Joker – Character Quotes

And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun.

Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?

See madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes, is a little push!..

I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you… stranger!

Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it! You know, I just... *do* things.

If you're good at something, never do it for free.

The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.

You can't rely on anybody these days, you gotta do everything yourself.

Does it depress you? To know just how alone you really are?

The mob has plans. The cops have plans. Gordon's got plans. Y'know they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are.

I don't wanna kill you. What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off Mob dealers? No, no. No. No, you... You complete me.

— You gonna kill me, Mr. J?
— What? Oh, I'm not gonna kill you. I'm just gonna hurt ya... Really, really bad.