Superman quotes from Superman: The Animated Series

You see, Metropolis? Nobody can beat the Intergang! Nobody!

Superman

Well, then just call me nobody.

Superman

Kara, I thought I told you to stay out of trouble.

Supergirl

Who, me? I'm not in trouble. And by the way, it's Supergirl. See? [Points at 'S'] Super. [Points at face, bats eyelashes] Girl.

Superman

[Pause] Right.

Darkseid

Ever proud, eh, Kryptonian? I must say I find it to be... wearying.

Superman

What was this boot-licker doing on Earth, Darkseid? I thought your business there was settled.

Darkseid

I never settle. What I cannot have, I destroy.

Superman

You have to trust me, Volcana.

Volcana

Do you know how many times I've heard that? [Throwing fireballs] From my parents, before they shuffled me off to the institute? From the institute, just before they turned me over to the feds, and from the Government, just before they took away my life!

Volcana

Your mom raised you well.

Superman

I got lucky.

Volcana

Yeah. You did. [pauses] I hope you'll think of me... especially on those cold, Metropolis nights.

Superman

Don't you ever cool down?

Volcana

No. [blows him a fire kiss]

Superman

I didn't think you were foolish enough to make trouble in my town.

Well, with Batman missing, the other crooks in Gotham are picking the city clean. I thought I'd try my luck here.

Superman

Back up. What do you mean, Batman's missing?

I thought you'd know. Don't all you spandex boys have club meetings or something?

Superman

We're not exactly friends.

Aww. I'll be your friend.

Superman

Sorry, little girl. you're going home.

Superman

Now, where's your boss?

Robin

Around.

Superman

Okay, let's try this another way: where's Bruce?

Superman

[As Superman] We'll start with his computer records.

Robin

So how'd you do Batman's voice?

Superman

[As Batman] Precise muscle control. [As Robin] Plus, I have a pretty good ear.

Robin

[Pauses, creeped out] Don't do that again.

Robin

He's really being controlled by aliens? Eugh.

Superman

I'm deeply hurt.

Robin

Sorry.

Robin

[seeing Brainiac's spaceship] That looks friendly.

Superman

Actually, it looks....Kryptonian.

Brainiac

I suspected that we might meet, Batman.

Superman

[as Batman] You got into Wayne's computers during his partnership with LexCorp.

Brainiac

Yes.

Superman

[as Batman] You saw that his company could built you a rocket, so you took control of Bruce Wayne and had him authorize the project.

Brainiac

You're every bit the detective that your followers on the Internet believe.

Superman

[as Batman] I also know how you work: collect a planet's knowledge, then destroy it. I can't allow you to leave.

Brainiac

What you allow does not concern me. While your deductive skills are impressive, you are still only human.

Brainiac

Kal-El. This development was highly improbable.

Superman

Today's been full of surprises.

Batman

I hear the city's been busy.

Superman

Nothing the kid couldn't handle. I have to say, for a guy who's supposed to be such a loner, you sure know how to pick a partner.

Superman

This couldn't have been just some kidnapping attempt. And she knows more than she told the police, I'm sure of it.

Lana Lang

That's Darcy. She takes reticence to a whole new plateau.

Halt! Friend or foe?

Superman

[Destroys guards] Foe.