61 Movie Quotes about Intelligence (+ Sound Clips) - page 6

Updated: Mar 29, 2026

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

51 I apologize for the intelligence of my remarks, Sir Thomas. I'd forgotten that you were a member of parliament.

George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

52 A dumb Ape Man is bad enough. One that smart I can live without. Get it? Live without? -Me, too!

Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

53 Actually, legs would help, you know. -Brains wouldn't hurt either.

Thurl Ravenscroft as Kirby in The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

54 Twice as smart. She does have a point. -Yes, well, two heads are better than one.

Jerry Orbach as Lumière; David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

55 My goodness! You remember all that? -Sure. I'm not as stupid as I look from the outside.

John Wayne as Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

56 This creature is more powerful and more intelligent than we are. He regards us as important only for his nourishment.

Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Arthur Carrington in The Thing from Another World

57 A child of four could tell them that. -That is why they are needing you. Come on now, hurry up.

Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya in Short Circuit (1986)

58 Notice the highly developed cranial nerve system here.

Jack Nicholson as The President in Mars Attacks! (1996)

59 For intelligence, we believe we're looking at a total loss.

Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson in Independence Day (1996)

60 The most terrible intelligence imaginable, Mr. President.

Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas in The Fifth Element