We all have that one friend who will throw movie quotes at us at every appropriate and inappropriate instance. If you are that one friend in your group, you should probably consider a couple of things. When done excessively, and especially without any context, this quirk can very quickly become very annoying. You don’t want to be that person, do you?
The good thing, however, is that people actually love famous movie quotes used where they make sense and add to the conversation. So, to be able to deliver funny movie lines right at the moment when everyone will appreciate it, guess what you have to do? Yep, you got it, study your sources. It’s not enough to know the quote — you also have to know the situation it was used in in the movie and analyze what that situation had in common with the one you’re currently in. What? No one promised being a cinephile was going to be easy.
Another very important point: please don’t overexplain your references! The best quotes from movies are usually well known and recognized. So until someone actually asks for the name of the movie, don’t feel like you have to explain yourself right after quoting your favorite line.
Would love to sprinkle your dialogues with famous quotes but don’t know where to start? Scroll down for a collection of some of the best quotes moviegoers around the world find memorable and fun. Do you happen to have a favorite movie line you love to quote? The comment section is open for your input!
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"My name is Iñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." – Iñigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
"I’ll be back." – The Terminator
I always fight the urge to say this at work when I go on break and often fail.
"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." – Forest Gump, Forrest Gump
"My precious." – Gollum, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
My go-to is Gollum's "I wants it, I needs it, I must have the" whatever I happen to be looking at (usually a cat or a food item)
"I got a jar of dirt!" – Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Dude I'm gonna randomly comment this soon and everyone will be confused lol
"Do or do not, there is no try." – Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
"You're going to need a bigger boat." – Chief Brody, Jaws
"Where we're going we don't need roads." – Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future
"Bring out your dead!" – The Dead Collector, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"Here’s Johnny!" – Jack Torrance, The Shining
"Yippie ki -yay, motherf*cker." – John McClane, Die Hard
or if it's on tv, they censor it so he says 'yippie kai yay Mister falcon '. kid you not, i laughed so hard when TBS aired Die Hard n did that
"AAAALLLLLLLLLLLrighty then!" – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
"You shall not pass!!" – Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Dude I'm gonna be saying this one randomly all the time, at least once a month. Thank you, Bored Panda!
"Ogres are like onions." – Shrek
omg this is a perfect thing to just blurt out randomly
"That’s not a knife, THAT’S a knife!" – Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee, Crocodile Dundee
"I made him an offer he couldn't refuse." – Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
"Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn." – Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind
"You are a wizard, Harry." – Hagrid, Harry Potter
"The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is... 42." – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"Keep the change you filthy animal." – Home Alone
When I get my first retail job I hope to hear someone say this to me
WHERE - IS - MY - SUPER SUIT? – Lucius, The Incredibles
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick as*... and I'm all out of bubblegum." – Nada, They Live
"May the force be with you." – Star Wars
"The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club." – Tyler Durden, Fight Club
"Bueller?" – Economics Teacher, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"This is Sparta!" – King Leonidas, 300
"WILSONNNNN!" – Chuck Noland, Cast Away
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." – Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs"
"YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!" – Col. Jessup, A Few Good Men
"In the morning, I’m making waffles!" – Donkey, Shrek
"Say hello to my little friend!" – Tony Montana, Scarface
"English, motherf*cker. Do you speak it?" – Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." – Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, Apocalypse Now
"...We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses." – Elwood, The Blue Brothers
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." – Patches O'Houlihan, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
"Wrong Leveeerrr!" – Yzma, The Emperor's New Groove
The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. That poison?
"That rug really tied the room together." – Walter Sobchak, The Big Lebowski
Yeah, well, that's just like your opinion man. (I use this one too much 😂) Also use "Shut the fůck up donny" and noone is ever named Donny
Do you feel lucky, punk?" – Harry, Dirty Harry
“No, I am your father.” – Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back
"Go ahead. Make my day." – Harry Callahan, Sudden Impact
I prefer the Dirty Harry line of "Did he fire five or six? But that's not what you should be asking. You should be asking"Do I feel lucky?" Well do ya, Punk!?"
"Whats in the box?" – David Mills, Se7en
Every time we get an order and literally NO ONE has gotten the reference
Professor Albus Dumbledore: "After all this time?"
Professor Severus Snape: "Always." – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
"You talkin' to ME?!" – Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver
"There's a snake in my boot!" – Sheriff Woody, Toy Story
omg next time I have a conversation, I'm saying that. But not while I'm wearing boots
"Mr. Anderson..." – The Matrix
Okay story time. I used to work with a guy named Bob Anderson. He was older than me probably my folks age (I was mid 20s he was 50 maybe 60ish). Nice guy very quiet. Any time I'd have to talk to him I'd start the conversation "Mr. Anderson" in my best Agent Smith imitation. One day.. we'd worked together for months if not a year but one day I start out "Mr Anderson" and he just looks at me and says "My name is Neo!" I was laughing so hard I had to walk away. It was classic he'd clearly been saving that up and kudos to him.
"It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again." – Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb, The Silence of the Lambs
"She doesn’t even go here." – Damian Leigh, Mean Girls
"I don't like sand; it's coarse, rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere." – Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
"Remember, remember the 5th November." – V, V for Vendetta
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.
"Get to the chopper!" – Dutch, Predator
"Jack, wake up." – Rose, Titanic
The titanic ending pissed me off when I saw it as a kid JUST SHARE THE DAMN DOOR!!
"Did you touch my drumset?!" – Dale Doback, Step Brothers
My friend who works at a music shop uses this any time they see fit, only recently did I watch the movie and finally get the quote
"You're tearing me apart, Lisa." – Johnny, The Room