274 Movie Quotes about Dead People (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Sep 11, 2025

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

1 I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture. I don't like doing it.

Robin Williams as The Genie Of The Lamp in Aladdin (1992)

2 Now, all dead... Well, with all dead, there's usually only one thing that you can do. Go through his clothes and look for loose change.

Billy Crystal as Miracle Max in The Princess Bride (1987)

3 (parrot) Dead men tell no tales.

Quote from Pirates of the Caribbean 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl

4 Oh, I don't care if it's mean! Everybody's got dead people. It's no excuse to get everybody else dead along the way!

Bradley Cooper as Rocket The Racoon in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

5 Well, sometimes dead is better.

Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall in Pet Sematary (1989)

6 Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not.

Frank Oz as Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7 Well, it just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.

Billy Crystal as Miracle Max in The Princess Bride (1987)

8 With a proper diet and exercise, he should have lived a long life.

Baymax in Big Hero 6

9 Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo?

Ian McKellen as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

10 I guess what matters is what he stood for, what he lived for, and what he died for.

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV (1985)