35 Movie Quotes about Incompetence (+ Sound Clips) - page 4

Updated: Jan 20, 2026

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

31 Incompetent zero...

Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn in TRON (1982)

32 And we're in the hands of incompetents!

John Wayne as Dan Roman in The High and the Mighty (1954)

33 I can bring you up for departmental trial on charges of incompetence, or I can give you one more chance to make good on your responsibilities.

Sterling Hayden as Dix Handley in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

34 I am so tired of dealing with incompetence.

Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

35 And I assure you, I shall not suffer the consequence of your incompetence.

Steve McQueen as Lt. Frank Bullitt in Bullitt (1968)