R. Tam

River Tam:
[first lines - whispers directly into camera] I can see you.

River Tam:
People tell you things all the time without talking. The way they move. The way they aren't talking.

Interviewer:
I think you could do whatever you put your mind to. That's what the Alliance needs. That's what this institute is all about. Your mind. Letting it do everything it could. Does that sound like something you'd be interested in?

River Tam:
Would I still be allowed to dance?

River Tam:
You lost the first one. You cut too deep, he died on the table. One of your attendants cried and you comforted her. "We're doing such good work."