The Fantastic Four: First Steps Quotes

It is my job to think terrible things so that terrible things don’t happen.

Family is about connecting to something bigger than yourself.

You know, Stretch, I got bad news for you. You ain’t that smart.[Ben Grimm]Except I am that smart.[Reed Richards]Oh, yeah? Can you cook?[Ben Grimm]It’s more of an art, not a science.[Reed Richards]Did you pass your driver’s test?[Ben Grimm]That was due to poorly marked signage.[Reed Richards]

You know, our mom always used to say, “Suzie, for you, I would move heaven and earth.” And we would do that for you.

Sometimes, you being you, hurts me.[to Reed]

Most fathers want their sons to look exactly like them, inside and out. But I don’t want you to be like me. There’s something wrong with me, always has been. The more I look at you, the less I know. And the less I know, the more scared I am. So you know what? I’m not gonna look anymore. I’m gonna let you tell me who you are.[to Franklin]

I will not sacrifice my child for this world. But I will not sacrifice this world for my child. We will face this together. We will fight this together. And we will defeat this together. As a family.

I don’t dream. I don’t wonder. I invite the worst possible thing into my head to figure out how to hurt them before they hurt anybody else.[to Sue]