Dark City (1998 film) Quotes

Dark City (1998 film) is a TV show that appeared on TV in 1970 . Dark City ended in 1970.

It features Andrew Mason, and Alex Proyas as producer, Trevor Jones (composer) in charge of musical score, and Dariusz Wolski as head of cinematography.

Dark City (1998 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States, and Australia. Each episode of Dark City (1998 film) is 111 minutes long. Dark City (1998 film) is distributed by New Line Cinema.

The cast includes: Rufus Sewell as John Murdoch, William Hurt as Inspector Frank Bumstead, Kiefer Sutherland as Dr. Schreber, Jennifer Connelly as Emma Murdoch, Richard O'Brien as Mr. Hand, Ian Richardson as Mr. Book, Colin Friels as Walenski, Melissa George as May, Bruce Spence as Mr. Wall, Nicholas Bell as Mr. Rain, and Mitchell Butel as Husselbeck.

Dark City (1998 film) Quotes

Kiefer Sutherland as Dr. Schreber

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "Remember John, never talk to strangers."

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "First there was darkness. Then came the strangers. They were a race as old as time itself. They had mastered the ultimate technology. The ability to alter physical reality by will alone. They called this ability "Tuning". But they were dying. Their civilization was in decline, and so they abandoned their world seeking a cure for their own mortality. Their endless journey brought them to a small, blue world in the farthest corner of the galaxy. Our world. Here they thought they had finally found what they had been searching for."

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "Listen to me, John. You have their power. You can make things happen by will alone. They call it "Tuning." That is how they make the buildings change. Just now you acted out of self-defense, a reflex. But I can teach you to control your power consciously. Let me help you, John. Together We can stop them, we can take the city back."

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "I call them the Strangers. They abducted us and brought us here. This city, everyone in it -- is their experiment. They mix and match our memories as they see fit, trying to divine what makes us unique. One day, a man might be an inspector. The next, someone entirely different. When they want to study a murderer, for instance, they simply imprint one of their citizens with a new personality. Arrange a family for him, friends, an entire history -- even a lost wallet. Then they observe the results. Will a man, given the history of a killer, continue in that vein? Or are we, in fact, more than the sum of our memories?"

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "You still don't understand, John. You were never a boy. Not in this place."

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "These do bring back memories. This one is still warm. What is it? The recollections of a great lover? A catalog of conquests? We will soon find out. You wouldn't appreciate that, would you, Mr. Whatever-your-name is? Not the sort of conquest you would ever understand. Let's see, a touch of unhappy childhood, a dash of teenage rebellion, and last but not least, a tragic death in the family."

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "When they first brought us here, they extracted what was in us and stored the information, remixed it like so much paint, and gave us back new memories of their choosing. But they still needed an artist to help them. I understood the human mind better than they ever could, so they allowed me to keep my skills as a scientist -- because they needed them. They made me delete everything else. Can you imagine what it's like to erase your own past?"

• (Kiefer Sutherland) "You are probably wondering why I keep appearing in your memories, John. It is because I have inserted myself into them."

William Hurt as Inspector Frank Bumstead

• (William Hurt) "So Husselbeck, what kind of killer do you think stops to save a dying fish?"

• (William Hurt) "What's that make so far, Husselbeck? Six hookers in all?"
• (Mitchell Butel) "I believe so, sir."
• (William Hurt) "Give the man an "A" for effort."

Richard O'Brien as Mr. Hand

• (Richard O'Brien) "But I wanted to know what it was like -- how you feel."
• (Rufus Sewell) "You know how I was supposed to feel. That person isn't me -- never was. You wanted to know what it was about us that made us human. Well, you're not going to find it --"
• (Rufus Sewell) "-- in here. You were looking in the wrong place."

• (Richard O'Brien) "I have become the monster you were intended to be."

• (Richard O'Brien) "Sleep, now."

• (Richard O'Brien) "There used to be a ferry when I was a boy. Biggest thing you ever saw, lit up like a floating birthday cake."
• (Jennifer Connelly) "That's just what my husband once said to me on this very spot."
• (Richard O'Brien) "Where is your husband now?"
• (Jennifer Connelly) "I wish I knew. What brings you here?"
• (Richard O'Brien) "I met my wife at this place."
• (Jennifer Connelly) "It's where I first met my husband."
• (Richard O'Brien) "Small world."

• (Richard O'Brien) "Karl. Uncle Karl. Haven't seen you in so long. Yes."

• (Richard O'Brien) "It seems you have discovered your unpleasant nature."

• (Richard O'Brien) "So it seems you discovered your unpleasant nature."
• (Rufus Sewell) "Who are you?"
• (Richard O'Brien) "We might ask the same question, yes? Sleep -- now."

Rufus Sewell as John Murdoch

• (Rufus Sewell) "I was just thinking, what you do seems kind of dangerous right now. I mean, how do you know I'm not the killer?"
• (Melissa George) "I don't. Why, you feeling any urges I should know about?"

• (Rufus Sewell) "Hey, do you know the way to Shell Beach?"
• (Taxi Driver) "You're kidding. Me and the Mrs. spent our honeymoon there. All you gotta do is take Main Street West to -- or is it the Cross -- You know, that's funny, I can't remember if it's Main Street West or the Crosstown."

• (Rufus Sewell) "Here, let me ask you a question. You heard of a place called Shell Beach?"
• (William Hurt) "Sure."
• (Rufus Sewell) "Do you know how to get there?"
• (William Hurt) "Yeah."
• (Rufus Sewell) "Tell me."
• (William Hurt) "Right. You just -- you go to the --"
• (Rufus Sewell) "Where? Where do you go?"
• (William Hurt) "Just give me a second, will you --"
• (Rufus Sewell) "You can't remember, can you?"

• (Rufus Sewell) "Excuse me. How do I get to the end of the line?"
• (Train Passenger) "You want the Express."
• (Rufus Sewell) "Hey, how come that train didn't stop?"
• (Station Master) "That's the Express."

• (Rufus Sewell) "When was the last time you remember doing something during the day?"
• (William Hurt) "What do you mean?"
• (Rufus Sewell) "I just mean during the day. Daylight. When was the last time you remember seeing it? And I'm not talking about some distant, half-forgotten childhood memory, I mean like yesterday. Last week. Can you come up with a single memory? You can't, can you? You know something, I don't think the sun even -- exists -- in this place. 'Cause I've been up for hours, and hours, and hours, and the night never ends here."

Colin Friels as Walenski

• (Colin Friels) "I've been trying to remember things, CLEARLY remember things, from my past, but the more I try to think back, the more it all starts to unravel. None of it seems real. It's like I've just been dreaming this life, and when I finally wake up, I'll be somebody else. Somebody totally different."
• (William Hurt) "You saw something, didn't you, Eddie? Something to do with the case."
• (Colin Friels) "There is no case. There never was. It's all just a big joke. It's a joke."

Jennifer Connelly as Emma Murdoch

• (Jennifer Connelly) "It's beautiful."
• (William Hurt) "It was a gift from my mother. She died recently. I keep it with me to remind me of her."
• (Jennifer Connelly) "I'm sorry."
• (William Hurt) "It's a funny thing, though. I can't remember WHEN she gave it to me. How do you think I could forget a thing like this?"

Ian Richardson as Mr. Book

• (Ian Richardson) "He's becoming like us."
• (Bruce Spence) "So we must become like him."

• (Ian Richardson) "Is it done?"
• (Richard O'Brien) "Oh yes, Mr. Book. I have John Murdoch in mind."

• (Ian Richardson) "SHUT IT DOWN. SHUT IT DOWN FOREVER."

Mitchell Butel as Husselbeck

• (Mitchell Butel) "Everything Detective Walenski committed to paper should be here."
• (William Hurt) "The only thing that should be committed is Wolenski."

Bruce Spence as Mr. Wall

• (Bruce Spence) "She knows nothing, Mr. Hand."
• (Richard O'Brien) "A dead end -- Yes, Mr. Wall?"
• (Bruce Spence) "We thought his imprint would allow us to track him, but instead we have been brought here. This is irrational."
• (Richard O'Brien) "Instincts are irrational, Mr. Wall, and we must follow where they lead -- Yes?"
• (Nicholas Bell) "Mr. Sleep suggests that he might go to places familiar -- His job --"
• (Richard O'Brien) "He does not care about our job --"
• (Bruce Spence) "Indulge us, Mr. Hand. If you were Murdoch -- Yes?"
• (Richard O'Brien) "If I were Murdoch -- I would remember how my wife had hurt me by sleeping with another man. And then, I would look for a way to hurt her in return -- Leave me alone with her"
• (Richard O'Brien) ", there is work to be done."

• (Bruce Spence) "Do not fret, Anna. I will give you some more pretty things soon."
• (Jennifer Connelly) "I'm not Anna."
• (Bruce Spence) "You will be soon, yes."

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