For my whole life, I didn’t know if I even really existed. But I do. And people are starting to notice.
Your last joke, if we can call it a joke, “You get what you bleeping deserve.” That’s what you said. That’s not fun, that’s not funny.[Paddy Meyers]You’re right, I should have told a better one.[Arthur Fleck]
There is no Joker. It’s just me.
Tell us, what’s changed, Arthur?[Paddy Meyers]Well, I’ll tell you what’s changed, Paddy. I’m not alone anymore.[Arthur Fleck]
Maybe you weren’t looking. Maybe no one was. Because nobody knew I existed. But look around, look at all these people. Everyone outside. These cameras. Who do you think they see, Mr. Puddles?
Let me tell you one I used to do about my mother. My mother was a really f***ed up person. And she only dated abusive guys. And, I asked her, I said, “Mom, why do you stay with you abusive boyfriend?” And she said, “Beats the hell out of me.”
Hey, Jackie. You wanna know what I regret most from being on the Murray Franklin Show?[Arthur Fleck]What’s that?[Jackie Sullivan]That I didn’t shoot first, and let him ask me questions later.[Arthur Fleck]
From Murray Franklin, to those goddamn fat, stupid guards at Arkham. They think that they can treat me like trash. But I will no longer allow you, or you, or you, or any of you to keep me down. I am free!
Do you really care? You don’t. You’re just like Murray. You’re just like everyone. You want sensationalism. You don’t care about, you just wanna talk about my mistakes. You wanna talk about the things that I did in the past. Not about who I am now. Not how I’m different now.[to Paddy]
