138 Movie Quotes about Communication (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: May 6, 2026

Memorable quotes about communication, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 I think it's time that you and I arranged a heart-to-heart.

Matthew Broderick as Simba in The Lion King (1994)

2 What we got here, is a failure to communicate.

Paul Newman as Lucas "Luke" Jackson in Cool Hand Luke

3 Yeah, well, that's bad communication. Also something families do.

Garry Shandling as Verne in Over the Hedge

4 What is he babbling about? He's like the thing that wouldn't shut up.

David Spade as Emperor Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove

5 They're requesting communications, sir. -Let them eat static.

Ricardo Montalbán as Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

6 Come on, all the long-distance lines are down? What about the satellite? Is it snowing in space?

Bill Murray as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day

7 But then, on the other hand, I must warn you that when you finally have the pleasure of saying the thing you mean to say at the moment you mean to say it, remorse inevitably follows.

Tom Hanks as Joe Fox in You've Got Mail

8 The odd thing about this form of communication is that you're more likely to talk about nothing than something, but I just want to say that all this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings. So, thanks.

Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail

9 You know, I don't think we need to do the thing where we tell each other everything.

Tom Cruise as Jerry Maguire in Jerry Maguire

10 Come on, man! Hey! See, that's the difference between us. You think we're fightin', and I think we're finally talkin'!

Cuba Gooding Jr.; Cuba Gooding Jr. as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire