Language quotes
295 language quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Shining Through
“To my father I spoke German. But he warned me to keep this language a secret, because outside of our neighborhood in Queens New York, if people heard me speak German they would either think that I was a Nazi sympathizer, or they would know I was a Jew.”
- From the movie: The Runestone
- From the movie: American Gigolo
“- Michelle: How many languages do you speak?
- Julian: Five or six.
- Michelle: Plus the, uh, international language?
- Julian: That's right.” - From the movie: Assassination
- From the movie: The Prince & Me
“- Eddie: How do you say it colloquially? Um, yo dog, there's a party kicking at my crib if you want to roll down there with me.
- Paige: That was just sad, don't ever do that again.” - From the movie: Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle
“Why is it that we all speak in British accents, when we're from outer space where there's no Britain?”
- From the movie: Liberty Heights
“- Dubbie the Blonde: Do you speak french?
- Van Kurtzman: No. Do you?
- Dubbie the Blonde: Yes. Not as well as my father's boyfriend. But then again, he is French.” - From the movie: Corrina, Corrina
“- Jonesy: Fuck you.
- Mr. Gray: I know what that expression means. I've studied the foul language section of your memory warehouse. Rather distasteful, I must say.
- Jonesy: How about this, Mr. Gray? Eat shit and die.” - From the movie: The Dirty Dozen
“- Maj. Reisman: How come you speak German?
- Joseph Wladislaw: My old man came from Silesia. He didn't speak German, he didn't dig coal. If he didn't dig coal, he didn't eat.” - From the movie: Bad Company
“I don't speak terrorist.”
- From the movie: Nancy Drew... Detective
“Well, if you must insult me, you might at least do it in English!”
- From the movie: Bride of Chucky
You know what the French call an orgasm? La petite morte. "The Little Death". Come on, Tiffany. Let's die a little.
- From the movie: Shooting Fish
- Georgie: How long have you been in England?
- Dylan: Five years.
- Georgie: And you still stay "bucks" and "babe"? - From the movie: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
“- Ricky Bobby: [to Jean Girard]I can't understand a word you've said the whole time.
- Cal Naughton Jr.: Did you eat some peanut butter or something?
- Ricky Bobby: Yeah, you sound like a dog with peanut butter on the roof of your mouth.
- Jean Girard: I think what you are hearing is my accent. I am French.” - From the movie: City Hall
“- Mayor John Pappas: You don't know what menschkeit means?
- Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun: No, I don't.
- Mayor John Pappas: Menschkeit, you know... something between men... it's about honor, and character... untranslatable. That's why it's Yiddish.” - From the movie: The Italian Job
“- Charlie Croker: We set?
- Lyle: Yeah. I've enhanced the viewing matrix to track both the Cartesian coordinates and three altitude angles to give the exact position and orientation of our baby.
- Left Ear: We're in Italy. Speak English.” - From the movie: Coup De Torchon
“There are three kinds of French: real French, shit French, and French shit.”
- From the movie: Rushmore
- From the movie: The Bank Job
“- Terry Leather: Radio's in the bag. Binoc's as well. There's a bed set at the top floor of this building. Pay for the week. The ladder will get you to the roof. You're in from Liverpool, looking for work.
- Eddie Burton: I don't have a Liverpool accent.
- Terry Leather: Then don't talk to anyone, Eddie.” - From the movie: The Incredible Hulk
- From the movie: My Dinner With Andre
Do you know, in Sanskrit the root of the verb "to be" is the same as "to grow" or "to make grow".
- From the movie: Lady and the Tramp
- Tony: Hey, she's pretty sweet kiddo, Butch. You take a Tony's advice and settle down with this-a one, eh?
- Lady: "This-a one"?
- Tramp: This-a one... this-a... Oh! Tony, you know. He's-a not-a speak-a English-a pretty good. - From the movie: Waxwork
- From the movie: Rush Hour 2
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