Predestination Quotes
The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
The Unmarried Mother: I've had a lot of people tell me how sorry they are for what happened to me. I don't want to hear it any more.
The Bartender: Then what do you want?
The Unmarried Mother: What does anyone want?
The Bartender: Love.
The Unmarried Mother: Fuck love.
The Bartender: A purpose.
The Unmarried Mother: A purpose?
The Bartender: You don't have that?
The Unmarried Mother: I'm working on it.
The Bartender: Why can't love be a purpose?
The Unmarried Mother: Hippy bullshit.
The Bartender: It's easier to hate than to love, right?
The Unmarried Mother: Yeah.
The Bartender: It's easier to destroy something. Kill somebody.
The Bartender: Then what do you want?
The Unmarried Mother: What does anyone want?
The Bartender: Love.
The Unmarried Mother: Fuck love.
The Bartender: A purpose.
The Unmarried Mother: A purpose?
The Bartender: You don't have that?
The Unmarried Mother: I'm working on it.
The Bartender: Why can't love be a purpose?
The Unmarried Mother: Hippy bullshit.
The Bartender: It's easier to hate than to love, right?
The Unmarried Mother: Yeah.
The Bartender: It's easier to destroy something. Kill somebody.
Jane: Are you lost?
The Unmarried Mother: No I'm looking for someone. Thanks, I'll just wait.
Jane: Well, you know what they say about good things happening to those who wait.
The Unmarried Mother: But only the things left behind by those who hustle
Jane: I was thinking the exact same thing. What are the odds?
The Unmarried Mother: What are the odds.
The Unmarried Mother: No I'm looking for someone. Thanks, I'll just wait.
Jane: Well, you know what they say about good things happening to those who wait.
The Unmarried Mother: But only the things left behind by those who hustle
Jane: I was thinking the exact same thing. What are the odds?
The Unmarried Mother: What are the odds.
The Unmarried Mother: I stopped looking in the mirror. I hated what I saw. I have no photos of myself as a young girl. I don't even remember what I looked like. It's just more of a feeling now.
The Bartender: Well, you look better than I do.
The Unmarried Mother: Who cares how a barkeep looks? Or a writer for that matter.
The Bartender: Well, you look better than I do.
The Unmarried Mother: Who cares how a barkeep looks? Or a writer for that matter.
Mr. Robertson: The parameters set by the Bureau are strict for a reason. They exist for our protection. However, I've always thought we could accomplish so much more without the constant bureaucratic control of the board. An agent operating from the outside.
The Bartender: She'll endure so much pain because of what I do.
Mr. Robertson: That's the way it has to be. That's the way it's always been. You should understand that better than anyone.
The Bartender: The snake that eats its own tail, forever and ever?
Mr. Robertson: You're here to create history and influence what is to come.
The Bartender: I don't think I can do it.
Mr. Robertson: Understand. You are more than an Agent. You're a gift given to the world through a predestination paradox. You're the only one, free from history, ancestry.
The Bartender: The rooster.
Mr. Robertson: But you must complete your mission. You must lay the seeds of the future. We're counting on you.
The Bartender: And what happens when that day comes, when I have no knowledge of my future?
Mr. Robertson: Well, then, like everyone else, you're just going to have to take it one day at a time.
The Bartender: She'll endure so much pain because of what I do.
Mr. Robertson: That's the way it has to be. That's the way it's always been. You should understand that better than anyone.
The Bartender: The snake that eats its own tail, forever and ever?
Mr. Robertson: You're here to create history and influence what is to come.
The Bartender: I don't think I can do it.
Mr. Robertson: Understand. You are more than an Agent. You're a gift given to the world through a predestination paradox. You're the only one, free from history, ancestry.
The Bartender: The rooster.
Mr. Robertson: But you must complete your mission. You must lay the seeds of the future. We're counting on you.
The Bartender: And what happens when that day comes, when I have no knowledge of my future?
Mr. Robertson: Well, then, like everyone else, you're just going to have to take it one day at a time.
The Bartender: [on cassette tape] Here you are at the beginning of your new life. It can be overwhelming knowing the future you're about to create. Knowing the purpose of that life. You know who she is. And you understand who you are. And now maybe you're ready to understand who I am. You see, I love her too.
