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100 Best “Blade Runner” Quotes That Reflect on Humanity

Taking place in the futuristic dystopia of Los Angeles, Blade Runner emerged as a groundbreaking sci-fi film in 1982. Starring Harrison Ford, this movie uses visuals that for the early 1980s were refreshing and eye-opening.

With its mesmerizing visuals, thought-provoking themes, and an unforgettable score by Vangelis, Blade Runner remains a timeless classic that continues to influence the sci-fi genre to this day.

Here’s the scoop on quotes from Blade Runner!

1. “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.” – Roy Batty

A man standing on top of a yellow taxi in a city in blade runner.
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2. “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” – Roy Batty

3. “Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it? That’s what it is to be a slave.” – Roy Batty

4. “Wake up! Time to die!” – Leon Kowalski

5. “It’s too bad she won’t live, but then again, who does?” – Gaff

6. “I was quiet when I came in here. I’m twice as quiet now.” – Deckard

7. “You’re not cop, you’re little people!” – Zhora

8. “Have you ever retired a human by mistake?” – Rachael

9. “You know the score, pal. If you’re not cop, you’re little people.” – Deckard

10. “Painful to live in fear, isn’t it?” – Leon Kowalski

A man and woman in a fur coat standing next to each other.
Photo by Sunset Boulevard

11. “Is this to be an empathy test?” – Rachael

12. “Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell. More human than human is our motto.” – Eldon Tyrell

13. “It’s a test designed to provoke an emotional response.” – Deckard

14. “You’re in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden…” – Deckard

15. “I want more life, fucker!” – Roy Batty

16. “You better get it up. Or I’m gonna have to kill you.” – Zhora

17. “Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shores, burning with the fires of Orc.” – Roy Batty

18. “You’re a cop. I had your job once.” – Gaff

19. “I’m not in the business. I am the business.” – Eldon Tyrell

20. “I just do eyes. Just eyes. Genetic design. Just eyes.” – Chew

A woman with a python on her back.
Photo by Sunset Boulevard

21. “Tell him I’m eating.” – Deckard

22. “If only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes.” – Roy Batty

23. “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” – Roy Batty

24. “It’s not an easy thing to meet your maker.” – Tyrell

25. “I’ve got four skin jobs walking the streets.” – Gaff

26. “You’ve done a man’s job, sir. I guess you’re through, huh?” – Gaff

27. “You could learn from this guy, Gaff.” – Bryant

28. “I’m not sure. I’m kinda dumb sometimes, little man. I just do what I’m told.” – Zhora

29. “We’re no computers, Sebastian. We’re physical.” – Pris

30. “I make friends. They’re toys. My friends are toys. I make them.” – J.F. Sebastian

A man holding a white dove on his arm.
Photo by Sunset Boulevard

31. “I think, Sebastian, therefore I am.” – Pris

32. “You’ve done a man’s job, sir. But are you sure you are a man?” – Gaff

33. “Time… enough.” – Roy Batty

34. “I don’t know why he saved my life.” – Deckard

35. “You’re not gonna stop there.” – Roy Batty

36. “The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” – Eldon Tyrell

37. “We’ve got a lot in common.” – Rachael

38. “More human than human is our motto.” – Eldon Tyrell

39. “Dying for the right cause is the most human thing we can do.” – Roy Batty

40. “A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies!” – Off-world Announcer

A man and woman in a room full of dolls in blade runner.
Photo by Warner Bros

41. “You’re gonna go on and make babies… and watch them grow.” -Roy Batty

42. “You’re a cop. I had your job once. Nobody calls me a killer.” – Gaff

43. “This city is afraid of me. I’ve seen its true face.” – Roy Batty

44. “It doesn’t make any difference what desert, it’s completely hypothetical.” -Holden

45. “Not very sporting to fire on an unarmed opponent. I thought you were supposed to be good.” -Batty

46. “Maybe in those last moments, he loved life more than he ever had before.” – Deckard

47. “I’ve done questionable things.” – Deckard

48. “I need the old Blade Runner. I need your magic.” – Gaff

49. “You know what they say: ‘You’re not a real Blade Runner until you’ve hunted a human!'” – Gaff

50. “You’re not gonna retire me.” – Rachael

An image of a woman running in a smoke filled room.
Photo by Warner Bros.

51. “Part of me was afraid of what I would find and what I would do when I got there.” – Deckard

52. “Replicants are like any other machine, they’re either a benefit or a hazard.” -Deckard

53. “I’m not in the business. I am the business.” – Eldon Tyrell

54. “Is this testing whether I’m a replicant or a lesbian, Mr. Deckard?” – Rachael

55. “You’re in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden…” – Deckard

56. “We’ve got a lot in common.” – Rachael

57. “He’s a goddamn one-man slaughterhouse, that’s what he is.” – Bryant

58. “He can breathe okay, as long as nobody unplugs him.” – Bryant

59. “You’ve done a man’s job, sir. But are you sure you are a man?” – Gaff

60. “I’m not sure. I’m kinda dumb sometimes, little man. I just do what I’m told.” – Zhora

Two men standing on the side of a building.
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61. “We’re no computers, Sebastian. We’re physical.” – Pris

62. “I make friends. They’re toys. My friends are toys. I make them.” – J.F. Sebastian

63. “I think, Sebastian, therefore I am.” – Pris

64. “You’ve done a man’s job, sir. I guess you’re through, huh?” – Gaff

65. “Nothing is worse than having an itch you can never scratch!” – Leon

66. “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” – Roy Batty

67. “Time… enough.” – Roy Batty

68. May I ask you a personal question?” -Rachael

69. “I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time…”- Batty 

70. “Got the wrong guy, pal.” -Deckard

A group of men sitting around a table in blade runner
© 2014 Warner Bros

71. “The facts of life… to make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system is fatal. A coding sequence cannot be revised once it’s been established.”- Tyrell

72. “We’ve already tried it – ethyl, methane, sulfinate as an alkylating agent and potent mutagen; it created a virus so lethal the subject was dead before it even left the table.”- Tyrell 

73. “You have burned so very, very brightly, Roy. Look at you: you’re the Prodigal Son; you’re quite a prize!”- Tyrell 

74. “Nothing the God of biomechanics wouldn’t let you into heaven for.”- Batty 

75. “I’ve only beaten him once in chess. He’s a genius! He designed you. ” – J.F. Sebastian

76. “Not just his life – anybody’s life; my life. All he’d wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Where did I come from? Where am I going? How long have I got? All I could do was sit there and watch him die.”- Deckard

77. “Are you for real?” -Zhora

78. “I want you.” -Deckard

79. “I have had people walk out on me before, but not…when I was being so charming.” -Deckard

80. “I’ve never seen a turtle… But I understand what you mean.”- Leon 

Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (1982)
Photo by Warner Bros

81. “Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden? Or do they write ’em down for you?”- Leon 

82. “They’re just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they’re written down for me. It’s a test, designed to provoke an emotional response… Shall we continue?”- Holden 

83. “I’m impressed. How many questions does it usually take to spot them?”- Tyrell 

84. “That Voight-Kampf test of yours. Did you ever try to take that test yourself? Deckard?”- Rachael

85. “Aren’t you the “good” man? C’mon, Deckard. Show me what you’re made of.”- Batty

86. “If they’re a benefit, it’s not my problem.”- Deckard 

87. “My birthday is April 10, 2017. How long do I live?”- Leon 

88. “GOOD! THAT’S THE SPIRIT!”- Batty

89. “What if I go north? Disappear. Would you come after me? Hunt me?”- Rachael

90. “Capillary dilation of the so-called blush response?”- Tyrell 

A woman in a black outfit holding a barbie.
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91. “We call it Voight-Kampff for short.”- Deckard

92. “A chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure!”- Off-World Tourism Ad

93. “We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced, with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently, we can control them better.”- Tyrell 

94. “Let me tell you about my mother.” -Leon

95. “They jumped a shuttle off-world and killed the crew and passengers. We found the shuttle drifting off the coast two weeks ago, so we know they’re around.”- Bryant 

96. “The egg hatched…” – Rachael

97. “and a hundred baby spiders came out… and they ate her.” -Rachael

98. “Not really. I MAKE friends. They’re toys. My friends are toys. I make them. It’s a hobby. I’m a genetic designer.”- J.F. Sebastian

99. “I need ya, Deck. This is a bad one, the worst yet.”- Bryant 

100. “Wake up! Time to die!”- Leon 

Blade Runner is a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be human. With its beautiful visuals, quotes, and haunting score, Blade Runner is one of the most popular movies to date in pop culture.  

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