Favorite movie quotes

Some classic movie lines.

Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca:

“If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.”


Woody Allen in Annie Hall:

“Hey, don’t knock masturbation. It’s sex with someone I love.”


Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now:

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”



About two decades ago, at the Toronto International Film Festival, I took advantage of a break between films to go to a clothing store to buy some blue jeans. When I entered the change room, I realized there was someone trying on clothes in the next booth over. I caught up to him waiting in the cashier’s lineup. It was Robert Duvall. He was also buying blue jeans, I wanted to stick my nose in my new pants, inhale loudly and proclaim “I love the smell of denim in the morning”. But I chickened out. I’ve regretted it ever since.
 
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About two decades ago, at the Toronto International Film Festival, I took advantage of a break between films to go to a clothing store to buy some blue jeans. When I entered the change room, I realized there was someone trying on clothes in the next booth over. I caught up to him waiting in the cashier’s lineup. It was Robert Duvall. He was also buying blue jeans, I wanted to stick my nose in my new pants, inhale loudly and proclaim “I love the smell of denim in the morning”. But I chickened out. I’ve regretted it ever since.
And you will... for the rest of your life.
 
"Women! What can you say? Who made 'em? God must have been a f***in' genius. The hair... They say the hair is everything, you know. Have you ever buried your nose in a mountain of curls... just wanted to go to sleep forever? Or lips... and when they touched, yours were like... that first swallow of wine... after you just crossed the desert. Tits. Hoo-hah! Big ones, little ones, nipples staring right out at ya, like secret searchlights. Mmm. Legs. I don't care if they're Greek columns... or secondhand Steinways. What's between 'em... passport to heaven. I need a drink. Yes, Mr Sims, there's only two syllables in this whole wide world worth hearing: pus-say. Hah! Are you listenin' to me, son? I'm givin' ya pearls here."

Lt. Col Frank Slade, Scent of a Woman


Comshaw
 
Mt favourite line from any movie is from the Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It's when the boy asks, "What's that got to do with my knob?"

I think we've all been there.

Otherwise, the ever quotable Clint from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
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You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
 
Clarice: that doesn’t interest me, Doctor. It’s the sort of thing that Miggs would say.

Lector: not any more.

🤣😂😆
 
Lector: ready when you are, Sergeant Pembury,

This line is so understated but you just know shit is going to get even nastier, very quickly.
 
You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.
 
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (terrible name for a movie)

Chief DiFalco: Heading, sir?
Captain James T. Kirk: Out there... thataway.
Speaking to myself, The last time I watched this movie, I had had a tooth extracted without Novocaine. Not sure which hurt more, watching the original version and not the director's cut, or my tooth. A fine line between stupid and cleaver. Not sure which side of the line I fell on, but both were painful.
 
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“Ezekiel 25:17. ‘The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.’ I been sayin' that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, it meant your ass. I never really questioned what it meant. I thought it was just a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker before you popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin' made me think twice. Now I'm thinkin': it could mean you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. .45 here, he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could be you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. I'd like that. But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin, Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd. “

Jules, Pulp Fiction
 
Another good one from Scent of a Woman.

“On one side of me I have this Asian flower, all giggly and ready to please. On the other I have this hard-boiled Navy nurse from Omaha. What to do? What to do? And then it comes to me. Let East meet West. We’ll build a golden bridge.”
 
Another good one from Scent of a Woman.

“On one side of me I have this Asian flower, all giggly and ready to please. On the other I have this hard-boiled Navy nurse from Omaha. What to do? What to do? And then it comes to me. Let East meet West. We’ll build a golden bridge.”
One of my favorite movies.

"Out of order? I'll show you out of order! You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too fuckin' blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order?! Who the hell you think you're talking to?! I've been around, you know? There was a time I could see! And I have seen- boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off! But there is nothin' like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is... no prosthetic for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid foot-soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are executing his soul! And why? Because he's not a "Baird man". Baird men. You hurt this boy, you're going to be Baird bums, the lot of ya."

Lt. Col. Frank Slade, Scent of a Woman

Comshaw
 
You certainly don't, pal, 'cause the good news is you're fired. The bad news is you've got -- all you've got -- just one week to regain your jobs, starting with tonight. Starting with tonight's sit. Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. 'Cause we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. Do you get the picture? Are you laughing now? You got leads. Mitch and Murray paid good money. Get their names to sell them! You can't close the leads you're given, you can't close shit, you are shit, hit the bricks, pal, and beat it 'cause you are going out!
 
"It smell's like ... Victory."
I thought of including that in the quote because that’s how I remember it. But when I found a video of that part it had a whole anecdote in between “morning” and “it smells like…” I’m thinking that maybe the anecdote wasn’t in the original but was inserted in the “Redux” version.
 
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