Burt Lancaster Movie Quotes & Lines – 24 Classics (+ Audio)

Updated: Jul 6, 2025

Explore the timeless movie quotes of Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994), the iconic American actor whose commanding presence graced the silver screen, each brought to life with captivating sound clips available for download in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 A man eats an apple. He gets a piece of the core stuck between his teeth, you know? He tries to work it out with some cellophane off a cigarette pack. What happens? The cellophane gets stuck in there too.

As Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)

2 A job. -A job? Well, why come to me? -'Cause you're the only crooks I know.

Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson; Dan Duryea as Slim Dundee in Criss Cross (1949)

3 Back then I thought, Well, there'll be other days. I didn't realize that that was the only day.

As Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams (1989)

4 'I didn't mean to do anything wrong.' Half the time, you don't know what you're doing. Trouble is, you always know what you want.

As Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)

5 She's all right. She's just young. -In some ways, she knows more than Einstein.

As Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)

6 Every place you go, you see her face. Half the girls you pass are her. Did it ever happen to you?

As Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)

7 That's the trouble with you. It always was, from the beginning. You just don't know what kind of a world it is. -Well, I'll know better next time.

Yvonne De Carlo as Anna; Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)

8 So what was that like? -It was like coming this close to your dreams, and then watch them brush past you, like a stranger in a crowd.

As Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams (1989)

9 At the time, you don't think much of it. You know, we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening.

As Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams (1989)

10 That's my wish, Ray Kinsella. That's my wish. Is there enough magic out there in the moonlight to make this dream come true?

As Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams (1989)

Burt Lancaster Movie Quotes & Lines – 24 Classics (+ Audio)

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