Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)
The Boiling Rock: Part 1 (2008)
Dante Basco: Prince Zuko
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Quotes
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Sokka : My first girlfriend turned into the Moon.
Prince Zuko : [pauses] That's rough, buddy.
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Prince Zuko : Not up to anything, huh?
[Sokka is startled, yells and falls off Appa]
Sokka : Fine, you caught me. I'm going to rescue my dad. You happy now?
Prince Zuko : I'm never happy.
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Sokka : Pretty clouds.
Prince Zuko : Yeah, fluffy.
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Prince Zuko : There's one thing my dad's good at. it's war.
Sokka : Yeah. Seems to run in the family.
Prince Zuko : Hey, hold on. Not everyone in my family is like that.
Sokka : I know, I know, you've changed.
Prince Zuko : I meant my uncle. He was more of a father to me. And I really let him down.
Sokka : I think your uncle would be proud of you. Leaving your home to come help us? That's hard.
Prince Zuko : It wasn't that hard.
Sokka : Really? You didn't leave behind anyone you cared about?
Prince Zuko : Well, I did have a girlfriend... Mai.
Sokka : That gloomy girl who sighs a lot?
Prince Zuko : [smiling] Yeah.
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Sokka : Oh, good, you guys have met.
Suki : A-Actually, we met a long time ago.
Prince Zuko : We did?
Suki : [slightly angry] Yeah. You... kind of burned down my village.
Prince Zuko : ...Oh, sorry about that. Nice to see you again.
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Sokka : If I had just cut my losses at the invasion, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess. Maybe sometimes it's just better to call it quits before you fail.
Prince Zuko : No, it's not. Look, Sokka, you're going to fail a lot before things work out.
Sokka : That's supposed to make me feel better?
Prince Zuko : Even though you'll probably fail over and over and over again...
Sokka : Seriously, not helping.
Prince Zuko : ...you have to try every time. You can't quit because you're afraid you *might* fail.
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Prince Zuko : Oh, what would Uncle say...? "Sometimes clouds have two sides, a dark and light and a silver lining in between. It's like a silver sandwich. So, when life seems hard, take a bite out of the silver sandwich.'
Sokka : Maybe we haven't failed after all.
Prince Zuko : That's the spirit. I can't believe that worked. I didn't know what I was saying.
Sokka : No, what you said made no sense at all. But look... It's Suki!
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[first lines]
Prince Zuko : [Filling cups with tea] No one can make tea like Uncle, but hopefully I learned a thing or two. Would you like to hear Uncle's favorite tea joke?
Katara : Sure.
Aang : I like jokes.
Toph : Bring it.
Prince Zuko : Okay. Well, I can't remember how it starts, but the punch line is, "Leaf me alone! I'm bushed."
[Everyone stares in silence]
Prince Zuko : Well, it's funnier when Uncle tells it.
Katara : Right. Maybe that's because he remembers the whole thing.
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Sokka : When the invasion plan failed, some of our troops were taken. I just want to know where they might be.
Prince Zuko : I can't tell you.
Sokka : What? Why not?
Prince Zuko : Trust me. Knowing would just make you feel worse.
Sokka : It's my dad. He was captured, too. I need to know what I put him through.
Prince Zuko : It's not good, Sokka.
Sokka : Please.
Prince Zuko : My guess is... they were taken to the Boiling Rock.
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Warden : Well, well, well. I never thought I'd find you in here... Prince Zuko.
Prince Zuko : How did you know who I am?
Warden : How could I not? You broke my niece's heart.
Prince Zuko : You're Mai's uncle? I never meant to hurt her.
Warden : Quiet! You're my special prisoner now. And you'd best behave. If these criminals found out who you are, the traitor prince who let his nation down, why, they'd tear you to shreds.
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Chit Sang : I heard you hatching an escape plan, and I want in.
Prince Zuko : There's nothing to get in on.
Sokka : Yeah, the only thing we're hatching is... an egg.
[Zuko and Suki sigh at Sokka's lame attempt to hide the truth]
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Sokka : My first girlfriend turned into the moon.
Prince Zuko : ...That's rough, buddy.
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Prince Zuko : That's rough, buddy.
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Prince Zuko : How are we gonna get off the island if the balloon won't work?
Sokka : We'll figure something out. I suspected it might be a one-way ticket.
Prince Zuko : You knew this would happen, and you wanted to come anyway?
Sokka : My *dad* might be here. I had to come and see.
Prince Zuko : Uncle always said I never thought things through. But this... This is just crazy.
Sokka : Hey, I never wanted you to come along in the first place. And for the record, I always think things through. But my plans haven't exactly worked, so this time I'm playing it by ear. So, there.
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Prince Zuko : Well, what should we do? Are we going ahead with the plan or are we waiting another night?
Sokka : I don't know. Is it right for me to risk Suki's freedom, all our freedom, on the slim chance that my dad is going to show up?
Prince Zuko : It's your call, Sokka.