Which Joker Said It?

Romero? Nicholson? Ledger? Leto? Let's see how well you know the Clown Prince of Crime.

by Andrew Pollard
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There really isn't any other supervillain quite like the famed Jester of Genocide, The Joker.

Despite carrying out some utterly heinous acts over the decades, this long-time Batman foe has amassed a following nearly as big as his cape 'n' cowl-adored rival. For whatever reason, fans absolutely love The Joker.

When it comes to the big screen, everybody has their own personal favourite incarnation of Mr. J. Whether it's Cesaro Romero of the Adam West era Batman, Jack Nicholson of the Michael Keaton era Batman, Heath Ledger of the Christian Bale era Batman, or Jared Leto of the Ben Affleck era Batman, we all have that version of The Joker that stands out above the rest.

Throughout all four of these Jokers appearances, each one has been given some rather fantastic lines of dialogue to spew at the Caped Crusader or some other unfortunate soul. What we want to know, however, is just how well you know your Nicholson from your Leto, your Ledger from your Romero.

Here, we've got several quotes that are all directly from a Joker; you just have to correctly tell us from which Joker.

1. "Smile, Because It Confuses People."

Cesar Romero

Jack Nicholson

Heath Ledger

Jared Leto
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.