56 Funny Quotes About Work from Movies (+ Audio Clips) - page 6

Updated: Mar 15, 2026

A collection of funny quotes about work from movies, complete with audio samples in mp3 & wav formats — great for ringtones or laughs.

51 You wouldn't be able to work any place you had to do a job. You just want to play around with your theories and make like some 16th century alchemist.

Robert Lansing as Dr. Scott Nelson in 4D Man (1959)

52 I can promise you I'll be back in the shop tomorrow and I'll be on my toes! I'll sell more goods than I ever sold before.

Margaret Sullavan as Klara Novak in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

53 I'll be here all week. In fact, I'll be here for my whole life. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Halloween, Kwanzaa.

Chris Rock as Marty The Zebra in Madagascar

54 So after all that hard work... it's time to start preparations for next Christmas.

Will Ferrell as Buddy The Elf in Elf (2003)

55 My advice to you is to do what your parents did! Get a job, sir!

Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in The Big Lebowski

56 Well, I ain't used to hard work neither. I always tried to avoid it.

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