Gotham (TV Series)
Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow (2015)
Cory Michael Smith: Edward Nygma
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Quotes
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[Edward Nygma tells Penguin the type of man he is]
Edward Nygma : [Nygma walks up to Penguin] Mr. Penguin. For some men, love is a source of strength. But for you and I, it will always be our most crippling weakness.
Oswald Cobblepot : Move aside, Ed.
Edward Nygma : We are better off unencumbered.
Oswald Cobblepot : What did you say?
Edward Nygma : You said it yourself. Your mother is dead because of your weakness. But what you need to realize is that your weakness was her.
Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin grabs a knife and shoves it up to Nygma's neck, screaming] My mother was a saint! The only person who truly cared about me, and now she's gone! And now I have nothing left.
Edward Nygma : A man with nothing that he loves... is a man who cannot be bargained. A man that cannot betrayed. A man who answers to no one... but himself. And that is the man that I see before me. A free man.
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[Edward Nygma confesses to Penguin that he's murdered people]
Edward Nygma : Recently, I've been going through a sort of change. 'What kind of change?' You ask.
Oswald Cobblepot : I didn't.
Edward Nygma : I've started murdering people.
Edward Nygma : [Nygma takes a deep breath before chuckles] Wow! That is thrilling to say out loud.
Oswald Cobblepot : [Nygma laughs] How many people?
Edward Nygma : Three in total.
Edward Nygma : [Penguin scoffs] Two of them I really didn't care for. But one was my girlfriend, Miss Kringle. She was the love of my life.
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[Edward Nygma wakes up the Penguin]
Edward Nygma : [Nygma leans forward] Hello, sleepyhead.
Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin begins panting] Where am I?
Edward Nygma : [Nygma quickly stammers] Rapid movement and elevated heart rate are counterproductive with the healing process.
Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin starts screaming] No! No! Don't kill me!
Edward Nygma : [Nygma stabs a needle into Penguin's neck] Apologies in advance.
Edward Nygma : [Nygma's voice talks distortedly to Penguin] Rest up, my feathered friend. We have a big night ahead of us.
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[Edward Nygma asks for Penguin's advice]
Edward Nygma : I have no ill intentions towards you.
Oswald Cobblepot : Then what are your intentions?
Edward Nygma : I need advice, Mr. Penguin. These murders... changed me. And like the butterfly, I've come to realize that I cannot be a caterpillar once again. And you're one of the city's notorious killers. I brought you here, in part, because I was hoping you could guide me on this new path.
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[Edward Nygma gives Penguin a riddle as Penguin lays in bed missing his mother]
Edward Nygma : I can bring tears to your eyes and resurrect the dead. I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?
Oswald Cobblepot : A memory.
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[Edward Nygma reintroduces himself to the Penguin]
Oswald Cobblepot : You drugged me.
Edward Nygma : That was for your own benefit, Mr. Penguin. You have extensive injuries.
Oswald Cobblepot : I know you.
Edward Nygma : Ed. Nygma. We met once before at the GCPD.
Oswald Cobblepot : You're not a cop.
Edward Nygma : [Nygma laughs] Oh, no, no, no. No, I'm in forensics. Do you believe in fate?
Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin realizes he's in Nygma's pajamas] Where are my clothes?
Edward Nygma : Oh, I threw them away. They smelled.
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[Penguin tells Edward Nygma a story about his mother]
Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin sniffles] Every night when I was young, my mother would sing that song to me when I was going to bed. And every time, she would tell me, 'Oswald... don't listen to the other children. You're handsome and clever. And some day, you will be a great man'. She said that every time. That's all I have left now. Memories. And they're like daggers in my heart.
Edward Nygma : [Nygma replies with a stern face] Not forever.