X: First Class (2011)

Michael Fassbender: Erik Lensherr

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• Erik Lehnsherr : Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.

  Professor Charles Xavier : Charles Xavier.

  Logan : Go fuck yourself.

• Professor Charles Xavier : Shaw's declared war on mankind on all of us, he has to be stopped.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I am not gonna stop Shaw, I am gonna kill him. Do you have it in you to allow that?

  [Erik pauses while Charles shifts in his chair uneasy] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : You known all along why I was here Charles, but things have changed. What started as a covert of mission, tomorrow mankind will know mutants exist. Shaw, us, they won't differentiate. They'll fear us. And that fear will turn to hatred.

  Professor Charles Xavier : Not if we stop a war, not if we can prevent Shaw, not if we risk our lives doing so.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Would they do the same for us?

  Professor Charles Xavier : We have it in us to be the better man.

  Erik Lehnsherr : We already are! We are the next stage of human evolution, you said it yourself...

  Professor Charles Xavier : [cuts in]  No, no...

  Erik Lehnsherr : Are you really so naive as to think that they won't battle their own extinction? Or is it arrogance?

  Professor Charles Xavier : [looks at Erik in disagreement]  I am sorry.

  Erik Lehnsherr : After tomorrow, they are gonna turn on us. But you are blinded because you believe they are all like Moira.

  Professor Charles Xavier : And you believe they are all like Shaw.

  [leans forward] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Listen to me very carefully, my friend: killing Shaw will not bring you peace.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Peace was never an option.

• [Magneto halts the missile barrage and directs it upon the fleet] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Erik, you said yourself we're the better men. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships. Good, honest, innocent men! They're just following orders.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I've been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again.

• [a deflected bullet fired by Moira towards Erik hits Charles] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : [to Charles]  I am so sorry.

  Erik Lehnsherr : [Erik looks at Moira]  YOU! You did this!

  [Erik begins to strangle Moria with her necklace. Raven, Hank, Alex, and Sean walks toward Erik in order to stop him] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : I SAID BACK OFF!

  [Erik throws Hank, Alex, and Sean into the air leaving Raven on the ground] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Wait, please. She didn't do this, Erik. You did.

  [Erik releases Moira] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : [Erik speaks apologetically towards Charles]  Us turning on each other, it's what they want. I tired to warn you, Charles. I want you by my side. We're brothers, you and I. All of together, protecting each other. We want the same thing.

  Professor Charles Xavier : My friend. I'm sorry, but we do not.

• Erik Lehnsherr : What brings you to Argentina?

  1st German : The climate. I'm a pig farmer.

  2nd German : Tailor, since I was a boy. My father made the best suits in Dusseldorf.

  Erik Lehnsherr : My parents came from Dusseldorf.

  1st German : What was their name?

  Erik Lehnsherr : They didn't have a name. It was taken from them, by pig farmers and tailors.

• [last lines] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : I know we've had our differences.

  Emma Frost : Where's your telepath friend?

  Erik Lehnsherr : Gone. Left a bit of a gap in my life, if I'm to be honest. I was rather hoping you would fill it. Join us.

  Emma Frost : Erik, I believe.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I prefer Magneto.

• Professor Charles Xavier : You know, I believe that true focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity. Would you mind if I...

  [Charles makes a gesture to request permission to read Erik's mind] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : [Erik signals approval and while Charles reads Erik minds. We see moments of Erik's childhood with his mother]  What did you just do to me?

  [Both Erik and Charles cries] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : I accessed the brightest corner of your memory system. It's a very beautiful memory, Erik. Thank you.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I didn't know I still had that.

  Professor Charles Xavier : There is so much more to you than you know. Not just pain and anger. There is good, too. I felt it. When you can access all of that, you will possess a power no one can match. Not even me.

• 1st German : Who... What are you?

  Erik Lehnsherr : Let's just say I'm Frankenstein's monster. And I'm looking for my creator.

• Raven Darkholme : We have to call him, Havok. That's his name now. And we were thinking...

  [points to Charles] 

  Raven Darkholme : ...you should be Professor X...

  [points to Erik] 

  Raven Darkholme : ...and you should be Magneto.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Exceptional.

• Sean Cassidy : You truly believe I'll fly this time?

  Professor Charles Xavier : Unreservedly.

  Sean Cassidy : I trust you.

  Professor Charles Xavier : I'm touched.

  Sean Cassidy : [pointing at Hank]  I don't trust him.

  Professor Charles Xavier : [to Hank]  Say nothing.

  Sean Cassidy : I'm gonna die!

  Professor Charles Xavier : Alright. Look, we're not gonna make you do anything without...

  Erik Lehnsherr : Here, let me help you.

  [pushes Sean off the antenna] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Erik!

  Erik Lehnsherr : What? You know you were thinking the same.

• Erik Lehnsherr : [Shaw's mind is frozen by Charles]  If you're in there, I'd like you to know that I agree with every word you said. We are the future. But, unfortunately, you killed my mother. This is what we're gonna do.

  [holds up the coin] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : No! Please, Erik, no!

  Erik Lehnsherr : I am going to count to three and I'm going to move the coin. One.

  [moves the coin at Shaw's head] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Please, Erik!

  Erik Lehnsherr : Two. Three.

  [puts the coin through Shaw's head, Charles screams] 

• Erik Lehnsherr : You never looked better, man.

  [pats Hank on the shoulder, Hank grabs Erik by the throat] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Hank!

  Hank McCoy : Don't mock me!

  Professor Charles Xavier : Hank, put him down immediately, please. Hank! Hank!

  [Hank lets him go] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : I wasn't.

• Erik Lehnsherr : [to Mystique]  If you're using half your concentration to look normal, then you're only half paying attention to whatever else you're doing.

  [pause] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : Just pointing out something that could save your life.

  Erik Lehnsherr : You want society to accept you, but you can't even accept yourself.

• Armando Muñoz : Where to, fellas?

  Erik Lehnsherr : Richmond, Virginia.

  Armando Muñoz : So you want the airport? The station? What?

  Professor Charles Xavier : We were rather hoping you'd take us all the way.

  Armando Muñoz : That's a six-hour drive.

  Erik Lehnsherr : [stops the cab meter]  That would give us plenty of time to talk.

• Erik Lehnsherr : [before Charles uses Cerebro for the first time]  What an adorable lab rat you make, Charles.

  Professor Charles Xavier : Don't spoil this for me, Erik.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I've been a lab rat. I know when I see one.

• Professor Charles Xavier : I can't stop thinking about the others out there, all those mind that I touched. I could feel them, their isolation, their hopes, their ambitions. I tell you we can start something incredible, Erik. We can help them.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Can we? Identification, that's how it starts. And ends with being rounded up, experimented on and eliminated.

  Professor Charles Xavier : Not this time. We have common enemies, Shaw, the Russians. They need us.

  Erik Lehnsherr : For now.

• Raven Darkholme : [in mutant form]  Could you pass me my robe?

  Erik Lehnsherr : You don't have to hide.

  [Erik moves and sits besides Raven on the bed] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : Have you ever looked at a tiger and thought you ought to cover it up?

  Raven Darkholme : No, but...

  Erik Lehnsherr : You are an exquisite creature, Raven. All your life the world has tried to tame you. It's time for you to be free.

  [Erik leans forward and kisses Raven] 

• [Erik points toward the American and Soviet ships docked at sea] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : This society won't accept us. We form our own. The humans have played their hand, now we get ready to play ours. Who's with me?

  Erik Lehnsherr : [to Mystique]  No more hiding.

  [Raven walks towards Erik but turns and kneels beside Charles and Moira; Erik looks disappointed] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : [to Raven]  Go with him. It's what you want.

  Raven Darkholme : You promised me that you would never read my mind.

  Professor Charles Xavier : [whimpers in pain]  I promised you... a lot... of things.

  [a pause] 

  Raven Darkholme : [to Moira]  Take good care of him.

  [Raven walks towards Erik and is joined by Angel, Janus Quested, and Azazel. The five hold hands] 

  Raven Darkholme : And one more thing. BEAST!

  [Raven places free her hand on her chest] 

  Raven Darkholme : Mutant and Proud!

  [Beast reacts with disgust, Erik gestures at Azazel and they vanish] 

• Sebastian Shaw : Erik, what a pleasant surprise. So good to see you again. May I ask you something? Why are you on their side? Why fight for a doomed race who will hunt us down as soon as they realize their reign is coming to an end? I'm sorry for what happened in the camps. I truly am. But everything I did, I did for you. To unlock your power. To make you embrace it. You've come a long way from bending gates. I'm so proud of you. And you're just starting to scratch the surface. Think of how much further we could go, together. I don't want to hurt you, Erik. I never did. I want to help you. This is our time. Our age. We are the future of the human race. You and me, son. This world could be ours.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Everything you did make me stronger. It made me the weapon I am today. It's the truth. I've known it all along. You are my creator.

• Erik Lehnsherr : [wields an inscribed Nazi dagger]  "Blood and Honor" - which would you care to shed first?

  1st German : We were under orders...

  Erik Lehnsherr : Blood it is!

  [stabs the German] 

• Angel Salvadore : [Erik gives Angel a big tip]  For that, daddy-o, you get a private dance.

  [In the private dance room] 

  Angel Salvadore : You guys know it's a double for both, right?

  Professor Charles Xavier : Mmm, now that won't be necessary, although I am sure it would be magical...

  [Erik cuts in] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : We were thinking more, we'll show you ours, if you show us yours.

  Angel Salvadore : Baby, that's not the way it works around here.

  [Erik clicks his fingers and raises the champagne chiller] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : More tea, vicar?

• Professor Charles Xavier : [Erik leaves the covert CIA research base with the CIA files on Shaw]  From what I know about you, I am surprised you managed to stay this long.

  Erik Lehnsherr : What do you know about me?

  Professor Charles Xavier : Everything.

  Erik Lehnsherr : Then you know to stay out of my head.

  Professor Charles Xavier : I am sorry Erik, but I've seen what Shaw did to you. I felt your agony. I can help you.

  Erik Lehnsherr : I don't need your help.

  Professor Charles Xavier : Don't kid yourself, you needed my help last night, it's not just me you are walking away from. Here you have the chance to be part of something much bigger than yourself. I won't stop you leaving. I could, but I won't.

  [Xavier walks away] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Shaw's got friends. you could do with some.

• [Erik grabs Shaw's helmet and puts it on] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : Erik, don't do this! Be the better man! If you do this there will be no turning back...!

  Erik Lehnsherr : Sorry Charles. It's not that I don't trust you...

• Professor Charles Xavier : Ready for this?

  Erik Lehnsherr : Let's find out!

• Erik Lehnsherr : My fellow Mutants! The real enemy is out there.

• [about the Class going into action] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : They're just kids...

  Erik Lehnsherr : No, they WERE kids. Shaw has his army, we need ours.

• Erik Lehnsherr : [Raven kisses Hank while he takes her blood to formulate a serum that would normalize their mutation appearances]  Kinky, by the way, if I look like you, I wouldn't change a thing.

• Erik Lehnsherr : Hank has been busy.

  Alex Summers : Do we really have to wear these?

  Professor Charles Xavier : As none of us mutated to endure extreme g-force or being riddled by bullets, I suggest we suit up.

• Emma Frost : You can stop trying to read my mind, sugar. You're never going to get anything from me while I'm like this.

  [Erik and Charles subdue Emma] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : So then you can just tell us. Where's Shaw?

  [uses metal to crack Emma's diamond form] 

  Professor Charles Xavier : That's enough, Erik. Erik, that's enough!

  [Erik stops] 

  Erik Lehnsherr : All yours, Charles. She won't be shifting into diamond form anytime soon. If she does, just give her a tap.

• Raven Darkholme : Darwin's dead, Charles, and we can't even bury him.

  Erik Lehnsherr : We can avenge him!