Flying quotes

“I think getting drunk is the key to flying comfortably.”
Amanda Peet

“I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing.”
Billy Bob Thornton

“- Doug Masters: What's the matter, don't you feel like flying today?
- Reggie: Oh flying, yes. Dying, no.”

Jason Gedrick - Doug Masters
Larry B. Scott - Reggie

“You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high.”
Michael Moriarty - John Converse

“I give it an 8.3!”

Andrew McCarthy - Larry Wilson

“Flying is much more than flapping wings. A bird can flap its wings and not move an inch then when it wants to fly the slightest flick of its wings sends it up against the sky. You have to feel that air has substance and can hold you up. It's mostly a matter of confidence.”
Matthew Modine - Birdy

“- The Ghost: You wouldn't happen to know if there are any flights leaving the airport tonight, would you?
- Motel Receptionist: Not unless you've got your own private jet.
- The Ghost: Ah, I lent it to my butler.
- Motel Receptionist: Haha, oh you Brits!”
Ewan McGregor - The Ghost
Joel Kirby - Motel Receptionist

“- Ding Bell: Benji, I tell you, he said the man who's flying should be talking on this thing.
- Benjy Benjamin: What, am I supposed to do everything? You want me to fly the airplane, you want me to work the radio, what are you gonna... What are you, the hostess?”
Mickey Rooney - Ding Bell
Buddy Hackett - Benjy Benjamin

“- Gary Johnston: Ok, a limousine that can fly. Now I have seen everything.
- Spottswoode: Really? Have you seen a man eat his own head?
- Gary Johnston: No.
- Spottswoode: So then, you haven't seen everything.”
Trey Parker - Gary Johnston
Daran Norris - Spottswoode

“- Richie Furst: I've never even been on a private plane before today.
- Rebecca Shafran: You get used to it pretty quickly.”
Justin Timberlake - Richie Furst
Gemma Arterton - Rebecca Shafran

“- Niki Lauda: Do you fly?
- James Hunt: No.
- Niki Lauda: You should try. It's good for discipline. You have to stay within the rules, stick with regulations, suppress the ego. It helps with the racing.”
Daniel Brühl - Niki Lauda

Welcome to "albatross air: a fair fare from here to there". You get it? "A fair fare". It's a play on... never mind.
John Candy - Wilbur

“- FBI Agent Frank Sinclair: How's a fucking stewardess going to land the plane?
- Rachel Taper: She's a flight attendant!”
John Finn - FBI Agent Frank Sinclair
Rachel Ticotin - Rachel Taper

“- Pavel Upenskoy: Gant, can you fly that plane? Really fly it?
- Mitchell Gant: Yeah, I can fly it. I'm the best there is.”
Warren Clarke - Pavel Upenskoy
Clint Eastwood - Mitchell Gant

“Good afternoon, everyone. We're flying at 26,000 feet, moving up to 30,000 feet, and we've got clear skies all the way to Las Vegas. Right now, we're bringing you some in-flight entertainment. One of our first class passengers would like to sing you a song inspired by one of our coach passengers. And since we let our first class passengers do,...” (continue)(continue reading)

Billy Idol - Billy Idol

“- Rebel: Gimme a go, Mike... let me fix your car for you.
- Mike: Couldn't do that, mate.
- Rebel: No, I mean really fix it... make her fly! She's a 351, right? I've got some nitrous oxide injection 'round that's a sweet sensation.”
Max Cullen - Rebel
Terry Serio - Mike

“- Vic Deakins: Flying doesn't mean what it used to mean to me.
- Riley Hale: Not the flying - carrying the nukes. I know you. You love having the power of God at your fingertips. You get off on it.”
John Travolta - Vic Deakins
Christian Slater - Riley Hale

“- Miss Bianca: Oh, Captain. Is this a non-stop flight to Australia?
- Wilbur: Well, uh, not exactly. No. I can definitely say no. We're gonna have to make connections with a bigger bird. Non-stop? Who do I look like, Charles Lindbergh?”
Eva Gabor - Miss Bianca
John Candy - Wilbur

“I am the plumed serpent, I fly, and I crawl... I have fallen, but I shall rise again!”
Shelly Desai - Kahea

“- Quinn Harris: I'm the best god damned pilot you'll ever get.
- Robin Monroe: Hah! I've flown with you twice, you've crashed half the time!”
Harrison Ford - Quinn Harris
Anne Heche - Robin Monroe

“- Flight Officer: You need to get back in your seat, now.
- Bones: I suffer from aviophobia, it means fear of dying in something that flies!
- Flight Officer: Sir, for your own safety, sit down or else I'll make you sit down!”
Darlene Tejeiro - Flight Officer
Karl Urban - Bones

“- Al Columbato: You ain't gonna fly any more than I could, Birdy.
- Birdy: The reason you couldn't fly, Al, is you don't believe you could fly.”
Nicolas Cage - Al Columbato
Matthew Modine - Birdy

“I wish I had wings of the dove so I could fly away.”
Linus Roache - Merton

“We fly with our spirit.”
Minami Takayama - Kiki

“- Jason Alexander: I've never flown in a plane before.
- Lyric: Sometimes you don't need a plane to fly.”
Allen Payne - Jason Alexander
Jada Pinkett Smith - Lyric