

Great.

Helen Bryce

Word of advice, keep that to yourself in here.

Lex Luthor

Guess I owe you a belated thank you.

Helen Bryce

Actually, I should be thanking you. It's cases like yours that convinced me to leave Metropolis.

Lex Luthor

I'm flattered I turned you from a life of nose jobs and liposuctions to small town medicine.

Helen Bryce

For the record, I refused to join my father's practice and we stopped speaking.

Lex Luthor

They hate when you do that.

Helen Bryce

Sounds like you speak from experience.

Lex Luthor

You witnessed my self-destructive phase. Then I almost let my father die... now I'm just trying to beat him at his own game.

Helen Bryce

How's that going?

Lex Luthor

I terrorize meter maids.

Helen Bryce

Yeah. I drop kick orderlies. It's funny, I was never an angry child.

Lionel Luthor

I want you as my partner. Blame it on a brief bout of sentimentality.

Lex Luthor

Sentimentality is synonymous with vulnerability. You taught me that. You're on your own.

Clark Kent

I need to raise bail money for Joseph Willowbrook. He's being set up, I think by LuthorCorp.

Lex Luthor

That's a pretty serious accusation, Clark. Don't get me wrong, I'm impressed by your conviction, but going head to head with my father? You're a little like David trying to slay Goliath.

Clark Kent

Where do you stand?

Lex Luthor

Any culture that's left a legacy that would endure for centuries has earned my respect. I'm afraid it's a losing battle.

Clark Kent

Didn't David beat Goliath?

Lionel Luthor

Lex, have I done something in the recent past to offend you?

There are so many ways I could answer that question, Dad.

Clark Kent

Lex, you've been dating Helen for a while. But nothing you ever told me about her would lead me to believe she's the espionage type.

Lex Luthor

I'm afraid one day you'll learn the frustrating truth, Clark. People are seldom whom they appear to be.

Clark Kent

Did she give you any kind of explanation?

Lex Luthor

Didn't get that far. When she learned that I had her investigated, she turned hostile and stormed out.

Clark Kent

If I knew someone was investigating me, I'd be a little ticked off too.

Lex Luthor

You're telling me my father offered you $100,000 against your will? Why would he do that?

Helen Bryce

I can't even begin to fathom the depths of the Luthor family pathology.

Lex Luthor

You could have been honest. You could have told me.

Helen Bryce

I was about to. But before I could say a word, I realized I was in the middle of an interrogation.

Lex Luthor

Helen, if I had known...

Helen Bryce

No, I'm glad that this happened. It showed me who I was really dealing with. You know, I've done some pretty stupid things in my life, but this could possibly win the Nobel Prize for stupidity. I fell for someone who never really existed.

Lex Luthor

From the time I was born, I was raised in an environment of suspicion and distrust. My father taught me to regard everyone as an adversary no matter who they are.

Helen Bryce

I'm really sorry you had to grow up like that, Lex, I am.

Lex Luthor

When my mother died, I began to build a wall around my heart. Every year that wall grew taller and more fortified until eventually it became impenetrable. I want to tear the wall down, Helen, I do. I just-- I don't have the slightest clue how to do it.

Helen Bryce

Lex...

Lex Luthor

I never once asked anyone for help, but I'm asking you now. Help me, Helen. I don't want to become my father.

Clark Kent

Lex, what's going on?

Lex Luthor

Big Brother is listening, or should I say "Big Daddy"?

Clark Kent

What are you saying, your dad's spying on you?

Lex Luthor

I had the inside track on a multi-million dollar contract. At the last minute, LuthorCorp manages to underbid me. You do the math.

Clark Kent

Lex, you've got to calm down...

Lex Luthor

Don't tell me to calm down, Clark! How would you feel if someone were listening to every private word you uttered, learning all your secrets?

Jonathan Kent

[to Lex] Look, I don't know how things work in your house, but around here, we think it's important to respect other people's privacy.

Clark Kent

Dad...

Lex Luthor

It's all right, Clark... Mr. Kent, ever since the day I moved to Smallville, I've done nothing but try to be a friend to you. And in return, you do nothing but lecture me with sanctimonious platitudes. I'm done listening to them.

Lex Luthor

Clark, how did you get inside?

Lionel Luthor

The boy's resourceful, Lex. What difference does it make how he did it? He saved us. That's what's important.

Lex Luthor

Dad. I want you to know I was doing everything I could to secure your release.

Lionel Luthor

[sarcastically] Oh, I'm sure you did a great deal.

Dominic Sanatori

You can save the concerned son routine, Lex. I have everything under control.

Lex Luthor

The loyal lapdog sitting watch at his master's door, secretly hoping he doesn't make it?

Dominic Sanatori

As I recall, you almost let him die once. Who's to say you didn't try to finish the job? God knows after yesterday, you'd have enough reason to want him dead.

Lex Luthor

You know what I find so amusing about you, Dominic, is that you actually believe my father is grooming you.

Dominic Sanatori

It's unfortunate that they already have a suspect in custody. I can't think of a person with a better motive for killing your father than you.

Lionel Luthor

If you were really ready to run LexCorp, there's no way I could have taken it from you. Look at this as an opportunity for us to work together again, father and son.

Lex Luthor

When I broke away from you, I swore I'd never be under your thumb again.

Lionel Luthor

It's my hope that you'll stay and rise to the challenge.

Lex Luthor

Your ego wouldn't allow it. I'll fight you on this and I'll win.

Lionel Luthor

You better have something stronger than words to back up those threats, son, because as of this moment you are just another employee.