Kevin Conroy: Batman • Bruce Wayne

Read My Lips

Batman • Bruce Wayne

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?