Smallville (TV Series)
Idol (2009)
Tom Welling: Clark Kent
Quotes
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Clark Kent : [notices Chloe's coffee mug with The Blur's shield] Where'd you get that?
Chloe Sullivan : The street vendor on the corner. It also comes in t-shirts and key chains. I had to be the first one on the block to get the superhero swag.
Clark Kent : Next thing you know, your Wonder Twins will be a household name.
Chloe Sullivan : Thanks to the fog and dog duo, Sacks is on his way to the slammer. You know, with some training, they maybe able to give The Blur some much needed backup in the Halls of Justice.
Clark Kent : I guess I have more backup than I thought.
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Lois Lane : I've been thinking a lot about my carbon footprint lately, and I figured, you know, we could start carpooling. I thought, you know, the ride would give us a chance to get past the whole kiss-and-run of it all, and... get to know each other better.
Clark Kent : Better? You tell me the color of your underwear every day. What else is there to know?
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Clark Kent : I put my shield out there to inspire people to step up and be their own heroes. And you did.
Jayna : We believe in you, Master B.
Clark Kent : Don't believe in me, believe in the shield and what *it* represents. Most importantly, believe in yourselves.
Zan : But... we're not the hero. You are.
Clark Kent : That depends on you. Metropolis doesn't need more Blur fans. It needs people who are willing to do exactly what you did today. But you do need to be more careful. Heroes don't get second chances, and people need you to make life-and-death decisions every day. There's no room for mistakes.
Zan : Ever?
Clark Kent : Not when the world is watching.
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Clark Kent : Earth to Lois.
[she wakes from her stupor]
Clark Kent : It's like you've been on another planet for the last fifteen minutes.
Lois Lane : Easy, Armstrong. This space case is buried in research. I've got, like, two weeks' worth of work to catch up on.
Clark Kent : It was sort of a last-minute vacation, wasn't it?
Lois Lane : Yeah, well, I've got a pretty tightly wound bolt reflex.
Clark Kent : Is this about what happened?
[she doesn't know what to say]
Clark Kent : Are you turning red?
Lois Lane : Believe it or not, my ejector-seat malfunction... wasn't totally about you.
Clark Kent : We should talk about it.
Lois Lane : When I want to talk about it, I'll send up a smoke signal.
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Lois Lane : [signing for a package at the Planet] Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas to me.
Clark Kent : Want me to help you with this?
Lois Lane : No. Did I ever tell you that before Christmas, I used to unwrap all my presents and then re-wrap them while my parents were still sleeping?
Clark Kent : [helping her open the crate] You know, Lois, that doesn't surprise me at all.
Lois Lane : [seeing a group of men in their underwear surrounded by baggies of white powder] Just what I've always wanted.
Clark Kent : Is that...
Lois Lane : I don't think it's powdered sugar, Smallville. Lois Lane, Daily Planet. Care to comment on what illegal activities you've been up to that got you trussed up like a turkey?
Cop : [she takes the duct tape off his mouth] I'm a cop. We're all undercover cops! Our sting went south.
Clark Kent : Someone must've thought you were the real dealers.
Lois Lane : Who could be responsible for such a super screw-up?
[hearing a commotion, they look outside and see the Blur's sigil lit up on the next building]
Lois Lane : Now that's what I call a scoop.
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Clark Kent : [trying to call Lois] I can't believe she's not picking up.
Chloe Sullivan : You freeze the girl out, she's gonna give you a cold shoulder, hero or not.
Clark Kent : After what happened with Corben, I stopped calling her as the Blur for her own protection.
Chloe Sullivan : Sorry. This is a really bad time for your PR queen to go MIA.
Clark Kent : She's the only one who can tell the world the truth. Lois has to know the Blur is not responsible for the failed drug bust or the crime boss getting away.
Chloe Sullivan : You know, Clark, you need to get to work on some serious spin doctor magic, because whoever's posing as the Blur is a genius at marketing and self-promotion. He's co-opted your brand.
Clark Kent : I'm not a brand.
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Lois Lane : Two hours to get here with the monorail down. Chalk another one up to the blundering Blur. He may have stopped a diamond heist, but his blackout belly flop has crippled Metropolis.
[seeing D.A. Sacks]
Lois Lane : And the scavengers have already started circling. District Attorney Ray Sacks, my pet research project.
Clark Kent : Since when is a veteran D.A. newsworthy?
Lois Lane : Since his Christmas-card roster reads like a Sopranos hit list. I call him "Sacks-ophone" 'cause
[loudly so Sacks can hear]
Lois Lane : he loves to blow his own horn!
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Clark Kent : Lois, I can't help but think there's more to this story than people are seeing.
Lois Lane : I think it's pretty obvious. Either the Blur is hitting a quarter-life crisis or his ego has gotten really supersized.
Clark Kent : And you're sure he didn't try to call you and explain himself?
Lois Lane : He called. I didn't pick up.
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Lois Lane : Since when did you become the Blur's big defender?
Clark Kent : He just doesn't deserve the silent treatment just because he's been out there saving people.
Lois Lane : Of course you would say that, Clark. You're a guy. The Blur can't expect me to be his beck-and-call girl after weeks of no contact.
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Clark Kent : What's with the disguise?
Lois Lane : All my flannel's at the dry cleaner's. Go figure.
Clark Kent : Lois...
Lois Lane : Leave it alone, Inspector Gadget. I have a top-secret interview I'm doing for an exposé on the hush-hush. So don't follow me.
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Clark Kent : The Blur has a blog.
Chloe Sullivan : And apparently you Twitter and you're on Facebook, where you have 10,000 friends, by the way. You've come quite a long way since being scarecrowed in high school.
Clark Kent : Why would somebody go through so much trouble to discredit me?
Chloe Sullivan : Now, here's the hitch. I think he's actually trying to help you. I discovered five messy but successful saves obviously not done by you.
Clark Kent : Whether this person means well or not, they need to be stopped before someone gets hurt.
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Lois Lane : I suppose you were the one who gave us that little reboot.
Clark Kent : [as the Blur] In a way, the city going dark was my fault. The least I could do is put things right.
Lois Lane : You know, just because you threw a few switches doesn't make up for all your bonehead moves lately.
Clark Kent : Lois, I wasn't the one behind the saves.
Lois Lane : The Blur has an imposter nipping at his heels? How did you let that happen?
Clark Kent : It's not that simple. They were just misguided fans. I'm not turning them over to the D.A.
Lois Lane : Without proof, nobody's gonna buy the misguided fans angle. You're risking a lot to protect some feckless meteor freaks.
Clark Kent : Maybe. But doesn't everyone deserve a second chance?
Lois Lane : [suddenly irritable] Oh, you wanna go there? Let me tell you about second chances, buddy. There's a way you treat a woman. It's called respect.
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Lois Lane : [on the phone with the Blur] You have superpowers. Why don't you pick up a phone?
Clark Kent : Lois, you're just gonna have to do something you've had trouble with lately.
[she hears static, and when it clears, she's stunned to hear Clark, loud and clear]
Clark Kent : You're gonna have to trust me.
Lois Lane : [to herself] Smallville.
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Lois Lane : I hope you didn't misunderstand all my Blur-bashing I did yesterday. Deep down, I never doubted him.
Clark Kent : I'm sure he'd be happy to learn that your faith in the Blur never wavered.
Lois Lane : Of course, he never explained why he didn't call me back.
Clark Kent : Lois, what's going on?
Lois Lane : Okay, look. I woke up this morning... and I saw things clearly for the first time.
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Lois Lane : [hanging off the side of a building] Let me go.
Clark Kent : That's insane, Lois.
Lois Lane : You can't reveal yourself to the cameras. You mean too much to the city. To the world. Clark... I know that you've been living two lives and having to lie to me about it every day.
Clark Kent : Lois, you're not making any sense.
[a cloud of smoke appears down on the street]
Clark Kent : It's gonna be okay. Just hold on.
Lois Lane : I've always know deep down that you were a hero.
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Clark Kent : You're alive.
Lois Lane : [hugging him] Thank you.
Clark Kent : I'm flattered, Lois. I wish I could have been the one to rescue you, but I'm not that fast. I took the elevator.
Lois Lane : Even after all this, you still can't tell me.
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[SPOILER:]
Chloe Sullivan : [disguising her voice] Next time you take on the D.A. of Metropolis, remember to watch your step.
Lois Lane : But that was just...
Chloe Sullivan : Hope I made up for not calling.
Clark Kent : [she hangs up] Lois, who was that?
Lois Lane : The Blur.
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Clark Kent : How'd you pull off the whole Blur impersonation thing?
Chloe Sullivan : Just your typical sleight-of-the-ear stuff. Now you hear it, now you don't.
[demonstrating on her computer]
Chloe Sullivan : Relax, Clark, I'm not exactly the great and powerful Oz. I just created a program where everything I type in here comes out Blur.
Clark Kent : How'd you know when to make the call? And how'd you know what to say to convince Lois?
Chloe Sullivan : I hacked into the security cameras on the rooftop, and I've been monitoring all cell communication in Metropolis.
Clark Kent : You've been eavesdropping on my personal calls with Lois, haven't you? Chloe, there's keeping a bird's-eye view, and then there's playing Big Brother with people's private lives.
Chloe Sullivan : Easy on the dress-down, Clark, okay? If I hadn't stepped in, Lois would still be beating down the "Clark is a superhero" door, and believe me, once the bloodhound Lois is at your door... you'd better find a better way to disguise your superhero scent.
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Clark Kent : Your eyes still closed?
Lois Lane : This isn't what I had in mind when you said you wanted to meet me in the copy room, but, hey, I'm open.
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Clark Kent : You said I had a secret. You're right.
Lois Lane : I was dangling a hundred stories above the pavement. I think I get a free pass on that one. Let's see what you've got.
Clark Kent : [turning around, wearing a pair of horn-rimmed glasses] I'm a bit near-sighted.
[taking them off]
Clark Kent : I've been trying not to wear them.
Lois Lane : They're very...
[taking and trying them on, then taking them off]
Lois Lane : ...Clark Kent.
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Lois Lane : I guess you're not the only one who's a little shortsighted. It's just sometimes I feel like I see whole other side of you than anyone else.
Clark Kent : Lois?
Lois Lane : It's okay. It's my hero complex to resolve. I take the nicest guy that I know and I weigh him down with all this shining armor. And it's not fair. Nobody can be two different people.
Clark Kent : [she puts his glasses in his shirt pocket] I wish I could. Is this your long-winded way of saying that you hate these?
Lois Lane : Personally... I don't mind the bump in your geek factor. But, professionally... there are these newfangled things you can try. They're called contacts.
Clark Kent : It means a lot that you thought I had it in me.
Lois Lane : Don't worry, Smallville. I'll only call you four-eyes every once in a while.
[turning to leave, then stopping]
Lois Lane : But just so you're clear on one thing...
[she kicks a stack of Daily Planets on the floor toward him; as they stop at his feet, she climbs onto them and kisses him]
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Lois Lane : First, the Blur doesn't call for weeks and now he's overnighting our boys in blue? Of course, he's probably tailspinning into the stratosphere because he doesn't have his go-to girl to keep him grounded.
Clark Kent : There's no way the botched save is the work of the Blur. It's not his M.O.
Lois Lane : I'll admit sugarcoating isn't exactly his style, but the 20-story calling card was unmistakable. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm beginning to lose faith in our resident hero.
Randall Brady : You're breaking my heart, Lane. I need a feature on the Blur's questionable tactics by the end of the day.
Clark Kent : You don't really think this is big news, do you?
Randall Brady : Turns out Adrian Pope, the organized crime boss, is still on the street because of the Blur's blunder. The D.A.'s out for blood.
Lois Lane : When is the D.A. *not* out for blood? He's just trying to cover up his dirty connections. Listen, I am not your Blur girl on this one.
Randall Brady : Just run with it.
Clark Kent : Listen, just see this as an opportunity to investigate both sides of the story.
Lois Lane : Well, that would require a certain super someone to actually find five minutes to give me a call.
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Clark Kent : You seen today's news?
Chloe Sullivan : Don't tell me you're taking that blowhard seriously, Clark. You know he's just gunning for the mayor's office.
[seeing his face]
Chloe Sullivan : You are, aren't you? Clark, why? The last time you had a coming-out party, it was a disaster. What changed?
Clark Kent : I've changed. I'm wearing my father's shield now. And I've worked hard to give people a symbol of hope. Something that they can believe in, that will inspire them. I am the shield.
Chloe Sullivan : I know you want to honor your father, Clark, but if you sacrifice yourself, there is no shield.
Clark Kent : I won't just do nothing while the D.A. drags down my father's crest and everything that it stands for.
Chloe Sullivan : That's exactly what you have to do. I'm sorry. Look, this guy's gonna call you a menace and a coward, and probably a threat to the city. And you have to let people believe his lies. Your father lives on through you, not your shield.
