50 of the Most Famous Movie Quotes of All Time

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“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” —Billy Crystal as Harry in When Harry Met Sally. Some of these best movie quotes are actually from books. Here are some movies that were books first.

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“Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!” —Alfonso Bedoya as Gold Hat in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

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“I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” —Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave.

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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” —Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark in The Help.

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“You make me want to be a better man.” —Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets.

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“Just keep swimming.” —Ellen DeGeneres as Dory in Finding Nemo.

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“Houston, we have a problem.” —Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert in Apollo 13.

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“To infinity and beyond!” —Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story.

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“As if!” —Alicia Silverstone as Cher in Clueless. You might have all of the best movie quotes memorized, but do you know these surprising movie trivia facts?

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“I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” —Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada.

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“If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.” —Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills in Taken.

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“Wax on, wax off.” —Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid.

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“If you build it, he will come.” —Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams.

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“I wish I knew how to quit you.” —Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain.

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“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” —Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack in Airplane!

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“That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.” —James Cromwell as Arthur Hoggett in Babe.

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“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” —Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future. Love these famous movie quotes? You’ll also want to watch the funniest movies of all time.

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“Well, it’s not the men in your life that counts, it’s the life in your men.” —Mae West as Tira in I’m No Angel. 

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“Oh, no, it wasn’t the airplane. It was Beauty killed the Beast.” —Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham in King Kong.

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“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” —Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. 

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“There’s no place like home.” —Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz.

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“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” —Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

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“We’ll always have Paris.” —Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in Casablanca. Can’t get enough of these famous movie quotes? You’ll also love reading the funniest quotes of all time.

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“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” —Christian Bale as Batman in Batman Begins. If you’re a fan of action-packed movies, our roundup of the scariest movies will keep you on the edge of your seat…or hiding behind it.

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“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” —Kevin Spacey as Roger “Verbal” Kint in The Usual Suspects.

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“Only one thing counts in this life—get them to sign on the line that is dotted.” —Alec Baldwin as Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross.

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“There’s no crying in baseball!” —Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own. 

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“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” —Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part II.

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“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” —Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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“You had me at ‘Hello.'” —Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire.

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“By protecting others, you save yourselves.” —Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada in Seven Samurai.

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“Calling it your job don’t make it right, boss.” —Paul Newman as Luke in Cool Hand Luke.

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“As my plastic surgeon always said, if you gotta go, go with a smile.” —Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Batman. Now that you’ve memorized the best movie quotes, read up on the most quotable books of all time.

Originally Published: February 12, 2020Sign up for articles sent right to your inbox

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