Joker Quotes from The Dark Knight

Do I look like a man with a plan?

I believe whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you stranger.

Why so serious?

I enjoy dynamite, gunpowder, and gasoline… with the right kind of planning they’re just as effective as a gun.

The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.

You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.

If you’re good at something, never do it for free.

I think you and I are destined to do this forever.

Smile, because it confuses people. Smile, because it’s easier than explaining what is killing you inside.

The mob has plans, the cops have plans, Gordon’s got plans. You know, they’re schemers. Schemers trying to control their worlds.

The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.

I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, no! You… you complete me.

Madness is a lot like gravity, all it takes is a little push.

Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I’m an agent of chaos.

The strongest hearts have the most scars.

Sometimes the only way to achieve peace is to become a monster.

You have nothing, nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.

They laugh at me because I’m different, I laugh at them because they’re all the same.

Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying!

You know what I’ve noticed? Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying!

Let’s put a smile on that face.

I’m a dog chasing cars. I wouldn’t know what to do with one if I caught it.

The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t.

I’m like a dog chasing cars, I wouldn’t know what to do if I caught one… you know, I just do… things.

If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely – legend, Mr. Wayne.

This town deserves a better class of criminal. And I’m gonna give it to them!

I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.

What doesn’t kill you, simply makes you stranger.

I’m not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are.

You see, their morals, their code… it’s a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They’re only as good as the world allows them to be.

I believe that whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.

It’s not about the money… it’s about sending a message.

A little fight in you. I like that.

Now, that’s a Batman.

I took Gotham’s white knight and I brought him down to our level. It wasn’t hard. You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!

I just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself.

I wanted to see what you’d do without me. And you didn’t disappoint. You let five people die. Then, you let Dent take your place. Even to a guy like me, that’s cold.

They’ll hate you for it, but that’s the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice.

Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

As you know, madness is like gravity…all it takes is a little push.

You think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it.

The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.

I’m an idea. A state of mind.

I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, you… you complete me.

To them, you’re just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don’t, they’ll cast you out, like a leper!

You see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are.

I believe that whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you… stranger.

I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.