Smallville (TV Series)

Hothead (2001)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Coach Walt Arnold : Yeah, I remember. Jonathan Kent was one of the best athletes I ever coached. A lot of God-given talent. It's in your genes, Kent.

  Clark Kent : Actually, I'm adopted.

• Chloe Sullivan : I've already started getting hate mail.

  Clark Kent : You seem very happy about that, why?

  Chloe Sullivan : Because it means I'm hitting a nerve. Besides, between the abysmal sentence structure and generous use of obscenities, I got a pretty good idea of who's been sending it.

  Pete Ross : If you think my teammates have been reading the Torch, you're giving them way too much credit.

• Clark Kent : The Torch torched. How's that for dramatic irony.

• Clark Kent : I joined a football team, not a cult.

• Clark Kent : I'm sick of being punished because I have these gifts. Most parents would be happy if their son could be star of the football team.

  Jonathan Kent : Son, I am happy when you wake up in the morning. Now, I don't need to live vicariously through your achievements.

  Clark Kent : Why would you? You got to play.

  Jonathan Kent : I'm not signing the permission slip, Clark.

  Clark Kent : You don't have to. I'm playing football, and you can't stop me.

• Clark Kent : Oh yeah. Joined the football team and poured some coffee. We're a couple of real rebels.

  Lana Lang : Long live the revolution.

• Coach Walt Arnold : [after Clark walks right through the fire]  How did you do that?

  Clark Kent : It's in the genes.

• Clark Kent : What are you working on?

  Lex Luthor : Oh. I'm trying to figure out which poor bastard should get the ax. My father wants me to cut 20% of my workforce.

  Clark Kent : Any way around it?

  Lex Luthor : Once my father's made his mind up, he's not easy to turn around.

  Lana Lang : If it makes you guys feel any better, you should have seen the look on my aunt's face when I took this job. Not that I was eavesdropping or anything.

  Clark Kent : I guess we're all in the same boat.

  Lex Luthor : No, no, you both stood your ground and are doing what you want. I caved. You two have inspired me.

• Lana Lang : I heard about the coach. Pretty weird.

  Clark Kent : He won his 200th game and didn't even see it.

  Lana Lang : Are you gonna play next season?

  Clark Kent : I don't know if football's for me. I mean, my dad played, my granddad played. I think it's time to break the vicious cycle.

  Lana Lang : Pretty short career. Why the change of heart?

  Clark Kent : I don't know. Guess I got out on the field and realized my reason for playing was gone.

  Lana Lang : I'm sorry to hear that.

  Clark Kent : Who said life was fair?

  Lana Lang : Gonna be okay?

  Clark Kent : Sometimes I just wanna scream.

  Lana Lang : Why don't we?

  Clark Kent : Why don't we what?

  Lana Lang : Scream. I'm game if you are.

  Clark Kent : [looking around]  You serious?

  Lana Lang : Why not?

• Clark Kent : Hey, thought you were working.

  Lana Lang : I got let go. Apparently, I'm not waitress material.

  Clark Kent : Sorry. How'd your aunt take it?

  Lana Lang : She said that it was a sign that I should seriously reconsider cheerleading.

  Clark Kent : [amused]  Parents. What are you gonna do?

• Clark Kent : [surprised to see Lana working at a cafe]  Lana, what are you doing here?

  Lana Lang : Taking your order, I hope.

  Chloe Sullivan : Wha-wha... what is this? Some sort of, like, a cheerleading charity? Like, "be a waitress for a night" sort of thing?

  Lana Lang : Yes, it is, except for the cheerleading and charity parts. And tips are always appreciated.

  Clark Kent : So, you're a waitress for real?

  Lana Lang : Even got the perky nametag to prove it.

• Clark Kent : Any idea how they got that midterm, Chloe?

  Chloe Sullivan : Still a mystery, but I'm working on it.

  Football Player : [noticing her taking pictures]  Hey, what's she doing?

  [he throws his football at her, but Clark manages to catch it just in time] 

  Pete Ross : Ooh, nice catch.

  Chloe Sullivan : One of your teammates attempts to assassinate me and all you can say is "nice catch"?

  Pete Ross : I thought you wanted to hit a nerve.

• Jonathan Kent : I saw you play, all right? And you could have easily hurt any one of those boys.

  Clark Kent : But the point is I didn't.

  [Jonathan quietly scoffs] 

  Clark Kent : [more to Martha]  Why are we even having this conversation? He's never gonna believe me.

• Clark Kent : You know, it's amazing, the same day I make the team, you quit the squad. I was just hoping we'd see more of each other.

  Lana Lang : I have four shifts a week. You can stop by anytime you like.

• Clark Kent : [reading the Torch]  "Football: Sport or abuse?"

  Chloe Sullivan : So, what do you think?

  Clark Kent : I think you need to seriously decrease your cappuccino dependency.

  Chloe Sullivan : Pete thinks I'm being too hard on Coach Walt.

  Pete Ross : I mean, the man coached my dad, all my brothers. He used to come over and watch the Super Bowl.

  Chloe Sullivan : Now, while I'm touched by that hallmark moment, you don't get points for subtlety in journalism.

• Coach Walt Arnold : I saw your arm out there. Your technique was lousy, but you got a lot of power.

  Clark Kent : Thanks.

  Coach Walt Arnold : So why aren't you on our team?

  Clark Kent : My dad needs me on the farm.

  Coach Walt Arnold : Well, your school needs you on the field. We've got a big game Friday night. We're short of players. Look, look, I... I know your dad would understand.

  Clark Kent : He's kind of stubborn.

• Clark Kent : [surprised to see Jonathan at football practice]  I'm glad you're here. It means a lot to me.

  Jonathan Kent : I still don't support your decision, Clark. I'm here to see that no one gets hurt.

• Martha Kent : Principal Kwan's gonna be in the hospital 'til over the weekend.

  Clark Kent : Is he gonna be all right?

  Martha Kent : He's got some burns and suffered smoke inhalation, but he's gonna be okay.

  Jonathan Kent : Anybody see you, son?

  Clark Kent : Nobody saw me, dad. I told the paramedics that I wrapped my hands in my jacket before I pulled him out.

  Martha Kent : Lucky you were there.

  Clark Kent : [pointedly to Jonathan]  Well, I kind of missed my ride.

• Jonathan Kent : What do you mean you had to say yes?

  Clark Kent : Coach Walt sort of didn't give me a choice.

  Jonathan Kent : Let me guess, did he give you the, uh, "be your own man" speech, right? Well, Walt's been giving that speech for 25 years. Same one. Believe me, I know. What you gotta do is go there tomorrow and tell him you can't play.

  Clark Kent : Dad, please don't make me do that.

  Jonathan Kent : Son, I'm sorry, we've already had this conversation.

  Clark Kent : It's never been a conversation. I can be careful and you don't trust me.

  Jonathan Kent : Of course I trust you, Clark, but, uh...

  Clark Kent : But what? I'm old enough to make my own decisions.

  Jonathan Kent : When you're out on the field, a million things can happen that can affect your judgment. I mean, if you get angry even for just a second, or you, uh, you try to impress some girl with a fancy move, somebody could get seriously hurt out there. You were meant for much more important things than winning football games.

• Pete Ross : [after Coach Walt browbeats Clark into joining the football team]  Remind me what your dad said last time you asked him to play.

  Clark Kent : He said no.

  Pete Ross : He said no. That's what I thought. Call me when the hurting's done, okay?

• Clark Kent : So you're taking dad's side?

  Martha Kent : No, Clark, I'm not. I told him he's being unreasonable.

  Clark Kent : Thanks.

  Martha Kent : Well, I'm not saying you're entirely innocent here, either. If you wanna make your own decisions, you need to be prepared to live with your mistakes.

  Clark Kent : You trust me, don't you?

  Martha Kent : I want to, Clark. So does your dad. Just give him a chance.

• Coach Walt Arnold : Kent, why aren't you in the locker room suiting up?

  Clark Kent : I'm not walking out on that field, and neither are you.

  Coach Walt Arnold : Look, I don't know what the hell your problem is, but you do not want to tick me off right now.

  [his powers heat up the sauna stones, inadvertently exposing Clark to the kryptonite inside] 

  Clark Kent : I saw what you did to Trevor's arm.

  Coach Walt Arnold : Trevor should have kept his mouth shut.

  [seeing him double over] 

  Coach Walt Arnold : What's the matter, Kent? Little too hot for you, huh?

  [he sucker-punches Clark in the stomach, then throws him against the wall] 

  Coach Walt Arnold : Well, excuse me now. I've got a game to win.

• Chloe Sullivan : This is more than arson, Clark. It's like the fire knew what I was doing.

  Clark Kent : And you believe Coach Walt was somehow controlling it?

  Chloe Sullivan : Look at the facts. Principal Kwan launches an investigation into the cheating scandal, Coach Walt tries to fry him in his car. Then one of his players comes forward and he threatens them all with pyrotechnic sprinklers. I'm about to print that picture and the Torch goes up in flames.

  Clark Kent : Now you think he's behind the cheating scandal? Come on, Chloe.

  Chloe Sullivan : Coach obsessed with winning his 200th game helped bonehead players pass the test so he can secure his position in the pantheon of high-school sports.

  Clark Kent : Do you have another copy of the picture?

  Chloe Sullivan : No, it's kind of hard to recover the files.

  Clark Kent : We don't have any proof.

  Chloe Sullivan : Trevor Chapell.

  Clark Kent : What about him?

  Chloe Sullivan : I'm sure he's the one that talked to Kwan about the cheating. He wants to talk, I know it, but he's still scared to talk to me, but I think he might open up to you.

• Clark Kent : What happened to your arm?

  Trevor Chapell : It's nothing. It's a carburetor burn.

  [recoiling his arm as Clark reaches for it] 

  Trevor Chapell : It's nothing.

  Clark Kent : Let me see it, Trevor.

  [unwrapping it, he sees a burn mark in the shape of a handprint] 

  Trevor Chapell : I don't know how Coach did it, but if I talk, he's gonna fry me.

• Martha Kent : Heading out to the pep rally?

  Clark Kent : How do I look?

  Martha Kent : As handsome as your father.

  Clark Kent : You don't have to do this, mom.

  Martha Kent : Do what?

  Clark Kent : Play Kent family peacekeeper.

  Martha Kent : Well, if the Kent men weren't so stubborn, I wouldn't have to.

• Jonathan Kent : Sorry you didn't get to play.

  Clark Kent : Were you here to make sure I didn't hurt anyone?

  Jonathan Kent : I was here to support my son.

  Clark Kent : Some of the things I said were out of line.

  Jonathan Kent : Look I... I do trust you. Clark, I do. I-I guess there's always gonna be a part of me that's a little bit afraid. But that's just being a parent.