David Thewlis: 16 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Apr 23, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by David Thewlis, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

1 Mockingbirds munched me mother!

As Mr. Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

2 My sisters were swallowed by swallows!

As Mr. Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

3 Then there's hope. -Don't be ridiculous. There's no hope at all. We don't have a compass.

Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis), Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

4 I can almost smell the lovely dirt.

As Mr. Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

5 Shh! I hear teeth. Great, big, gnashing teeth.

As Mr. Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

6 I'm a vegetarian. -I eat dirt.

Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis), Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

7 They'll see the Yank up there and come after us with a shovel. It happened to my brother. -How awful. -Split him right down the middle. Now I have two half-brothers.

As Mr. Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

8 Now wiggle. -No! -But they won't come if you don't wiggle. -Exactly! And you can't make me. -Oh, yeah? -Stop! Ah-ha-ha!

James Henry Trotter (Paul Terry), Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

9 Wiggle, Mr. Earthworm. Our lives depend on it. -I can't! I'm all wiggled out. Aw!

James Henry Trotter (Paul Terry), Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

10 No-handedly. -Exactly. You're a hero. -I am? I'm Wonder Worm! -You are.

James Henry Trotter (Paul Terry), Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)