Gotham (TV Series)

Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do... (2015)

David Mazouz: Bruce Wayne

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce Wayne finds a letter behind the locked door written by his father, reading]  Dear Bruce, these last weeks I begin to feel very mortal, which prompts this note to you. Perhaps I'm being paranoid. I hope so. In any case, if you're reading this, then I'm dead, and you figured out that the entry code is... 'Bruce'. I'm sorry I had to hide this part of my life from you, because this place only exists because of you. Becoming a father made me want to be a better man, and I started asking hard questions about the family business. So here we are.

  Bruce Wayne : [Bruce's voice begins to crack with tears, reading]  As I write this, you're 12 and a fine, good-hearted boy. So I'm sure you'll be a fine, good-hearted man. But that's all I know. I don't know what happened to me or your mother, or how life has turned out for you. I don't even know how old you are. So I'll resist giving you much fatherly advice. Only this: You can't have both happiness and the truth.

  Bruce Wayne : [the camera shows Officer Gordon loading his gun]  You have to choose. I beg of you, my son, please choose happiness.

  Bruce Wayne : [the camera shows Bruce Wayne hold his head up to Alfred]  Unless... unless you feel a calling. A true calling.

• [Bruce Wayne talks to Jim Gordon about no longer being part of the GCPD] 

  Bruce Wayne : You were going to find my parents' killers. You were going to fight for justice. You were going to clean up the GCPD. Change Gotham.

  James Gordon : I had hoped to do that.

  Bruce Wayne : If you remained with the GCPD, you might still be able to do all those good things, but first... you must do something ugly. And your personal honor forbids that.

  James Gordon : Yes.

  Bruce Wayne : Are you not sacrificing the greater good for the sake of your dignity and self-esteem? For vanity?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Steady on, now, Master Bruce. Manners.

  Bruce Wayne : He walked all the way here to discuss the issue Alfred, I'm simply asking a question. Surely, sometimes, the right way is also the ugly way.

• [Bruce Wayne goes against Alfred Pennyworth's wishes to build a bomb that will blow the door down at the bottom of the mansion] 

  Bruce Wayne : I'm building a bomb to blow down that door. You may assist me... or not, as you wish. But i-if not, some tea would be nice.

  Alfred Pennyworth : [Alfred begins to raise his voice and hand at Master Bruce]  Right, well, you're gonna need ten more... sacks of that gear, for starters; three more dairy cans, too; and extra timber; a... heavy tarpaulin.

  Alfred Pennyworth : [Bruce stands still staring at Alfred]  And I'll put the kettle on.

  [Alfred walks off]