Envy quotes
104 envy quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: The Core
“- Josh: Is there anything you can't do?
- Beck: Not that I'm aware of.
- Josh: I find that incredibly intimidating.
- Beck: Most people do.” - From the movie: Election
“I feel sorry for Mr. McAllister. I mean, anyone who's stuck in the same little room, wearing the same stupid clothes, saying the exact same things year after year for his whole life, while his students go on to good colleges, move to big cities and do great things and make loads of money... He's got to be at least a little jealous.”
- From the movie: Patch Adams
“When I was a girl I would look out my bedroom window at the caterpillars; I envied them so much. No matter what they were before, no matter what happened to them, they could just hide away and turn into these beautiful creatures that could fly away completely untouched.”
- From the movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
- From the movie: The Truth About Cats & Dogs
“You burp and guys think its adorable. You puke and they line up to hold your hair back.”
- From the movie: To Die for
“It's really something when you think that I'm the one who's gonna be famous. Suzanne would die if she knew.”
- From the movie: Toy Story
“- Mr. Potato Head: How come you don't have a laser, Woody?
- Woody: It's not a laser! It's a... It's a little light bulb that blinks.
- Hamm: What's with him?
- Mr. Potato Head: Laser envy.” - From the movie: This Is Spinal Tap
- From the movie: Crossfire Trail
“- Beau Dorn: You shot me.
- Rafe Covington: Just when things were going so good for you.” - From the movie: Picture Perfect
“You know what, Sam? You're just always going to be that guy at the restaurant who, when he gets what he ordered, always wishes he got what the guy next to him did.”
- From the movie: The Lion King
- From the movie: All That Jazz
- Joe Gideon: No, nothing I ever do is good enough. Not beautiful enough, it's not funny enough, it's not deep enough, it's not anything enough. Now, when I see a rose, that's perfect. I mean, that's perfect. I want to look up to God and say, "How the hell did you do that? And why the hell can't I do that?".
- Angelique: Now that's probably one... (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Small Time Crooks
“- Ray: I get a bad vibe about this guy, David. It's my street instinct, but I just don't trust him.
- May Sloane: Yeah, I know why. Because he's younger than you are, handsomer than you are, he's much taller than you are, he's smarter than you are, he's much more exciting than you are...
- Ray: May, don't feel obligated to pull any punches with...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the animation: Sleeping Beauty
“- Merryweather: I'd like to turn her into a fat old hop toad.
- Fauna: Now, dear, that isn't a very nice thing to say.
- Flora: Besides, we can't. You know our magic doesn't work that way.
- Fauna: It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness.
- Merryweather: Well, that would make me happy.” - From the movie: North
“A bird in the hand is always greener than the grass under the other guy's bushes. It's a metaphor used by gardeners and landscaping people in general.”
- From the movie: Oklahoma!
“- Will Parker: I don't know what to make of you! You're too purty to be a skunk! Too thin to be a snake! To little to be a man, and too big to be a mouse! I reckon you're a rat!
- Ali Hakim: That's logical.” - From the movie: The Next Karate Kid
“- Julie Pierce: Even Elvis Presley got a black belt.
- Miyagi: Borrow from Elvis next time see him.” - From the movie: Soapdish
“- Montana Moorehead: You promised me you would get rid of Celeste. We were both naked and you promised! Naked!
- David Barnes: Hey! We were never naked.
- Montana Moorehead: Well, we could've been! Not only did you get rid of Celeste but you created Lori! This ingénue from hell! She has more lines than I do and she's a goddamn mute!!” - From the movie: Of Mice and Men
“Curly's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. Kinda like he's mad at em, 'cause he ain't a big guy.”
- From the movie: Stuart Little
- From the movie: Batman Returns
- From the movie: Postcards from the Edge
“- Lowell Kolchek: You're not going to get a lot of sympathy. Do you know how many people would give their right arm to live your life?
- Suzanne Vale: That's the problem. I can't feel my life. I look around me and I know so much of it is good.” - From the movie: Poltergeist
You know we have a saying around here; "The grass grows greener on every side".
- From the movie: Cat People
- From the movie: Batman Returns
“- The Penguin: You're just jealous because I'm a genuine freak and you have to wear a mask!
- Batman: You might be right.”
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