Aldrich Killian/Quote

A collection of quotes from **Aldrich Killian**, the CEO of A.I.M. and the mastermind behind the Mandarin terrorist attacks.

## Movies

### *Iron Man 3*

#### Spoken by Aldrich Killian

*"After years dodging the President's ban on 'immoral biotech research', my think tank now has a little something in the pipeline. It's an idea we like to call Extremis."*
―Aldrich Killian to Pepper Potts[src]

*"Extremis harnesses our bioelectrical potential and it goes... here. This is essentially an empty slot, and what this tells us is that our mind, our entire DNA in fact, is destined to be upgraded."*
―Aldrich Killian to Pepper Potts[src]

*"Alright, everybody. No talking and no eye contact, unless you wanna get shot in the face."*
―Aldrich Killian to A.I.M.[src]

*"Once misfits, cripples... you are the next iteration of human evolution."*
―Aldrich Killian to the Extremis soldiers[src]

*"Everybody, before we start, I promise you, looking back at your life, there will be nothing as bitter as the memory of that glorious risk you prudently elected to forego. Today is your glory."*
―Aldrich Killian to the Extremis soldiers[src]

*"I wanted to repay you the selfsame gift that you so graciously imparted to me. Desperation."*
―Aldrich Killian to Tony Stark[src]

*"It's a glorious day, Savin. This time tomorrow, I'll have the West's most powerful leader in one hand, and the world's most feared terrorist in the other. I'll own the War on Terror. Create supply and demand. For you, for your brothers and sisters."*
―Aldrich Killian to Eric Savin[src]

*"Welcome aboard, Mr. President."*
―Aldrich Killian to President Matthew Ellis[src]

*"Ooh, is it hot in there? Stuck? Do you feel a little stuck? Like a little turtle, cooking in his little turtle suit?"*
―Aldrich Killian, heating up Tony Stark's suit[src]

*"Well here we are, on the roof."*
―Aldrich Killian to Iron Man, referencing their first encounter[src]

*"No more false faces. You said you wanted the Mandarin. You're looking right at him. It was always me, Tony. Right from the start! **I am the Mandarin!**"*
―Aldrich Killian to Tony Stark[src]
#### Spoken about Aldrich Killian

*"It started in Bern, Switzerland. 1999. The old days. I never thought they'd come back to bite me. Why would they? So, why am I telling you this? Because I had just created demons, and I didn't even know it."*
―Tony Stark to Bruce Banner[src]

*"Alright, so she's meeting up with this scientist. Rich guy, handsome."
"Right."
"I couldn't make his face at first, right? You know I'm good with faces."
"Oh, yeah, yeah. You're the best."
"Yeah. Well, so I run his credentials, I make him. Aldrich Killian. We actually met the guy back in... where were we in '99? The science conference?"
"Uh... Switzerland."
"Right, right, exactly."
"Killian? No, I don't remember that guy."
"Of course you don't remember him, he's not a blonde with a big rack. At first it was fine, they were talking business, but now it's like getting weird. He's showing her his big brain."*
―Happy Hogan and Tony Stark[src]

*"I don't trust this guy. He's got another guy with him, he's shifty."
"Relax."
"Seriously?"
"I'm just asking you to secure the perimeter. Tell 'em to go out for a drink or something."
"You know what? You should take more of an interest in what's going on here. This woman- this woman's the best thing that ever happened to you, and y-you're just ignoring her."
"A giant brain?"
"Yeah, there's a giant brain, there's a shifty character. I'm gonna follow this guy. I'm gonna run his plates and if it gets rough, so be it."*
―Happy Hogan and Tony Stark[src]

*"I didn't know if you were coming home or if you were having drinks with Aldrich Killian."
"What?"
"What?"
"Aldrich Killian? What, are you checking up on me?"
"Happy was concerned."*
―Tony Stark and Pepper Potts[src]

*"I think that my boss is working for the Mandarin. So, if you still wanna talk about it, I suggest that we get ourselves someplace safe."
"Your boss... works for the Mandarin, you think? But Tony says you're a botanist, so-"
"That figures. What I actually am is a biological DNA coder running a team of forty out of a privately-funded think tank, but sure you can call me a botanist."
"This... boss of yours, does he have a name?"
"Yeah. Aldrich Killian."*
―Maya Hansen and Pepper Potts[src]

*"A bomb is not a bomb when it's a misfire. The stuff doesn't always work. Right, pal? It's faulty, but you found a buyer, didn't you? Sold it to the Mandarin. Got you, pal."*
―Tony Stark[src]

*"You can't be too hard on yourself, Maya. I mean, you gave your research to a think tank."
"Yeah, but Killian built that think tank on military contracts."
"That's exactly what we used to do. So, don't judge yourself."*
―Pepper Potts and Maya Hansen[src]

*"The thing was, he needed someone to take credit for some accidental explosions."
"'He'? Killian?"
"Killian."
"He created you?"
"He created me."
"Custom-made terror threat."
"Yes. Yes. His think tank thinked it up. The pathology of a serial killer. The manipulation of Western iconography. 'Ready for another lesson?' Blah, blah, blah. Of course, it was my performance that brought the Mandarin to life."*
―Trevor Slattery and Tony Stark[src]

*"You- you breathe fire? Okay."*
―James Rhodes to Aldrich Killian[src]

*"Yeah, you take a minute."*
―Iron Man after cutting off Aldrich Killian's hand[src]

*"And so, as Christmas morning began, my journey had reached its end. You start with something pure, something exciting. Then, come the mistakes. The compromises. We create our own demons."*
―Tony Stark to Bruce Banner[src]
#### Dialogue

*"Aldrich Killian. I'm a big fan of your work."
"My work?"
"Who isn't? He means me."
"Well, of course. But, Miss Hansen, my organization has been tracking your research since year two of MIT."*
―Aldrich Killian, Maya Hansen and Tony Stark[src]

*"What floor you going to, pal?"
"Oh, now, that is an appropriate question. The ground floor, actually. I've got a proposal I'm putting together with myself. It's a privately-funded think tank called Advanced Idea Mechanics."*
―Happy Hogan and Aldrich Killian[src]

*"Advanced Idea Mechanics, or AIM for short. Do you get it?"
"I see that, cause it's on your T-shirt."*
―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark[src]

*"I'm titillated by the notion of working with you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, I'll ditch these clowns. I'll see you up on the roof in five minutes. Just gonna try and get my beak wet real quick, y'know what I'm talking about?"
"I-I'll see you up there."*
―Tony Stark and Aldrich Killian[src]

*"God, you look great. I- I- I can't... What on earth have you been doing?"
"Nothing fancy, just five years in the hands of physical therapists. And please, call me Aldrich."*
―Pepper Potts and Aldrich Killian[src]

*"Imagine if you could hack into the hard drive of any living organism and recode its DNA."
"It would be incredible. Unfortunately, to my ears, it also sounds highly weaponisable. As in enhanced soldiers, private armies, and Tony is not..."
"Tony, Tony. You know, I invited Tony to join A.I.M. thirteen years ago, he turned me down. But something tells me now there's a new genius on the throne who doesn't have to answer to Tony anymore, and who has slightly less of an ego."
"It's gonna be a no, Aldrich. As much as I'd like to help you."*
―Aldrich Killian and Pepper Potts[src]

*"Well, I can't say that I'm not disappointed. But then as my father used to say, 'Failure is the fog through which we glimpse triumph.'"
"That's very deep."
"Mm."
"And I have no idea what it means."
"Well, me neither. He was kind of an idiot, my old man. I'm sure I'll see you again, Pepper."*
―Aldrich Killian and Pepper Potts[src]

*"We took the house down, sir, but there's no sign of a body."
"Mm-hmm. I see."
"No Stark."
"I have to go. The master is about to record and he's a little... well, you know how he gets. Keep your appointment tonight and call me when it's done."*
―Eric Savin and Aldrich Killian[src]

*"What would you regard as the defining moment of your life?"
"Well, uh, I think that'd be the day I decided not to let my injury beat me."*
―Aldrich Killian and Chad Davis[src]

*"Will you please state your name for the camera?"
"Ellen Brandt."
"Okay. So, the injections are administered periodically. Addiction will not be tolerated, and those who cannot regulate will be cut from the programme."*
―Aldrich Killian and Ellen Brandt[src]

*"So, you want to tell me why you were at Stark's mansion last night?"
"I'm trying to fix this thing. I didn't know you and the master were gonna blow the place up."
"Oh, I see. So, you were trying to save Stark when he threatened us?"
"I've told you, Killian, we can use him."*
―Aldrich Killian and Maya Hansen[src]

*"You know what my old man used to say to me? One of his favourite of many sayings... 'The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'"
"You're not still pissed off about the Switzerland thing, are you?"
"How can I be pissed at you, Tony? I'm here to thank you. You gave me the greatest gift that anybody's ever given me. Desperation. If you think back to Switzerland, you said you'd meet me on the rooftop, right? Well, for the first... 20 minutes, I actually thought you'd show up. And the next hour, I... well, I considered taking that one-step shortcut to the lobby. If you know what I mean."
"Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the first mouse."
"But as I looked out over that city, nobody knew I was there, nobody could see me, no one was even looking... I had a thought that would guide me for years to come. Anonymity, Tony. Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since. Right? You simply rule from behind the scenes. Because the second you give evil a face, a bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin, you hand the people a target."*
―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark[src]

*"You have met him, I assume?"
"Yes. Sir Laurence Oblivier."
"I know he's a little over the top sometimes, it's not entirely my fault, he has a tenden- he's a stage actor. They say his Lear was the toast of Croydon, wherever that is. Anyway, the point is, ever since that big dude with the hammer fell out of the sky, subtlety's kind of had its day."*
―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark[src]

*"1200 CCs. A dose half of this size, I'm dead."
"It's times like this my temper is tested somewhat. Maya, give me the injector."
"If I die, Killian, what happens to your soldiers? What happens to your product?"
"We're not doing this, okay?"
"What happens to you? What happens if you go too hot?"*
―Maya Hansen and Aldrich Killian[src]

*"The good news is, a high-level position has just been vacated."
"You are a maniac."
"No, I'm a visionary. But I do own a maniac. And he takes the stage tonight."*
―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark[src]

*"Hi."
"You think he's gonna help you? He won't."
"Having you here is not just to motivate Tony Stark, it's, uh... it's actually more embarrassing than that. You're here as my, uh..."
"Trophy."
"Mmm."*
―Aldrich Killian and Pepper Potts[src]

*"Ever hear of an elephant graveyard? Well, two years ago, the elephant in the room was this scow."
"This is the Roxxon Norco."
"And, of course, you'll remember that when she spilled a million gallons of crude off Pensacola, thanks to you, not one fat cat saw a day in court."
"What do you want from me?"
"Uh, nothing, sir. I just needed a reason to kill you that would play well on TV. You see, I've moved on. I found myself a new political patron, and this time tomorrow, he'll have your job."*
―Aldrich Killian to President Matthew Ellis[src]

*"You really didn't deserve her, Tony. It's a pity. I was so close to having her... perfect."
"Okay, okay, wait, wait, wait! Slow down, slow down! You're right, I don't deserve her. Here's where you're wrong: she was already perfect."*
―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark[src]

*"J.A.R.V.I.S., do me a favour and blow Mark 42."
"No-!"*
―Tony Stark and Aldrich Killian, as Stark detonates the Mark 42 with Killian in it[src]
### *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*

#### Spoken about Aldrich Killian

*"A funny story. Some years ago, a terrorist from America needed a boogeyman to bring your country to its knees. So, he appropriated the Ten Rings, my Ten Rings, but because he didn't know my actual name, he invented a new one. Do you know the name he chose? The Mandarin. He gave his figurehead the name of a chicken dish. And it worked! America was terrified. Of an orange."*
―Xu Wenwu to Katy Chen[src]

*"Well, some time ago, I was offered the role of a terrorist. I know- facile, trite, I couldn't agree more, but times were lean, you know what I mean? Anyway, the producer told me he worked for the BBC. But, ironic twist, it turns out he, in fact, was a terrorist, and I wasn't playing a character at all, but what I now recognise to be a rather unflattering portrait of your father. We all got our just desserts, the producer got blown up by Iron Man, and I served time in federal prison, which turned out to be the best thing for me."*
―Trevor Slattery to Shang-Chi and Katy Chen[src]
## Marvel One-Shots

### *Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King*

#### Spoken about Aldrich Killian

*"We've covered a lot of the logistics. Your recruitment by Aldrich Killian, the creation of an amalgam warlord by his think tank..."
"Whom I brought to life. Carry on."*
―Jackson Norriss and Trevor Slattery[src]