50 Fun Facts About Movie Quotes

Which movie features the quote: 'Here's looking at you, kid'?

Humphrey Bogart says this iconic line to Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942). He ad-libbed it during filming, and it became one of the most quoted lines in cinema history.

Which movie features the quote: 'May the Force be with you'?

This blessing is used throughout the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in A New Hope (1977). It's spoken by various characters including Han Solo and General Dodonna.

Which movie features the quote: 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse'?

Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone delivers this menacing line in The Godfather (1972). It perfectly encapsulates the Mafia boss's blend of civility and intimidation.

Which movie features the quote: 'You talkin' to me?'?

Robert De Niro improvised this famous scene in Taxi Driver (1976), where Travis Bickle practices drawing his gun in front of a mirror. Director Martin Scorsese kept the cameras rolling.

Which movie features the quote: 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'?

Clark Gable delivers this famous exit line to Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). The use of 'damn' was controversial at the time and required special approval from the censors.

Which movie features the quote: 'I'll be back'?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's deadpan delivery of this line in The Terminator (1984) became his career-defining catchphrase. He originally wanted to say 'I will be back' but director James Cameron insisted on the contraction.

Which movie features the quote: 'There's no place like home'?

Judy Garland as Dorothy clicks her ruby slippers together while repeating this line in The Wizard of Oz (1939). It has become a universal expression of homesickness and belonging.

Which movie features the quote: 'You can't handle the truth!'?

Jack Nicholson shouts this line as Colonel Jessup during a courtroom confrontation with Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men (1992). The scene was largely improvised by Nicholson.

Which movie features the quote: 'To infinity and beyond!'?

Buzz Lightyear's signature catchphrase in Toy Story (1995) captures his delusional belief that he's a real space ranger. It became one of Pixar's most recognizable lines.

Which movie features the quote: 'Why so serious?'?

Heath Ledger's Joker asks this chilling question in The Dark Knight (2008) while telling conflicting stories about his scars. Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award for the role.

Which movie features the quote: 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get'?

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump shares this wisdom on a park bench in Forrest Gump (1994). He's quoting his mama, and the line has become one of the most frequently repeated movie quotes of all time.

Which movie features the quote: 'I see dead people'?

Haley Joel Osment whispers this revelation to Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense (1999). The line is central to the film's famous twist ending directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Which movie features the quote: 'Say hello to my little friend!'?

Al Pacino as Tony Montana delivers this line while wielding an M16 with a grenade launcher in the climactic shootout of Scarface (1983). It has become one of the most parodied movie lines ever.

Which movie features the quote: 'E.T. phone home'?

The lovable alien in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) speaks these words while pointing to the sky. Steven Spielberg's film became the highest-grossing film of its era upon release.

Which movie features the quote: 'After all, tomorrow is another day'?

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara speaks the final line of Gone with the Wind (1939), showing her resilience after Rhett Butler walks out. It's adapted from the closing line of Margaret Mitchell's novel.

Which movie features the quote: 'Just keep swimming'?

Ellen DeGeneres voices Dory, a blue tang fish with short-term memory loss, who sings this optimistic mantra in Finding Nemo (2003). It became an inspirational catchphrase beyond the film.

Which movie features the quote: 'No, I am your father'?

Darth Vader reveals his true identity to Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Often misquoted as 'Luke, I am your father,' the actual line begins with 'No, I am your father.'

Which movie features the quote: 'My precious'?

Andy Serkis as Gollum obsessively mutters this about the One Ring throughout The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The performance, created through motion capture, was groundbreaking for the film industry.

Which movie features the quote: 'You're gonna need a bigger boat'?

Roy Scheider ad-libbed this line as Chief Brody in Jaws (1975) after seeing the shark for the first time. Steven Spielberg loved it so much he kept it in the final cut.

Which movie features the quote: 'I'll have what she's having'?

Estelle Reiner (director Rob Reiner's mother) delivers this line after watching Meg Ryan's famous fake orgasm scene in a deli in When Harry Met Sally... (1989).

Which movie features the quote: 'Here's Johnny!'?

Jack Nicholson improvised this line while chopping through a door with an axe in The Shining (1980). It's a reference to Ed McMahon's famous introduction of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.

Which movie features the quote: 'Wax on, wax off'?

Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi teaches Ralph Macchio's Daniel this seemingly mundane chore in The Karate Kid (1984), which secretly trains muscle memory for defensive karate blocks.

Which movie features the quote: 'That'll do, pig. That'll do'?

James Cromwell as Farmer Hoggett quietly praises Babe the pig after winning the sheepdog trials in Babe (1995). The understated delivery makes it one of the most emotionally powerful lines in family cinema.

Which movie features the quote: 'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer'?

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone delivers this famous piece of advice in The Godfather Part II (1974). Though often attributed to Sun Tzu, this exact phrasing originated in the film's screenplay.

Which movie features the quote: 'I feel the need... the need for speed'?

Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards as Maverick and Goose high-five while delivering this line in Top Gun (1986). The quote was reportedly improvised by Cruise and Edwards during filming.

Which movie features the quote: 'I'm the king of the world!'?

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson shouts this while standing at the bow of the Titanic in the 1997 film. DiCaprio also famously echoed the line when accepting his first Oscar in 2016.

Which movie features the quote: 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner'?

Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle delivers this defiant line before pulling Jennifer Grey onto the dance floor in Dirty Dancing (1987). Swayze reportedly thought the line was cheesy, but it became iconic.

Which movie features the quote: 'Hasta la vista, baby'?

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 says this before shattering the frozen T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Edward Furlong's character John Connor taught him the phrase earlier in the film.

Which movie features the quote: 'You had me at hello'?

Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd tells Tom Cruise's Jerry Maguire this during his impassioned speech in Jerry Maguire (1996). The line has become a staple of romantic movie quote lists.

Which movie features the quote: 'I drink your milkshake!'?

Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview delivers this bizarre but menacing line in There Will Be Blood (2007). Director Paul Thomas Anderson based it on actual testimony from the 1924 Teapot Dome scandal hearings.

Which movie features the quote: 'Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys'?

Robin Williams as English teacher John Keating inspires his students with this phrase in Dead Poets Society (1989). The Latin phrase 'carpe diem' comes from the Roman poet Horace.

Which movie features the quote: 'There's no crying in baseball!'?

Tom Hanks as manager Jimmy Dugan shouts this at a crying player in A League of Their Own (1992). The line, about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, became a popular catchphrase.

Which movie features the quote: 'You is kind. You is smart. You is important'?

Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark repeats this affirmation to the toddler Mae Mobley in The Help (2011). The line highlights the bond between the child and her caregiver in 1960s Mississippi.

Which movie features the quote: 'I'm walking here! I'm walking here!'?

Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo yells at a taxi in Midnight Cowboy (1969). The scene was unscripted -- a real cab nearly hit Hoffman during filming on a New York City street.

Which movie features the quote: 'Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore'?

Judy Garland as Dorothy speaks this line to her dog Toto upon arriving in the colorful land of Oz in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The phrase is now commonly used to describe any unfamiliar situation.

Which movie features the quote: 'The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club'?

Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden establishes this ironic rule in Fight Club (1999). The paradox of the rule -- which became widely known -- mirrors the film's themes of anti-consumerism and self-destruction.

Which movie features the quote: 'Get busy living, or get busy dying'?

Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne delivers this motivational line in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Despite modest box office returns, the film became one of the most beloved of all time.

Which movie features the quote: 'Show me the money!'?

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Rod Tidwell forces Tom Cruise to shout this phrase over the phone in Jerry Maguire (1996). Gooding won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role.

Which movie features the quote: 'Rosebud'?

Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane whispers 'Rosebud' as his dying word in Citizen Kane (1941). The mystery of its meaning drives the entire plot, and it's revealed to be the name of his childhood sled.

Which movie features the quote: 'With great power comes great responsibility'?

Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben imparts this wisdom to Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker in Spider-Man (2002). Though it originates from the Spider-Man comics (1962), the film cemented it in popular culture.

Which movie features the quote: 'I am Groot'?

Vin Diesel voices Groot, a tree creature who can only say 'I am Groot' in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel recorded the line in multiple languages for international versions of the film.

Which movie features the quote: 'Surely you can't be serious.' 'I am serious... and don't call me Shirley'?

Leslie Nielsen delivers this classic deadpan exchange in Airplane! (1980). The joke exemplifies the film's rapid-fire pun style that revolutionized the spoof comedy genre.

Which movie features the quote: 'You shall not pass!'?

Ian McKellen as Gandalf thunders this command while facing the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dum in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). In the book, the line is actually 'You cannot pass.'

Which movie features the quote: 'Bond. James Bond'?

Sean Connery first delivers this iconic introduction in Dr. No (1962), the first James Bond film. Every subsequent Bond actor has repeated this line, making it one of the longest-running catchphrases in cinema.

Which movie features the quote: 'I am Iron Man'?

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark reveals his secret identity at a press conference in the final line of Iron Man (2008). The unscripted moment launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Which movie features the quote: 'Inconceivable!'?

Wallace Shawn as Vizzini repeatedly exclaims 'Inconceivable!' in The Princess Bride (1987), prompting Mandy Patinkin's Inigo Montoya to note, 'You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.'

Which movie features the quote: 'Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night'?

Bette Davis as Margo Channing delivers this warning at a party in All About Eve (1950). Often misquoted as 'bumpy ride,' the original line says 'bumpy night.' The film won Best Picture that year.

Which movie features the quote: 'I coulda been a contender'?

Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy delivers this lament in the back of a taxi in On the Waterfront (1954). The full line is 'I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.'

Which movie features the quote: 'We'll always have Paris'?

Humphrey Bogart says this to Ingrid Bergman at the airport in Casablanca (1942), reminding her of their romantic time together in Paris before the war. It's one of several iconic lines from the film.

Which movie features the quote: 'Houston, we have a problem'?

Tom Hanks as astronaut Jim Lovell calmly reports this understatement in Apollo 13 (1995). The actual words spoken during the real 1970 mission were 'Houston, we've had a problem.'