37 Movie Quotes about Duty (Sound Clips)

Last updated on: August 11, 2025

Memorable quotes about duty, 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 give all my time and energy to my duties and what do I get? -You get awfully tiresome after a while.

Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly in Duck Soup (1933)

2 So... you have confessed to the crime of touching the king's crown. -Yes, but... -But what? -But it's my job, Your Highness. I'm the royal crown polisher.

Quote from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

3 Sorry. It is my duty to run away first.

Steve Martin as Captain Smek in Home (2015)

4 Just doing my civic duty, sir.

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

5 One more, one more. Why did the hero flush the toilet? Say why? -Why? -Because it was his doodie!

Sarah Silverman as Vanellope Von Schweetz in Wreck-It Ralph

6 I will destroy the man. It is my sworn duty.

Quote from Duel to the Death

7 Hey, hey, hey, what's this? Sleeping on duty? Hey, hey, you two. Rise and shine. Hit the deck.

Daws Butler as Yogi Bear in Yogi's First Christmas (1980)

8 A crown to wear in grace and beauty as is thy right and royal duty.

Quote from Sleeping Beauty (1959)

9 And besides, I've got a job to do, too. It may not be as fancy as being president, but it's my duty. And it's a big duty!

John C. Reilly as Wreck It Ralph in Wreck-It Ralph

10 I'll tell you a secret. When you kill someone on duty, they have to be your slave in the afterlife.

Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris in Training Day (2001)