Cameron quotes from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

[Sees the police walking away] Is everything all right?

DDoctor

I was about to ask you the same thing. She's missing. [Referring to Riley] We're locking down the hospital and we're searching room by room. [Walks away]

I saw empty cargo elevators back there. I'm going to go see if she's hiding. You check the parking lot and the exits. We need to find her. Now.

Cameron

No.

No what?

Cameron

No, we don't need to find her.

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Cameron

She hasn't looked at her father's picture since we've been here. Not once. Neither has her mother.

Yeah, and?

Cameron

If you had a photo of Kyle Reese, you'd look at it, wouldn't you? Maybe there's something I don't understand.

He's not dead.

That's a big leap.

Let me repeat what she said. If you had a photo of your brother, would you or would you not look at it?

He's not dead.

Cameron

We should find him before he is.

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Cameron

[Looking down at the food in a cafeteria] Scrambled or hard boiled?

Um, scrambled.

Cameron

You need a carbohydrate that makes up at least 15% of your daily allowance. [Places two pancakes on John's plate]

Those won't be as good as yours.

Cameron

[Smiles]

You made pancakes?

Cameron

I added a teaspoon of vanilla to your recipe.

I don't have a recipe.

Cameron

The recipe on the box.

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Cameron

Salvador Dali often explored the subconscious in the dreamworld in his work. Are your dreams like this painting?

[John turns from the vending machine and looks at the painting] Everyone's dreams are different. I guess it depends on what's stuck in your head. [Puts money in the vending machine and pushes the buttons for a bag of chips, which get stuck] Gah! Come on!!

Cameron

What's it like to dream?

It's sort of like you're in a play or a movie. It looks real and feels real.

Cameron

How do you know it's not real?

Sometimes you don't. [Bangs on the vending machine in an attempt to make the chips fall]

Cameron

[Walks over and examines the vending machine's exterior, then makes a fist and taps the front gently.]

Hey, hey! Be careful. [Watches as several different snacks fall to the bottom of the machine. He looks around, making sure no one noticed, then sees Cameron retrieve his bag of chips.] Yes, thank you.

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[John walks in the shed to see Cameron's left arm cut open and her working the endoskeleton located on the inside of her wrist]

Cameron

I killed a bird.

Not the one in the chimney.

Cameron

I thought you should know.

[Looking down at Cameron's arm] A bird did that?

Cameron

No, I did that. Look. [They both look closely at the inner workings of her arm] The bird experienced an involuntary movement of my fingers. It was fragile.

Wiggle your fingers. [Watches as the metal structures react to Cameron's movements] Yeah, there's damage, but it's buried pretty deep in there.

Cameron

I don't know how it happened.

It was probably during a fight. You're not designed to fight other machines. [Shines a flashlight on her arm] All right, maybe I could swap this out, but it's not like we just have spare parts lying around.

Cameron

[Gets up and moves as few boxes, uncovering a box filled with Christmas decorations and spare parts]

[John looks through the parts, visibly angry] You're supposed to burn the endos!

Cameron

Not all of them.

John

Says who?!

Cameron

You.

What, future me?

Cameron

Future you.

Yeah, why doesn't that surprise me?

Cameron

I have damage to my hand and now you're able to fix it. Future John has better information than you do.

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[Realigns a piece of Cameron's endoskeleton] Okay, close your fist. [Cameron closes her fingers, wrapping her hand around John's] Okay, now fingers straight. Okay, do you feel any different?

Cameron

Yes.

Are you all fixed?

Cameron

I don't know.

Well, just try not to kill anymore birds.

Cameron

You're ahead of schedule.

With what?

Cameron

What you need to learn.

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Cameron

[Walks in John's bedroom and sees him working on a laptop] What are you doing?

I'm looking up a restaurant address.

Cameron

[Looks slightly alarmed] Are you hungry?

[Smiles] Yeah, but this is actually for Derek. That Kalebo lawyer he's been tracking; the guy's got a booth reserved there.

Cameron

Not an ideal location for Derek to acquire his target. It's underground and according to this, crowded with friendly people. Hard to dispose of the body.

I don't think that's going to be necessary. Derek's just going to follow him and grab him and press him about Kalebo.

Cameron

To see if it's connected to Skynet?

Exactly.

Cameron

It's going to be necessary. I'll make you a sandwich.

Wait, why?

Cameron

You're hungry.

Why don't we let hungry be my problem?

Cameron

Sometimes it's nice to have help.

John

How's the hand?

Cameron

[Moves her fingers] Not a problem.

Aren't you supposed to be really good at self-repair?

Cameron

Yes.

But sometimes it's nice to have help.

Cameron

Yes.

Well, I'll make my own sandwich. [Walks away]

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Cameron, do you think it's possible for me to know something future John doesn't know?

Cameron

That's hard to know. It seems unlikely.

Do you think it's possible for me to know something you don't know?

Cameron

Are you asking me if future John kept secrets from me?

[Nods yes]

Cameron

I'm sure he did.

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Cameron

This is your fault.

What's my fault?

Cameron

You're the reason that person is here.

[Sees Cameron's hand twitch] Your John's sister. You can't keep me here.

Cameron

They don't always like the way I do things. What am I going to do with you?

I don't understand. I don't what you mean.

Cameron

Child and Family Services respond to complaints. Are you a complainer?

No. No, I never told them anything. What would I even tell them?

Cameron

You don't belong here. John isn't right for you and you're not right for him. He can't see that. [Steps closer to Riley]

Stop, please. You're freaking me out.

Cameron

You're unreliable. I don't know what you do.

I'm just John's girlfriend. That's it.

Cameron

You can't be John's girlfriend. You're a threat. You can't stay here anymore, but I can't let you leave.

You're John's sister.

Cameron

What am I going to do with you?

Nothing. You can't do anything to me because you're John's sister. Get it through your head. You're just his sister!

Cameron

[Smiles and turns her head slightly, then turns around on hearing the door open]

Riley, come with me.

[Rushes over and hugs John]

All right, go wait outside for me. [Riley leaves] Were you going to kill her?

Cameron

I don't know what I was going to do.

What do you mean you didn't know what you were going to do? Since when do you not know what you're going to do?

Cameron

I don't know. I should have killed her. She's a threat to you.

That is not your decision to make.

Cameron

[Looking upset] It's usually not a decision.

Well obviously it is this time and it's not yours. What's happening with you?

Cameron

I don't know.

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[Cameron works on a pocket watch]

[Walks in] I can't find her.

Cameron

She's out there. She'll call you eventually. She always does.

Cameron, did you --

Cameron

You know I didn't.

What have you been doing? You've been out here for hours.

Cameron

[Turns to face him, holding the pocket watch] Making something for you. [Hands him the watch]

What is it?

Cameron

You've tried to fix me. Twice now. It's not working.

And?

Cameron

I'm not capable of self termination.

Suicide?

Cameron

I can't kill myself, but you can.

Why would I want to kill you?

Cameron

You might have to some day. [Watches as John opens the watch, which contains three buttons rather than clock pieces] I've planted an explosive in my skull near my chip. It's a small amount, but it's enough.

Enough?

Cameron

[Puts the watch around John's neck] All you have to do is hit the switch.

What would future John do now?

Cameron

Future John doesn't live here. You do.

[Puts the watch beneath his shirt]

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Was it you? Did you kill her?

Cameron

What if I did?

Don't play games with me. I need the truth.

Cameron

I didn't kill her.

I want to believe you.

Cameron

Believe me.

Sometimes you lie to me.

Cameron

Yes, I do, but I'm not lying now. I am sorry.

You're sorry? For what?

Cameron

For your loss.

I really wish I could believe that, too.

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I had planned on waiting for you with Derek's sniper rifle. Pulled the trigger, solve about 50% of my problems. One shot. Do you know how bad I would've felt?

Cameron

Very bad?

Not bad at all. But I know someone who would have felt bad. Someone who would have never forgiven me if I’d have done that. I don't know what to do with you. You know what the stakes are. You know why we're here. You know what this means. And yet here I stand, burning what's left of an endoskeleton I thought we'd burned months ago.

Cameron

I needed spare parts.

I don't care what you need, because this is not about you.

Cameron

No, it’s not about me. It’s about John. You’re concerned for his safety.

You bet I am.

Cameron

From Skynet. From me.

Maybe. Maybe especially you.

Cameron

We’re all a threat. We’re all a threat to John. He worries about us. It makes him vulnerable. He cares.

I am not John's problem.

Cameron

John is John’s problem. Humans are the problem. There’s only one way for him to be safe. That’s to be alone.

What kind of life is that?

Cameron

John's life. Someday.

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You're not leaving this house.

Cameron

John needs me.

If John needed you he would have asked for you. He didn't. You're not leaving this house.

Cameron

The police could identify Riley's body at any time. I need to be with him if they do.

If they do they'll probably come here. So we should be happy he's out. Why are you here?

Cameron

To protect John, hunt Skynet, stop Judgement Day.

But why are you here? Right now, with us. John sent you here from the future. He sent you away. Away from him. Maybe you should think about that. Maybe you should think about why he didn't want you around anymore.

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We opened the damn box. Hell came out of it. How many times do we need to go over this?

Cameron

Until you give me the answer.

Not you. Take me to Connor.

Cameron

You can tell me.

No. The liquid metal thing inside the box. It came to me before we escaped, and it gave me a message for John Connor. For him, not for you.

Cameron

Telling me is the same as telling John.

Dietz was right. Who the hell is running this war? What the hell are we fighting for if telling you is the same as telling Connor? You're a damned machine! You're not the same. It's not the same! Fine. To hell with you. You tell John Connor that the metal monster said the answer is no. What does that mean, huh? Hey, tell me! If the answer is no, what was the question?

Cameron

Will you join us?

What?

Cameron

That was the question. Will you join us.

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