20 Movie Quotes about Homelessness (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Sep 4, 2025

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

1 I sleep in these candy wrappers. I bundle myself up like a little homeless lady.

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

2 It was Dad. I swear. Dressed like a homeless man.

Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank in The Truman Show

3 The only reason she babysits is to have a place -_.

Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween (1978)

4 Sir, why are you running? -Why are you running? -Are you doing this for world peace? -Are you doing this for the homeless?

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994)

5 You don't know what troubles are. Look at me. I live on 186th Street and they won't let me on the subway.

Irene Dunne as Terry McKay in Love Affair (1939)

6 Eeyore! -Oh, are you running away from home too, Eeyore? -Don't see how I could, since I don't have a home to run away from.

Peter Cullen as Eeyore in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

7 Never mind me. The one with no home to go home to.

Peter Cullen as Eeyore in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

8 Ladies and gentlemen, a moment of silent prayer for the John Does all over the world, many of whom are homeless and hungry.

Quote from Meet John Doe (1941)

9 Brother John have you seen the homeless daughters standing there with broken wings?

Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers in Sling Blade (1996)

10 We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights while also promoting equal rights for women.

Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho

20 Movie Quotes about Homelessness (+ Sound Clips)

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