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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) Quotes

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . The Day the Earth Stood Still ended in 1970.

It features Tyler Bates in charge of musical score, and David Tattersall as head of cinematography.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) is 103 minutes long. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: John Cleese as Professor Barnhardt, Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson, James Hong as Mr. Wu, and Jon Hamm as Michael Granier.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) Quotes

Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson

  • (Kathy Bates) "My name is Regina Jackson. I'm the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America."
  • (Klaatu) "This body will take some getting used to."
  • (Kathy Bates) "I've been sent here to determine who or what you represent and what your intentions are."
  • (Klaatu) "It feels unreal to me. Alien. It will take time to adapt."
  • (Helen Benson) "What were you before you were human?"
  • (Klaatu) "Different."
  • (Helen Benson) "Different how?"
  • (Klaatu) "It would only frighten you."
  • (Kathy Bates) "History has lessons to teach us about first encounters between civilizations. As a rule the less advanced civilization is either exterminated or enslaved. I'm thinking of Pizarro and the Incans, Columbus and the Native Americans, and the list goes on. Unfortunately in this case, the less advanced civilization is us."
  • (Jon Hamm) "This is the representative of an extra-terrestrial civilization. This is the most important discovery in the history of Mankind."
  • (Kathy Bates) "It may well be the last discovery in the history of Mankind."
  • (Kathy Bates) "I want to apologize to you; it seems we got off to a bad start."
  • (Klaatu) "It seems we did."

John Cleese as Professor Barnhardt

  • (John Cleese) "I have so many questions to ask you."
  • (Helen Benson) "It's Bach."
  • (Klaatu) "It's beautiful."
  • (John Cleese) "So we're not so different after all."
  • (Klaatu) "I wish that were true."
  • (John Cleese) "There must be alternatives. You must have some technology that could solve our problem."
  • (Klaatu) "Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change."
  • (John Cleese) "Then help us change."
  • (Klaatu) "I cannot change your nature. You treat the world as you treat each other."
  • (John Cleese) "But every civilization reaches a crisis point eventually."
  • (Klaatu) "Most of them don't make it."
  • (John Cleese) "Yours did. How?"
  • (Klaatu) "Our sun was dying. We had to evolve in order to survive."
  • (John Cleese) "So it was only when your world was threated with destruction that you became what you are now."
  • (Klaatu) "Yes."
  • (John Cleese) "Well that's where we are. You say we're on the brink of destruction and you're right. But it's only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve. This is our moment. Don't take it from us, we are close to an answer."

James Hong as Mr. Wu

  • (Klaatu) "You've been out of contact for a long time."
  • (James Hong) "I had a dangerous assignment. This is hostile territory."
  • (Klaatu) "I've noticed. I was hoping I could reason with them."
  • (James Hong) "I'm afraid they are not a reasonable race. I've been living amongst them for seventy years now. I know them well."
  • (Klaatu) "And?"
  • (James Hong) "Any attempt to intercede with them would be futile. They are destructive, and they won't change."
  • (Klaatu) "Is that your official report?"
  • (James Hong) "The tragedy is, they know what's going to become of them."
  • (James Hong) "They sense it. But they can't seem to do anything about it."
  • (Klaatu) "It's decided then. I'll begin the process as soon as possible. We should make preparations for our departure."
  • (James Hong) "I'm staying."
  • (Klaatu) "You can't stay here."
  • (James Hong) "I can and I will."
  • (James Hong) "If you stay, you'll die."
  • (James Hong) "I know. This is my home now."
  • (Klaatu) "You yourself called them a destructive race."
  • (James Hong) "That's true. But still, there is another side. You see, I -- I love them. It is a very strange thing. I -- I -- I can't find a way to explain it to you. For many years I cursed my luck for being sent here. Human life is difficult. But as this life is coming to an end -- I consider myself lucky -- to have lived it."

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