Top 50 Quotes From Ben Lockwood

Dean: How are you?
Ben: Oh, I'm good. I-I'm... I'm very good. Um... how are you?
Dean: Wish I could say the same. Classes are overcrowded, budget's being cut. Minnie and I lost the house, too.
Ben: Oh, no. No.
Dean: That genesis event.
Ben: Terraforming.
Dean: Right. We're in student housing now.
Ben: Oh, I'm sure Minnie loves that.

Querl: [locking Lena's lab] May I be of some assistance?
Ben: Open it.
Querl: I can't.
Ben: That's an order.
Querl: Yet, it would appear that Article 351, Section 6 of the DEO Code of Behavior does not make exceptions for the president's Cabinet.
Ben: Cooper, sidearm.
[cocking his pistol, Cooper hands it over, and Ben fires, shattering the glass in the door]

Ben: Okay, so what have we got? This is maybe a week of food, maybe two if we ration it.
Lydia: Yeah, but we're running out of water. We have three, maybe four days.
Ben: Didn't we fill the tub?
Lydia: Yes.

Lydia: You're a good man, Ben Lockwood.
Ben: You're not so bad yourself.

Sean: Thank you so much for joining us on the show.
Kara: Oh, thanks for having me.
Sean: And this is your counterpoint.
Ben: Hi. Ben Lockwood. It's very nice to meet you.

Alex: So, we have teams set up at your D.C. and Collinwood residences, and I should be getting an update every hour.
Ben: I have to say, it is so great to finally have a human in charge of the DEO. I mean, the idea that an alien would be running the very department in charge of policing aliens.
Alex: Did you hear that from the DEO agent that you turned into a terrorist?
Ben: Uh, no, from the president.
[noticing her reaction]
Ben: Okay. I know that you think that I'm a monster. But half of England said the same thing about Winston Churchill before World War II. So, I guess we'll just wait and see. History will prove me right.

DEO: Sir, we found the alien that killed your wife.
Ben: Where?
[she shows him her tablet]
Ben: Get our agents over there right now.
Cooper: They're all out searching.
Ben: Then assemble a DEO strike team. I'll lead.

Ben: I'm gonna get us out of here.
Peter: You can't.
Ben: Okay. You're right. You're right. I'm gonna lift this up, and you just slide out from under it, okay? One, two, three!
Peter: [Ben strains to lift a steel beam] You're not Supergirl.

Dean: We've had another complaint about your class, Ben.
Ben: Uh-oh. Millennials.
Dean: Still. It sounds like your lectures are extreme.
Ben: My own history is extreme. Truth is extreme. The classroom isn't a safe space where everyone gets to hear a fairy tale version of the facts, and if students can't handle perspectives that are different than their own, I don't know. Maybe they don't belong here.
Dean: The tenure board would disagree.
Ben: Uh... wh-what are you saying?
Dean: You've been warned multiple times about the rhetoric in your class. Now we think you should take a leave of absence without pay.
Ben: You know what my family's going through. I can't lose this job.
Dean: You're passing on your own prejudice to our students, Ben. We're a university, a diverse one. Look, I'm sorry. I've always liked you. But you brought this on yourself.

Lena: I know you're working with Lex. I need to know where he is.
Ben: Why do you people keep insisting that I know him?
Lena: 'Cause you're running around with Otis and Mercy Graves, and they're his henchpeople. Come on, Benjamin. Last year you were an out-of-work history professor and now you're a Cabinet member with superpowers. Do you expect me to believe that just happened?
Ben: The President of the United States made me a Cabinet member.
Lena: The president works for Lex.
[seeing his surprise]
Lena: You really didn't know.

Ben: Listen, I owe you two an apology. I wasn't in the best place when last our paths crossed, but, uh... well, things... things are much better.
Lena: Excuse me. I'm gonna get a drink.
[to James]
Lena: See you in a few minutes.
James: Make that two, please.

Kara: There is a very clear difference between having something to say and the hate speech in these leaflets. This manifesto will only incite violence and fear, and as Americans, we are better than that. On Thanksgiving; tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It is a day for family, for our community. It is about welcoming different cultures and celebrating a gratitude for life together. That is what liberty is about.
Sean: [the studio audience applauds] Maybe that's a good place to end this conver...
Ben: [interrupting] That's a really good point. I'm sorry, I just need to respond to that. Um, I think it's very interesting that we are here, having this debate the day before Thanksgiving Day. I mean, American history, it has this nasty habit with this holiday particularly to just wrap it all up in a neat little bow, when the truth is in the years following the indigenous Wampanoag people inviting the pilgrims to a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, the European invaders slaughtered their hosts. So if we do not learn from American history, is it possible that a hundred years from now, the aliens will have their own wonderful, thankful holiday about how they slaughtered us?

Ben: [surprised to see George at the DEO] What are you doing here?
George: You left in the middle of Mother's funeral.
Ben: Yes, and I know. But I had to. You want me to catch your mother's killer, don't you?
George: Of course I do, but you... you left me alone in a church full of people and... I just lost my mother. And I need you.
Ben: I know, but we need justice, son. First your grandfather, now your mother. Everything that I am doing is for their memories.
Cooper: Sir, we found something I think you're gonna wanna see.
Ben: [to George, as he turns to leave] And for you.

Earl: Hey, thanks for hiring us to patch up your place, Ben. Jobs have been scarce since the factory shut.
Frank: Jobs are scarce 'cause of the roaches.
Thack: Damn right. Remember what your old man said, Ben? "Never give up."
Frank: The fact that monstrosity is still standing while this place has been left to rot, it's an insult to us all.
Ben: What if we did something? Seriously, what if we did something? I mean, it's like dad always said, "You can talk, talk, talk. Sooner or later, a man's gotta stand up and be a man! And he's gotta fight."
Earl: That's all well and good, but what can we do?
Ben: I don't know.
[thinking for a moment, an idea comes to him]
Ben: What if we burn it down?

Peter: Firing up that alien factory across the street today.
Ben: Two dozen known alien worlds, and Nth metal is just the strongest material brought to Earth by any one of them, by far. It's... you gotta think of the good it can do. Cars, skyscrapers.
Peter: It doesn't even have a vowel. It's supposed to hold up skyscrapers?

Alex: Guard Ben Lockwood? You can't be serious.
Colonel: The president doesn't joke.
Alex: Lockwood is a murderer. The only ones that should be watching over him are prison guards.
Colonel: Director, you swore to keep this country safe. Protecting Ben Lockwood does just that. Now, extremists are out to kill him. And if they succeed, we will have a revolution on our hands.
Alex: There are other qualified agents.
Colonel: No one has more experience dealing with hostile extraterrestrials than you. And the president knows it. If you've got an issue doing your job, you need to take it up with him.
Ben: [approaching as Haley leaves] Well, looks like you're stuck with me. Press conference at 10:00. Shall we?

Ben: When you and your sister approached me, were you working for Lex then?
Otis: [laughing] Of course.
Ben: Luthor wanted me to become Agent...
Otis: Hey! Nobody told you to wear the mask. That was all you. But the rest of it, yeah. I don't see the problem, man. It's a win-win-win. Win-win.
Ben: I lost everything.
Otis: No. You get power, I get money, Lex gets more money.
Ben: Oh, so you're saying that everything that's happened, all of this, you're telling me that it's all about money?
Otis: And world domination.
[Ben laughs nervously]
Otis: It's kind of his thing.
Ben: I get it, no. Supervillain, right. I get it.

Dreamer: I've never seen anything like this.
Control: Get used to it, stupid. Mr. Luthor needs stuff built for his refinery.
[removing her restraints]
Control: Now you can get to work.
Dreamer: [quietly to J'onn] Even without the dampening cuffs, no powers.
Ben: [seeing a placard] Shelley Island. The place is surrounded by power-dampening pylons.
Dreamer: Without my powers, there's no way I can send Brainy our location. Maybe he should've thought of that before abandoning us like a logical idiot.

Otis: I'll take one of those.
[Ben hands him an anti-alien leaflet]
Otis: Keep spreading the good word, brother.
Ben: Thank you.
[Supergirl and Alura land nearby as Selena's terraforming begins]
Ben: Not again.

Ben: [hearing a commotion at the alien factory] Thack, what the hell is going on here?
Thack: We're not gonna let them kill this town, Ben.
Ben: What? No!
Thack: We won't let them.

Reporter: Mr. Lockwood, any comments?
Ben: Any comment... I don't know. Look at my face. Look what they did to me. Now, I wore that mask to protect me and my family because there are aliens who don't like to hear what I believe, don't like to hear the truth, so I'm cards up. What about Supergirl, huh? You know who I am. Who is she?

Ben: What do you say, son? You want to watch another Senator tell your father how he's doing good work?
George: It's pretty cool.

Kara: Good evening. This is Kara Danvers with CatCo Media, and this is a worldwide exclusive. I'm here with the hero who has been fighting in the shadows. This is Dreamer. My first question, who are you?
Dreamer: I'm Dreamer, and I am a descendant of a daughter of Naltor.
Kara: When did you come here from Naltor?
Dreamer: I didn't. I was born here in America. I grew up...
Ben: Shut this off.
DEO: We can't. Someone hacked the system.
Dreamer: ...where humans and aliens lived together in harmony. My mother was Naltorian, but my father was a human.
Kara: So you are both human and alien.
Dreamer: Yes. My parents believed that humans and aliens could co-exist. And I am living proof of that. But growing up wasn't easy. I am also a trans woman. I'm different, Ms. Danvers, but so is everybody. And I don't know when that became such a bad thing. The greatest gift we can give each other is our authentic selves and sharing that. Sharing our truth is what will make us strong. So here I am. I am both human and alien. And I am a trans woman. S'mores are my favorite dessert. But I will always choose salty over sweet. I broke my nose when I was fifteen during a game of kickball. And my mother was my heart. And since I lost her, it's felt like a piece of me is missing. But my father is my spine. I'm a Gryffindor. Uh, my Patronus is a dapple gray stallion. I'm an INFP. Uh, a Miranda. House Stark. I love Thursdays and April. And nerdy boys who think too much. And I am proud of all that I am.
Kara: You should be.
Querl: [watching with Lena] What does... love feel like?
Kara: Are you afraid of how the world will react to you now that they know you're an alien?
Dreamer: Of course. But you know what else? Fear sucks. It sucks. And I am so sick of feeling hopeless. Dawn doesn't come unless we want it to. But we don't have to wait for a new day. We are the new day.
Kara: Your mother would be so proud of you.

Lydia: Well, I have some good news. It looks like we're gonna be able to make our mortgage payment again this month.
Ben: Oh, well, when you sign up for "richer or for poorer", you kinda hope it's not alway for poorer.
Lydia: Is it "for poorer"? Isn't it just "for poor"?
Ben: You know, I don't remember. I wasn't actually paying attention.

Ben: I want this Dreamer detained. Now.

Manchester: So, I decided to ditch the city for the afternoon and pay a visit to old Benjamin. Kill two birds with one stone, as it were.
Lydia: Well, I think it's very thoughtful of you to come all the way here in person to thank him.
Manchester: Oh, how could I not, after what he did? I'm talking about the gift, man.
Ben: The gift. Yes, of course, the gift.
Lydia: What gift?
Manchester: The wedding gift. A great big set of knives for me and my fiancée. Fiona.
[noticing Ben react]
Manchester: You all right there, Benjamin?

President: [Ben admires a pen in a glass case] FDR's. Used it to sign the Labor Relations Act. Your dad was a union man, right?
Ben: Oh, yes, sir. Through and through.

Ben: For twenty years, Lockwood Steel has been used in some of Luthor Corp's most successful products.
Lena: Well, yeah, that is true, but in case you weren't aware, we are re-branding. And in order for L-Corp to remain successful, it has to stay current. Steel made with Nth metal is the future.
Ben: Shouldn't the past matter, too?
Lena: Look at it this way. This is an opportunity for your father to modernize the plant, and his work force.
Ben: Well, yeah, but those machines cost millions of dollars.
Lena: Your father is a businessman, and a good one. Just because it's the march of progress doesn't mean he has to be left behind.

Ben: Nativist. A term often used in a derogatory fashion to describe those who fear the other. Question for you. What's wrong with those who wish to protect their homes from the outsiders?
Alien: Well, America is a country of immigrants.
Ben: Yes, but that's always been controversial. You see, in 1775, Benjamin Franklin himself writes of his own fears of immigrants, whom he warned "The immigrant will never adopt our language or customs any more than he can acquire our complexion."
Alien: Franklin was talking about German immigrants back when America was still a British colony. I don't see how it applies to anything.
Ben: Oh, I can see why this, uh, point of view would be problematic, especially since we are talking about human immigrants; human immigrants who, in the past 200 years, made America great no matter what their complexion. But now, we welcome immigrants not only from outside our borders, but from beyond our atmosphere, so let me just ask you, how does the human worker compete? Anyone? How does the human worker compete against an alien who could lift two tons of steel over its head without even breaking a sweat? How does the human worker compete against an alien that can fly goods from one coast to the other, leaving our trucks to rust away in the sand?
Another: [confused] Sorry, professor, what page are we on?
Ben: Ben Franklin's fears have come to pass. The modern immigrant cannot assimilate, and it's not a question of desire, it's not a question of culture. It is a question of biology, and from that context...
[an alien student, insulted, stands and leaves]
Ben: From that context, I should be proud if you were to call me a nativist.
Alien: This... isn't nativism. It's xenophobia.
Ben: Well, I can't say I'm surprised to hear that from someone with your complexion.

Ben: Why were the Children of Liberty out there patrolling in the first place? Petrocelli could blow this whole thing.
[he listens for a moment]
Ben: Just make sure they all lay low until the time comes.

Peter: We lost the Luthor Corporation contract last week.
Ben: What?
Peter: I had to shutter two blast furnaces. Takin' on statue commissions just to make ends meet.
Ben: What if you retrofitted the factory to process Nth metal? You could re-train your employees.
Peter: This town was built on steel. American steel. You rip out that foundation, and everything will crumble around it. You mark my words.
Ben: People thought textiles would be the end of modern society, but the Industrial Revolution, it created unprecedented opportunities...
Peter: I'm not one of your students, Ben. And I'll remind you, it was called a revolution for a reason. And I'll also remind you that steel is what paid for that fancy college education of yours that you only wanna use when you wanna condescend to your old man.
Ben: Worth every penny. Right, dad?
Peter: Not so much.

Colonel: Lockwood.
Ben: "Secretary Lockwood" now, of the Cabinet-level Department of Alien Affairs.
Alex: Should be inmate 42053 of the National City prison.
Ben: [sarcastic] So good to see you, too.

Ben: Where's the Brevakk who killed my wife?
[she's apprehended as she tries to flee]
Ben: Take her out of here.
[she's escorted out]
Ben: And, uh, rendition the lot of them for enhanced interrogation.
Querl: Mr. Secretary, we found who we were looking for. The rest of these aliens are innocent of any crimes.
Ben: They were harboring a murderer. Move.

Manchester: [Ben reveals his Agent Liberty suit to Lydia] Got words for him? He's a killer, you know. Murdered the love of my whole, wasted life.
Lydia: Please tell me this isn't true.
Ben: I'm so sorry. I... It was done, it was finished. I was gonna stop.
Manchester: Put the suit on.
Ben: What?
Manchester: I want you to die doing what you love.
Lydia: [crying] No! Please, no!
Manchester: NOW!

Ben: [learning his father closed his steel mill] Okay, we might not have much, but we still have the house. We can... we can get a second mortgage. I'm gonna go talk to the bank.
Peter: Talk. That's mostly what you do, right? Talk, talk, talk. When what you should be doing is go out there...
Ben: Hey.
Peter: ...and be a man.
Ben: Dad, calm down, all right? You're drunk.
Rhea: [they hear static on the television, and Rhea appears] People of Earth, do not be afraid. We come in peace. We have crossed a sea of stars in order to bring you a new way.
Peter: You were saying?

Ben: People are concerned, James. People have alien whiplash. I mean, I understand the Super cousins. They protect us, kind of. But look, the last three disasters this country has seen have all been of alien origin. Now, Guardian... Guardian, that's what I want to talk to you about. That is a symbol of human hope.
James: I want no part of that.
Ben: Do not shut these people out, James. Can't you see people who think this way, they're not crazy? They're scared. And they need those fears acknowledged, and when they are not, when they get shut down, like you're doing right now, it just... it drives them deeper into darkness.
James: Let me be very clear about something, Professor. You will not lay this at my feet.

Ben: You know, I was just talking about you on my show recently.
James: So I heard. And just to be clear, you and I do not represent the same things.
Ben: Hmm. Far be it for James Olsen to listen to an opinion that is not his own.
James: I listen to opinions that are not my own. But what I heard in your show was full of discrimination and hate, and that's when I stopped listening.
Ben: I see. So this is the part where you and others like you start making crass generalizations based on ignorance and stereotype.
James: And you forgot the part where people like me walk away.

Ben: I think maybe we should leave.
Lydia: Leave? This is our home.
Ben: Yeah, it is, but it's quickly running out of food and water.
Lydia: There is nowhere for us to go. The Daxamites have set up checkpoints.
Ben: Okay, well, then we drive as far as we can, maybe we can sneak around the checkpoints, get to Coast City, but we have to try something.
Peter: [entering] Try something? Yeah. No, how about we try this? How about we... we stay and we fight for what's ours? This is our home, Ben. We're not refugees.
George: [entering behind Peter] Dad, just wait here. Supergirl will come and save us.
Ben: No. No, she won't, because Supergirl is an alien just like the invaders. And fight, dad? Fight with what? Because all we have is right here, but you know what? That's okay, because we are a family. And we can come together as a family. So, dad, you and Georgie get the bags. Lydia, ready the car. I'll get the supplies.
[seeing his father is reluctant]
Ben: Hey, listen. We can do this.

Ben: Sorry it took so long. It was a zoo, but I got everything. I got the sweet potatoes, I got the rolls, and I... think I got the allspice.
Lydia: My hero.

George: [rounding up aliens with his father] They look so human, I... sometimes I forget.
Ben: Yeah. It's a lot easier when there's a snake coming out of the back of their head. We can't humanize them, son. So remember, don't ever mistake them for anything but the roaches that they are.

Ben: [groggy after getting injured] Is it Supergirl?
Alex: No. Agent Alex Danvers, FBI. Supergirl got called away. Afraid you're stuck with me.
Ben: Is it... is it bad?
Alex: Not half as bad as what you and your friends did to that Bravik.
Ben: What? No, no, no. No, I was just... I was trying to help, but our guys are just angry. They are scared that they're...
Alex: Your guys?
Ben: My family, we own the steel factory across the way. The workers, they're very good people.
Alex: Oh, they are lucky people. Because Supergirl went very, very easy on them.
[indicating his wound dressing]
Alex: Keep it clean, change the bandage often, and stay out of trouble.

Otis: [after Kara reveals her identity as Supergirl] Good stuff, my dude! But we should kill the hostages anyway, right?
Ben: No. No, we keep our word. Send them the location.

Otis: You know the rules; now that I told ya... I gotta kill you.
[removing his shirt, revealing his Metallo armor]
Otis: Kind of fits. Seeing as I'm the one who picked you. Boring old Ben Lockwood.
Ben: Otis, the, uh... the name...
[grabbing Otis in a headlock]
Ben: ...is Liberty.

Ben: [really Brainy] It is I, Secretary...
[clearing his throat]
Ben: Secretary Benjamin Lockwood. I have captured the alien outlaw Dreamer. Open the gate and allow us entry.
Dreamer: [the guard signals to open the gate] It's working.
Ben: Obviously.
[their guard dog begins barking]
Ben: Dog. How many times do I have to tell you, we cannot keep enslaving these animals for our own, uh, nefarious purposes.
Guard: Sorry, sir, but we have to check.
[he waves his wand, canceling Brainy's image inducer and ending the façade]
Brainiac: Our odds of being captured just went up.

Ben: And I'm sorry to say we're going to start tonight's show on a very somber note, because on Thanksgiving night, five men peacefully protesting the alien takeover of their home planet went missing.
Man on the Street: Roaches think they can just blow us out of the water whenever they want. They see Supergirl flying around, rounding up innocent people.
Supergirl: They're blaming me.
Ben: Is Supergirl a hero? Or is she the seed that may very well cause the eradication of the human race?
Supergirl: [insulted] What?
Alex: Hey. Hey, you saved hundreds of people on Thanksgiving. And we don't even know if aliens were involved in the disappearances. We're still investigating.

Kara: Most aliens want to live peacefully, just like humans do.
Ben: Okay, and where's the proof of that? Because there have been numerous alien attacks, human lives have been lost.
Kara: But there are also aliens making extraordinary contributions. Every one that I interviewed for my "Aliens in National City" series was exceptional.
Ben: Okay, but for a second, let's just talk about human exceptionalism. For example, um... your own editor in chief, James Olsen. He was supposed to be here tonight, was he not?
Kara: Uh, y-yes.
Ben: Okay, so, Guardian, if the Children of Liberty are such a problem, why hasn't Guardian renounced them? In fact, rumor is he's meeting with them right now, which seems to indicate that James Olsen understands that these people have something of value to say.

Dean: Look, Ben, I'm sorry for what happened with you and the university.
Ben: Oh! No...
Dean: It was wrong throwing you out on the street like that. I don't think any of us understood what you were going through, but now...
Ben: Now a lot of people are going through the same thing. Well, what's happening is happening to us, and that gives us power. That means that we can fight back. As a matter of fact, me and some friends, we are, uh, putting together something like a support group, and I would like very much for you to join us.

Ben: Are you safe?
Lydia: We're fine, but your dad.
Ben: Why? What about him?
Lydia: I can't reach him. I don't know where he is.
Ben: I think I have an idea.

Mercy: People love you, Ben. You have a rare gift of communication, like Franklin Roosevelt or Mussolini. The people I work with, they don't have such gifts. But I think if we could all work together, we could make this country a much better place.
Ben: [confused] How?
Mercy: We're gonna expose the president as a liar, a fraud, and an alien.
Ben: Read a little 4chan, do ya?
Mercy: I can understand why you wouldn't believe me. But can you imagine if we proved it was true? How that would change the world?
Ben: Well, that's a nice dream, but, um, I don't even know who you are.
Mercy: Mercy Graves. And that's my brother, Otis.
Otis: [rolling down the limo's driver partition] What's up?
Mercy: [offering Ben a folder] And most importantly, this is Fiona. Part-time bartender, full-time alien rights activist. Don't be fooled by the lipstick. Beneath the disguise, she's a monster. One who is organizing other monsters to defend themselves against us. But that's okay. Because some of these creatures have skills we can use. So what do you say? Besties?

Ben: It is with great humility that I accept this presidential appointment as your new Director of the Bureau of Alien Affairs. This appointment will signal a new dawning of a new day. A day in which human beings need no longer live in fear of aliens or their random acts of...
[pandimonium as an energy blast hits the podium]
Manchester: Say cheers to my little friend.
Ben: [to his bodyguard] How's it looking out there?
[Kara lands and blocks an incoming blast with her cape]
Quentin: Supergirl. You saved our lives.