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City of Ember Quotes

City of Ember is a television program that was first aired in 1970 . City of Ember ended in 1970.

It features Plainlist, Gary Goetzman; Tom Hanks, Steven Shareshian, and Seth Hanchett as producer, Andrew Lockington in charge of musical score, and Xavier Pérez Grobet as head of cinematography.

City of Ember is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of City of Ember is 90 minutes long. City of Ember is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow, Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow, Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet, Martin Landau as Sul, Lucinda Dryzek as Lizzie Bisco, Mackenzie Crook as Looper, Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Murdo, Simon Kunz as Captain Fleery, and Bill Murray as Mayor Cole.

City of Ember Quotes

Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Murdo

  • (Mary Kay Place) "You and Poppy have to share, but I think the bed's big enough. Poppy, let's make some dinner and get your sister get settled."
  • (Mary Kay Place) "Do you know your part?"
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Um, I, I think I remember it pretty well from last year."
  • (Mary Kay Place) "Oh, the Great Day of Singing is so important. Ah, it lifts all of our hearts. How lucky we are."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "I don't feel very lucky, lately."
  • (Mary Kay Place) "There's nothing to worry about."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "The blackouts worry everybody."
  • (Mary Kay Place) "Help is coming."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Help?"
  • (Mary Kay Place) "Mm-hm. Who built our City, dear?"
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "The -- Builders?"
  • (Mary Kay Place) "That's right. And the Builders will come again and show us the way."

Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet

  • (Saoirse Ronan) "How am I ever gonna figure out what this is all about? It's all these zeros. That's what scares me the most. What would count down to nothing?"
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "What is this?"
  • (Harry Treadaway) "My dad made this."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "It doesn't look very safe."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "That's my dad. Everything he makes looks like this."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Whatever it is, granny, I'll figure it out."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Why would he risk being thrown in jail, when everyone knows it's against the law to go out there?"
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Lizzie. Where'd you get that food?"
  • (Lucinda Dryzek) "All right. I got it from my boyfriend."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "You don't have a boyfriend."
  • (Lucinda Dryzek) "It's not official, but there's this guy who really likes me. He explores the storerooms, especially the ones on the edges. They're marked empty in the ledger, but they're not all empty. I'll give you a bite if you promise not to tell."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "What -- was that?"

Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow

  • (Tim Robbins) "On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box. In a secret location, architects, scientists and engineers met and concluded that there was only one hope for our future: to build an underground city designed to keep its citizens protected for generations to come. The box was entrusted to the first mayor, who was to pass it on to her successor. As the years counted down, the box passed from mayor to mayor. None knew what secrets it held, only that it would open when it was needed most. But fate ran another course, and the chain was broken. The box was tucked away and forgotten, and as the city grew old and began to crumble, the box quietly clicked open."
  • (Tim Robbins) "What can you do about it? Hmm? What can you do about it?"
  • (Tim Robbins) "The main thing is, pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, everything you see. Notice what no one else notices, and you'll know what no one else knows. What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that's more the point."
  • (Tim Robbins) "Builders were wise when they said, "If you have proof, you have to pursue it." There's more to a bottle cap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass."

Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow

  • (Harry Treadaway) "I got lost, I'm sorry."
  • (Mackenzie Crook) "Get lost again."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "Did you see those store-rooms? They're completely empty. We're gonna run out of food."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "It doesn't matter anyway. The Generator won't last. And pretty soon it'll be black for good."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "My dad made this."
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "It doesn't look very safe."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "That's my dad."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "How do you explain that this used to be so small?"
  • (Tim Robbins) "You're gonna give yourself a headache."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "The Builders left instructions."
  • (Tim Robbins) "The Builders abandoned us."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "No, they didn't. They didn't, Dad. I have proof."
  • (Tim Robbins) "Show me."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "The Generator's our only source of power. If it goes, we all go."
  • (Tim Robbins) "That's dramatic."
  • (Harry Treadaway) "Dad, this place is falling apart. I will not sit around while Ember collapses. I am getting in to that generator, whatever it takes."

Martin Landau as Sul

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Bill Murray as Mayor Cole

  • (Bill Murray) "These are trying and troubled times. Our problems are grave. We need answers, but beyond answers, more important than answers, we need solutions. And in order to find those solutions, I propose we launch a thorough investigation."
  • (Bill Murray) "I hereby declare the creation of a Task Force to Investigate the Blackouts."
  • (Bill Murray) "Do I have volunteers?"
  • (Bill Murray) "Today, we, the people, stand united against the darkness."

Simon Kunz as Captain Fleery

  • (Simon Kunz) "Stop. I need to tell you the rules. One: When a customer --"
  • (Saoirse Ronan) "Gives you a message, repeat it back to make sure you've got it right. Two: Always wear the red cape so people can identify you. Three: Our customers pay 20 coins for every message no matter how far we have to carry it, so go fast. I love going fast."
  • (Simon Kunz) "Very good. I'm impressed. Now go."

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