Gattaca

Vincent:
There's no gene for fate.

Jerome:
If at first you dont succeed... try, try again.

Vincent:
We shed 500 million cells a day.

Vincent:
He had everything except desire.

Vincent:
You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back.

Vincent:
I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right beside it.

Jerome:
We have to get drunk immediately.

Vincent:
They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of happiness. They don't say that anymore.

Vincent:
We now have discrimination down to a science.

Jerome:
I got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body - you lent me your dream.

Vincent:
There's more vodka in this piss than there is piss.

Antonio:
Son, the only time you're going to see the inside of a space shuttle is if you're cleaning it.

Dr. Lamar:
Jerome, never shy, pisses on command. Beautiful piece of equipment you've got there Jerome. I ever told you that?

Vincent:
Only every time I'm in here.

Dr. Lamar:
Occupational hazard. I see a great many on the course of any given day. Your's just happens to be an exceptional example. Don't know why my folks didn't order one like that for me.

Vincent:
Is the only way you can succeed is to see me fail?

Dr. Lamar:
Jermone Jerome, the metronome.

Vincent:
Blood has no nationality

Vincent:
You are the authority on what is not possible, aren't you Irene? They've got you looking for any flaw, that after a while that's all you see. For what it's worth, I'm here to tell you that it is possible. It is possible.

Vincent:
I can't go anywhere without seeing my own face. They'll recognize me.

Jerome:
They won't recognize you.

Vincent:
They'll recognize me.

Jerome:
I don't recognize you.

Vincent:
It's funny, you work so hard, you do everything you can to get away from a place, and when you finally get your chance to leave, you find a reason to stay.

Vincent:
A year is a long time.

Irene:
Not so long. Just once around the sun.

Vincent:
What about the interview?

Dr. Lamar:
That was it.

Vincent:
They think I killed the mission director.

Jerome:
What makes you think that?

Vincent:
They found my eye lash.

Jerome:
Where?

Vincent:
In the corridor.

Jerome:
Ah well it could be worse. They could have found it in your eye.

Younger Vincent:
Don't eat that, it's Pluto.

Vincent:
I'll never understand what possessed my mother to put her faith in God's hands, rather than her local geneticist.

German:
There's still the matter of your height.

Vincent:
How tall are you?

Jerome:
4'6"

Vincent:
I meant before your accident.

Jerome:
Do you want some of this? I could keep it for you in case you ever need it... I'm sorry. Sorry.

Vincent:
How the hell did you get up here?

Jerome:
Oh, I could always walk... I've been faking it.

Jerome:
What's your number? That's harassment. What's your number?

Caesar:
Don't clean the glass too well.

Vincent:
Why's That?

Caesar:
You might get ideas.

Jerome:
What's your number, you f***ing flat foot!

Director Josef:
You keep your work station so clean, Jerome.

Vincent:
It's next to godliness. Isn't that what they say?

Director Josef:
Godliness. I reviewed your flight plan. Not one error in a million keystrokes. Phenomenal. It's right that someone like you is taking us to Titan.

Vincent:
Has the committee approved the mission? There's been talk of delay.

Director Josef:
You shouldn't listen to talk. You leave in a week. You've got a substance test.

Vincent:
I'm sorry, the wind took it.

Irene:
You didn't know?

Vincent:
Oh, I knew.

Irene:
It's amazing, isn't it?

Vincent:
Twelve fingers or one, it's how you play

Irene:
That piece can only be played with twelve.

Det. Hugo:
Hello everyone, nice to see you. I am your detective for the evening. Please don't leave the premises.

Det. Hugo:
I said please don't leave the premises. Am I speaking in some kind of strange foreign language?

[Vincent's parents are planning a second child, and are shown four candidate embryos]

Geneticist:
You have specified hazel eyes, dark hair and fair skin. I've taken the liberty of eradicating any potentially prejudicial conditions. Premature baldness, myopia... alcoholism and addictive susceptibility... propensity for violence, obesity, etc.

Marie Freeman:
We didn't want... Diseases, yes, but-- [looks at Antonio]

Antonio Freeman:
We were just wondering if it's good to leave a few things to chance?

Geneticist:
We want to give your child the best possible start. Believe me, we have enough imperfection built in already. Your child doesn't need any more additional burdens. Keep in mind, this child is still you. Simply the best of you. You could conceive naturally a thousand times and never get such a result.

[Vincent is looking at a picture of a 12-fingered pianist]

Irene:
You didn't know?

Vincent:
Oh, yes. Yeah.

Irene:
Wonderful, wasn't it?

Vincent:
Twelve fingers, or one, it's how you play.

Irene:
That piece can only be played with twelve.

[Vincent Freeman finds his brother Anton poring over the details of his Titan mission at his classroom station]

Anton Freeman:
Vincent. [turns around and looks at him. Stands] My God you have changed. Has it been so long, you don't recognize your own brother?

Vincent Freeman:
Are we brothers?

Anton:
Our parents both died thinking they'd outlived you. [Pause] I had my doubts.

Vincent:
What are you doing here Anton?

Anton:
I should ask you that question. I have a right to be here. You don't.

Vincent:
You almost sound as if you believe that. I committed no murder. You must be disappointed.

Anton:
You committed fraud. [Pause] Listen, you're in a lot of trouble Vincent. I can get you out of here-

Vincent:
Do you have any idea what it took to get IN here?!

Anton:
You've gone as far as you can go. You come with me now!

Vincent:
There is still a few million miles left to go..

Anton:
It's over..

Vincent:
Is it the only way you can succeed is to see me fail?

Anton:
I'm telling you.....

Vincent:
MY GOD, EVEN YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO NOW!? In case you haven't noticed, I don't need any rescuing, but you did once. Well.. you've got all the answers, how do you explain that?

Anton:
You didn't beat me that day. I beat myself.

Vincent:
Who are you trying to convince?

Anton:
Do you want me to prove it to you?

Vincent:
It's not important Anton. It's forgotten.

Anton:
I'll prove it to you. YOU WANT ME TO PROVE IT TO YOU?! I'LL PROVE IT TO YOU!

Vincent:
I do.

[Vincent takes up Anton's dare on their old challenge of swimming to see who will chicken out first]

Anton:
Vincent! How are you doing this Vincent? How have you done any of this? We have to go back.

Vincent:
It's too late for that. We're closer to the other side.

Anton:
What other side? You wanna drown us both?

Vincent:
You wanna know how I did it? This is how I did it Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back.

[Vincent visits his and Eugene's flat one more time, with all the equipment in mothballs]

Jerome Eugene Morrow:
You're flying today, aren't you? Look at what a mess you're in. Come on. I have your samples ready.

Vincent Freeman:
I don't need any samples where I'm going.

Jerome:
You might when you get back. [shows freezer with a large stockpile of his specimen samples] Everything you need to last you two lifetimes.

Vincent Freeman:
Why have you done all this?

Jerome:
So Jerome will always be here when you need him.

Vincent:
Where are you going?

Jerome:
I'm traveling too.

Vincent:
I don't know how to thank you.

Jerome:
I got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body. You lent me your dream. [gives Vincent a folded piece of paper] Not until you're upstairs.

[Prior to launch, Vincent is confronted with an unexpected urine test without one of Jerome's samples]

Vincent:
What's this?

Dr. Lamar:
[gives specimen cup] New policy. What's the matter? Flight got you nervous?

Vincent:
Well, there's a problem Lamar...

Dr. Lamar:
I never did tell you about my son, did I? He's a big fan of yours.

Vincent:
Just remember that I was as good as any, and better than most...

Dr. Lamar:
He wants to apply here.

Vincent:
I could've gone up and back and nobody would've been the wiser.

Dr. Lamar:
Unfortunately, my son's not all that they promised. But then, who knows what he could do. Right? [test reveals Vincent as an invalid] For future reference, right-handed men don't hold it with their left. It's just one of those things. [Lamar overrides the results with Jerome's valid ID] You don't want to miss your flight, Vincent.

Vincent Freeman:
I belonged to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science.

Vincent Freeman:
For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm suddenly having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home.

Coda:
In a few short years, scientists will have completed the Human Genome Project, the mapping of all the genes that make up a human being. We have now evolved to the point where we can direct our own evolution.