Michael Chiklis: The Thing, Ben Grimm
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Quotes
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Johnny Storm : [about Alicia and Ben having sex] I'd hate to wake up one morning and find out she was killed in a rockslide!
Ben Grimm : I'll show you a rockslide!
[chases Johnny]
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Reed Richards : Your encounter with the Surfer has affected your molecules. They're... in a constant state of flux.
Johnny Storm : Is that bad?
Reed Richards : Well, it caused you to temporarily switch powers with Sue. Ideally, I'd like to run some more tests.
Ben Grimm : [walks toward Johnny] Would you like a volunteer?
Reed Richards , Susan Storm : No, no, no!
Johnny Storm : No, no! Hey! This is serious.
Ben Grimm : I just wanted to give him a hug.
Susan Storm : We don't know the extent of his condition yet.
Reed Richards : It could be progressive. It could be degenerative.
Ben Grimm : It could be fun!
[Ben touches Johnny and their powers switch]
Reed Richards : No, Ben!
Susan Storm : Ben!
Ben Grimm : Whoa! Hey! Hey, it's me. I'm back!
Johnny Storm : [looks at his reflection from the bottom of a silver pitcher and sees he's become The Thing] Oh, my God! Come on! We just said this is serious!
Ben Grimm : Oh, yeah, serious.
Johnny Storm : [looks back at his reflection] Oh, you got to be kidding me!
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Johnny Storm : I could catch him, but he's too strong for me.
Ben Grimm : I could whale on him, but he'd see me from a mile away.
Reed Richards : It would take all four of us.
Johnny Storm : Or maybe one of us.
Reed Richards : We don't know what that would do to you!
Johnny Storm : Let's not make this about me.
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[last lines]
Ben Grimm : Heads up, Johnny!
[Johnny sees Frankie trying to catch the bouquet and destroys it with a blast of fire]
Johnny Storm : Sorry. Reflex.
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Victor von Doom : [after showing the video of his encounter with the alien] Well?
Ben Grimm : I like the part where he knocks you on your ass.
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Ben Grimm : [gets smashed into the wall by a large concrete slab] OK. That one hurt.
Susan Storm : Where's Reed?
Reed Richards : [muffled voice] Back here!
Ben Grimm : [Ben steps out from the wall to reveal a flattened Reed] My bad.
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[Susan Storm brings General Hager to the bar and catches Reed Richards dancing with two ladies]
Ben Grimm : [to Johnny] I think it might be clobberin' time...
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Johnny Storm : We wouldn't even be in this position if I wasn't such a complete screw up.
Ben Grimm : Hey, you're not a complete screw-up. A 'partial' screw-up, maybe.
Johnny Storm : Thanks.
Ben Grimm : Look, there's nothing you and me can do now. It's all up to the eggheads.
Johnny Storm : You think Reed's right? That this might really be the end of the world?
Ben Grimm : He's never wrong about stuff like this.
Johnny Storm : [after a long silence] You know, I'm not a very deep kinda guy...
Ben Grimm : [mocking Johnny's attempt at a sincere tone] No?
Johnny Storm : I'm just saying,
[lowers voice]
Johnny Storm : if we can't stop this, if it's really the end of the world... how are you going to spend your last few minutes?
Ben Grimm : [stares into his empty pitcher and thinks about the question] Part of me would like to go out fighting.
[pauses for a second]
Ben Grimm : But to tell you the truth, I think I'd like to spend my last few minutes holding onto Alicia.
Johnny Storm : [absentmindedly] That sounds good to me.
[notices Ben's jealous stare, realizes what he said, and tries to backtrack; he begins to stammer]
Johnny Storm : Not holding onto Alicia, because she's your girlfriend, not mine. I have no interest in her whatsoever.
[sees Ben's look getting worse]
Johnny Storm : Not that she's not attractive, because she is. 'So' attractive. I mean, who wouldn't want to...
[the glass pitcher shatters in Ben's hand]
Johnny Storm : What I meant, is that it's just nice to have somebody.
Ben Grimm : Well, you got me pal.
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Ben Grimm : [sees Johnny flying] I hope it rains.
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[trying to escape from the Army compound with the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four are confronted by Captain Raye]
Captain Frankie Raye : [pointing her gun at Reed] What's going on here? Where is General Hager?
Reed Richards : He's dead.
Ben Grimm : And if we don't get outta here soon... we're all gonna be.
Johnny Storm : [steps forward, a look of pleading on his face] Frankie...
[Captain Raye turns slightly and points her gun at Johnny]
Johnny Storm : The world is literally at stake. You have to trust us... please.
[Captain Raye stares at Johnny a few seconds, then takes her finger off the trigger of her gun]
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Johnny Storm : [describing the Silver Surfer] It looked like a man, but completely covered in silver, and he was flying on this, like... like, a surfboard- type thing. I know that sounds crazy.
Ben Grimm : [sarcastically] Oh, no, not at all.
[jokingly]
Ben Grimm : So, did you follow the magic man to Lollipop Land or the Rainbow Junction?
[chuckles]
Johnny Storm : Look, I know what I saw!
