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Famous Movie Quotes
The most iconic movie and TV quotes in history: legendary, romantic, inspirational and funny, along with the movie or show, who says it and in which scene. Plus, what directors and actors have said about film and television.
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Iconic Movie Quotes
Movie quotes that everyone has repeated at least once.
Milana bonita!
A guy can change everything: his face, his home, his family, his girlfriend, his religion, his God. But there's one thing he can't change: his passion.
As your mayor, I owe you an explanation, and that explanation I owe you, I'm going to charge you for.
Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth. There is no spoon.
Drop the gun. Take the cannoli.
In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.
I've had it up to here, and I'm not going to put up with it anymore!
You can't handle the truth!
A census taker once tried to interview me. I ate his liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Fasten your seatbelts: it's going to be a bumpy night.
All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
Run, Forrest, run!
Here's Johnny!
I'm the king of the world!
Life finds a way
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
May the odds be ever in your favor
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
You're a wizard, Harry.
This is Sparta
Wakanda forever
I am Iron Man
Why so serious?
There's no place like home
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore
After all, tomorrow is another day
We're gonna need a bigger boat
You shall not pass!
My precious
Bond. James Bond
You talkin' to me?
I see dead people
I am your father
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
To infinity... and beyond!
E.T., phone home
Houston, we have a problem
Follow me if you want to live
Sayonara, baby
I'll be back
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get
May the Force be with you
You don't get it. I could have had class. I could have been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it.
Old age is the only disease you never expect to recover from
Good morning... and in case we never see each other again: good morning, good afternoon, and good night
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
Movie Love Quotes
Declarations, farewells and promises that have made generations swoon.
If you're a bird, I'm a bird.
You make me want to be a better person.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
Don't forget that I'm just a girl, in front of a boy, asking him to love me.
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Nobody puts Baby in a corner
You had me from "hello"
"After all this time?" "Always."
I love you three thousand
We'll Always Have Paris
You are my knight in shining armor. Don't forget it. You will ride again. And I'll be behind you, holding on tight, and so we'll go far, far, very far away
The greatest thing that can happen to you is to love and be loved in return
I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without having known you
Movie Motivational Quotes
To get up, keep going, and never give up.
It's not your fault.
Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Not even me.
It's not how hard you hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
Everything you see exists in a delicate balance
Remember who you are
If you build it, he will come
Either you live or you die
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and good things never die
In the end, everything works out. And if it hasn't worked out, it's because it isn't the end yet
Choose life
With great power comes great responsibility
Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.
What we do in life echoes in eternity
They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!
Keep swimming
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
Do or do not. There is no try.
The same things that stop you are the ones that will lift you up
Most people are afraid of dying because they haven't done anything with their lives
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Oh, yes... The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it
I firmly believe that life is a gift and I don't intend to waste it. You never know what cards you'll be dealt next time
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't achieve it.
Funny movie quotes
Witty one-liners and moments that still make people laugh.
That's the detail!
The concept is the concept.
There are two kinds of men: those who wash their hands before they pee and those who wash them after.
You can take my Macarena medal, but don't you touch my hair gel.
"Are you a Satanist?" "Yes, sir. And from Carabanchel."
Mayor, we are all expendable, but you are necessary!
It's just a scratch!
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
I'll have what she's having.
Stupid is as stupid does
Show me the pasta!
It's Wingardium Leviosa, not Leviosa
I am Groot.
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club
Nobody's perfect
One chilly morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How it got into my pajamas I'll never know
TV Show Quotes
The quotes that turned TV series into phenomena, from Game of Thrones to Aquí no hay quien viva.
Watch your backs out there.
Oh my God, they killed Kenny!
I love it when a plan comes together.
Time is a flat circle.
No soup for you!
The truth is out there.
If we can't live together, we'll die alone.
Right in the mouth!
Challenge accepted!
Everybody lies.
This is the way.
Friends don't lie.
They didn't see my cunning coming!
Well, I didn't want it anyway!
It was an accident, on purpose.
Get out, Mr. Cuesta! Get out!
A little please.
Let matriarchy reign!
"Remember when…?" is the lowest form of conversation.
That's what she said.
Kids, you tried with all your might and failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.
Multiply yourself by zero!
It's his lobster.
Pivot! Pivot!
We were taking a break!
Say my name.
I'm the one who knocks.
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
Hold the door… Hold the door… Hodor.
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
Winter is coming.
Quotes about film from directors and actors
What those who make the seventh art have said about it.
"Mr. Godard, don't you agree that a film should have a beginning, a middle and an end?" "Yes, but not necessarily in that order."
Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, because cinema uses the language of dreams.
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk out the door, fall into an open sewer, and die.
He did it the hard way.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.
The most personal is the most creative.
Once you get past the barrier of subtitles, which is only a couple of centimeters, you'll discover many more wonderful movies.
I have ten commandments. The first nine say: thou shalt not be bored. The tenth: you get the last word in the final cut.
I'm a writer, but then again, nobody's perfect.
The word that defines cinema is uncertainty.
In the hands of a free spirit, cinema is a magnificent and dangerous weapon.
Drama is life with the boring parts left out.
The greatest thing our art, and our industry, does is erase the lines in the sand.
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse.
Ideas are like fish: to catch small fish you can stay by the shore, but if you want the big ones, you have to go into deeper waters.
No art pierces our consciousness like cinema does: it goes straight to our emotions, to the deepest recesses of the soul's dimly lit rooms.
I dream of making a living.
All you need to make a movie is a gun and a girl.
My name is John Ford, and I make westerns.
To me, cinema is like a machine that generates empathy.
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.
In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.
I find television very educational: every time someone turns it on, I go into another room and read a book.
Take your broken heart and make it into art.
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot.
When people ask me if I went to film school, I say: "No, I went to the movies."
This is the biggest electric train set any boy has ever had.
I'd like to believe in God so I could thank Him, but I only believe in Billy Wilder. So thank you, Mr. Wilder.
If it can be written or thought, it can be filmed.
True actors are that untamable breed that plays out the longings and ghosts of the collective unconscious.
Cinema is a painted mirror.
Film is a vehicle of expression, but I'm not so sure it's an art.
When I direct, I play the father; when I write, I play the man; when I act, I play the fool.
A big screen only makes a bad movie twice as bad.
The movies... that invention of the devil.
For me, cinema is four hundred seats to fill.
In this industry, we all know that behind every good screenwriter there is always a great woman, and behind her is her husband.
Hollywood is like being nowhere, talking to nobody about nothing.
Film is never art. It's a craft, sometimes first-rate, more often second- or third-rate.
An actor is a guy who eats pheasant today and eats the feathers tomorrow.
Photography is truth. And cinema is truth 24 times per second.
Cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
Being a film director in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.
The movie business is macabre and grotesque: it's a mix of a football game and a brothel.
In Hollywood, they'll pay you 1,000 dollars for a kiss, but only 50 cents for your soul.
Imagine a man sitting on his favorite couch at home. Underneath him is a bomb about to explode. He ignores it, but the audience knows. That is suspense.
What is acting at its core, if not lying? And what is good acting, if not lying convincingly?
A good wine is like a good movie: it lasts a moment and leaves a taste of glory on the palate; it is new with every sip and, as with movies, it is born and reborn in every person who savors it.
The good thing about movies is that for two hours, someone else's problems are the ones you're watching.
Frequently Asked Questions About Movie Quotes
What is the most famous movie quote of all time?
Many polls name "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" (Gone with the Wind), "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" (The Godfather), and "May the Force be with you" (Star Wars) among the most famous lines in movie history.
What are the most famous love movie quotes?
"We'll Always Have Paris" (Casablanca), "You had me at hello" (Jerry Maguire) and "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without having known you" (Pocahontas) are some of the most memorable love quotes from movies.
What inspirational movie quotes can I use?
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things" (The Shawshank Redemption), "Do or do not. There is no try" (The Empire Strikes Back), and "Carpe diem. Make your lives extraordinary" (Dead Poets Society) are movie quotes often used for motivation.
What are the most famous TV show quotes?
"Winter is coming" (Game of Thrones), "I'm the one who knocks" (Breaking Bad), "Everybody lies" (House) and, in Spain, "A little bit of please" (Aquí no hay quien viva) are among the most repeated lines from TV shows.
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