"I longed to be part of this family. To be their benefactor. What could I possibly do for them? I became their invisible guardian. The Spirit of the Forest. And on occasion they too extended a small kindness toward me. Clothes. Bread. And for a moment, a brief, brief moment, the world and I were at peace."

"I understood that I was nothing. A wretch. A blot. Not even of the same nature as Man. This hurt clung to my mind. It never let go."

"There was silence again. Then, merciless life. How long did I die for? I do not know. But I saw my injuries healed. The cold winter air stung in my lungs. I felt lonelier than ever, because for every man there was but one remedy to all pain: Death, a gift you too had denied me."

"You gave me life unwanted. I give it back to you. You thought me a monster. Now I return the favor."

"Life. This is life, gentlemen. We are born. And no sooner do we rise, we fall. Death. In the space between that rise and fall, our humble little purview. Birth is not in our hands, is it. Conception, that spark, the animation of thought and soul, that is in God's hands. God. But death, ah, now there lies the challenge. That should be our concern. It should be. Who are we to do so? We are not gods, are we? But if we are to behave as immodestly as gods, we must, at the very least, deliver miracles, wouldn't you say? Ignite a divine spark in these young students' minds. Teach them defiance rather than obedience! Show that Man may pursue Nature to her hiding places and stop death! Not slow it down, but stop it entirely!"

"Victor. You only listen when I hurt you! [picks up a stick of dynamite] This. You put your faith in this. You think this will unmake me. Light it then, and hope it does. But if it does not, I will come for you again. Light it! [Victor lights the dynamite.] Now...run."

"In seeking life, I created death."

"I never considered what would come after creation. And having reached the edge of the earth, there was no horizon left. The achievement felt unnatural. Void of meaning. And this troubled me so."

"My place was never in this world. I sought and longed for something I could not quite name. But in you, I found it. To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love. And in its brevity, its tragedy... this has been made eternal. Better this way... to fade... with your eyes gazing upon me."

"I have found sanity at such a cost. And now, here you are, calling me back."

"Honor, country, valor...these surely are worthwhile, elevated ideas by themselves, wouldn't you agree? And yet men are dying for them, in a decidedly un-elevated way. Face-down in the mud, choking on blood, screaming in pain. Men that were fathers, or brothers, or sons to someone out there. Men that were fed, and cleaned, and nursed, and schooled into this world by their mothers, only to fall on a battlefield far from those that provoke these tragedies. Those men remain at home, untouched by blood or bayonet. Their skin unpierced, their blankets warm and clean. That is what happens when ideas are pursued by fools."

"Wicks kept his core group tight. And the seductive power of his charisma was undeniable. But his method...every week, he would pick someone out, a newcomer usually, and he would attack. [...] This is not the true Church. You ask even the most hardcore of those in the pews, and they'll say, of course this is not what they believe. This is Wicks being Wicks, pushing it too far. But what he's pushing for every time, is a walk-out. Why does he do this? Because when that person walks out, everyone watches. And even if in the light of day it's indefensible, deep down in the dark it scratches an itch. And by staying put in that pew, a side is taken. Wick's side. Testing tolerances. Tapping deep poisoned wells. Hardening, binding with complicity. So I tried to offer a counterbalance."

"Josh O'Connor - Jud Duplenticy"

"Daryl McCormack - Cy Draven"

"Thomas Haden Church - Samson Holt"

"Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White"

"Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie"

"I will be the eagle that feasts on your liver!"

"Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae Burton"

"Sarah Jeffery as Dolores Washington"

"Oscar Isaac — Baron Victor Frankenstein"

"Jacob Elordi — the Creature"

"Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport"

"The audience lives for these happy accidents."

"Not all accidents are happy."

"Motel Guest #1: He's blind, you fucking idiot."

"[To the camera] Stop filming me!"

"I'm still here, you shit-eaters."

"Nothing I've done on this show makes me a hero. I tried to be a hero once, and they blacklisted my ass. My daughter got sick. This is the only job I could get. It seems like the whole point of Freevee is to make us hate each other so they can keep stealing from us while we fight in the mud. You want the truth? Turn it off. We are all being fucked by the Network. Find out who really runs it. Record, report them. Get their names. You just met one of 'em. Dan Killian. You remember that face. Don’t watch Freevee. Watch who pays for it. Turn it off."

"In five. Four. Three. Two. One. And action."

"Elton Parrakis: I like my bacon extra crispy!"

"Fuck it. I am the initiator."

"Amelia Williams: Stop fucking filming me! Assholes!"

"Jayme Lawson as Sheila Richards, Ben's wife"

"Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams, a civilian taken hostage by Ben"

"William H. Macy as Molie Jernigan, a man who provides Ben with disguises when he is on the run"

"Colman Domingo as Bobby "Bobby T" Thompson, the host of The Running Man TV show"

"Lee Pace as Evan McCone, the masked leader of the hunters on The Running Man TV show"

"Daniel Ezra as Bradley Throckmorton, a rebel and livestreamer who aids Ben"

"Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis, an anti-government survivalist rebel who assists Ben"

"Hunt him down."

"Survive 30 days while the world hunts you down."

"Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a blacklisted laborer who signs up for The Running Man TV show"