100+ Movie Quotes Transcripts – Iconic Lines That Define Cinema

“Just keep swimming.” – Dory, Finding Nemo

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, The First Lady

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

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

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” – Dr. Seuss (featured in Horton Hears a Who!)

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt (inspirational quote used in documentaries)

“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

“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

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius (referenced in The Pursuit of Happyness)

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

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill (cited in The Intern)

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe (featured in sports documentaries)

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

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

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

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.” – Gabriel García Márquez (adapted in Letters to Juliet)

“Every time you smile at me, I actually melt inside.” – Jamie Randall, Sweet Home Alabama

“If you're a bird, I'm a bird.” – Jack Dawson, Titanic

“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.” – Angelita Lim (popularly attributed in romantic compilations)

“I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over.” – Unknown (widely circulated in wedding speeches)

“To me, you are perfect.” – Mark Darcy, Love Actually

“When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – William Shakespeare (adapted in Much Ado About Nothing)

“We’re always surprised by how fast things end. But we’re never surprised by how fast they begin.” – Noah, The Notebook

“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).” – E.E. Cummings (featured in In Her Shoes)

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” – Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump

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

“You can't handle the truth!” – Colonel Jessup, A Few Good Men

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

“Hasta la vista, baby.” – The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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

“We accept the love we think we deserve.” – Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting

“In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien (spoken by Bilbo in The Fellowship of the Ring)

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” – Maximus, Gladiator

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” – Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh

“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” – Jean-Paul Sartre (referenced in Interstellar)

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus (echoed in The Matrix)

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” – Norman Cousins (quoted in The Bucket List)

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde (referenced in My Best Friend’s Wedding)

“A man chooses; a slave obeys.” – Morpheus, The Matrix

“The truth is out there.” – Fox Mulder, The X-Files

“Not all those who oppose the current are rebels, but all rebels are against the current.” – Unknown (used in V for Vendetta)

“I have a dream.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (featured in Selma)

“I am Iron Man.” – Tony Stark, Iron Man

“Avengers… Assemble!” – Captain America, The Avengers

“You shall not pass!” – Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

“Either I'm going to kill you, or you're going to kill me.” – Wolverine, Logan

“I'll die fighting for my freedom.” – William Wallace, Braveheart

“I won’t let you do this, Thanos.” – Iron Man, Avengers: Endgame

“I believe in the strength of the human spirit.” – Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich

“I will stand my ground.” – John McClane, Die Hard

“Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.” – John Wayne (character reference in True Grit)

“One person can make a difference.” – Anonymous (popular slogan in superhero films)

“I am the king of the world!” – Jack Dawson, Titanic

“She was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.” – Benjamin Button, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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

“There’s no crying in baseball!” – Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own

“I can’t breathe.” – Eric Garner (documentary inclusion in The Hate U Give)

“I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games

“He was my brother. My real brother.” – Luke Skywalker, Return of the Jedi

“I’ll never let go, Jack. I’ll never let go.” – Rose, Titanic

“They’re not monsters, son. They’re people.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird

“I didn’t know what I had until it was gone.” – Charlie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.” – Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part III

“I just wanted to see you so badly.” – Adam, A Star Is Born

“I miss you more than I can say.” – Sam Wheat, Ghost

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

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

“I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.” – Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.” – Roy Batty, Blade Runner

“Power is when we have the strength to destroy something… and refrain.” – Alexander Marcus, Star Trek Into Darkness

“I’m not here to kill you. I’m here to help you… understand.” – Magneto, X-Men: First Class

“I am inevitable.” – Thanos, Avengers: Endgame

“The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.” – Palpatine, Revenge of the Sith

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

“I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to countless trillions throughout the galaxy.” – Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War

“Fear is the mind-killer.” – Reverend Mother (adapted in Dune, often misattributed to villains)

“I’m not wrong, I’m just different.” – Erik Killmonger, Black Panther

“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves.” – The Little Prince, The Little Prince

“You’re never too old to be young.” – Mickey Mouse, various Disney shorts

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney (featured in Mary Poppins Returns)

“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind—or forgotten.” – Lilo, Lilo & Stitch

“All you need is a little faith, trust, and pixie dust.” – Tinker Bell, Peter Pan

“Just keep swimming.” – Dory, Finding Nemo

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” – Thumper, Bambi

“Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age.” – Peter Pan, Hook

“You can do anything if you have imagination and a little glue.” – Walt Disney (inspirational quote in animated features)

“Dream big, sparkle more, shine bright.” – Unknown (popular in children’s programming)

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you are the world.” – Dr. Seuss (adapted in Horton Hears a Who!)

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt (often quoted in school-themed movies)

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis (featured in Wonder)

“I’ll be there for you.” – Phoebe Buffay, Friends (TV series, culturally iconic)

“A true friend stabs you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde (referenced in The Devil Wears Prada)

“If you're going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill (shared among friends in adversity scenes)

“Together we can face any challenge as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.” – Moana, Moana

“I have you. You have me. That’s forever.” – Anne Shirley, Anne with an E

“No man is an island.” – John Donne (recited in The Fault in Our Stars)

“Loyalty isn’t grey. It’s black and white. You’re either loyal completely, or not at all.” – Harvey Specter, Suits

“Friends are the family you choose.” – River Tam, Firefly

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison (used in youth-oriented films)

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost (symbolizing friendship choices in Into the Wild)

“You’ve got a friend in me.” – Randy Newman (theme song in Toy Story)

“May the Force be with you.” – Various characters, Star Wars

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

“I’m the king of the world!” – Jack Dawson, Titanic

“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine, Casablanca

“Elementary, my dear Watson.” – Sherlock Holmes (popularized in film adaptations)

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

“Houston, we have a problem.” – Jack Swigert, Apollo 13

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

“Show me the money!” – Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire

“There’s no crying in baseball!” – Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own

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

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