totally quotable! 2008

“I’m laughing my ass off.”
--Arnie Klein (Alan Arkin), not laughing at all, Marley & Me

“I love him but I don’t trust him.”
--John (Owen Wilson), about Marley the dog, Marley & Me

“There’s so many wonderful things in life to be afraid of, as soon as you learn how scary they are.”
--schoolmaster (Richard Jenkins), The Tale of Despereaux

“You’re a strange little mouse.”
--Princess Pea (Emma Watson)
“Thank you.”
--Despereaux (Matthew Broderick)
The Tale of Despereaux

“We’re all hurtling toward death.”
--Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Synecdoche, New York

“Pray to your own personal god that this piece of junk flies.”
--Skipper (Tom McGrath), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

“Hurry up before we all come to our senses!”
--Julie (Sacha Baron Cohen), before the sacrifice to the gods, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

“There’s no way I’ll ever be out-Christianed or out-Texaned again.”
--George W. Bush (Josh Brolin), W.

“There is no exit -- we stay.”
--Dick Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss), on the invasion of Iraq, W.

“Death tends to give war a depressing image.”
--???, W.

“Send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved.”
--August Boatwright (Queen Latifah), The Secret Life of Bees

“I don’t really subscribe to any label.”
--Nick (Michael Cera), Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

“I refuse to be a goodie bag at your pity party.”
--Norah (Kat Dennings), Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

“Our enemies have realized that they’re fighting guys from the future.”
--Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), Body of Lies

“Nobody is innocent in this shit.”
--Ed Hoffman(Russell Crowe), Body of Lies

“The Duke is the only man in England not in love with his wife.”
--Charles Fox (Simon McBurney), The Duchess

“Hope is a demon bitch.”
--Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan), Hamlet 2

“My life is a parody of a tragedy.”
--Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan), Hamlet 2

“Art is happening!”
--Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan)
“So stop it!”
--student
Hamlet 2

“He’s turning every shade of green except the one he’s supposed to be.”
--Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), on Jabba’s son, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

“Man, I don’t drop character till I’ve done the DVD commentary.”
--Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), Tropic Thunder

“I don’t read the script -- the script reads me.”
--Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), Tropic Thunder

“Any asshole can tell a merlot from a zinfindel.”
--guy in bar, Bottle Shock

“I’m not a heathen, I’m a sinner.”
--Sebastian (Ben Wishaw), Brideshead Revisited

“Don’t be vulgar. Vulgar is not the same as funny.”
--Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), Brideshead Revisited

“I believe that whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you stranger.”
--The Joker (Heath Ledger), The Dark Knight

“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”
--The Joker (Heath Ledger), The Dark Knight

“Madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little push.”
--The Joker (Heath Ledger), The Dark Knight

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
--Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), The Dark Knight

“Haven’t you ever seen a dinosaur before?”
--Sean (Josh Hutcherson)
“Not with skin on it.”
--Trevor (Brendan Fraser)
Journey to the Center of the Earth

“You’re in love. Have a beer”
--Red (Ron Perlman), to Abe, Hellboy II: The Golden Army

“My body is a temple.”
--Abe (Doug Jones)
“No, your body is an amusement park.”
--Red (Ron Perlman)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

“Space is the final fun-tier!”
--Shelby Forthright (Fred Willard), Wall-E

“Ray is the Bono of PR.”
--some guy
“Actually, I think Bono is the Bono of PR.”
--Ray (Jason Bateman)
Hancock

“This is a whole new level of weird.”
--Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth), The Incredible Hulk

“[in Portuguese:] Don’t make me hungry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m hungry. [in English:] No, that’s not right.”
--Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), The Incredible Hulk

“We are noodle folk. Broth runs through out veins.”
--Mr. Ping (James Hong), Kung Fu Panda

“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.”
--Oogway (Randall Duk Kim), Kung Fu Panda

“I know you’re trying to be all mystical and kung fu-y, but could you at least tell me where we’re going?”
--Po (Jack Black), Kung Fu Panda

“We can’t kill him now. We just bandaged his head.”
--Trufflehunter (Ken Stott), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

“Gimme a scotch, I’m starving.”
--Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Iron Man

“The Jade Warlord sent a bounty hunter.”
--Golden Sparrow (Yifei Liu)
“We are doomed.”
--Lu Yan (Jackie Chan)
The Forbidden Kingdom

“With all due respect, sir, fuck the President.”
--Brandon (Ryan Phillippe), Stop-Loss

“You left her at the altar when she was pregnant!”
--Gordon (Dylan Moran)
“But that was ages ago!”
--Dennis (Simon Pegg)
“Women remember that stuff.”
--Gordon (Dylan Moran)
Run, Fat Boy, Run

“I have news for you, Dennis Doyle from downstairs: it’s all your fault!”
--Mr. Ghoshdashtidar (Harish Patel), Run, Fat Boy, Run

“You want to feel my spatula?”
--Mr. Ghoshdashtidar (Harish Patel), Run, Fat Boy, Run

“You can’t sell horse tranquilizers to a midget!”
--Ray (Colin Farrell), In Bruges

“I will not be lectured by the porn king of Soho.”
--Michael X (Peter De Jersey), The Bank Job

“My family has a psychiatrist on call. How normal can I be?”
--Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin), Charlie Bartlett

“Bringing psychiatric drugs and teenagers together is like opening a lemonade stand in the desert.”
--Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin), Charlie Bartlett

“Never never attack a drunk guy with a gun.”
--Nathan Gardner (Robert Downey Jr.), Charlie Bartlett

“Maybe there’s more to high school than being well liked.”
--Mom (Hope Davis)
“Like what, specifically?”
--Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin)
Charlie Bartlett

“Vengeance or death! Hopefully vengeance.”
--Hogsqueal (Seth Rogen), The Spiderwick Chronicles

“Good thing we’re New Yorkers.”
--Mom (Mary Louise Parker), The Spiderwick Chronicles

“I hate cleaning toilets but the money is so good.”
--Bridget (Diane Keaton), Mad Money