Quotes from Christian Bale movies and TV shows - page 3 of 7

Bruce Wayne: They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge. Me.

Bruce Wayne: A guy who dresses as a bat has issues.

Batman: I won't kill you... But I don't have to save you.

Alfred Pennyworth: Actually it was Mr. Earle, he's taking the company public. He wanted to liquidate your majority sharehold. Those shares are worth quite a bit of money.
Bruce Wayne: It's a good thing I left everything to you then.
Alfred Pennyworth: Quite so, sir. And you can borrow the Rolls if you like. Just bring it back with a full tank.

Catwoman: He's behind you.
Mercenary: Who?
Batman: Me.

Doctor: I've seen worse cartilage in knees.
Bruce Wayne: It's good.
Doctor: No, that's because there is no cartilage in your knee.

Bruce Wayne: If this man is everything that you say he is, then this city needs me.
Alfred: This city needs Bruce Wayne. Your resources, your knowledge. It doesn't need your body, or your life. That time has passed.
Bruce Wayne: You're afraid that if I go back out there, I'll fail.
Alfred: No. I'm afraid that you want to.

Jim Gordon: We were in this together, and then you were gone. Now this evil... Rises. The Batman has to come back.
Bruce Wayne: What if he doesn't exist any more?
Jim Gordon: He must... He must.

Catwoman: You don't owe these people any more. You've given them everything.
Batman: Not everything. Not yet.

Lucius Fox: This conversation used to end with an unusual request.
Bruce Wayne: I'm retired.
Lucius Fox: Well, let me show you some stuff anyway. Just for old time's sake.

Batman: No guns, no killing.
Catwoman: Where's the fun in that?

Selina Kyle: Mr. Wayne. I'm sorry you lost all of your money.
Bruce Wayne: No, you're not.

Alfred Pennyworth: So I suppose they'll be arresting me for being your accomplice, sir.
Bruce Wayne: Accomplice?I'm gonna tell them the whole thing was your idea.

Alfred Pennyworth: Know your limits, Master Wayne.
Bruce Wayne: Batman has no limits.

Batman: Why do you want to kill me?
The Joker: I don't want to kill you. What would I do without you?

Bruce Wayne: I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight. But this is different. They crossed the line.
Alfred Pennyworth: You crossed the line first, sir. You hammered them. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand. Some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

Bruce Wayne: People are dying. What would you have me do?
Alfred Pennyworth: Endure. You can be the outcast. You can make the choice that no one else will face - the right choice. Gotham needs you.

The Joker: A little fight in you. I like that.
Batman: Then you're gonna love me.

Bruce Wayne: The bandit in Burma. Did you catch him?
Alfred Pennyworth: Yes.
Bruce Wayne: How?
Alfred Pennyworth: We burned the forest down.

Harvey Dent: Rachel's told me everything about you.
Bruce Wayne: I certainly hope not.