Surrogates Quotes
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
Older Canter: I changed the course of human history when I created surrogates. Now I'm going to change it back.
Tom Greer: You don't change what's been done. You and I know that better than most people.
Older Canter: My son's death will not have been in vain. Not if it heals mankind.
Tom Greer: Heals mankind? That's what you want to do? You want to kill everyone? That's going to heal mankind?
Older Canter: They're already dead. The died the minute they plugged into those machines.
Tom Greer: This is not the solution.
Older Canter: That's the way it is.
Tom Greer: That's not the way it is!
Older Canter: I had a vision. I was going to empower the powerless. To enable others like me to walk, to feel, to have a normal life.
Tom Greer: Listen to me! They're going to call you a murderer. That's what you're doing.
Older Canter: Surrogacy is a perversion. It's an addiction. And you have to kill the addict to kill the addiction.
Computer Voice: Upload complete.
Older Canter: You're too late. What I've done can't be stopped. Now you're going to be a witness to the rebirth of humanity. That's my gift to you.
Tom Greer: You don't change what's been done. You and I know that better than most people.
Older Canter: My son's death will not have been in vain. Not if it heals mankind.
Tom Greer: Heals mankind? That's what you want to do? You want to kill everyone? That's going to heal mankind?
Older Canter: They're already dead. The died the minute they plugged into those machines.
Tom Greer: This is not the solution.
Older Canter: That's the way it is.
Tom Greer: That's not the way it is!
Older Canter: I had a vision. I was going to empower the powerless. To enable others like me to walk, to feel, to have a normal life.
Tom Greer: Listen to me! They're going to call you a murderer. That's what you're doing.
Older Canter: Surrogacy is a perversion. It's an addiction. And you have to kill the addict to kill the addiction.
Computer Voice: Upload complete.
Older Canter: You're too late. What I've done can't be stopped. Now you're going to be a witness to the rebirth of humanity. That's my gift to you.
Peters: That's far enough, Stone. I know who hired you to kill me. I hope my old partners at VSI paid you well. Did you feel any second of remorse when you found out you'd murdered an innocent boy?
Stone: Canter. I don't believe it. OK... How about you tell me something, doctor. Huh? What did you expect VSI to do? Just stand by while you tore down everything they built? You left us no choice but to take you out. You create this technology, change the world, and now you want to destroy it? So what? So you can take us backwards? So we can all live like dreads?
Peters: So we can live like human beings.
Stone: Really, doctor. You should learn how to live with your regrets.
Stone: Canter. I don't believe it. OK... How about you tell me something, doctor. Huh? What did you expect VSI to do? Just stand by while you tore down everything they built? You left us no choice but to take you out. You create this technology, change the world, and now you want to destroy it? So what? So you can take us backwards? So we can all live like dreads?
Peters: So we can live like human beings.
Stone: Really, doctor. You should learn how to live with your regrets.
