Lex Luthor quotes from Superman: The Animated Series

I... have... problem.

Lex Luthor

My friend, I would call that an understatement.

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[Lois sees cryonic tubes full of Superman clones]

Your own army of Supermen?!

Lex Luthor

Precisely Miss Lane. Do you remember when your admirer fought the mechanical dinosaur?

Gosh, how could I forget it?

Lex Luthor

Well, he was so weakened from the Kryptonite he actually bled. And from those few humble drops of blood my scientists have been able to clone his Kryptonian DNA. Remarkable.

All accountable to you! Let me guess, world domination?

[Lex Luthor guffaws]

Lex Luthor

No, too obvious! Rather, I plan to share my services with anyone who calls the LexCorp hotline. Anyone who needs saving, gets it. For a fee, of course. They would be on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. [motions to Bizarro] All except this...technical difficulty.

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What am me?

Bizarro, that's what you am.

Lex Luthor

Mercy!

Bizarro? That not my name!

If the shoe fits, handsome...

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No Bizarro! Me am Superman! Me show!

[Bizarro smashes roof]

Lex Luthor

[To Mercy] That's coming out of your pay.

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Me am Superman! Me am hero!

Lex Luthor

Sorry, my friend, but you am toast.

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[On the phone]

Come on, Lex! Those are your satellites up there and Lytener worked for you before, how do you expect me to believe you have nothing to do with it?

[in his office, Lex is practicing with a bow and arrow]

Lex Luthor

What you believe makes little difference to me. The fact is I did provide Lytener resources while behind bars, but only to legitimate LexCorp research. I had no idea he'd escape and I certainly didn't tell him to highjack my satellites to his own revenge.

Heck, why not? You'd love to see Superman dead!

Lex Luthor

Oh please, Lois, forget that I'm losing millions in communication's revenues, do you really think I'd jeopardize the welfare of the planet just to settle my personal grudge with Superman? [Luthor shoots an arrow and hits the bullseye, then grins]

S2 E11 Solar Power

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Hey, I'm not finished!

ALAlternate Lex Luthor

I beg to differ.

S2 E12 Brave New Metropolis

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What would you do without me?

Lex Luthor

Let's hope it never comes to that.

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I needed a way of attracting your attention.

Lex Luthor

There is always email.

I have been using these robots to rebuild my damaged frame, but they are far too crude to complete the job. For that, I need your hands, and your brilliance.

Lex Luthor

You flatter me, Brainiac, but I already have a day job. [Brainiac seals door, but Lex keeps his calm] I am the CEO of one of the world's foremost multinational corporations. Do you not think someone will notice I am missing?

No one is irreplaceable. Allow me to demonstrate.

[Brainiac generates a hologram of Lex Luthor sitting in his office, then accesses phone lines]

Hello?

HHologram

Miss Graves, I am still conducting my investigation and I do not wish to be disturbed.

Yes sir.

[Mercy hangs up phone while the real Lex Luthor watches in horror]

Well then, shall we begin?

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Why are you stopping?

Lex Luthor

I'm not some infernal machine. I'm human. I need food and rest.

There is no time for rest, but if it's food you need.

[Brainiac uses a robot to break open a vending machine. Lex treats the candy bars like a feast, then looks in shock at his reflection in a metal shard, which shows a stubbly face and raccoon eyes, a far cry from the powerful CEO image he shows to the public]

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Lex Luthor

You can't kill me until I finish the job, and I'll rot before I help you any more!

[Luthor starts to leave, but Brainiac's image disappears, and his body rises from the table]

I believe I can take it from here.