Laurie Juspeczyk Quotes in Watchmen (2009)

Adrian Veidt: [Nixon finishes his speech on Veidt's TVs] Do you see? It's your super powers retreating from war. I've saved the Earth from hell. We both have. This is as much your victory as it is mine. Now we can return. Do what we were meant to.

Rorschach: We were meant to exact justice! Everyone's gonna know what you've done...

Adrian Veidt: Will they? By exposing me, you would sacrifice the peace so many died for today.

Dan Dreiberg: Peace based on a lie.

Adrian Veidt: But peace! Nonetheless.

Jon Osterman: ...He's right. Exposing Adrian would only doom the world to Nuclear destruction again.

Laurie Juspeczyk: No... we can't do this.

Jon Osterman: On Mars, you taught me the value of life. If we hope to preserve it here, we must remain silent.

Rorschach: Keep your own secrets...

[the others look as Rorscach leaves, then Jon and Adrian make eye contact]

Dan Dreiberg: Don't even think about it.

[Goes after Rorscach]

Dan Dreiberg: Rorscach! Wait.

Rorschach: [Turns] Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon. That's always been the difference between us, Daniel.

[Leaves the building]

Adrian Veidt: I've made myself feel every death... see every innocent face I've murdered to save humanity.

[Turns to Jon]

Adrian Veidt: You understand, don't you?

Jon Osterman: Without condoning... or condemning. I understand.

Rorschach: [Outside, in the snow, Rorscach comes across a copy of Jon standing in the snow] Out of my way. People have to be told.

Jon Osterman: You know I can't let you do that.

Rorschach: Suddenly you discover humanity. Convenient.

[Takes off his mask]

Rorschach: If you'd cared from the start, none of this would've happened.

Jon Osterman: I can change almost anything... but I can't change human nature.

Rorschach: Of course, you must protect Veidt's new Utopia. One more body amongst foundations makes little difference. Well, what are you waiting for? Do it...

[Jon hesitates]

Rorschach: DO IT!

[Jon makes Rorscach explode into a pile of blood]

Dan Dreiberg: NOOOOOOOO!

Laurie Juspeczyk: The most powerful thing in the universe... still just a puppet.

Jon Osterman: We are all puppets, Laurie. I'm just the puppet who can see the strings.

Jon Osterman: Will you smile? If I admit I was wrong?

Laurie Juspeczyk: About what?

Jon Osterman: Miracles. Events with astronomical odds of occurring, like oxygen turning into gold. I've longed to witness such an event, and yet I neglect that in human coupling, millions upon millions of cells compete to create life, for generation after generation until, finally, your mother loves a man, Edward Blake, the Comedian, a man she has every reason to hate, and out of that contradiction, against unfathomable odds, it's you - only you - that emerged. To distill so specific a form, from all that chaos. It's like turning air into gold. A miracle. And so... I was wrong. Now dry your eyes, and let's go home.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Do you remember that crazy guy? What did he call himself... Captain Carnage. The one who used to pretend he was a supervillain just so he could get beaten up all the time?

Dan Dreiberg: Yeah, he tried that on me once. I just walked away. He starts following me down the street in broad daylight, yelling 'Punish me! Punish me!' I'm just saying 'No! Get lost.'

Laurie Juspeczyk: God. Whatever happened to him?

Dan Dreiberg: Well, he pulled that on Rorschach, and Rorschach dropped him down an elevator shaft.

[pause, then both laugh]

Laurie Juspeczyk: Oh my god. That isn't even funny.

Dan Dreiberg: [laughing] It is a *little* funny.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Everyone will die!

Jon Osterman: And the universe will not even notice.

[Laurie and Dan are breaking Rorschach out of prison]

Rorschach: Need to visit men's room.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Oh, Christ!

Dan Dreiberg: So I've been thinking, I feel we have an obligation to our fraternity... I think we oughta spring Rorshach.

Laurie Juspeczyk: What?

Dan Dreiberg: Someone set him up. This whole cancer thing with Jon, it just doesn't make sense. You didn't get it.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Yeah, but breaking into a maximum security prison is a lot different than putting out a fire.

Dan Dreiberg: Yeah, you're right... it'll be more fun.

Laurie Juspeczyk: [after rolling down the cab window] I'm sorry. I invited you out to dinner to catch up and have a few laughs... but there don't seem to be many laughs around these days.

Dan Dreiberg: What do you expect? The Comedian's dead.

[as they ascend a flight of glass stairs on Mars]

Jon Osterman: This is where we hold our conversation. In it, you reveal to me that you and Dreiberg have been sleeping together.

[suddenly taken aback]

Laurie Juspeczyk: You know about me and Dan?

Jon Osterman: Not yet. But in a few moments, you're going to tell me.

Laurie Juspeczyk: If you already know the future, then why were you surprised when I left you? Or when that reporter ambushed you? Why even argue about it if you already know how this is going to end?

Jon Osterman: I have no choice. Everything is preordained... even my responses.

Laurie Juspeczyk: And you're just going through the motions? The most powerful thing in the universe is still just a puppet...

Jon Osterman: We are all puppets, Laurie. I'm just the puppet who can see the strings.

Laurie Juspeczyk: And what if you're wrong?

Jon Osterman: Why does my perception of time distress you so?

Laurie Juspeczyk: Because it's inhuman. Because it makes me insane. You always say you wanna comfort me. Well, it isn't working. Look, I don't want to fight. I'm sorry I slept with Dan.

[suddenly upset]

Jon Osterman: You slept with Dan?

Laurie Juspeczyk: You just said that you already knew about that.

Jon Osterman: I said - *often* - that you were my only remaining link to humanity. Why would I save a world I no longer have any stake in?

Laurie Juspeczyk: Then, do it for me... if you really care.

Jon Osterman: When you left me, I left Earth. Does that not show you that I care? My red world here, now, means more to me than your blue one. Let me show you.

Dr. Manhattan: You're my only remaining link to the world.

Laurie Juspeczyk: I don't want that responsibility anymore.

[to Adrian as she walks out]

Laurie Juspeczyk: He's all yours.

Adrian Veidt: Don't worry John, she'll be back.

Dr. Manhattan: No she won't.

Laurie Juspeczyk: [about Dr Manhattan] I can't even tell if he really cares about me anymore, or if he's just pretending

Dan Dreiberg: If he's pretending, it's because he cares

Laurie Juspeczyk: I am not afraid.

Jon Osterman: Why would I save a world I no longer have any stake in?

Laurie Juspeczyk: Do it for me.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Dan?

[steps toward him]

Laurie Juspeczyk: Is everything alright?

Dan Dreiberg: God I'm tired of being afraid, afraid of war, afraid of the mask-killer... and afraid of this goddamn suit, and how much I need it.

Laurie Juspeczyk: Me too. So to hell with it; let's take Archi out.

Dan Dreiberg: [Dan turns his head and takes a long look at her] You're serious.

[not as a question]

Laurie Juspeczyk: I used to be a masked avenger too, you know; I'm used to getting up at 3 in the morning and doing something stupid.

Adrian Veidt: [Nixon finishes his speech on Veidt's TVs] Do you see? Two super powers retreating from war. I've saved the Earth from hell. We both have. This is as much your victory as it is mine. Now we can return. Do what we were meant to.

Rorschach: We were meant to exact justice! Everyone's gonna know what you've done...

Adrian Veidt: Will they? By exposing me, you would sacrifice the peace so many died for today.

Dan Dreiberg: Peace based on a lie.

Adrian Veidt: But peace! Nonetheless.

Jon Osterman: ...He's right. Exposing Adrian would only doom the world to Nuclear destruction again.

Laurie Juspeczyk: No... we can't do this.

Jon Osterman: On Mars, you taught me the value of life. If we hope to preserve it here, we must remain silent.

Rorschach: Keep your own secrets...

[the others look as Rorscach leaves, then Jon and Adrian make eye contact]

Dan Dreiberg: Don't even think about it.

[Goes after Rorscach]

Dan Dreiberg: Rorscach! Wait.

Rorschach: [Turns] Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon. That's always been the difference between us, Daniel.

[Leaves the building]

Adrian Veidt: I've made myself feel every death... see every innocent face I've murdered to save humanity.

[Turns to Jon]

Adrian Veidt: You understand, don't you?

Jon Osterman: Without condoning... or condemning. I understand.

Laurie Juspeczyk: John! The TV said you were on Mars.

Dr. Manhattan: I am on Mars. You and I are about to have a conversation there.

Laurie Juspeczyk: What are you talking about?

Dr. Manhattan: You're going to try to convince me to save the world.