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TheJokermay be the most repeatable character in the entireDC Universe . Since appear inBatman#1 in 1940 , the Clown Prince of Crime has been the most iconic and in force enhancer to Bruce Wayne ’s hero . Channeling rabies , charm , and disconcerting role of violence , The Joker has become a necessary character in the Batman canyon and has seem in movies and television with diverse interpretations . With therelease appointment ofJoker : Folie À Deuxset for previous 2024 , there has been no better time to review the canonical quotes of the DC villain .

draw by a series of artist in comics , then sound by actors as iconic as Mark Hamill , Alan Tudyk , and Zach Galifianakis in animation , there is a long legacy of The Joker that each new live - action performing artist must cope with in their portrayals . Many have done it exceptionally well , withHeath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix receive Academy Awards for their portrayals . Still , it seem more Jokers may be ahead , with conjecture aboutcasting the DCU Batman movie ’s Jokeralready start . These quotes can help to understand the puzzling reference better .

One of the most iconic baddie of all time , the Joker pops up in various live - action films and television receiver display ; here ’s every actor who ’s played the part .

Jack Nicholson, Barry Keoghan, and Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker

11"Wait Till They Get A Load Of Me!"

Jack Nicholson - Batman (1989)

Nicholson ’s Joker leaning into that silliness but with a distressful border . His quip are accent by violence , andhis psychopathological tendencies trifle themselves out even as he is dancing and express joy onscreen . Pulling from the late 1970s and 1980s amusing Christian Bible , The Joker becomes the scoundrel that the populace knows and sleep together with this performance in this picture .

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Batman is a 1989 superhero movie take by Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne . The film features Jack Nicholson ’s shivery portrayal as   Jack Napier , who turns into the Joker and reigns scourge on Gotham . Kim Basinger also asterisk in the photographic film as Vicki Vale , along with Michael Gough as Bruce ’s trusty butler named Alfred .

10"Don’t Talk Like One Of Them. You’re Not! Even If You’d Like To Be. To Them, You’re Just A Freak, Like Me!"

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight (2008)

The dichotomy of Joker and Batman has more and more become a rife motif in storytelling ring the DC characters . Joker needs Batman just as much as Batman needs Joker ; they tip upon one another ’s madness in a cosmic , fated agency . With Heath Ledger ’s celebrated performance , he speaks these uncomfortable words , reflecting on their shared blank space in the world . Neither of the two are normal , ordinary people , and they should be aware of that .

The thought of Batman supporting The Joker is strange , but it has been explore in many mediums since . Ledger ’s performance here elevated the funny book storytelling medium in what is considered one of the greatest cinema ever . Seeing how much of the story is distill into a single line effectively communicates what work so well about the Christopher Nolan picture show .

The Dark Knight , head by Christopher Nolan , is the second installment in the Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman . turn in 2008 , the picture follows Batman ’s alliance with Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent as they combat the organized criminal offence that threatens Gotham , facing the menacing Joker .

Jack Nicholson as the Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman.

9"How Many Can Die In Your Arms Before You Grow Numb To Death?"

Jared Leto - Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

The most famous quote from Joker inZack Snyder ’s Justice Leagueis arguably " We live in a society , " which is a ego - aware and cockamamie nod to memes that have proliferated in the preceding year . However , this quote was only in the dawdler . In the terminal scene included in the moving-picture show , Leto ’s Joker instead reflects on the relationship between himself and Batman . Speaking of Batman ’s bequest and Robin ’s fate , Joker speaks these words to Ben Affleck ’s hero .

The scene is sometimes too edgy , with Batman cursing and foretell to belt down Joker finally . However , justthe effect of seeing these two doomed foeman together on screen in these incarnation makes each word they say seem more compelling . Joker understands the shock of what he does and that drives him . This shape is sworn to his folly and finds joy in pain and destruction , revel in the hurt it causes to others .

Zack Snyder ’s Justice League is a reimagining of the 2017 film , where Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a squad of metahumans , including Aquaman , The Flash , and Cyborg , to fight down Earth from a hover cosmic threat , following Superman ’s previous forfeiture . Released in 2021 , it continues the DC Extended Universe narrative .

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8"In The Darkness, There Are No Rules."

Cameron Monaghan - Gotham Season 3

One of the less - do it iterations of The Joker , Cameron Monaghan played a unique rendition of the character through two matching brothers , Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska . The characters ' evolution into mad clown killers throughout the series was tiresome and effective . Some have even call this performance themost underrated live - action mechanism Joker . With these words , the show tap into the edge of The Joker and successfully ties in with the smell of theGothamseries .

Like much ofGotham , however , the character iteration had a hard time list into and away from the comics it adapt . Despite his absolved show as the Joker , the grapheme was never referred to by that name in the serial . A pocket-sized foil to Jim Gordon and the Gotham PD , this Joker did not have the gravitas or scale , partly due to the show ’s carrying out , to match up with the heavyweights on the large screen .

As a young recruit in Captain Sarah Essen ’s Gotham City Police Department , Detective James Gordon is paired with Harvey Bullock to solve one of Gotham ’s most high - profile cases ever : the slaying of Thomas and Martha Wayne . During his probe , Gordon meets the Waynes ' son , Bruce , now in the precaution of his pantryman Alfred , which further oblige Gordon to catch the killer .

An edited image of Heath Ledger’s Joker smiling beside Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker

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7"A Joke A Day Keeps The Gloom Away!"

Cesar Romero - Batman (1966)

While the forties introduced The Joker as a insane , barbarous murderer with similarities to what the antagonist would later become , the sixties interpreted the baddie much differently . Certainly still a destructive force for chaos , the Cesar Romero iteration was a modulate - down , less violent version . While still mischievous and preoccupied with jokes , this adaptation was less terrifying and more predictable . His worldview is communicated clearly with this simple-minded quote .

cause bother and destruction are less critical to the first live - action Joker than causing balefulness and render himself a reason to laugh . Indeed , there is an upsetting fury that often results in the infliction of pain in the ass , but the campy serial publication does not focalize on that edge . Instead , this Joker avoids somberness rather than wallowing in it , bringing his mood up through funny caper and silly miniature .

The Caped Crusader ’s first theatrical launching arrive in 1966 as Batman : The Movie , direct by Leslie H. Martinson . Connected to the television set serial Batman : The Movie follows Batman and Robin as they face off with the Joker , the Penguin , the Riddler , and Catwoman as they carry the earthly concern hostage with a herculean arm that can desiccate human beings like a shot .

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Batman is a 1989 superhero movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne. The film features Jack Nicholson’s chilling portrayal as Jack Napier, who turns into the Joker and reigns terror on Gotham. Kim Basinger also stars in the film as Vicki Vale, along with Michael Gough as Bruce’s trusty butler named Alfred.

6"The Worst Part Of Having A Mental Illness Is People Expect You To Behave As If You Don’t."

Joaquin Phoenix - Joker (2019)

Todd Phillips’Jokerapproached the character of The Joker in a agency that no other film ever had . direct the character ’s darkness severely , Phillips ' movie assure the story of a man on the fringes of society that was not taken upkeep of . The way a cold world can campaign a somebody to the side can result in devastation and rabies . Jokerexamines this throughout , but this line basically inform the outlook and estimation of the flick .

This line excogitate on something very real . Mental sickness is a literal issue for many people , and yet the social order does everything it can to brush off it . drain conditions that keep a mortal from workings can render that person seen as less than human . To stay in high society , Arthur Fleck is forced to assimilate , no matter how outside his power this might be . This line is as pitiful as it is efficacious .

Directed by Todd Phillips , Joker is an origin story for Batman ’s most iconic villain . Arthur Fleck ( Joaquin Phoenix ) is a down - on - his - chance buffoon who is assay to become a successful stand - up comic . When thing do n’t go accord to design , and Arthur feels Gotham is oppressing him and others with genial unwellness , Arthur trigger a wild revolution within the city .

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5"One Day You’re On Top, The Next You’re A Clown."

Barry Keoghan - The Batman (2022)

The Batmanis a moving-picture show that focuses on train a grounded centre to comic Quran submarine sandwich and villains , but with a heavy focus on vogue than the Christopher Nolan films . Barry Keoghan is introduced as The Joker in a individual fit . meet the actor ’s rise since his appearance strongly suggest that there will be more of this iconic villain in Matt Reeves ' followup picture . Understanding the character ’s journey will help to explicate lines like this .

This Joker has been on a journey of terror and villainy in the past and is now locked away . Knowing this character ’s itinerary , he gives himself over to it , recognize that he will always be a clown , no matter where life or rabidity takes him . This agate line establishes an anger and a rancour to the world that this Joker inhabits , and it ’s made well-defined that it will surely receive more item in future pic installments .

The Batman follows a young Bruce Wayne as he investigates a sadistic sequent killer targeting key political figure in Gotham . As he delves deeper , he is confronted by the metropolis ’s shroud putridness and inquiry surround his own syndicate ’s legacy .

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4"Have You Ever Danced With The Devil In The Pale Moonlight?"

With these parole , the foe of the film is tie in with Batman ’s pedigree story . While the manner this is done may feel a little contrived by modern superhero cinema standard , the focus of these word is to link Batman ’s childhood to his nowadays effectively . With that say , there is an surpassing edge to them as well that must be moot , and Jack Nicholson ’s delivery help to communicate that .

A Joker who aver this accurate silly phrase every time he vote down someone feels pulled straight from the laughable Book . This is a Joker who have a go at it to kill and find joy and pageant in it . By repeating these Word , he creates a fun game for himself in this maniacal act that is both upsetting and shuddery . With joyful livery and pomp , Nicholson pull back the line between 1960s silliness and the genuine terror of a believable murderer .

Director Tim Burton reveals that he sometimes had difficulty empathize Jack Nicholson ’s “ abstract ” language form on the set of 1989 ’s Batman .

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The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is the second installment in the Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman. Released in 2008, the film follows Batman’s alliance with Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent as they combat the organized crime that threatens Gotham, facing the menacing Joker.

3"I’m Not Gonna Kill You. I’m Just Gonna Hurt You Really, Really Bad."

Jared Leto - Suicide Squad (2016)

Jared Leto ’s Joker was introduced in the firstSuicide Squadtrailer , where he spoke these Word of God . Upsetting and strange , this version of the villain , cover up in tattoos and jewellery , was a meaning departure from the late Heath Ledger iteration , and inevitably so . While not everything about the adaptation wreak , this line , spoken to Harleen Quinzel before she became Harley Quinn , is chilling and disturbing .

Like all Jokers before and after , this Jared Leto version revels in pain . He loves to make it and finds glee and pleasure in spread this destruction on others . The way he speaks this line with a minuscule giggle make it decipherable that this is a joyful act and that it is not done with hate . The Joker plainly enjoys the inflicting of pain and excruciation on others , and he intends to enjoy this moment very , very much .

The Suicide Squad   team is made up of baddie , capture and keep in a underground prison , and tender thin out sentences if they participate in severe mission . In the custom of continuity within DCEU films , the event derive in the Wake Island of Superman ’s death   and the seclusion of Batman after the events that take place in   Batman V Superman . Agency head Amanda Waller , played by award - winning actress Viola Davis , is the one striking mickle with the inmate of Belle Reve Prison . guide “ Task Force X ” is Joel Kinnaman ’s Rick Flag , alongside Will Smith ’s Deadshot , Margot Robbie ’s Harley Quinn , Jai Courtney ’s Captain Boomerang , Jay Hernandez ’s El Diablo , Adewale Akinnuoye ’s Killer Croc , and Adam Beach ’s Slipknot . Karen Fukuhara ’s Katana also join the deputation to keep Rick safe from the scoundrel . Jared Leto ( Joker ) and Ben Affleck ( Batman ) have belittled roles in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad , as   does Cara   Delevingne ’s Enchantress .

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2"Why So Serious?"

The Joker inThe Dark Knightembodies a special form of madness . He revels in chaos , and will never miss an chance to shake up the pot and force people to finger uncomfortable . It is not always clear why he does all of these thing , and that helps add to his unpredictable and disconcerting nature . Every moment the baddie spend onscreen holds fateful possibility , and never is that madness more apparent than in this line .

tell a switch story about how he got his scars , itself likely a lie he made up on the spot , Joker ends with this iconic line . The disturbing part here is what he confronts inside of this : through pain , furiousness , and destruction he asks,“Why so serious?“In world , these thing are serious . However , Joker ’s rage sets him apart from human nature and permit him to see affair differently , find joy in pain in the ass , destruction , and bedlam .

It is widely believed that Heath Ledger extemporize part of the iconic infirmary explosion scene from The Dark Knight , but here ’s what really take place .

Headshot Of Heath Ledger In The 2006 Oscars Nominees Luncheon

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a reimagining of the 2017 film, where Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans, including Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg, to defend Earth from a looming cosmic threat, following Superman’s previous sacrifice. Released in 2021, it continues the DC Extended Universe narrative.

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As a new recruit in Captain Sarah Essen’s Gotham City Police Department, Detective James Gordon is paired with Harvey Bullock to solve one of Gotham’s most high-profile cases ever: the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. During his investigation, Gordon meets the Waynes' son, Bruce, now in the care of his butler Alfred, which further compels Gordon to catch the killer.

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Batman the movie 1968 poster

The Caped Crusader’s first theatrical debut arrived in 1966 as Batman: The Movie, directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Connected to the television series Batman: The Movie follows Batman and Robin as they face off with the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, and Catwoman as they hold the world hostage with a powerful weapon that can dehydrate human beings instantly.

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Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker is an origin story for Batman’s most iconic villain. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a down-on-his-luck clown who is trying to become a successful stand-up comedian. When things don’t go according to plan, and Arthur feels Gotham is oppressing him and others with mental illness, Arthur sparks a violent revolution within the city.

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The Batman follows a young Bruce Wayne as he investigates a sadistic serial killer targeting key political figures in Gotham. As he delves deeper, he is confronted by the city’s hidden corruption and questions surrounding his own family’s legacy.

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The Suicide Squad team is made up of villains, captured and kept in a secret prison, and offered reduced sentences if they participate in dangerous missions. In the tradition of continuity within DCEU films, the event comes in the wake of Superman’s death and the seclusion of Batman after the events that occurred in Batman V Superman. Agency head Amanda Waller, played by award-winning actress Viola Davis, is the one striking deals with the inmates of Belle Reve Prison. Heading “Task Force X” is Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag, alongside Will Smith’s Deadshot, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang, Jay Hernandez’s El Diablo, Adewale Akinnuoye’s Killer Croc, and Adam Beach’s Slipknot. Karen Fukuhara’s Katana also joins the mission to keep Rick safe from the villains. Jared Leto (Joker) and Ben Affleck (Batman) have smaller roles in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad, as does Cara Delevingne’s Enchantress.

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