Malcolm McDowell credited as playing...
Daniel Linderman
- Mr. Linderman: [to Nathan, re half of New York being decimated] There's six and a half billion people on this planet. That's less than point zero seven per cent. Come on, that's an acceptable loss by anyone's account.
- Mr. Linderman: Look, I said people needed hope, but they trust fear.
- Nathan Petrelli: This is crazy.
- Mr. Linderman: This tragedy will be a catalyst for good, for change. Out of the ashes humanity will find a common goal, a united sense of hope - couched in a united sense of fear.
- Nathan Petrelli: [Nathan sees Hiro in one of Isaac's paintings] I know this man.
- Mr. Linderman: Oh, great. If you see him again tell him I want my sword back.
- Nathan Petrelli: He said he needed it to save the world. A lot of people seem to be saying that these days.
- Mr. Linderman: I need to borrow your Micah... Briefly.
- Jessica Sanders: Borrow?
- Mr. Linderman: Yeah... That is... His talent. I want to help Micah acheive something monumental in his life. I had a plan in place that until recently began to unravel. I need your son to help me repair it.
- Jessica Sanders: Micah wasn't part of our deal. I don't want him involved in all this.
- Mr. Linderman: Understand... Micah is involved at the mere fact of his birth. Now I've been, I think, more than fair to you. I mean, I helped you out of a tough spot. Spared you that long walk to the gas chamber even. So... A chocolate milk, all the cookies he can eat, and I'll tell you what, I'll even make him a fresh sandwich myself.
- Jessica Sanders: You need something from me, point and I'll shoot. Micah's off limits.
- Mr. Linderman: [to Nathan] And it is your destiny Nathan to be the leader who uses this event to rally a city, a nation, a world. If you look deep into your heart, you know I'm right.
- [first lines]
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] People think I collect art. What I really collect are lives fixed in paint. A perfect moment capturing an entire existence, made immortal.
- Mohinder Suresh: What you've done isn't evolution, it's murder. What I am doing - is revenge.
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] A monster's fight to survive... and live to kill again. A mother willing to fracture her own soul to protect her child.
- D.L. Hawkins: Don't lie to me anymore. You told me she was gone now. Which one of you is in control. Niki? Jessica?
- Niki Sanders: I'm not so sure.
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] Youth's struggle for innocence, despite life's cruelty.
- Claire Bennet: Who are you?
- Angela Petrelli: I'm your grandmother.
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] The double-edged lies needed to sustain a double-edged life.
- Sandra Bennet: He is going to be a problem. Why don't we do it right now?
- [turning into Candice]
- Candice Wilmer: Sorry.
- Thompson: What do you think?
- Matt Parkman: He's telling the truth. He doesn't know where Claire is.
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] A wandering hero's pure joy at success.
- Hiro Nakamura: Yatta!
- Mr. Linderman: [voice over narration] And his darkest hour, when all the world seems lost. All perfect moments frozen in time. Alone, each tells a single story. Together, they can tell the future
- Nathan Petrelli: What could you possibly know about healing?
- Mr. Linderman: [touches dying plant, then waves hand in front of it slowly as the plant heals] A few things.
- Mr. Linderman: This isn't just a collection of art. This is a road map. These artists envisioned a brighter future: peace, prosperity...
- Nathan Petrelli: That's your idea of a brighter future?
- [points at painting of nuclear explosion]
- Mr. Linderman: What if I was to tell you that it was?
- Nathan Petrelli: I'd say you were a lousy humanitarian.
- Mr. Linderman: The request was a courtesy, dear.
- Jessica Sanders: Send anyone you want. You're not touching my son.
- Mr. Linderman: [Mr. Linderman and Micah meet for the first time] That's alright, gentlemen. I want to greet this young man, myself. It's a great pleasure to meet you, Micah.
- [he shakes Micah's hand]
- Micah Sanders: Thank you.
- Mr. Linderman: How would you like to save the world today?
- [Micah looks at "Jessica," who smiles at him]
- Nathan Petrelli: [Nathan sees Hiro in one of Isaac's paintings] I have seen him before.
- Daniel Linderman: If you see him again tell him I want my sword back.