108 Movie Quotes about Ideas (Sound Clips)

Last updated on: July 19, 2025

Memorable quotes about ideas, 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 That's an excellent idea.

George Sanders as Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (1967)

2 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

3 I have witnessed firsthand the power of ideas. I've seen people kill in the name of them and die defending them.

Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta

4 A man has an idea. The idea attracts others like-minded. The idea expands. The idea becomes an institution. What was the idea? See, that's what's been bothering me, boys.

Michael Wincott as Top Dollar in The Crow (1994)

5 Wait, wait, wait, wait. I got a better idea. How 'bout we don't?

Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story (1995)

6 I used to think they were followers with no ideas or vision.

Quote from The Lego Movie (2014)

7 Just words. -But good words. That's where ideas begin. Maybe you should listen to them.

Quote from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

8 I have no idea. You're the criminal mastermind, not me.

David Spade as Emperor Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove

9 A fella I once knew in El Paso, one day he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him the same question, Why? -And? -He said It seemed to be a good idea at the time.

Steve McQueen as Vin Tanner in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

10 Yes. Okay. I got an idea. I got an idea. My belt buckle. My belt buckle. Right here. Okay? Rub your wrists against my belt buckle. That'll do it.

Seth Rogen as Dale Denton in Pineapple Express