Gotham (TV Series)

Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness (2016)

David Mazouz: Bruce Wayne

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Quotes 

• [Selina Kyle gives Bruce Wayne the pistol he asked for] 

  Selina Kyle : You look scared.

  Bruce Wayne : I'm not.

  Bruce Wayne : [Selina hands Bruce the pistol]  Is it loaded?

  Selina Kyle : Ain't no point in an unloaded gun. Guns aren't for show, Bruce. And they're not for protection. They're only for one thing.

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce puts the gun in his pocket]  Of course. They're only for one thing.

• [Matces Malone calls Bruce Wayne his son, being that Gotham made the both of them] 

  Matches Malone : It's the way of the world, isn't it son?

  Bruce Wayne : Don't call me son.

  Matches Malone : Why? If I did what you think I did, then I made you what you are. Just like Gotham made me. Just like the rich folks like your parents made Gotham. I might as well call you son.

• [Matches Malone tells Bruce Wayne that he needs to kill him] 

  Matches Malone : Look at me! I'm a monster. You need to kill me.

  Bruce Wayne : I wish you were a monster.

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce sets down the pistol]  But you're just a man.

• [Alfred Pennyworth prepares to fight Mr. Cupcake because Bruce did the talking] 

  Bruce Wayne : Are you acting like this is my fault?

  Alfred Pennyworth : It's not for me to say, is it, sir?

  Bruce Wayne : How is this my fault?

  Alfred Pennyworth : I told you to let me do the talking, did I not? And did you do the talking? Yes. And I think you'll find, yes, you did do the talking.

• Jeri : [re: Matches Malone]  You gonna give me a good reason to tell you where he is?

  Bruce Wayne : Justice.

  Jeri : [laughs]  Please.

  Bruce Wayne : Money.

  Jeri : Nope. I don't care about money. Try something else.

  Bruce Wayne : I have a gun.

  Jeri : That's a good reason.

• Bruce Wayne : Please, tell me where he is.

  Jeri : [rolls her eyes]  Come on, kid!

  [she grabs Bruce's gun hand and points the barrel at her own forehead, Bruce carefully keeping his finger off the trigger] 

  Jeri : You ain't even pointing it at me!

  [She releases his hand, and he lets the gun drop again] 

  Jeri : What is your problem?

  Bruce Wayne : I've been told it's unwise to point a gun at someone if you're not ready to shoot them. And I'm not.

  Jeri : Very wise, young man.

• [Bruce Wayne confronts Matches Malone for the first time] 

  Matches Malone : So, you want to hire me?

  Bruce Wayne : I want someone to die.

  Matches Malone : Wait a while. They will.

  Bruce Wayne : I don't want to wait.

• [Bruce Wayne asks Matches Malone if he's killed a lot of people] 

  Bruce Wayne : Have you killed a lot of people?

  Matches Malone : I kill all kind of folks. Just about every way you can. Rich, poor, guilty, innocent. By hand, by blade, by gun. Burned just one guy to death, they call you Matches for the rest of your life. Life's funny, isn't it?

• [Bruce Wayne tells Matches Malone how they first met] 

  Bruce Wayne : Two years ago. An alley in the theater district. You killed my mother and father, Thomas and Martha Wayne. I was there.

  Matches Malone : Rings a bell.

  Bruce Wayne : You looked right at me.

  Matches Malone : Ah, I was busy that year.

• [Bruce Wayne holds his gun on Matches Malone, to tell him who hired him to kill his parents] 

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce raises his pistol]  I can make you tell me who hired you.

  Matches Malone : You think so?

  Bruce Wayne : I can hurt you. I can shoot you in the knee. Or the stomach.

  Matches Malone : But you can't make me tell you a damn thing. Killer's code ain't much, but it's what I've got. If I did what you say I did, and someone hired me to do it, you'll never know their name. Not even if you take me apart piece by piece. You better believe that.

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce cocks his pistol]  Well, then I guess there's nothing left to say.

  Matches Malone : [Matches holds his drink up]  Here's to you, son. You've been a long time coming.

• [Bruce Wayne holds his pistol on Matches Malone as Matches waits to be killed] 

  Bruce Wayne : You want me to kill you. Why?

  Matches Malone : Little rich kid like you wouldn't understand.

  Bruce Wayne : Try me.

  Matches Malone : A man gets tired... doing wrong and going unpunished. Nothing happens. You start to wonder if... there is a God.

• Jeri : Killing people isn't, you know, that easy. Hey, maybe you've killed people before. You killed people before, blood? No.

  Bruce Wayne : No. But no one's killed my parents before.

• [last lines] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : [Alfred Pennyworth searches the Wayne Manor for Bruce Wayne]  Master Bruce!

  Bruce Wayne : [as Alfred finds Bruce's farewell letter, as Bruce narrates]  'Alfred, I have left home for a while to live on the streets with Selina. Please, wait and listen before you react. You need not worry that I'm in danger or that I've lost my mind. I've thought long and hard about this decision and I know it's the right one. Malone's death made me realize a couple of things. You can't kill murder. You can't get revenge on evil. You can only begin to fight such things by not doing them. And you can only fight them where they live, not just at Wayne Enterprises. In the streets, in the slums, in the bad parts of town. So that's where I'm going.'

  Alfred Pennyworth : He's lost his mind.

  Bruce Wayne : [Alfred reads on]  'I'm not going to start battling muggers or anything. But one day, I am going to do something to help the people of Gotham. I don't know what yet, but I will. Meantime, I need to learn stuff. Number one: I need to learn how to live in the same world other people have to live in. Selina's giving me a place to sleep and will show me the ropes, so, like I say, there's no need to worry. I'll be in touch soon and I'll come home eventually. Please, Alfred, trust me and honor my wishes. Don't try to bring me back. I need to do this. Sincerely, your good friend, Bruce.'