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Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Liam Neeson: Qui-Gon Jinn

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Liam Neeson credited as playing...

Qui-Gon Jinn

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  • Qui-Gon Jinn: There's always a bigger fish.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: But Master Yoda said I should be *mindful* of the future.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Remember: Your focus determines your reality.
  • Anakin Skywalker: You're a Jedi Knight, aren't you?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: What makes you think that?
  • Anakin Skywalker: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him.
  • Anakin Skywalker: I don't think so. *No one* can kill a Jedi.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I wish that were so.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don't think. Use your instincts.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I can only protect you, I cannot fight a war for you.
  • Jar Jar Binks: Ooh, mooey mooey, I love you!
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: You almost got us killed! Are you brainless?
  • Jar Jar Binks: I spake!
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods.
  • [Jar Jar tries to grab a piece of fruit with his tongue, but Qui-Gon catches it]
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Don't do that again.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi.
  • Watto: How's-a you gonna pay for all this, eh?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I have 20,000 Republic dataries.
  • Watto: Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I don't have anything else, but...
  • [waves his hand]
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: ... credits will do fine.
  • Watto: No, they won't-a.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: [waves his hand more firmly] Credits *will* do fine.
  • Watto: No, they *won't-a*! What, you think you're some kind of Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don't-a work on me, only money! No money, no parts, no deal!
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: [to Anakin] May the force be with you.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: [dying; mumbles as Obi-Wan sits him up after battle with Darth Maul] Uhh, it's too late, it...
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: No!
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Obi-Wan, promise... promise me you will train the boy.
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: [nods] Yes, Master.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: [wiping a tear from Obi-Wan's right cheek] He... is the chosen one. He... will bring balance. Train him.
  • [Obi-Wan nods as Qui-Gon does and then cries over his body]
  • Anakin: What about Mom? Is she free too?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I tried to free your mother, Ani, but Watto wouldn't have it.
  • Anakin: You're coming with us, aren't you, Mom?
  • Shmi Skywalker: Son, my place is here. My future is here. It is time for you to let go.
  • [first lines]
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Captain.
  • Republic Cruiser Captain: Yes, sir?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Tell them we wish to board at once.
  • Republic Cruiser Captain: [to communication device] With all due respect, the ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately.
  • Nute Gunray: [on view screen] Yes, of course. As you know, our blockade is perfectly legal and we'd be happy to receive the ambassadors.
  • Yoda: Master Qui-Gon. More to say have you?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: With your permission, my master, I have encountered a vergence in the Force.
  • Yoda: A vergence, you say?
  • Mace Windu: Located around a person?
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: A boy. His cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life-form. It was possible he was concieved by the midi-chlorians.
  • Mace Windu: You refer to the prophecy of The One who will bring balance to the Force. You believe it's this boy?
  • Padmé: Are you sure about this? Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know? The queen will not approve.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: The queen doesn't need to know.
  • Padmé: Well, *I* don't approve.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: The Force is unusually strong with him. That much is clear. Who was his father?
  • Shmi Skywalker: There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. I can't explain what happened.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.
  • Qui-Gon Jinn: Greed can be a very powerful ally.

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