25 of the Greatest Movie Quotes in History

Sherlock Holmes has many famous phrases that have been used in different movies about the renowned detective and his protege Dr. Watson. “Elementary, my dear Watson,” in particular, did not appear in the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The quote was made popular by a film. In the 1929 adaptation of the book, Holmes (Clive Brook) speaks the line: “”Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.”

In all of the Snow White movies, the question to the spirit in the magic mirror, even if it’s changed slightly, is always asked by the Evil Queen. The 1937 animated musical fantasy “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” based on the German fairy tale of the same name written by the Brothers Grimm, is the first full-length animated Walt Disney movie.

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” is the heartbreaking response Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) gives to his self-centered wife Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) when she tearfully asks him at the end of the movie “Where shall I go? What shall I do?”

A version of Dorothy’s famous line has been used in countless TV shows and feature films, from “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” to “Avatar” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” There is also Jo Dee Messina’s 1996 hit “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore.”

“Casablanca” has several memorable scenes and lines, including “We’ll always have Paris” and “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” One of the most famous is, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Today, the line is used informally to express friendly feelings towards one’s drinking companions.

Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond series of spy novels, admitted that he was looking for the most boring name possible for his character. James Bond, after whom the super spy was named, was a famous ornithologist and the author of a birdwatching guide.

The line became so famous that the sequel to “In the Heat of the Night” was titled “They call me Mister Tibbs!” “In the Heat of the Night” won five Oscars, including for best picture and best writing. The line is spoken by detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) after he clashes with a racist police chief who repeatedly calls Tibbs by his first name.

The line is so popular it has been misquoted many times. Contrary to popular belief, Clint Eastwood, who plays the main character, Harry, does not say “Do you feel lucky, punk?”

A variation of “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” appears in all three Godfather movies. The line may very well be the most famous line spoken by a movie gangster. The line was adapted as is from Mario Puzo’s novel “The Godfather.”

Robert De Niro’s performance as a lonely taxi driver in New York City descending into madness is considered one of the greatest of his careers. One of the most famous lines in the film, and in the history of cinema, is “You talkin’ to me?” which De Niro actually improvised.

Several characters say the famous line in the Star Wars movies. It was first uttered in the first installment of the franchise “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope” by General Dodonna, a minor character, as he dismisses Rebel troops after a briefing.

Al Pacino’s little friend in the movie is an M16 automatic machine gun complete with an M203 grenade launcher attachment. The weapon was custom-made for the movie. The attachment was later used in the 1987 movie “Predator” with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The prop sold at an auction in 2015 for $54,400.

The Back to the Future movies were very popular and had many fans in high places, including former President Ronald Reagan. He used the famous line in his State of the Union address in 1986,” saying: “Never has there been a more exciting time to be alive, a time of rousing wonder and heroic achievement. As they said in the film ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.'”

The hit film, which won an Oscar for best writing, has many memorable moments, especially lines spoken by Robin Williams’ character, English teacher John Keating. The “Carpe Diem” speech is considered one of Williams’ best film moments. Williams was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Keating.

The line is spoken by Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), who has been the head of the Corleone crime family for about three decades and is trying to become a legitimate businessman. The line is in response to him finding out he is being double-crossed by others in the mafia determined to spoil his move to legitimacy.

“Hasta la vista,” which means “until the (next) sighting” in Spanish but is used as a way of saying goodbye, with the addition of “baby” was already a famous term in pop culture. It was used in the 1987 song “Looking for new love” by Jody Watley and “Wild Thing” by Tone Loc. The line was immortalized in the second Terminator movie, when John Connor (Edward Furlong) teaches The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) how to say the slang and later again when she destroys T-1000, a shapeshifting android assassin.

The famous line is spoken by Col. Nathan R. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) during a court room scene in which Jessup is being questioned by Lt. Daniel Kafee (Tom Cruise). Jessup breaks under pressure from Kafee who is trying to get him to admit he has something to do with the death of a young soldier.

The famous line is spoken by Tom Hanks, who plays the coach of an all-woman baseball team and is being rough with them (at least at the beginning of his tenure). He yells at one of the players for making a bad throw, at which point she starts crying. That prompts him to get even louder and meaner.

The famous line is spoken by William Wallace (Mel Gibson) when he leads the Scottish uprising against British rule in this 13th century period piece. Gibson also directed the movie and won two Oscars for best picture and best director.

“To infinity and beyond!” is Buzz Lightyear’s famous catchphrase from the Toy Story movies. The phrase has been seen on many T-shirts and was even used by NASA.

The famous line is spoken by Commander Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) when a problem with the oxygen tanks occurred. The original phrase, “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” was used by astronaut John Swigert, the command module pilot, to alert NASA that one of the oxygen tanks aboard the spacecraft exploded.

The full line is “Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at hello. You had me at hello.” It’s spoken by Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger) when Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) shows up at her house to win her back. In this conversation Maguire speaks another very famous line: “You complete me.”

Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) yells “Show me the money!” at Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) because Tidwell wants Maguire, who is his sports agent, to convince him to stay on as his client, and the way to do that is simple — to shout “show me the money” into the phone.

One of the most famous lines of the movie “Titanic” may have not made it into the film at all because Leonardo DiCaprio did not want to say it. Director James Cameron made it up on the spot after trying numerous other lines when Jack (DiCaprio) stands at the front of the ship with his friend, putting his arms out and shouting, “I’m the king of the world.” Cameron also shouted it when accepting his Oscar for Best Director.

The Joker (Heath Ledger) asks “Why so serious?” when he tells a person he is about to kill the story of how he got the scars on his face.