14 Movie Quotes about Harmonica (+ Sound Clips)

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

1 I always carry my harmonica. It's lighter than an accordion, and more powerful than a sleeping pill.

Steve Martin as Rigby Reardon in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

2 You know what I do when I'm facing a crisis of some kind? I just take out my harmonica and play until the crisis fades away. I think right now if you and me could get together on a duet...

Fay Wray as Alice in You Can't Take It with You (1939)

3 A mouth organ? What are they, a bunch of nuts?

Edward Arnold as Mr. Kirby in You Can't Take It with You (1939)

4 I met him in a boxcar a couple of years ago. I was fooling around with my harmonica and he comes over and joins in. Haven't be able to shaken him since.

Quote from Meet John Doe (1941)

5 Hey, buddy, get her a harmonica.

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994)

6 Well, I played a mean harmonica, as a younger man. Lost interest in it, though. Didn't make much sense in here.

Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption

7 Now tell me, why has your conk forsaken its place in safety behind your harmonica?

Peter Sellers as Bloodnok in The Goon Show

8 Well, bless my soul. A new harmonica! Sure is a beauty, too. I guess I'll run along downstairs and have a whack at it.

Fay Wray as Alice in You Can't Take It with You (1939)

9 When Mr. Kirby was a boy, the harmonica was associated with street corner loafers.

Fay Wray as Alice in You Can't Take It with You (1939)

10 Oh, yes, yes. I went to the zoo when I got the notion. Took up the harmonica again. Made a lot of friends. And even found time to notice when Spring came around.

Fay Wray as Alice in You Can't Take It with You (1939)

14 Movie Quotes about Harmonica (+ Sound Clips)

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