66 Fun Facts About Disney Movie Quotes

"Remember who you are." Which Disney film features this line, spoken by a father's ghost in the clouds?

The Lion King: Mufasa's ghost appears in the clouds and tells Simba to remember who he is. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa and was the only original cast member to return for the 2019 remake.

Which character purrs the words "Long live the king" before letting his brother Mufasa fall to his death?

Scar whispers 'Long live the king' before dropping Mufasa into the stampede. Jeremy Irons voiced Scar and sang 'Be Prepared,' though he strained his voice and Jim Cummings finished the song.

Who tells Simba 'you can either run from it, or learn from it'?

Rafiki, the mandrill shaman, says it after whacking Simba with his staff to show the past can hurt. Robert Guillaume voiced Rafiki in the 1994 film and its direct-to-video sequels.

"PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS! Itty-bitty living space." Who says this in Aladdin?

Robin Williams recorded roughly sixteen hours of improvised material for the role, much of it unusable in a family film.

"Whoever has the gold makes the rules." Which villain offers this twist on the Golden Rule?

Jafar in Aladdin says it once he holds the lamp. Jonathan Freeman voiced Jafar in the 1992 film and later played him on stage in the Broadway musical for years.

Which three things does the Genie tell Aladdin he cannot do with a wish?

The famous "no wishing for more wishes" line is not one of the three official rules in the film's dialogue; it comes from the Genie's playful add-ons.

Who says "Only one may enter here... A diamond in the rough" in Aladdin?

The tiger-headed cave was voiced by Frank Welker, who also provided the sounds for Abu and Rajah.

"There's a snake in my boots!" is one of the pull-string phrases of which toy?

Tom Hanks has voiced the sheriff in every Toy Story feature; his brother Jim Hanks handles most of the video-game and toy lines.

"It came! It finally came! The Big One." Which toy-torturing neighbor says this in Toy Story?

Sid appears again in Toy Story 3 as a garbage collector, still wearing his skull T-shirt.

"Fish are friends, not food." This pledge is recited by a support group of what?

Bruce, the great white who leads the group, is named after the mechanical shark from Jaws.

"P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney." Which character memorizes this address in Finding Nemo?

Ellen DeGeneres landed the role after the director heard her change the subject five times in one minute on her talk show.

"Some people are worth melting for." Who says this in Frozen?

Olaf says it while keeping a freezing Anna warm by the fire. Josh Gad's snowman was originally written as a sidekick to a villainous Elsa before the story was rebuilt around sisterhood.

Which Frozen character says "If only there was someone out there who loved you"?

Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is the thirteenth of thirteen brothers, which he cites as motivation for marrying into a throne.

"The cold never bothered me anyway" is the final line of which Frozen song?

'Let It Go' ends with Elsa slamming her ice-palace door on that line. The song, performed by Idina Menzel, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and its writers credit it with turning Elsa from villain to heroine.

"I use antlers in all of my decorating!" Which Disney character boasts this?

Gaston brags about it in his tavern number 'Gaston.' Richard White voiced him in Beauty and the Beast, whose title song won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1992.

"If it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Which enchanted household object makes this pun?

Cogsworth the clock makes the pun during Belle's tour of the castle. David Ogden Stiers voiced Cogsworth and also narrated the film's opening prologue.

"You will join me for dinner! THAT'S NOT A REQUEST!" Who bellows this at Belle?

Robby Benson provided the voice, with animal growls mixed into his performance to roughen it.

"He's no monster. You are!" Who says this to the film's human villain in Beauty and the Beast?

Paige O'Hara, who voiced Belle, was a Broadway performer chosen from about 500 auditioners.

"Life's full of tough choices, innit?" Which sea witch says this to Ariel?

Ursula says it to Ariel while bargaining for her voice in 'Poor Unfortunate Souls.' Pat Carroll voiced Ursula, whose look was modeled on the drag performer Divine.

Which character calls a fork a 'dinglehopper' that humans use 'to straighten their hair out'?

Scuttle the seagull explains the 'dinglehopper' to Ariel. Buddy Hackett voiced Scuttle, who also insists a pipe is a musical instrument called a 'snarfblatt.'

"As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey MY rules." Which father lays down this law?

King Triton lays down the law to Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Kenneth Mars voiced Triton; the film's 1989 success kicked off the period known as the Disney Renaissance.

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." Who says this in Mulan?

Pat Morita, best known as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid, voiced the Emperor of China.

Which character sings "Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns" in Mulan?

Captain Li Shang opens 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' with that line while drilling the recruits. BD Wong spoke Shang's dialogue and Donny Osmond supplied his singing voice.

Who issues the rule "No capes!" in The Incredibles?

Edna Mode bans capes after listing supers they killed, Thunderhead and Stratogale among them. Director Brad Bird voiced Edna himself after failing to find an actress who fit.

"You sly dog! You got me monologuing!" Which superhero-movie villain says this?

Jason Lee voiced Buddy Pine, the rejected fan whose plan is that when everyone is super, no one will be.

"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now." Which film is this line from?

The line belongs to the diminutive designer character, whose look was partly inspired by costume designer Edith Head.

"A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep" opens which Disney film?

Cinderella (1950) opens with her singing the song. The film's success pulled Disney out of the debts of the 1940s, and its profits helped finance Disneyland.

Who warns "On the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken"?

The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella gives the midnight warning. Verna Felton voiced her, then Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Flora in Sleeping Beauty (1959).

Who says "A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face", and in which film?

Evelyn Venable, the Blue Fairy's voice, was also the model for the torch-bearing lady in the Columbia Pictures logo.

"Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you'll be a real boy" is from which 1940 film?

Pinocchio (1940): the Blue Fairy sets those three conditions. Its song 'When You Wish Upon a Star' won the Oscar for Best Original Song and became the musical signature of the Disney company.

"Hi diddle dee-dee! An actor's life for me!" Which sly fox sings this?

The fox's real name is J. Worthington Foulfellow, and his silent cat sidekick is Gideon.

"Second star to the right and straight on till morning" gives directions to which place?

Never Land: Peter Pan gives Wendy those directions. In J. M. Barrie's original, the route was just 'second to the right, and then straight on till morning,' with no star.

Which villain is forced to shout "I'M A CODFISH!" at the end of a Disney film?

Hans Conried voiced both Hook and Mr. Darling, continuing a stage tradition of doubling the two roles.

Who tells Alice "Most everyone's mad here"?

The Cheshire Cat says it to Alice from a tree branch. Sterling Holloway voiced the Cheshire Cat and later became the original voice of Winnie the Pooh.

"A very merry unbirthday to you!" is sung by which pair?

The Mad Hatter and the March Hare sing it at their tea party. Ed Wynn voiced the Hatter, and the animators kept his ad-libbed asides from the live-action reference session in the finished film.

Which character repeats his father's rule "If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all"?

The rabbit's advice became known as "Thumper's Law" and is quoted far more often than anything Bambi himself says.

Which tiny character says "The very things that held ya down are gonna carry ya up"?

Timothy Q. Mouse says it to Dumbo about his ears. At 64 minutes, Dumbo (1941) is one of Disney's shortest features, made cheaply to recoup losses from Pinocchio and Fantasia.

Who says "A delicious man-cub" in The Jungle Book?

Kaa the python says it on first spotting Mowgli. Sterling Holloway voiced Kaa and sang 'Trust in Me,' a tune recycled from 'The Land of Sand,' a number cut from Mary Poppins.

Who turns villain with "I'll kidnap 1,000 children before I let this company die!"?

Henry J. Waternoose, CEO of Monsters, Inc., blurts it out inside the scare simulator, whose cameras capture his confession. James Coburn voiced the crab-legged boss.

"I have just met you and I love you!" Which talking dog says this in Up?

Dug's collar translates his thoughts; his pack leader Alpha's collar malfunctions and gives him a squeaky voice.

"Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great." Which fictional chef wrote this?

Brad Garrett voiced the ghostly chef, whose motto is tested by the critic Anton Ego, voiced by Peter O'Toole.

"I don't want to survive! I wanna live!" Who says this in WALL-E?

Jeff Garlin voiced the captain of the Axiom, and Sigourney Weaver played the ship's computer.

"Speed. I am speed." Which character opens a Pixar film with this mantra?

Owen Wilson has voiced the race car in every Cars film, and the character's number 95 refers to the year Toy Story was released.

"If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess." Who says this in Moana?

Maui says it when Moana insists she is not a princess. Dwayne Johnson sang 'You're Welcome' himself; his grandfather, wrestler Peter Maivia, partly inspired Maui's look.

"It's called a hustle, sweetheart." Which fox says this in Zootopia?

Nick Wilde says it after his pawpsicle scam. Jason Bateman voiced the con-artist fox; Zootopia was originally built around Nick before Judy Hopps was made the lead.

Who says "Life isn't some cartoon musical where you sing a little song"?

Chief Bogo says it to Judy Hopps in Zootopia, then adds 'So let it go,' a jab at Disney's own formula. Idris Elba voiced the cape buffalo police chief.

"They just can't get my nose right!" Who complains about his wanted poster in Tangled?

Flynn Rider complains about every wanted poster in Tangled. Zachary Levi's thief is really named Eugene Fitzherbert; he took the alias from a swashbuckling storybook hero, Flynnigan Rider.

"Pull the lever, Kronk!" and "Why do we even have that lever?" belong to which villain?

Yzma says both lines in The Emperor's New Groove. Eartha Kitt voiced Yzma and won two Daytime Emmys reprising the role in the TV series The Emperor's New School.

"Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts." Which stuffy banker says this?

George Banks says it in Mary Poppins. David Tomlinson's banker ends the film flying a kite with his children, and Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar as Mary.

"Practically perfect in every way." What does Mary Poppins consult to reach this verdict about herself?

The measuring tape also judges Jane "rather inclined to giggle" and Michael "extremely stubborn and suspicious."

"I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day." Who says this to Hercules?

Susan Egan voiced Meg; the animators gave her a Barbara Stanwyck attitude to contrast with earlier Disney heroines.

Which god says 'A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart'?

Rip Torn voiced Zeus, and Danny DeVito's Phil trained the hero with the growled motto "Two words: I am retired."

In Snow White, the Queen begins her question to the enchanted glass with which exact words?

Disney's 1937 Queen asks 'Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?' The 'Mirror, mirror' version most people remember comes from English translations of the Grimm tale, not the film.

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten." Which film made this line famous?

The line is spoken as a call-and-response between Lilo and her sister Nani, and Stitch later says it back to them.

"This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little and broken, but still good." Who says this?

Director Chris Sanders voiced Experiment 626 himself and has continued to do so in every sequel and series.

"Seize your moment" is the motto of which musician in Coco?

Ernesto de la Cruz repeats 'Seize your moment' in his old films and to Miguel. Benjamin Bratt voiced the celebrity singer, whose signature song 'Remember Me' won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Where is the affirmation 'I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad' recited?

The Bad-Anon meeting is held inside a Pac-Man cabinet and includes Bowser, Zangief and Dr. Eggman.

"Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion." Which question follows this greeting?

Scott Adsit voiced the inflatable robot, whose design came from a soft robotics lab at Carnegie Mellon.

Who says 'I was so afraid to lose it that I lost sight of who our miracle was for' in Encanto?

Abuela Alma says it to Mirabel by the river, finally admitting her fear. María Cecilia Botero voiced the matriarch in Encanto, Disney's sixtieth animated feature.

"The Code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules." Which pirate says this?

Captain Barbossa says it to Elizabeth aboard the Black Pearl. Geoffrey Rush's Barbossa also tells her she had best start believing in ghost stories, because she is in one.

Which two words follow "Gentlemen," in Jack Sparrow's "the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow" line?

The line is 'Gentlemen, m'lady, you will always remember this as the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow.' Johnny Depp based the swaggering pirate on Keith Richards.

Which villain says 'Now shall you deal with me, O Prince, and all the powers of Hell!' before becoming a dragon?

Eleanor Audley voiced both Maleficent and Lady Tremaine, and served as live-action reference for both.

"Congratulations, San Francisco! You've ruined pizza!" Which emotion says this in Inside Out?

Lewis Black voiced Anger; the pizza in question is topped with broccoli, which the filmmakers changed to bell peppers for Japan.

"Take her to the moon for me." Whose farewell is this in Inside Out?

Bing Bong says it to Joy as he fades away in the Memory Dump. Richard Kind voiced the imaginary friend, part cat, part elephant, part dolphin, who cries candy.

"To infinity and beyond!" is the catchphrase of which toy, hailed as one of the greatest film quotes ever?

Time named the space ranger one of the most influential toys of the 1990s, and the line has turned up in song lyrics and beyond.

Which motto of the forgetful blue tang in Finding Nemo did Ellen DeGeneres adopt as a life philosophy?

'Just keep swimming' is Dory's sing-song mantra in Finding Nemo. Ellen DeGeneres has called it her own motto; director Andrew Stanton wrote Dory with her in mind.