Splinter quotes from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

Splinter

You think you have the upper hand in a situation. You do not.

Mikey

Burn!

Raphael

How's that floor taste, Lame-o-nardo?

Splinter

It is not hard to sense loudmouths.

Leo

Master Splinter, I tried to tell Karai that you're her father. I thought that if she knew, she would come over to our side.

Splinter

There is a saying: He who runs his mouth gets a face full of nintako.

Leo

They say that in Japan?

Splinter

They would if you were there. Still, your heart is in the right place. Perhaps it is time she knew the truth.

Leo

Maybe you should tell the other guys, sensei.

Splinter

This is difficult, but it is time you all knew the truth. The child I thought I had lost in the fire, Miwa is Karai - my daughter. Fury became flame, and flame darkened the world with smoke. And in that darkness, Shredder stole Miwa away. I thought she had perished, but she raised by Shredder as his daughter and trained as a deadly Foot assassin.

Don

Wait. This can't be.

Raph

Some kind of joke, right, sensei?

Mikey

Karai's our sister!?

Raph

Sensei, she's still our enemy. She was raised by Shredder.

Don

Yeah. How can ever trust her?

Splinter

There is good in her. I know this. But truth must be told, and it too will be an earthquake.

Fishface

Nice work, Tiger Claw. You finally captured the great Splinter.

So is the poison going to finish him or not?

Tiger Claw

Most men would have expired, but it's only weakened him. He may be small, but he's tough as iron.

Shredder

Bradford, Xever, leave us. Hamato Yoshi, so you have come to this- a wretched rat man waiting to be put out of his misery.

Splinter

At least I do not wear a mask, hiding what little humanity I have left.

Shredder

It is because of you that I wear this mask!

Splinter

All these years, you continue to deceive yourself and everyone around you.

Shredder

You fool!! Now it ends!!

Splinter

A game? Don't you have mutagen to find?

Donnie

Sensei, we've beaten the Kraang and Shredder's top henchman. We could use one day to relax.

Donnie

I'm sorry, Sensei. This is all the retro-mutagen I have left.

Splinter

I may not be human, but I am fortunate enough to have my humanity. Save Kirby.

Donnie

I'm sorry, Master Splinter. I wanted to change you back. But I swear, if it's the last thing I do...

Splinter

Do not fret, my son. I am content with what I have become. I have no place in the human world anymore. This is my home, and you four are my family.

Splinter

I retained very little from my old life. But this I will never let go, my daughter.

Karai

I can't believe it. You're telling the truth. All these years the Shredder has been lying to me.

Leonardo

Wait. You don't believe it? I thought you did believe it. If you didn't believe it, why did you come down here?

Karai

Father, what have I done?

Splinter

Not what you expected?

Karai

I admit it's a little weird being with...people I was told were my enemies. What really happened between you and Shredder and my mother?

Splinter

I'm afraid it goes much deeper than our rivalry over your mother. The bitter feud between the Hamato and Foot clans lasted centuries. Oroku Saki was the son of the enemy. But he was just a child, so my father gave him shelter. We were raised as brothers, and rivals in all things as brothers are. But that rivalry soon turned bitter when we met Tang Shen- your mother. Jealousy became hatred when Saki learned of his true heritage. He swore vengeance and rebuilt the Foot clan. One night, Oroku Saki struck. The blow that was meant for me struck your mother instead. Shredder blamed me and in his rage, he burned our home to the ground, leaving me to my fate. He took you away from me.

Splinter

After all this time, I have learned that revenge only leads to more pain.

Karai

But I seen you fight, Father. You could take him out.

Splinter

We are safe here. And we are finally together again, my daughter. That is all that matters now. Not revenge.

Michelangelo

Are you...a ghost?

Splinter

My spirit has become detached from my body but that body still lives.

Leonardo

You're alive? Where are you, sensei? Let us help you.

Splinter

You cannot yet. There are things you must overcome. If you cannot find your inner spiritual strength, you will not stand a chance against the Shredder.

Leonardo

But, Master Splinter, my leg injury- it's physical. Until I heal...

Splinter

We choose what holds us back and what moves us forward. You will all learn this. Each of you must journey out alone to face your spiritual adversary. Raphael, your temper is like a fire that you must learn to focus for power. Michelangelo, your mind is overrun with distractions. Learn to be strong and calm like the forest. Donatello, you rely too much on your mind and not on your body. Be strong like the mountain. Leonardo, you must be the leader in body and spirit. Be like the wind. Let nothing weigh you down. Sleep now, my sons. For your greatest trial awaits on the spiritual plane. For the challenges you face there will be just as dangerous as you face in the real world. Be warned.

Raphael

Father?

Leonardo

Sensei.

Splinter

My sons.

Michelangelo

You're back.

Donatello

I can't believe it.

Splinter

How I have missed you, my sons. And the rest of my family.

Casey

Just don't try and eat my face anymore.

Splinter

Home for me will never be complete without my daughter.

Leo

The longer she's out there alone, the more she risks losing her humanity.

Mikey

We can help her. We just have to keep looking.

Raph

For all we know, Shredder or the Kraang have her.

Splinter

No. I saw her only a few days ago, roaming the streets at night, but I was not in my right mind. I could not help her.

Don

Are you kidding!? You do one awesome thing and you can't even remember how you did it!!?

Splinter

Donatello, be glad that Michelangelo's tomfoolery yielded the gift that it did. You must find all the humans and turn them back.

Raphael

We don't even know where they are.

April

I think I do. They were taken to Dimension X by the Kraang. I see them in my dreams. Millions of people, trapped there.

Michelangelo

They saw something, but they don't know what.

[on TV] And that "something" seemed to be four human-sized mutant turtles.

April

At least she doesn't know they're ninjas.

[on TV] And they appeared to be carrying ninja weapons.

April

Or that they're named after artists?

[on TV] Furthermore, they may also be…

April

[turns off the TV, annoyed] Oh, doesn't she ever shut up?

Splinter

[angrily, turns on his sons] How could you all be so careless!? Secrecy is the most important rule of the ninja, and you have broken it! You four are forbidden from leaving the lair!

Raphael

[shocked, enraged] What!? You can't hold that sloppy escape against us! We got slimed with toxic puke!

Splinter

[angrily] Silence!

Donatello

But, Sensei, if that pile of muck took us down, you know he's dangerous.

Leonardo

Which means we need to be out there looking for him.

Splinter

[angrily] No! Until I decide I can trust you to watch yourselves, you will remain here, grounded! [storms off as The Turtles disappointed at this.]

[groans]

Michelangelo

Oh, yeah. Crognard marathon.

Splinter

[Throws his staff at the television set] And no TV!

Splinter

[angrily, comes out of his dojo] Did you not hear what I sa… [sees that his sons are in the living room, doing their activities. Splinter leaves. The Turtles try to leave, but were shocked when Splinter blocked their exit with an angry look on his face. April decides to help out by making a distraction.]

April

Oh, oh, whoa! Uh, help!

Splinter

April! What happened? Did you… [sees that his sons are already gone.] [unhappy] April.

April

[nervously smiling] Um, thanks for the save?