Dr. Chandra Quotes in 2010 (1984)

SAL-9000: Will I dream?

Dr. Chandra: Of course you will. All intelligent beings dream. Nobody knows why. Perhaps you will dream of HAL... just as I often do.

HAL-9000: Dr. Chandra, will I dream?

Dr. Chandra: I don't know.

[HAL is told he may have to sacrifice himself to save the crew]

HAL 9000: I understand now, Dr. Chandra. Thank you for telling me the truth.

Dr. Chandra: You deserve it.

Dr. Chandra: HAL was told to lie - by people who find it easy to lie. HAL doesn't know how.

[Chandra inserts two of HAL's modules and activates his console]

Dr. Chandra: This is initial voice-logic reconstruction test number one. Diagnostics on voice recognition and speech synthesis centers has been completed. At this level all functions appear normal.

Dr. Chandra: [while typing] Hello. Doctor. Name. Continue. Yesterday. Tomorrow.

HAL 9000: [mechanically primitive voice synthesis] HE-EL-LO-O. DO-OC-TE-ER. NA-AI-ME. CO-ON-TI-IN-NU-UE-YE-ES TU-UR-DA-AY, TO-O-O-MO-OR-RR-O-OW.

[Chandra inserts two more modules and hits a key to repeat the voice test]

HAL 9000: [sepulchrally] Hello. Doctor. Name, continue, yesterday. Tomorrow?

[Chandra inserts two more modules and repeats the voice test]

HAL 9000: [almost normal] Hello? Doctor? Name? Continue? Yesterday? Tomorrow?

[Chandra inserts two more modules]

HAL 9000: [mechanically and rapidly, rising in pitch and speed] Hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrow hellrotinyettyelrotinyettyelrotinyettyelrotinyettyelrotinyetelrotinyet...

[Chandra clears the voice test, inserts the last four modules, and hits a key]

HAL 9000: [perfectly normal] Good morning, Dr. Chandra. This is HAL. I'm ready for my first lesson.

[Chandra turns and paternally pats HAL's "eye"]