This line is uttered by no lesser thespian than
Steve Buscemi, playing eccentric geneticist Romero, in
Robert Rodriguez’s film
Spy Kids 2. Which is, naturally, the sequel to the movie
Spy Kids. Now, it ought to be self-evident that this is not heavy theatre fare, being after all a movie about.... well,
kids who are
spies. But this certainly one of the theologically deepest thoughts (perhaps the deepest) to emanate from such a
genre.
Romero, you see, has busied himself on the island of Leeke Leeke conducting absurd genetic
experiments in the creation of various miniaturized
hybrid creatures —— a
flying pig,
spider-
monkey,
horse-
fly,
cat-
fish,
bull-
frog, and such. But (as is typical of
mad scientist efforts), his experiments spiral out of control after he doses his initially miniature creations with a "
growth formula," leading to their monstrosity and his self-imposed
isolation in hiding on the island, whilst these hybrids roam freely.
Rodriguez has described in interviews how he came up with the line as something he thought the character, living in fear of his own creations, would have had a lot of time to think about -- though Romero is hardly
God-like despite his power of
creation, and his hiding place is no
Heaven. Apparently, they did dozens of takes for the
scene, with Buscemi getting as close to the
camera as possible before speaking the
line. The diction is as if it is a spontaneous thought, but it is clearly not. And it is amusingly followed by Romero turning and looking back at the kids and insisting, "
Stop looking at me like that. I'm no
loon."
The whole scene
can be seen here.