Gotham (TV Series)

Mad City: New Day Rising (2016)

Robin Lord Taylor: Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin

Quotes 

• Oswald Cobblepot : I can't be bought, but I can be stolen with one glance. I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. Love.

  [hearing the crowd on television cheering for him] 

  Oswald Cobblepot : They love me.

  Edward Nygma : If you would've bought the election, you would've never known. But now you do.

  Edward Nygma : [Penguin chuckles]  Feels good, doesn't it?

  Oswald Cobblepot : How did you know I would win?

  Edward Nygma : I believe in you, Oswald. Even when you don't believe in yourself.

• [Edward Nygma tells Penguin that Arkham Asylum made them both stronger] 

  Edward Nygma : I do believe, Oswald, Arkham has made us both stronger.

  Oswald Cobblepot : I couldn't agree more. Which is why I had our release certificates framed. A reminder of past struggles and new beginnings.

  Edward Nygma : If I didn't know better, I'd accuse you of being a sentimentalist.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Guilty.

• Edward Nygma : If it weren't for you, I would still be falling asleep to the screams of the insane.

  Oswald Cobblepot : It becomes almost a white noise after a while, doesn't it?

  Edward Nygma : It does.

• Edward Nygma : I can't be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I?

  Oswald Cobblepot : I don't care. I do not need a stupid riddle right now.

• Oswald Cobblepot : My beloved mother always believed in me. Even when I doubted myself, she held firm. Seeing all of your bright faces reminds me that there is nothing you cannot do if you put your mind to it. And when I am mayor, I believe... no... I know that together, we will make Gotham safe again!

• Little Girl : Mr. Penguin?

  Oswald Cobblepot : [with a smile]  Hello, there.

  Little Girl : I wanted to thank you for getting rid of all the monsters.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [to Nygma]  Do you see? People look at me differently now. For the first time in my life, I feel wanted.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [holding out hand for a payoff]  Nice doing business with you.

• Oswald Cobblepot : Give me one reason why I shouldn't let Butch kill you where you stand.

  Edward Nygma : Well, there are about thirty witnesses...

  Oswald Cobblepot : I don't care!

  Edward Nygma : [pointing to a television]  And there's that.

  [Penguin turns around to see the crowd cheering on the television that he has won the election] 

• [the Penguin tells Butch Gilzean that he's no longer cut out for the job] 

  Oswald Cobblepot : You never believed I could win this election on my own. I think maybe you're not cut out for this after all.

  Butch Gilzean : [about Nygma]  What? You got to be kidding me. This guy...

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin shouts]  Don't worry. I still need someone to crack skulls.

• Oswald Cobblepot : It is with a humble heart that I accept the trust placed in me by this great city to become your mayor. The people have spoken, and I have heard their call. And as my first act as mayor, I would like to introduce you to my chief of staff, Mr. Edward Nygma!