Compliments quotes

“- Frank Flannagan: Aren't you a little too young for that?
- Ariane Chavasse: I was about to ask you a similar question. Aren't you a little too old for that?
- Frank Flannagan: That hurts! First you save a man's life, then you stab him. Is that kind?”

Gary Cooper - Frank Flannagan
Audrey Hepburn - Ariane Chavasse

“- Abigail: You're so beautiful.
- Queen Anne: Stop it, you mock me.
- Abigail: I do not. If I were a man, I would ravish you!”
Emma Stone - Abigail
Olivia Colman - Queen Anne

“You crazy, wonderful dog!”
Dorothy McGuire - Katie Coates

“You are not pretty, you will never be pretty. But you have something much better: you have style.”

Iris Apfel - Herself

“Twenty five years later, the bouncing baby boy has grown into a swinging jungle king. He is swift, he is strong, he is sure, he is smart...
[George hits tree and falls down]
... he is unconscious.”

Keith Scott - The Narrator

“- Cher: Some people are not lucky enough to be as naturally adorable as you are.
- Josh: Stop it, you're making me blush.”
Alicia Silverstone - Cher
Paul Rudd - Josh

There's one more thing I'd like to say, um... it's not the "in" thing today to give compliments to a young lady. But... I just got to let you know that... you got a nice rack.

James Brown - Himself

“Let me tell you what I see here: a lot of raw talent. Swagger. Bravado. People are scared of you guys. They think you're dangerous, but the world needs to hear it.”
Paul Giamatti - Jerry Heller

“I do not know which I admire more. Your skill as a warrior or your resolve as a woman.”

Lena Headey - Lady Catherine de Bourgh

“- King George VI: I'm not going to sit here warbling.
- Lionel Logue: You can with me.
- King George VI: Because you're peculiar.
- Lionel Logue: I take that as a compliment.”

Colin Firth - King George VI
Geoffrey Rush - Lionel Logue

“One thing we got to say about our good friend L. B. Mayer. Believe me — he's no schmuck.”

George Jessel On Louis Burt Mayer

“- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt: Oh my God, look at you! I'm like a compass near north.
- Noxeema: Thank you.”
Robin Williams - John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Wesley Snipes - Noxeema

“I might say don't move because, as you sit there, the firelight is so beautiful on your hair. I might say don't move because this is All Souls' Day, and you mustn't disturb the spirits. And again, I might say don't move because this is a moment so full of understanding that I can't bear to see it come to an end.”

Charles Boyer - Duc de Praslin

“I like you, Amy. You're clever but you're not too brainy. You're prettyish but you're not too gorgeous. You're approachable.”

“Walter, you're wonderful, in a loathsome sort of way.”
Rosalind Russell - Hildy Johnson

“Don't you know how to smile? Do you know you're more beautiful than any girl I know? Oh, you're a lot more! Come here. Come here!”

Bo Derek - Jane

“I think you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.”

Ron Eldard - Glen Waddell

“You are a funny guy. Well-trained, but funny.”

Denzel Washington - Frank

“- Allison: I like your costume, Dani.
- Dani: Thank you! I really like yours too. Of course, I couldn't wear anything like that because I don't have any - what do you call them, Max? Yabbos?
- Dani: Max likes your yabbos... in fact, he loves them!”

Vinessa Shaw - Allison
Thora Birch - Dani

- Peter Sanderson: I message for you. Howie says “The cool points are out the window and you got me all twisted up in the game”.
- Charlene Morton: That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.
Steve Martin - Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah - Charlene Morton

“- Det. Lt. Mark McPherson: Were you in love with Laura Hunt, Mr. Lydecker? Was she in love with you?
- Waldo Lydecker: Laura considered me the wisest, the wittiest, the most interesting man she'd ever met.”
Dana Andrews - Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Clifton Webb - Waldo Lydecker

“- Aimee: I'm sorry, I don't know how to dance like Cassidy.
- Sutter: Hey. You dance like Aimee and that's perfect.”
Shailene Woodley - Aimee
Miles Teller - Sutter

“- Loretta Lynn: I done wrote me a song, Betty Sue. Your mama dadgome songwriter now.
- Betty Sue Lynn: That's a nice song, mama.
- Loretta Lynn: Thank you, baby.”

Sissy Spacek - Loretta Lynn
Sissy Lucas - Betty Sue Lynn

“Sorry, miss. Lieutenant Hank Marlow of the 45th. Put the old flight suit on for you. You are more beautiful than a hot dog and a beer at Wrigley Field on opening day... But you're real. Right?”

John C. Reilly - Hank Marlow

- John Watson: Amazing, Holmes. Simply amazing. Of course, you did forget one very important clue.
- Sherlock Holmes: Please enlighten me.
- John Watson: "Rathe" is "Ehtar" spelled backwards.
- Sherlock Holmes: Very clever, Watson. I'm certain I would have arrived at that conclusion sooner or later.
Alan Cox - Dr. Watson
Nicholas Rowe - Sherlock Holmes