Smallville (TV Series)

Prophecy (2011)

Terence Stamp: Jor-El

Quotes 

• Jor-El : [voice]  Kal-El, I trust you found my gift to the both of you illuminating.

  Clark Kent : It wasn't a gift. It was a trial. And it wasn't about Lois appreciating what it was like to have my abilities or me realizing what it was like to be human. It was about control.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Your trials are not a riddle, Kal-El. They are a stepping stone on a long path.

  Clark Kent : A path that I have blindly walked forever, but I understand now. This whole time, it's been up to me to decide when to take control of my own destiny. The trials end when I'm ready for them to end.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Your journey is far from over.

  Clark Kent : But I can only be only what the world needs when I can finally admit that I am no longer just the son of Jor-El or Jonathan Kent. And you knew the time would come when neither of you can guide me anymore, and that time... is now. Goodbye, Jor-El.

• Jor-El : [voice]  Kal-El, my son, you have returned.

  Clark Kent : Jor-El, I come here today as a Kryptonian, as a member of your house, and your son. In honor of our home, I'm here to declare my desire to start a life bond with this woman... Lois Lane.

  Jor-El : Lois Lane, do you truly intend to initiate a life union with my son?

  Lois Lane : I do.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Your pledge is observed. If your lives are to be joined, then you must both understand.

• Jor-El : [voice]  There are two paths laid before you, Kara. You can leave Earth now and allow Kal-El to embrace his destiny, or you can stay and help him, risking the future of this planet.

  Kara : Kal-El and I have fought Darkseid before.

  Jor-El : [voice]  You involved Kal-El against my wishes. He was too weak then, and he was almost overcome by darkness. You have grown strong. Your will is no longer at the mercy of my command. You will need that strength to forge your own path. It is in your hands to choose.

  Kara : You want me to just walk away?

  Jor-El : [voice]  Kara, your own destiny is written. It is in another place and time. But this is Kal-El's battle, and he must fight it alone. Even though a time will come when he turns away from me, in the end, he will make the right decision. He is ready. This is his time.

  Kara : He's the only family I have left. I have to at least warn him.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Sometimes the greatest sacrifice a person can make is to give up what they hold most dear.