“Of all the podcasts in all the pod players in all the internet, she listens to mine!”
Does that sound familiar? It’s an adaption of a famous quote from the film Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Here’s the actual quote:
“Of all the gin joints in all of the towns in all the world, she walks into mine… “
We’re going to the movies this week and sharing with you some of our favourite classic quotes and the films they come from.
Audio message from Patricia from Pamplona who has passed the C1 Advanced exam!
Famous Movie Quotes
Many thanks to Angelica Bello who gave us the idea for this episode on movie quotes.
Casablanca, 1942 is a classic film the world over and has given rise to a few famous quotes:
“We’ll always have Paris.”
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” (Humphrey Bogart)
A famous scene from Casablanca:
Rick Blaine: If that plane leaves the ground and you’re not with him, you’ll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.
Ilsa: But what about us?
Rick Blaine: We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have it before…we’d…we’d lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.
Ilsa: When I said I would never leave you…
Rick Blaine: And you never will. But I’ve got a job to do too. Where I’m going, you can’t follow. What I’ve got to do, you can’t be any part of.
Ilsa, I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
Someday you’ll understand that. Here’s looking at you, kid.
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” (Humphrey Bogart)
“Play it, Sam.” Often misquoted as “Play it again, Sam.” (Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart both say it)
Ilsa: Play it once, Sam, for old times’ sake.
Sam: [lying] I don’t know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
Ilsa: Play it, Sam, Play “As Time Goes By”.
Sam: [lying] Oh, I can’t remember it, Miss Ilsa. I’m a little rusty on it.
Ilsa: I’ll hum it for you. Da-dy-da-dy-da-dum, da-dy-da-dee-da- dum . . .
Sing it Sam.
Sam: [singing] You must remember this / A kiss is but a kiss / A sigh is just a sigh / The fundamental things apply / As time goes by / And when two lovers woo / They still say “I love you” / On that you can rely / No matter what the future brings . . .
Rick Blaine: [rushing up] Sam, I thought I told you never to play . . . [Sees Ilsa. Sam closes the piano and rolls it away.]
Sudden Impact, 1983
“Go ahead! Make my day.” (Clint Eastwood)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flt9K8vlJGE
Some Like It Hot, 1959.
“Well, nobody’s perfect!” (Joe E. Brown)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHhr-aaLnI
Star Wars, 1977
“May the force be with you” (Various)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH83SsL_fIQ
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
“E.T. phone home.” (E.T.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyFijjikkeM
She Done Him Wrong, 1933
“Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” (Mae West)
Lady Lou: “I always did like a man in a uniform. That one fits you grand. Why don’t you come up sometime ‘n see me? I’m home every evenin’.”
Captain: “Yeah, but I’m busy every evening.”
Lou: “Busy? So, what are you tryin’ to do, insult me?”
Captain: “Why no, no, not at all. I’m just busy, that’s all…”
Lou: “I heard ya, but you ain’t kiddin’ me any. You know, I met your kind before. Why don’t you come up sometime, huh?”
Captain: “Well, I…”
Lou: “Don’t be afraid. I won’t tell…Come up. I’ll tell your fortune…Aw, you can be had.”
Taxi Driver, 1976
“You talking to me?” (Robert de Niro)
“You talkin’ to me?
You talkin’ to me?
You talkin’ to me?
Then who the hell else are you talkin’ to?
You talkin’ to me? Well I’m the only one here.”
Goldfinger, 1964.
“A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
Same Lines From Different Films – Shaken Not Stirred compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2b3mOkz_ho
The Godfather, 1972
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” .(Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in the movie The Godfather, and after, Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, Vito’s son)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL7TYCT9PGE
Jaws (1975) – You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs
“Show me the money!” Jerry Maguire, 1996 (Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFrag8ll85w
“They call me Mister Tibbs!” In the Heat of the Night, 1967 (Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6n8VyqaCQ4
“If you build it, he will come.” Field of Dreams, 1989 (Kevin Cosner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ay5GqJwHF8
There are some lines from films that maybe aren’t famous quotes, but you think they should be. For example, Reza loves this line and the fantastic cackle afterwards, in one of his favourite westerns:
The Wild Bunch, 1970
“Ain’t like it used to be, but it’ll do.” (Edmond O’Brien)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-LDKl3FOs
Are there any lines from films (in English) that you think deserve to be famous quotes or more famous than they are?
The Big Lebowski, 1998 (Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro Directed by the Cohen Brothers)
“That rug really tied the room together.” (Ironic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwZshlE3HUA
(¡OJO! – not family friendly!)
…and now it’s your turn to practise your English. What are your favourite famous movie quotes?
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