94 Fun Facts About Famous Movie Quotes

Which 1939 film features the line "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"?

The Wizard of Oz (1939): Judy Garland's Dorothy says it to her dog on arriving in Oz; the AFI ranked the line #4 of all time.

In which film does a character say "I'll be back" before driving a car through a police station?

The Terminator (1984): Arnold Schwarzenegger says it at the police-station front desk, then returns by driving a car through the wall; the AFI ranked the line #37.

Which actor says "Here's looking at you, kid" as Rick Blaine in the 1942 classic?

Rick says it four times in the film; Bogart has five quotes on the AFI list, more than any other actor.

Which Star Wars film first brought "May the Force be with you" to cinema audiences?

A New Hope (1977): General Dodonna says it first, before the Death Star attack, though the AFI credits Han Solo's version as quote #8.

In which movie does Tom Hanks say "Life is like a box of chocolates"?

Forrest Gump (1994): on a Savannah bus-stop bench he says "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." AFI ranked it #40.

Which movie features the catchphrase "To infinity and beyond!"?

Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) uses this as his signature catchphrase in Toy Story (1995). The line became one of the most recognizable quotes in animated film history.

Which film features Leonardo DiCaprio shouting "I'm the king of the world!" at the bow of a ship?

Titanic (1997): Jack's shout came in at #100 on the AFI list and echoes what Muhammad Ali yelled after beating Sonny Liston in 1964.

Which character says "Just keep swimming" in Finding Nemo?

Director Andrew Stanton wrote the forgetful blue tang with Ellen DeGeneres in mind, and the motto became her signature.

Which 1975 thriller features the line "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?

Jaws (1975): Roy Scheider's Chief Brody says it after his first close look at the shark; it is usually misquoted as "We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Which superhero movie features the line "With great power comes great responsibility"?

Spider-Man (2002): both Uncle Ben and Peter say it in Sam Raimi's film; the line first appeared as closing narration in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962.

Complete this famous movie quote: "There's no place like _____."

Judy Garland repeats it while clicking her ruby slippers together three times; the line ranks #23 on the AFI list.

In The Godfather, who says "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"?

Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone speaks this line, which AFI ranked #2 on their 100 Greatest Movie Quotes list. It has become the definitive mob movie quote.

Which 1992 courtroom drama features the line "You can't handle the truth!"?

A Few Good Men (1992): Jack Nicholson's Col. Jessep erupts under cross-examination by Tom Cruise's Lt. Kaffee; the AFI ranked the line #29 of all time.

Which film features the quote "Here's Johnny!" as a character breaks through a door with an axe?

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) ad-libbed this line in The Shining (1980), referencing Ed McMahon's famous introduction of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Director Stanley Kubrick kept it in the film. AFI ranked it #68.

Which movie features the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"?

Dirty Dancing (1987): Patrick Swayze's Johnny Castle says it as he pulls Baby away from her parents' table for the final dance; the AFI ranked the line #98.

Which 1989 baseball film features the quote "If you build it, he will come"?

Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears this mysterious whisper in Field of Dreams (1989), inspiring him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. It is often misquoted as "If you build it, they will come." AFI ranked it #39.

In which film does Clint Eastwood say "Go ahead, make my day"?

While many people associate this with the original Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan actually says it in Sudden Impact (1983), the fourth Dirty Harry film. AFI ranked it #6.

What is the famous last line of Gone with the Wind (1939)?

After all, tomorrow is another day! is the closing line: Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara says it on the staircase after Rhett walks out; the AFI ranked it #31, while Rhett's farewell line is #1.

Which character whispers 'I see dead people' to Bruce Willis's child psychologist in The Sixth Sense?

Cole Sear, played by Haley Joel Osment, says it to Dr. Malcolm Crowe; the line ranks #44 on the AFI list.

Which movie features the line "There's no crying in baseball!"?

A League of Their Own (1992): Tom Hanks's manager Jimmy Dugan bellows it at a weeping Rockford Peaches player; the AFI ranked the line #54.

In which 1976 film does Robert De Niro improvise 'You talkin' to me?' at his own reflection?

Taxi Driver (1976): Robert De Niro improvised Travis Bickle's mirror monologue — the script only said Travis talks to himself in the mirror; the AFI ranked the line #10.

Which Godfather character says "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli"?

Richard Castellano's Clemenza says it to Rocco Lampone right after Paulie Gatto is shot, having been reminded by his wife that morning to bring cannoli home.

Which actor delivers the line "Why so serious?" in The Dark Knight?

The Joker says it while telling one of his shifting stories about how he got his scars; Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for the role.

What does Darth Vader actually say to Luke in The Empire Strikes Back's misquoted line?

No, I am your father is the real line: David Prowse was fed a decoy line on set to protect the twist, James Earl Jones dubbed the true one, and the name Luke never appears in it.

Which film coined the misquoted phrase "Play it again, Sam"?

Casablanca never contains the line: Ilsa says 'Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By', and Rick later says 'Play it'; the misquote became Woody Allen's 1972 film title.

Which real Apollo 13 crew member first radioed the message behind 'Houston, we have a problem'?

Swigert said "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here," and Lovell repeated "Houston, we've had a problem" when asked; the film swapped past tense for present.

In which film does the villain say he ate a census taker's liver "with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"?

The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Anthony Hopkins's Hannibal Lecter says it to Clarice Starling through the cell glass, then adds his hissing slurp; the AFI ranked the line #21.

In Jerry Maguire (1996), who says the line "You had me at hello"?

Renée Zellweger's Dorothy cuts off Jerry's big speech with the line; it is one of two quotes from the film on the AFI list.

Which 1987 film features the quote "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"?

Wall Street (1987): Michael Douglas's Gordon Gekko says it in his speech to the Teldar Paper shareholders' meeting; the AFI ranked the line #57, and it is usually shortened to three words.

Which Terminator film features the line "Hasta la vista, baby"?

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 says it before shooting the frozen T-1000 to pieces, a phrase young John Connor taught him; the AFI ranked the line #76.

What does Hannibal Lecter actually say when Clarice first approaches his cell in the 1991 film?

Good morning is all he says on Clarice's first visit; Hopkins's Lecter never says the misquoted greeting in The Silence of the Lambs, only in the 2001 sequel Hannibal — the closest here is a Good evening in Memphis.

Which 1976 film gave us "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"?

Network (1976): Peter Finch's unravelling anchorman Howard Beale urges viewers to shout it from their windows; the AFI ranked the line #19.

Which film character says "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"?

Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, played by Robert Duvall, says it in Apocalypse Now (1979) after the helicopter assault on the beach, adding that the smell was like victory; the AFI ranked the line #12.

'Rosebud', a dying man's single word, drives the whole mystery of which 1941 film?

Citizen Kane (1941): Rosebud is the first word spoken, Charles Foster Kane's dying utterance that a reporter spends the film chasing; it turns out to be his childhood sled, and the AFI ranked the line #17.

Which 1950 film features the line "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up"?

Sunset Boulevard (1950): Gloria Swanson's Norma Desmond says it as the closing line, descending her staircase toward the newsreel cameras; the AFI ranked it #7.

Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film contains the line "A boy's best friend is his mother"?

Psycho (1960): Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) says it to Marion Crane over supper in the motel parlor; Hitchcock shot it cheaply with his television crew, and the AFI ranked the line #56.

In which film does Marlon Brando say "I coulda been a contender"?

On the Waterfront (1954): Marlon Brando's Terry Malloy says it to his brother Charley in the back of a taxi; the AFI ranked it #3, and De Niro recites the speech in Raging Bull.

Which Bond film first features the line "Bond. James Bond."?

Sean Connery first introduces himself as "Bond. James Bond" at a baccarat table in Dr. No (1962), the very first James Bond film. AFI ranked the introduction #22 on their 100 Greatest Movie Quotes.

Which 1989 Robin Williams film features the quote "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys"?

Robin Williams's teacher John Keating says it to his students; AFI ranked it #95.

Al Pacino's Tony Montana, grenade launcher in hand, yells 'Say hello to my little friend' in which 1983 film?

Scarface's mansion shootout ends the film with the line, which AFI ranked #61 on its list of movie quotes.

Which 1974 film gave us 'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer'?

The Godfather Part II (1974): Michael Corleone tells Frank Pentangeli his father taught him the maxim; the AFI ranked the line #58, though it is often misattributed to Sun Tzu.

Which 1932 Greta Garbo film is the source of the famous line "I want to be alone"?

Greta Garbo as the ballerina Grusinskaya says "I want to be alone" in Grand Hotel (1932). Garbo herself later clarified: "I never said 'I want to be alone.' I only said 'I want to be let alone.' There is all the difference." AFI ranked the quote #30.

Which 1933 film ends with the line 'It was Beauty killed the Beast'?

King Kong (1933): showman Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) says it over the ape's body at the foot of the Empire State Building; the AFI ranked the closing line #84.

Which 1927 film has the first significant spoken dialogue, including 'You ain't heard nothin' yet!'?

The Jazz Singer (1927): Al Jolson says it before a song in the first feature with synchronized spoken dialogue; it was already his stage catchphrase, heard in his 1926 Vitaphone short A Plantation Act, and the AFI ranked it #71.

Which Kubrick film has the line "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"?

Peter Sellers' President Merkin Muffley says it in the 1964 satire — etiquette holding firm while the world ends; AFI ranked it #64.

Who screams the closing revelation 'Soylent Green is people!' in the 1973 film?

Charlton Heston, as Detective Thorn, screams it as he is carried off wounded at the end of Soylent Green (1973); the AFI ranked the line #77, and the film was Edward G. Robinson's last.

How does the Evil Queen actually address her looking glass in Snow White (1937), a line most people misquote?

Magic Mirror on the wall is the film's wording: the Grimm tale's queen says Mirror, mirror, but Disney's 1937 script changed it, and the misquote has outlived the original.

Which 1967 prison film gave us "What we've got here is failure to communicate"?

Cool Hand Luke (1967): the Captain (Strother Martin) says it after striking Luke for a smart remark; the AFI ranked it #11, and Guns N' Roses sampled it to open their 1990 song Civil War.

Who delivers the deadpan "I'll have what she's having" in When Harry Met Sally...?

Rob Reiner's mother, Estelle Reiner, delivers the order as a Katz's Delicatessen customer; the line was Billy Crystal's idea, and the AFI ranked it #33.

"They call me Mister Tibbs!" is a retort in which 1967 film?

In the Heat of the Night (1967): Sidney Poitier's Virgil Tibbs snaps it at Rod Steiger's Mississippi police chief Gillespie; the AFI ranked it #16, and it became the title of the 1970 sequel.

Which line does Dustin Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo shout at a cab in Midnight Cowboy?

I'm walkin' here! is Ratso's shout at a New York cab; Hoffman has said the cab intruded on a take and he stayed in character, and the AFI ranked the line #27.

Who has "always depended on the kindness of strangers" in A Streetcar Named Desire?

Blanche says it to the doctor leading her away in the final scene. The line sits at No. 75 on the AFI's 100 greatest movie quotes.

Al Pacino's improvised 'Attica, Attica' chant to a street crowd comes from which 1975 film?

Dog Day Afternoon's assistant director Burtt Harris whispered to Pacino to bring up the Attica prison riot, and Pacino improvised the whole exchange with the crowd.

McClane's "Yippee-ki-yay" in Die Hard borrows the lingo of which cowboy actor?

Roy Rogers: McClane tells Hans Gruber he was always partial to Roy Rogers just before the taunt, a cowboy whoop in the singing-cowboy style Rogers made famous; the AFI ranked the line #96.

"Well, nobody's perfect!" is the closing line of which Billy Wilder comedy?

Some Like It Hot (1959): Joe E. Brown's Osgood delivers it after Jack Lemmon confesses he is a man; Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond wrote it as a placeholder, and the AFI ranked the line #48.

Which bandit, played by Alfonso Bedoya, says 'Badges? We ain't got no badges' in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre?

Gold Hat says it to the prospector Dobbs, and the line is usually misquoted as 'We don't need no stinking badges'.

"Open the pod bay doors, HAL" is a plea from which film?

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): astronaut Dave Bowman makes the request from outside the Discovery and HAL 9000 refuses; the AFI ranked the line #78 and HAL the #13 screen villain.

What one-word career tip does Mr. McGuire give Benjamin in The Graduate?

Plastics: Mr. McGuire (Walter Brooke) pulls Benjamin aside at his graduation party to offer the one word of advice in The Graduate (1967); the AFI ranked it #42.

In Marathon Man, what does Nazi dentist Szell keep asking as he drills Babe's teeth?

Is it safe? is all Laurence Olivier's Szell asks as he drills Dustin Hoffman's Babe, who has no idea what the question means; the AFI ranked the line #70.

Which 1970 film closes with a line about "never having to say you're sorry"?

Love Story (1970): Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) repeats to his father the line Jenny once told him, and it closes the film; the AFI ranked it #13.

What did Barbra Streisand greet with "Hello, gorgeous" at the 1969 Academy Awards?

Her Oscar statuette: accepting Best Actress for Funny Girl in a tie with Katharine Hepburn, Streisand greeted the award with her character's first line in the film; the AFI ranked it #81.

"The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club" is spoken by whom?

Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) recites the rules to the crowd in the basement of Lou's Tavern in Fight Club (1999); the Narrator (Edward Norton) looks on, and the twist later reveals they are one man.

Which First Lady quoted Ferris Bueller's 'Life moves pretty fast' in a Wellesley commencement speech?

Barbara Bush quoted the line in her 1990 Wellesley College commencement address, adding she would not tell George the students clapped more for Ferris than for him.

"I feel the need—the need for speed!" from Top Gun inspired the name of what?

The Need for Speed racing franchise took its title from Maverick and Goose's line, which sits at No. 94 on the AFI quotes list.

Which president quoted "Where we're going, we don't need roads" in a State of the Union?

Ronald Reagan quoted Doc Brown's line in his 1986 State of the Union address, a year after Back to the Future had Doc scoff at the idea of Reagan, an actor, as president.

In Pulp Fiction, what does Vincent say the French call a Quarter Pounder?

Royale with Cheese: Vincent explains to Jules that the metric system means the French don't call it a Quarter Pounder; John Travolta repeated the joke in 2010's From Paris with Love.

"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" is said by which animated character?

Jessica Rabbit, voiced by Kathleen Turner, says it to detective Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), explaining that her sultry looks are the animators' doing.

"I drink your milkshake!" in There Will Be Blood paraphrases testimony on which scandal?

Teapot Dome: Paul Thomas Anderson said he lifted the image from Albert Fall's congressional testimony on the scandal, in which the Interior Secretary explained oil drainage with a straw reaching into a neighbor's milkshake.

Mae West's "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" was said to which actor?

Cary Grant: Mae West says it to his mission captain in She Done Him Wrong (1933), then flipped the wording in I'm No Angel later that year; the AFI ranked it #26.

In Airplane!, who replies "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley"?

Nielsen's deadpan answer to "Surely you can't be serious" ranks 79th on the AFI's list of the best movie quotes.

A little girl intones "They're here" in front of a static-filled TV in which 1982 film?

Poltergeist (1982): five-year-old Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) says it after a spectral hand bursts from the static and into the wall; the AFI ranked the line #69.

"Win just one for the Gipper" comes from a 1940 biopic about which football coach?

Knute Rockne, All American (1940): Ronald Reagan played the dying Notre Dame star George Gipp, whose deathbed plea Pat O'Brien's Rockne relays to the team; the AFI ranked the line #89.

Bette Davis warns "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night" in which film?

All About Eve (1950): Bette Davis's Margo Channing says it at her own party as the drinks flow; the AFI ranked the line #9, and it is often misquoted with 'ride' for 'night'.

"It's alive! It's alive!" is shouted in which 1931 horror film?

The AFI ranked it the 49th greatest movie quote and named the film the 87th greatest American movie.

Faye Dunaway screams "No wire hangers!" while playing which Hollywood star?

Joan Crawford: Faye Dunaway plays her in Mommie Dearest (1981), adapted from daughter Christina Crawford's 1978 memoir; the wire-hanger tirade is the film's most quoted scene.

In Spartacus (1960), who first shouts "I'm Spartacus!" to shield the real rebel leader?

Antoninus, Tony Curtis's slave poet, stands first; Crassus had offered the captured survivors their lives for identifying Spartacus, but the whole army claims the name and is crucified along the Appian Way.

James Cagney yells "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" atop a gas tank in which film?

Cody Jarrett's final words echo a toast he shared with his mother earlier in the film. The AFI ranked the line 18th of all time.

Who says "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make"?

Bela Lugosi's line from the 1931 film ranks No. 83 on the AFI's 100 greatest movie quotes.

The AFI-listed quote "Shane. Shane. Come back!" is cried by a boy with what name?

The wounded gunfighter rides out of the valley ignoring the boy's cries, a scene ranked No. 47 on the AFI quotes list.

"La-dee-da, la-dee-da" is a catchphrase of the title character in which Woody Allen film?

Annie Hall (1977): Diane Keaton's Annie uses the nervous verbal tic on first meeting Alvy Singer after tennis; the AFI ranked it #55.

"We rob banks" is the blunt self-introduction in which 1967 film?

Bonnie and Clyde (1967): Warren Beatty's Clyde Barrow says it when a dispossessed farmer asks what he and Bonnie do; the AFI ranked the three-word line #41.

In E.T., which comic strip inspired the alien's plan to "phone home"?

Buck Rogers: E.T. sees a Buck Rogers newspaper strip in which the hero radios for help, then builds his own transmitter from a Speak & Spell, a coffee can and a foil-lined umbrella.

"Hakuna matata", the motto in The Lion King, means "no worries" in which language?

Swahili: the phrase literally means 'there are no troubles' in the East African language; Timon and Pumbaa teach it to young Simba in The Lion King (1994).

Sean Bean's "One does not simply walk into Mordor" is spoken by which character?

Boromir, Sean Bean's captain of Gondor, says it at the Council of Elrond in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), objecting to the plan to carry the Ring into Mordor.

Which Star Wars character cries "It's a trap!" during the Battle of Endor?

Admiral Ackbar, the Mon Calamari commanding the Rebel fleet, shouts it when the Death Star shield has not dropped and the Imperial fleet closes in during Return of the Jedi (1983).

The AFI credits "A martini. Shaken, not stirred" to which 1964 Bond film?

The line ranks No. 90 on the AFI list, and the same film earned nods for its theme song and for Auric Goldfinger as a villain.

The Room's "You are tearing me apart, Lisa!" was lifted from which James Dean film?

Rebel Without a Cause (1955): James Dean's Jim Stark screams the line at his bickering parents; Tommy Wiseau, who idolized Dean, reused it for Johnny's outburst in The Room (2003).

Brad Pitt's desperate "What's in the box?" comes from which David Fincher film?

Seven (1995): Brad Pitt's Detective Mills screams it when a delivery arrives in the desert finale; Pitt insisted the ending stay, with his character killing John Doe after learning what the box holds.

The "This is Sparta!" meme comes from Leonidas kicking whom into a pit in 300?

A Persian herald: the messenger of Xerxes had demanded earth and water as tokens of submission and sneered at Queen Gorgo, so Leonidas kicks him into the well in 300 (2006).

"If you ain't first, you're last" is advice from whose absent father in Talladega Nights?

Reese Bobby drops the line on career day when Ricky is ten, and Ricky lives by it for the rest of the film.

Dirty Harry's "Do I feel lucky?" speech is about which handgun?

.44 Magnum: Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) describes his Smith & Wesson Model 29 as the most powerful handgun in the world while daring the wounded robber to go for his gun; the AFI ranked the speech #51.

Cher Horowitz's catchphrase "As if!" belongs to which 1995 film?

Clueless (1995): Alicia Silverstone's Cher Horowitz uses the dismissal throughout Amy Heckerling's update of Emma, and it titled Jen Chaney's 2015 oral history of the film.

"You stay classy, San Diego" is the signature sign-off of which news anchor?

Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell's Channel 4 News anchor in Anchorman (2004), closes every broadcast with it, and is left sputtering when a rival rewrites his teleprompter sign-off.

Kevin in Home Alone scares off intruders using which fictional gangster film?

Angels with Filthy Souls, a fake 1940s gangster picture parodying 1938's Angels with Dirty Faces, was shot for Home Alone (1990) and got a sequel, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in Home Alone 2.