A character in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Played by Thomas Dekker
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles · 211 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: in 78 of its 211 quotes
Most scenes with: Cameron (48), Sarah Connor (23), Derek Reese (11)
John ConnorEarth to Cameron.
What?
John ConnorAre you okay? Cause if you're gonna try and kill me again, I wouldn't mind a head start.
If I was going to try to kill you again, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
That was my last get out of jail free.
John ConnorDamn right. [Notices Cameron's necklace] Where did you get that?
[Repeating a lie told to her by Jody] I got it at this awesome thrift store in Echo Park.
John ConnorHe doesn't have a choice?
He's got a choice. We've gotta help him make the right one.
[Speaking of a terminator she has recently killed] This model has been redesigned.
With a self-destruct feature?
John ConnorSkynet must not want me reprogramming in the future.
This is one way to stop you.
John ConnorWell, I guess they're getting smarter. We should too.
I understand that being John Connor can be lonely.
John ConnorOh yeah? How do you understand that?
You and I talk about it a lot.
John ConnorWe do?
We do. We will.
John ConnorWhat are you doing?
Feeling what it's like to get away from it all.
John ConnorI don't think you are.
What do you mean?
John ConnorIf by feelings you mean emotions, I'm pretty sure you still don't have any of those. And if by feeling you mean what it feels like to have the wind blow through your toes or your hair, I'm pretty sure you can't feel that either.
I don't think you understand how we work. [Looks at her hand and then puts it out the open truck window] I have sensation. I feel. I wouldn't be worth much if I couldn't feel.
John ConnorYou know me in the future. What would future me do?
You mean about Riley?
John ConnorYeah. What would future me do right now?
Future you has more important things to do.
John Connor[Sees the police walking away] Is everything all right?
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]
John ConnorI 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.
No.
John ConnorNo what?
No, we don't need to find her.
She hasn't looked at her father's picture since we've been here. Not once. Neither has her mother.
Yeah, and?
If you had a photo of Kyle Reese, you'd look at it, wouldn't you? Maybe there's something I don't understand.
John ConnorHe's not dead.
That's a big leap.
John ConnorLet 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.
We should find him before he is.
[Looking down at the food in a cafeteria] Scrambled or hard boiled?
John ConnorUm, scrambled.
You need a carbohydrate that makes up at least 15% of your daily allowance. [Places two pancakes on John's plate]
John ConnorThose won't be as good as yours.
[Smiles]
You made pancakes?
I added a teaspoon of vanilla to your recipe.
I don't have a recipe.
The recipe on the box.
Salvador Dali often explored the subconscious in the dreamworld in his work. Are your dreams like this painting?
John Connor[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!!
What's it like to dream?
John ConnorIt's sort of like you're in a play or a movie. It looks real and feels real.
How do you know it's not real?
John ConnorSometimes you don't. [Bangs on the vending machine in an attempt to make the chips fall]
[Walks over and examines the vending machine's exterior, then makes a fist and taps the front gently.]
John ConnorHey, 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.
[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]
I killed a bird.
John ConnorNot the one in the chimney.
I thought you should know.
John Connor[Looking down at Cameron's arm] A bird did that?
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.
John ConnorWiggle your fingers. [Watches as the metal structures react to Cameron's movements] Yeah, there's damage, but it's buried pretty deep in there.
I don't know how it happened.
John ConnorIt 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.
[Gets up and moves as few boxes, uncovering a box filled with Christmas decorations and spare parts]
John Connor[John looks through the parts, visibly angry] You're supposed to burn the endos!
Not all of them.
JohnSays who?!
You.
John ConnorWhat, future me?
Future you.
John ConnorYeah, why doesn't that surprise me?
I have damage to my hand and now you're able to fix it. Future John has better information than you do.
John Connor[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?
Yes.
John ConnorAre you all fixed?
I don't know.
John ConnorWell, just try not to kill anymore birds.
You're ahead of schedule.
John ConnorWith what?
What you need to learn.
[Walks in John's bedroom and sees him working on a laptop] What are you doing?
John ConnorI'm looking up a restaurant address.
[Looks slightly alarmed] Are you hungry?
John Connor[Smiles] Yeah, but this is actually for Derek. That Kalebo lawyer he's been tracking; the guy's got a booth reserved there.
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.
John ConnorI don't think that's going to be necessary. Derek's just going to follow him and grab him and press him about Kalebo.
To see if it's connected to Skynet?
John ConnorExactly.
It's going to be necessary. I'll make you a sandwich.
John ConnorWait, why?
You're hungry.
John ConnorWhy don't we let hungry be my problem?
Sometimes it's nice to have help.
JohnHow's the hand?
[Moves her fingers] Not a problem.
John ConnorAren't you supposed to be really good at self-repair?
Yes.
John ConnorBut sometimes it's nice to have help.
Yes.
John ConnorWell, I'll make my own sandwich. [Walks away]
I just had an interesting conversation with a guidance counselor from your old school.
John ConnorOh, I forgot to send in that quarterly home schooling thing.
Actually, that didn't come up. The main topic of conversation was Riley.
John ConnorWhat about her?
She has a lot to say about you, and me, and Derek and Mexico.
John ConnorA school counselor told you this?
All those things, from a stranger's lips to my own ears, John.
John ConnorWell that doesn't make any sense.
And I talked to her foster dad. I would have talked to him longer, but he asked me to leave. He thinks we're the reason she tried to kill herself.
John ConnorBecause of Mexico??
Because Riley had a violent breakdown about bleached skulls and the end of the world.
John ConnorI haven't told her anything.
I don't believe you.
John ConnorWell I swear to God I've said nothing. I'll talk to her.
Might be too late for that.
John ConnorWell what do you want me to do?
I want you to prepare yourself for what's going to happen when Cameron finds out.
CameronSummer Glau · 98 quotes
Sarah ConnorLena Headey · 73 quotes
Derek ReeseBrian Austin Green · 28 quotes
James EllisonRichard T. Jones · 17 quotes
Charley DixonDean Winters · 9 quotes
Catherine WeaverShirley Manson · 7 quotes
JesseStephanie Jacobsen · 7 quotes
EricBilly Lush · 4 quotes
Riley DawsonLeven Rambin · 4 quotes
CromartieGarret Dillahunt · 3 quotes
Greta SimpsonCatherine Dent · 3 quotes
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