Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Read My Lips (1993)

Kevin Conroy: Batman, Bruce Wayne

Quotes 

• Rhino : I ain't scared of you, but you ain't gonna trick me into taking a swing at you. You got nothing on me.

  Batman : You seem to have me confused with the police, Rhino. I want information and I'll get it any way I please. Who's your boss?

  Rhino : You want information, watch the news.

• Batman : You've got a hard head. How about using it for something other than a blunt object?

• Scarface : This is gettin' old, Bats. Last chance. Who's the traitor?

  Batman : Him. The ventriloquist.

  The Ventriloquist : No! No! He's lying! I told you when he came into my room!

  Scarface : So what? Maybe you did 'cause I had you cornered. Heard you talking to Batman.

  Batman : [throwing his voice]  Shut up, you blockhead!

  Scarface : What did you say?

  The Ventriloquist : I-It wasn't me! I didn't say that! My lips didn't move!

  Scarface : So what? You're a ventriloquist! You're also a lying, yellow, liver-belled, two-faced...

  The Ventriloquist : No, Scarface, not me! I'm loyal! I'd never...

  Batman : He's been feeding me information in return for legal protection.

  [throwing his voice again] 

  Batman : You're going up the river, sawdust for brains!

• Batman : It's called multiple personality syndrome disorder, Alfred. Two personalities in one brain, completely separate. Neither one knows what the other is thinking. Listen.

  Scarface : Batman's so hot, let's see him swim Gotham Bay in concrete boots.

  The Ventriloquist : A good idea, Mr. Scarface.

  Scarface : Bet your bowtie I'm right, dummy. Say, who dresses you, anyway?

  The Ventriloquist : Oh, you're such a kidder, Mr. Scarface.

  Alfred Pennyworth : I'd swear it was two separate people.

  Batman : You're not alone. Even the computer is fooled. When I studied with Zatara the magician, he taught me about ventriloquism and voice-throwing, how to make your voice seem to come from across the room. This ventriloquist could give Zatara lessons.

• Scarface : [learning of a traitor in his midst]  Who is it? You don't talk, you get the ultimate massage.

  Batman : And if I tell?

  Scarface : Maybe you just get run over by a truck.

  Batman : Tempting, but no.

• Scarface : See, the Bat's not so tough. Comes up against Scarface, he's just another dummy. It was a trap, Bats, start to finish. And you fell for it like a world-class sucker. The dummy spilled the beans you'd been in his room. I had the room searched, and lookee what I found.

  [the Ventriloquist takes out his bowtie, and Scarface kicks it the ground, revealing Batman's bug on the back] 

  Batman : You're not as smart as you think you are, Scarface.

  Scarface : I'd watch my mouth if I were you, Bats. One bullet through that rope, and you're history. Get my point?

• Batman : My advice to you, don't make a sound. I'm looking for evidence. Evidence of your previous robberies.

  The Ventriloquist : R-R-Robberies?

  Batman : Don't be coy. Cooperate, and it could go easier for you.

  The Ventriloquist : H-He doesn't tell me anything. Not his plans, not where he hides the loot. I swear, I'm just a flunky. I know nothing.

  Batman : You can think I'm dumb, just don't talk to me like I'm dumb.

• Commissioner James Gordon : [startled by Batman]  Have pity on an old man's blood pressure.

  Batman : What is it, Jim?

  Commissioner James Gordon : We're taking a pounding over this new gang. Their boss puts heists together smooth as a Swiss watchmaker.

  Batman : What have you got for me?

  Commissioner James Gordon : Not much. We don't know who the boss is or any of the gang members. But a home video enthusiast taped the gang leaving the scene of their latest crime.

  [offering a videocassette] 

  Commissioner James Gordon : Interested?

  Batman : Always.

  Commissioner James Gordon : Let me know if you need any...

  [seeing he's gone] 

  Commissioner James Gordon : ...help?