Thomas Dekker\John Connor Appreciation Thread



(made by *Catherine*)

Quotes from Thomas
Thomas: I love acting because it's an artistic way to release the million different personalities I have in my head.
Thomas:(When asked who his role model is) River Phoenix. I watched all of his films and thought he did some really revolutionary stuff for his age.
Thomas: I knew it would frustrate some people in the first season with the performance I did because I wanted him to be kind of weak
and hide behind his hair and sit behind the computer and people to go, ‘This isn’t the savior of the world, where’s he?’ so that then we
could watch him shift. I felt that doing what he does just wouldn’t happen, I think there has to be things that occur that just build
up till the end of this thing and that’s what happens. So this is so great, I just get to play rage and bitterness and power
that I didn’t get to do at all last year, by my own choice.
Thomas: What? What?! I'm not having him (Christian Bale) on the show. I'm intimidated.
I'm intimidated! No, no, no. He's Batman and come on, no!
Thomas: [My character John Connor] undergoes a lot of changes in the coming episodes and season.
It was intentional. Anyone who was afraid that my John was a little too weak will be pleasantly surprised in
the second season. It was always the plan that I would go through a transformation and become a bad ass.
I have to prove I am not a wimp and it’s going to be fun. We wanted it to start small and then make audiences go, ‘Oh s—.’”


Quotes from John
John: I can't keep running. I can't. I'm not who they think I am, some Messiah.

John: I know. I can't lead an army. Maybe that's you, but it will never be me, so you've got to stop it.

John: You’ve reached the future leader of mankind, may take me a little while to get back to you, but leave a message anyway.

John: My dad's always a hero. And he's always dead.

John: What? We went, we learned, I didn’t get killed, and she didn’t kill anybody. It’s a pretty good first day, I think.

John: Isn’t that what I’m suppose to be, a hero? Isn’t that who I am? If it’s gonna sit inside me, if it’s gonna
sit in my gut, then what are we doing? What’s the point? Why not just give it to them if we're gonna act like them!

John: A good code is like a good song in your head - it's gotta come out.

John: Well, I guess when they say you can't fight City Hall, they really mean it.

John: You don't have to trust her. You can trust me.

John: (referring to Cameron) It's not gonna be this one.

John: Because one of the boys is still wanted for murder, and one of the girls is harder than nuclear nails.

John: No, a birthday's like a holiday. Like once a year, every year, people just kind of celebrate you, I guess.
And you get presents and you eat cake and it's fun. It's supposed to be. Last year, mom got me a flak jacket.

John:(to Cameron) Are you here to kill me?

John: Then why didn't you protect me when I was killing Sarkissian? Why didn't you protect me when
I had my hands around this throat? Why didn't you protect me from that?

John: Cause that's what we do. When we, uh...when we see something that's, uh...in pain, or in
trouble, or whatever, we try and help it.

John: She was engaged once. This pretty cool guy. Didn't work out. He's kinda the only friend we had.
A little while ago, he, uh...helped us with something. There was an accident and his new wife died. And he left.
That's what happens. I shouldn't be around people.

John: You know me in the future. What would "Future me" do?

John: I made the call. Live with it.

John: Let me repeat what she said. If you had a photo of your brother, would you or would you not look at it?

John: Cameron. Do you think it's possible for me to know something that future John doesn't know?

John: (to Cameron) Why would I want to kill you?

John: (to Sarah) You don't know anything.

John: You know, I've been running from the machines my whole life. They tried to kill my mom before I was even born.
When I was twelve they sent one after me. I was a kid and I was stupid. I didn't know what it was all about.
Both times future me sent someone back to stop them. The first time it was a soldier. His name was Kyle Reese,
and he died saving my mother's life. The second time it was a machine, and I used to wonder why I did that. Why I took that chance.
I don't wonder anymore. Human beings can't be replaced. They can't be rebuilt. They die and they never come back.
You know, it was Derek who told me, if that's what you're wondering. He loves you, Derek. You and me,
we're the only things he has in this world. The only things. He's like Riley in that way. See, she made mistakes.
Small things, sometimes. A word or a phrase. Carrots and apples. I'm guessing that's yours.
When we were in Mexico she heard my real name, she ignored it. A man took my picture and she destroyed his camera.
She put herself between me and a machine that was hunting me. So one day I realized she wasn't treating me
like John Baum, she was treating me like John Connor.

John: That's just the thing, isn't it? I am John Connor.