15 Movie Quotes about Animals

15 qtes – May 9, 2021

Old MacDonald had a farm

And on his farm he had some moo-moos. Animals are our furry companions. We have domesticated some of them for work, food or only because they are so darn cute we wanna cuddle with them, while others remain wild and free but are sometimes endangeredby our activities. Of course, there are a lot of movies and cartoons about our lovely little friends, so here are some of the best movie quotes about animals to lighten up your mood.

From the movie: Doctor Dolittle

“I do not understand the human race has so little love for creatures with a different face. Treating animals like people is no madness or disgrace. I do not understand the human race.”

Rex Harrison - Dr. John Dolittle

From the movie: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

“I'm a 51-year-old who likes cats better than people.”

Melissa McCarthy - Lee Israel

From the TV Series: The Crown

“It’s really one of the great paradoxes of being in a position where I have to talk to a great many people, but deep down, I’m happiest with animals.”

Jodi Balfour - Jackie Kennedy

From the movie: A Hidden Life

“They seem to have more freedom, and to know more of peace and happiness, though they are only unreasoning animals, than we humans do. We who have the gift of understanding.”

August Diehl - Franz Jägerstätter

From the movie: Frozen II

“Did you know gorillas burp when they're happy?”

Josh Gad - Olaf

From the movie: Doctor Dolittle

“Did you know that an ant has more intelligence than a hippopotamus? And that a grasshopper, in relation to his size, has more power in his hind legs than a kangaroo. Absolutely, fascinating! There's no doubt about it, animals are much more interesting than people.”

Rex Harrison - Dr. John Dolittle

From the movie: Doctor Dolittle

“These fish languages, they really only work underwater. It's fascinating! The basic system is mouth movements and bubbles signals. At the moment, I can only make big bubbles and they keep on telling me I'm shouting.”

talking about learning goldfish

Rex Harrison - Dr. John Dolittle

From the movie: Escape from the Planet of the Apes

“I do know this: One of the reasons for man's original downfall was your peculiar habit of murdering one another. Man destroys man. Apes do not destroy apes.”

Roddy McDowall - Cornelius

From the movie: The Zookeeper's Wife

“You can never tell who your enemies are, or who to trust. Maybe that's why I love animals so much. You look in their eyes, and you know exactly what's in their hearts. They're not like people.”

Jessica Chastain - Antonina Zabinska

From the movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

“Admiral, if we were to assume these whales were ours to do with as we pleased, we would be as guilty as those who caused their extinction.”

Leonard Nimoy - Spock

From the movie: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

“Inside every human, there's a dormant animal gene. This will return them to their rightful place in the animal kingdom!”

Tyler Perry - Baxter Stockman

From the movie: FernGully: The Last Rainforest

“Hello, I'm a nocturnal placental mammal of the order pterodidae, or ptero-didn't-I... In case you can't tell, I'm a bat!”

Robin Williams - Batty Koda

From the movie: Charlie's Angels

“I had a really long talk with a squirrel one time, longer in fact than I can with most people.”