151 Movie Quotes about Failure (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jul 22, 2025

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

1 It's too late! We're banished, genius.

John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc.

2 I don't... I don't believe it. That is why you fail.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker; Mark Hamill as Jedi Master Yoda; Frank Oz as Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

3 Failure, eh? Take a look at that, you pompous windbag.

Helene Stanley as Cinderella in Cinderella (1950)

4 I'm a failure. Complete loser. My one chance to impress Roxanne and I blew it.

Max Goof in A Goofy Movie (1995)

5 Your plan is failing. Just admit it.

Will Ferrell as Megamind in Megamind (2010)

6 But to make doubly sure you do not fail, bring back her heart in this.

Adriana Caselotti as Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

7 I mean most of them ended in horrible failure, but we won today. Didn't we, sir?

Will Ferrell as Megamind in Megamind (2010)

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

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

9 We are told to remember the idea and not the man. Because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten.

Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta

10 Every day that man remains free is one more failure.

John Hurt as Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta

151 Movie Quotes about Failure (+ Sound Clips)

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