Smallville (TV Series)
Booster (2011)
Erica Durance: Lois Lane
Quotes
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Clark Kent : Lois, I was like that in Smallville. The thought of going back to that, I...
Lois Lane : Clark, the real you can burn holes through buildings with a look, and lift a freight train with one finger. Get over it.
Clark Kent : You know, the last thing you should worry about is teaching me Mild-Mannered 101. You should be focusing on that promotion now that Steve Lombard went to Daily Star. They said that desk could be yours.
Lois Lane : I'm counting on it.
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Lois Lane : Booster Gold's star will burn out faster than you can say "up, up, and away." Now let's focus on what's really important here.
Clark Kent : And what is that, Lois?
Lois Lane : Unmaking Clark Kent so that we can get the Blur out there.
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Ted Kord : This boy is absolutely unique. He managed to shutdown the scarab.
Lois Lane : I'm guessing not everyone has what it takes to do that. So, Mr. Kord, does this mean that you'll be able to remove it from him?
Jaime Reyes : I- No. I mean, will that take away the power it gives me?
Ted Kord : Yes, but...
Jaime Reyes : I want to learn how to use them. I want to be a hero like Booster Gold.
Booster Gold : I don't know, kid. You know... what do you say we give Miss Lane here an exclusive on the *real* hero of the day?
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Lois Lane : [about Booster Gold] What an ass.
Cat Grant : You mean asset.
Lois Lane : What?
Cat Grant : You wanted me to believe in heroes, Lois. Well, I think I finally might. He isn't hiding anything. You can see his face. His name...
Lois Lane : Is *Booster Gold*.
Cat Grant : Booster Gold could be the city's answer to inspiration, and my answer to that promotion.
Lois Lane : You're up for my promotion?
Cat Grant : Isn't yours just yet. And thats to my reporting on the VRA, I've gathered myself a small but vocal fan base. You should read their tweets. They love me. Enough to convince the powers-that-be to put my hat in the ring for that desk upstairs. May the best reporter win.
Lois Lane : Cat Grant, like nails on a chalkboard.
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Clark Kent : After seeing all the trouble that Booster went through hiding his insecurities, I think I can make the glasses work. But...
Lois Lane : But what, Smallville? You owned it today. You went from sleek to geek in under 24 hours. What could be wrong with that?
Clark Kent : I saw the way Cat looked at me. I also heard what she said.
Lois Lane : Yeah, and it's perfect.
Clark Kent : It's not perfect. Lois, it doesn't matter what people say about me. This is about you.
Lois Lane : Me?
Clark Kent : You see, I can fly under the radar. I can live down expectations of Clark Kent as long as the Blur's out there saving people, but...
Lois Lane : But what?
Clark Kent : What are people gonna think about you? The strong and... extremely sexy Lois Lane wants to marry...
[putting his glasses on]
Clark Kent : ...this new Clark Kent. How could they ever understand that you'd be interested in this?
Lois Lane : [he rips his shirt open] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop right there. Oh, trust me, Smallville.
[taking his glasses off and leaning in to kiss him]
Lois Lane : We can make this work. Oh, boy, can we.
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Lois Lane : What is it, Clark?
Clark Kent : The billboard.
Lois Lane : Yes! They put them up already.
Clark Kent : Lois, what are you doing?
Lois Lane : Well, I had a run-in with our gloating guardian, and he actually thinks... he can replace you.
Clark Kent : I appreciate the support, but this is not a competition.
Lois Lane : Clark, I am not gonna let the Blur be forgotten because some bright and shiny object flies up into the sky.
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Clark Kent : Booster is not the bright and shiny object we need to be worried about.
Lois Lane : [he hands her the folder he took from Kord] What is this? A bug?
Clark Kent : That's what Ted Kord is looking for. I checked the file, it's some sort of extraterrestrial technology. And when they brought this scarab in for study, it bonded with one of Kord's scientists like it was a parasite. The guy's name was Dan Garrett. He and the scarab merged as one. Garrett killed three people, and then he died when they tried to take it off.
Lois Lane : And this thing is somewhere in Metropolis.
Clark Kent : Yeah. Kord hired Booster to bring it back in exchange for the key to the city.
Lois Lane : *Your* key to the city. He's been here, like, a day. I mean, if there was ever a time for the Blur to debut his dashing smile...
Clark Kent : You know I can't do that yet.
Lois Lane : No, not until we've reverse-Pygmalioned this serious stud into a blunder of beige. Still, I'd love to see you boost our golden boy up into the stratosphere.
Clark Kent : Well...
Lois Lane : [her phone rings] Speak of the showboat.
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Cat Grant : I saw him first.
Lois Lane : Who?
Cat Grant : Who else? Booster Gold. I know you're competitive, Lois, but you can't just sweep in and take my story. You didn't want anything to do with him before I did.
Lois Lane : I *don't* want to have anything to do with him. Or you.
Cat Grant : Booster's more real than the Blur. How many times have we seen the Blur's face? How many times has the Blur told us why he's protecting us?
Lois Lane : It's not for a paycheck, Cat. And real heroes don't stop to strike a pose.
Cat Grant : Real heroes don't have anything to hide.
Lois Lane : The Blur has reasons for every single thing he does.
Cat Grant : So does Booster Gold.
[getting off the elevator and unfurling her "Booster Gold Fan Club" t-shirt]
Cat Grant : You keep backing your horse, Lois, and I'll back mine.
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Booster Gold : Your endorsement is gonna take me right to the top.
Lois Lane : I didn't come here to endorse you, superstar. I came here to tell you to hit the skies. Metropolis is the Blur's jurisdiction.
Booster Gold : Is it?
Lois Lane : Yeah.
Booster Gold : That's funny; that's not what these people are saying.
[waving to his crowd]
Booster Gold : Hey. See, perception is reality, Ms. Lane. Look at the reality that I've created. People are excited about a hero that they can actually see.
Lois Lane : Hmm.
Booster Gold : They wanna look up in the sky. They need to look up in the sky. The Blur, pfft, is just not givin' it to 'em. But me, I am delivering the goods, baby.
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Lois Lane : Heroism is not for sale.
Booster Gold : Oh, everything's for sale, if not for rent.
Lois Lane : And that's why you'll never be anything like the Blur.
Booster Gold : You just don't get it, do you, gorgeous?
Lois Lane : Apparently not.
Booster Gold : I didn't come here to be like the Blur. I came here to replace him.
Lois Lane : That'll never happen.
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Lois Lane : I appreciate the thought, but you have to stop it. The all-new, all-different Clark Kent would not be sending me roses. He's allergic to them, remember?
Clark Kent : I didn't send these.
[taking the card]
Clark Kent : Booster.
Lois Lane : [throwing them away] Ew. Okay, Romeo will take the hint soon enough and lose interest.
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Clark Kent : Did you know in the last 24 hours, Booster Gold has made it to every major accident and crime scene in the city?
Lois Lane : Okay, not to ask the obvious, but what's wrong with having another hero in town? I mean, aside from his ridiculous personality. You know, Clark, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were jealous of this guy.
Clark Kent : Jealous? Me? No. Lois...
Lois Lane : Okay.
Clark Kent : He seems to know when and where these things are gonna happen. But he doesn't stop the accident. He just sweeps in at the last second. He makes the save, and he gets the photo-op.
Lois Lane : Okay, so drama sells.
Clark Kent : So do ratings. He's on every single station. But if people find out that he's doing this for personal fame... they're gonna lose faith in the heroes just like they did before.
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Lois Lane : Hey, I recognize him.
Clark Kent : It's Ted Kord, Kord Industries.
Lois Lane : Kord Industries. The Blackwater of the Midwest.
Clark Kent : Some kind of high-tech device went missing when one of his trucks crashed into Booster Gold. Now, Kord claims that his company is all about technology, but their research and development includes many things that are not listed on their annual stock report.
Lois Lane : Like what?
Clark Kent : Disarming recovered superweapons. Lois, I need to clean up Booster's mess and find this missing tech. It could be dangerous.
Lois Lane : [he whooshes away] And I'll see what I can uncover about our gold-plated glory hound.
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Lois Lane : [after witnessing Jaime getting teased] That's it.
Jaime Reyes : [she yanks a sign off his back] What's it say this time?
Lois Lane : "Kick Me." A classic.
Jaime Reyes : I've had worse.
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Lois Lane : Listen, kid. You should stand up for yourself. Don't slouch, talk with confidence, and stop being so... so shy. It's okay to get mad.
Jaime Reyes : I... I guess so.
Lois Lane : Now, you go back over there, you tell 'em... tell 'em you're mad as hell and you're not gonna take it anymore.
[seeing his reluctance]
Lois Lane : Oh, just try it with me.
Jaime Reyes : [meekly] I-I'm... I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore.
Lois Lane : Okay. Now, like... like, punish 'em with it, you know? Just...
[grunts]
Jaime Reyes : [more confidently] I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore.
Lois Lane : Okay, look, it's eat or be eaten. So you get over there and enjoy your meal, right? Go ahead!
[he goes over to his friends, but can't muster up the courage]
Lois Lane : [sighing as he leaves] Maybe he'll grow out of it.
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Lois Lane : I'm trying to help.
Clark Kent : Help. By making me stumble into Ron Troupe?
Lois Lane : Yeah, it's a start. Clark, you want people to look down on Clark Kent so they can look up to the Blur. Which, by the way, isn't exactly gonna be a fitting name after, you know, stop blurring and start standing in the spotlight.
Clark Kent : Well, the spotlight's kind of crowded with Booster Gold.
Lois Lane : Okay, not that my curiosity isn't in overdrive about booster boy. But you are making way more out of this than you need to. Okay?
Clark Kent : Okay.
Lois Lane : I'm sure our flying car salesman will... buzz off as fast as he buzzed in.
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Clark Kent : You're sitting at my desk.
Booster Gold : Yeah, I can read. So, where is the greatest reporter that this city has ever known?
Lois Lane : [entering] All right, everybody, back to work.
Booster Gold : Mm, there you are, the hero maker.
[pushing past Clark]
Booster Gold : Excuse me. Lois Lane. Booster Gold.
Lois Lane : What can I do for you?
Booster Gold : We're gonna help each other, gorgeous. Because one exclusive in-depth interview with the gold guardian of Metropolis, and you're gonna lock up that promotion that you're up for. It's a Booster Gold guarantee.
Lois Lane : How did you know I was up for a... never mind. I'm not interested in you, Goldilocks, and neither is the Daily Planet. So why don't you see if you can fit that big old head of yours through the exit door?
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Clark Kent : He said "nice glasses", like he knew who I really was.
Lois Lane : Maybe he just liked your glasses.
Clark Kent : Lois.
Lois Lane : Or not. Are you sure you've never seen him before?
Clark Kent : How could you miss that? Booster Gold didn't come here for no reason. I need to figure out who he is and why he's here.
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Clark Kent : Lois, we're going against traffic.
Lois Lane : That's sort of the point here, Clark. Try and keep up.
Clark Kent : These glasses are driving me crazy.
Lois Lane : So you've said.
Clark Kent : And this jacket, it's not helping.
Lois Lane : Okay, you were the one who chose to take his hero game public, so either the Blur starts wearing a mask or...
Clark Kent : Clark Kent does, I know.
Lois Lane : Your words, not mine.
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Clark Kent : After all the hero hating and the VRA, if the Blur doesn't show his face soon, people are gonna stop trusting me again.
Lois Lane : [showing him the front page of the Planet] That didn't stop the mayor from offering the Blur the key to the city.
Clark Kent : Yeah, but that's...
Lois Lane : Yeah. But before that handsome hero face ends up on Jumbotron screens in all your red and blue glory, we need to make sure that there is nothing handsome or heroic about Clark Kent.
Clark Kent : And that's supposed to help?
Lois Lane : Yes! So, just, I don't know, slope your shoulders a little bit, speak a little softer, and stop being so... so...
Clark Kent : What?
Lois Lane : Great. Honey, you need to be invisible and forgettable and...
[spotting a man across the street fighting with his map]
Lois Lane : ...exactly like that.
