Smallville (TV Series)

Lazarus (2010)

Terence Stamp: Jor-El

Quotes 

• Clark Kent : I defeated Lex. I refused to let him win! And I pushed myself harder than before! For a second... I thought I was flying. But I saved everyone. I don't know how, I saved them all. I've finally become the hero you sent me to be.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Pride, vanity. You almost took a man's life, and you dare tell "me" you're following the path "I" set out for "you"?

  Clark Kent : You told me I had unfinished business here, an evil here I had to face! And Lex...

  Jor-El : The evil is "you", Kal-El. The greatest threat Earth will face is coming. It prays on wavering souls like yours. Once this darkness consumes you, you will be Earth's greatest enemy.

  Clark Kent : That's not my fate.

  Jor-El : You cannot be a beacon of hope when you have darkness in your heart.

  Clark Kent : Then why did you send me back? Why did you give me a second chance?

  Jor-El : "I" didn't. I was not "my" decision to give you back your life.

  Clark Kent : You may not see me as a hero, but the rest of the world does! And I decide my fate!

  Jor-El : I regret as a father, my faith in you blinded me to the truth. You will "never" be Earth's savior.

• Clark Kent : I died to save the world.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Evil never ends. By sacrificing yourself, you've left the humans vulnerable to future threats.

  Clark Kent : I left a team of heroes behind to protect them.

  Jor-El : You were meant to be Earth's greatest protector. Now they're about to face the greatest evil without you.

  Clark Kent : Then send me back. I know my fate! To step into the light. To be a symbol of hope for them.

  Jor-El : I told you to rule with strength, but you chose the martyr's path. What makes you think you "deserve" a second chance?

  Clark Kent : I can do it. I can be their hero!

• Clark Kent : Am I dead?

  Jor-El : You're teetering on the abyss between life and death, which is why I'm still able to reach you.

  Clark Kent : My father's grave. Why show me this?

  Jor-El : [brushing corn stalks aside, he sees it reads "Clark Kent"]  After you die, this stone will be all that is left of you in the world.