100+ Best Ever Film Quotes That Define Cinema History

“I’ll be back.” – The Terminator, The Terminator

“Why so serious?” – The Joker, The Dark Knight

“You can’t handle the truth!” – Col. Jessup, A Few Good Men

“I am your father.” – Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back

“There’s no place like home.” – Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” – Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part II

“To infinity and beyond!” – Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story

“Here’s Johnny!” – Jack Torrance, The Shining

“Life is like a box of chocolates.” – Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump

“You had me at hello.” – Dorothy Boyd, Jerry Maguire

“Just keep swimming.” – Dory, Finding Nemo

“I drink your milkshake!” – Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood

“Say hello to my little friend!” – Tony Montana, Scarface

“Houston, we have a problem.” – Jim Lovell, Apollo 13

“You talking to me?” – Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver

“Elementary, my dear Watson.” – Sherlock Holmes (popular misquote)

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” – Johnny Castle, Dirty Dancing

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” – Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind

“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” – Howard Beale, Network

“Go ahead, make my day.” – Harry Callahan, Sudden Impact

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Martin Brody, Jaws

“They call it a Royale with cheese.” – Vincent Vega, Pulp Fiction

“I feel the need—the need for speed!” – Maverick, Top Gun

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde (quoted in An Ideal Husband)

“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” – Roy Batty, Blade Runner

“What is real? How do you define ‘real’?” – Morpheus, The Matrix

“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” – Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins

“A man chooses; a slave obeys.” – Andrew Ryan, BioShock (adapted into filmic tone)

“The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.” – Carl Fredricksen, Up

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” – Unknown (inspired by various films)

“We accept the love we think we deserve.” – Cheryl, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Every man dies, not every man really lives.” – William Wallace, Braveheart

“Fear is the mind-killer.” – Bene Gesserit Litany (Dune)

“Sometimes the most important things happen without any noise.” – The Blind Side

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“You complete me.” – Jerry Maguire, Jerry Maguire

“I wish I knew how to quit you.” – Ennis Del Mar, Brokeback Mountain

“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” – Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings

“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – Jenny, Love Story

“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” – Noah, The Notebook

“I’ve never said this to anyone. You have no idea how hard it is to say this. I love you.” – Ted, Her

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights (film adaptation)

“I’m nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve got an uncommon woman who loves me.” – Peter, Notting Hill

“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.” – Angel, City of Angels

“You’re my endgame.” – Steve Rogers, Avengers: Endgame

“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).” – Inspired by E.E. Cummings, adapted in Silver Linings Playbook

“I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over.” – Red, The Fault in Our Stars

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back

“I’m not locked up in here with you. You’re locked up in here with me!” – Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs

“No, I am your father.” – Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back

“We’re gonna need duct tape.” – Buffalo Bill, The Silence of the Lambs

“The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed—that’s good.” – Gordon Gekko, Wall Street

“I’m going to enjoy watching you die.” – Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men

“I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.” – Dr. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

“I’m tired of running. From now on, when someone pushes me, I push back.” – Eric Cartman (satirical villain), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

“Do you know what happens to a frog when it’s slowly boiled?” – Amy Dunne, Gone Girl

“I’m not crazy. My reality is just different from yours.” – The Joker, Batman (1989)

“I’ll burn the rain.” – Russell, The Assassination of Jesse James

“I’m the king of the world!” – Cal Hockley (in twisted pride), Titanic

“Just do it.” – Inspired by Nike, used in countless sports films

“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.” – Mr. Keating, Dead Poets Society

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford (popularized in motivational films)

“It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa, Rocky VI

“Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do.” – Chris Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness

“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.” – Lou Gehrig, The Pride of the Yankees

“If you build it, he will come.” – Voice, Field of Dreams

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi (quoted in Gandhi)

“Success is no accident. It’s hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé (inspired by biopic)

“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” – Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption

“Great men are not born great, they grow great.” – Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather Part II

“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” – Benjamin Button, The Curious Life of Benjamin Button

“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” – Jessica Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

“I coulda been a contender.” – Terry Malloy, On the Waterfront

“I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” – Ratso Rizzo, Midnight Cowboy

“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz

“I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.” – Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

“You’re gonna go blind staring at that thing.” – Grandma, Beetlejuice

“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” – Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire

“They’re eating her! And then they go bonk, bonk!” – Adam, Evil Dead II

“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” – Michael Scott, The Office (film-style humor)

“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” – Michael Scott, The Office

“Bam! Magic School Bus!” – Ms. Frizzle, The Magic School Bus (cult favorite)

“I’m not fat, I’m just easier to see.” – Joe Dirt, Joe Dirt

“Who are you?” – Tyler Durden, Fight Club

“Is anyone really who they appear to be?” – Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects

“What if this is as good as it gets?” – Pat Solitano, Silver Linings Playbook

“Was it all worth it?” – Max Rockatansky, Mad Max: Fury Road

“Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick.” – The Joker, The Dark Knight

“How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?” – Narrator, Fight Club

“Are you alive enough to die, Neo?” – Morpheus, The Matrix

“Is seeing believing, or is believing seeing?” – Adapted theme, The Illusionist

“What is identity, if not memory?” – Leonard, Memento

“Am I a man or a mouse?” – Edmond, Dogtooth

“Can we change who we are?” – Evelyn, Everything Everywhere All At Once

“What if there’s no meaning? What if nothing matters?” – Patrick Bateman, American Psycho

“I’m going to make it all go away.” – Patrick Bateman, American Psycho (final line)

“I’ll see you on the other side.” – John Coffey, The Green Mile

“Tell ’em to go out and throw their arms around somebody.” – Billy Madison, Billy Madison

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” – Lt. Col. Kilgore, Apocalypse Now

“Tomorrow is another day.” – Scarlett O’Hara, Gone with the Wind

“After all, tomorrow is another day!” – Scarlett O’Hara, Gone with the Wind

“I’m coming, Mother.” – Norman Bates, Psycho

“I was the danger.” – Walter White, Breaking Bad (TV, but cinematic impact)

“I won’t be long.” – Frodo, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

“I’m not afraid.” – Optimus Prime, Transformers: The Last Knight

“I can fix this.” – Tony Stark, Avengers: Endgame

“It’s not over.” – Sarah Connor, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

“With great power comes great responsibility.” – Uncle Ben, Spider-Man

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” – Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects

“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Dr. Harvey, Reversal of Fortune

“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky animals.” – Agent K, Men in Black

“The harder you fall, the heavier the landing.” – Brick, The Lego Movie

“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” – Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight

“Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone believes in them first.” – Troy, Coach Carter

“The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make.” – Sarah Connor, Terminator 2

“We rob banks.” – Clyde Barrow, Bonnie and Clyde

“It takes a strong man to save himself, and a great man to save another.” – Red, The Shawshank Redemption

“Inconceivable!” – Vizzini, The Princess Bride

“Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I understand.” – Homer Simpson (cultural phenomenon)