"Great movie quotes become part of our cultural vocabulary.”
Jean Picker Firstenberg, Director and CEO
It occurred to me this morning that I sometimes have entire conversations using only movie quotes. I’m not sure what this says about me. Or maybe I am. Either way, today’s your lucky day, punk, because I’m about to share my favorite quotes with you.
Now you all know how much I love a good list. Or even a bad list. I’m not picky. But you know what’s even better than a plain ol’ list? An outline. Mmm-hm. And since movie quotes fall into several categories, an outline is pretty much a necessity here.
Calm down, I’m getting to the quotes. Don’t be all “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a” about my rationale for typing this in an outline! Surely you can indulge me just this once. (And don’t call me Shirley!)
Oh, good grief – somebody stop me!
Movie quotes - Excuse me. I believe you have my stapler. (Office Space)
- I could set the building on fire. (Office Space)
- Doctor, doctor. Doctor, doctor. (Spies Like Us)
- Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. (The King and I)
- I gotta pee. (Forrest Gump)
Movie quotes to use with your spouse
- Ummm…yeah…I’m gonna need you to come in on Saturday. (Office Space)
- For-EV-errrr. (The Sandlot)
- Just you wait, Henry Higgins! (My Fair Lady)
- Do, or do not. There is no try. (The Empire Strikes Back)
- Me and Jenny’s like peas and carrots. (Forrest Gump) – Okay, so maybe this is just us. But Mark loves to say this in his annoying Forrest Gump voice and says, “Me and Photoqueen’s like peas and carrots.”
- If you’re gonna hurl, hurl in this. (Wayne’s World)
- You can do it! (Waterboy)
- I’ll be back. (The Terminator)
- There’s no crying in baseball! (A League of Their Own)
- Wha’ happen? (A Mighty Wind)
- Bueller…? Bueller…? Anyone? (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
Movie quotes to use at church
- May the force be with you. (Star Wars)
- Nobody puts baby [Jesus] in the corner. (Dirty Dancing)
- You talkin’ to me? (Taxi Driver)
- Show me the money! (Jerry Maguire)
- You can’t handle the truth! (A Few Good Men)
Movie quotes to use when eating
- Get in my belly! (Austin Powers)
- Gimme some of your tots. (Napoleon Dynamite)
- When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun. (Nacho Libre)
- Pate? (A Far Off Place)
Movie quotes to use whenever you feel like it/when you want to confuse people/when the mood strikes you
- Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die! (The Princess Bride)
- Toe pick! (The Cutting Edge)
- Could you milk me? (Meet the Parents)
- We thought you was a toad! (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
- K-Mart sucks. (Rain Man)
- Beavers and ducks! (Bandits)
And pretty much my all-time favorite movie quote of all
- I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal. (Anchorman)
In summary, movie quotes and moves have, indeed, become part of my vocabulary. That’s really the only explanation for the voice I use to say, “Lucky,” or the way I pronounce “jazz flute” with a “y.” It’s why I often fight the desire to raise my foot up and do the crane or to place my pinky by my mouth whenever someone says “one million dollars.” And it’s why I head bang like crazy every time I hear Bohemian Rhapsody in the car.
What movie quotes or moves are part of your vocabulary?
