61 Introspection Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jan 6, 2026

A selection of introspection quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

1 And I was just thinking how the flowers and critters is curious things. They can look in your heart and tell when it sings.

James Baskett as Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)

2 And he saw corruption everywhere except within.

Tom Hulce as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

3 But there are times when suddenly you realise you're nearer the end than the beginning. And you wonder. You ask yourself what the sum total of your life represents.

Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

4 I don't know whether that kind of thinking's very healthy, but I must admit, I've had some thoughts on those lines from time to time.

Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai

5 And what is so wrong with being personal anyway? -Nothing. -Because whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.

Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail

6 We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. It's as simple as that.

Ed Harris as Christof in The Truman Show

7 I want you to realize that. Think about it, and then you'll know that the trouble is inside you.

Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Bennell in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

8 I have gathered the sum total of the world's evil in one place and that place is me!

James Earl Jones as Ommadon in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

9 But where could the moon be when there is no sky? For that matter, where am I?

Jim Cummings as Winnie The Pooh in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

10 This must mean I'm lost. And I didn't even know I was missing. What am I gonna do? How am I gonna find me? I can't go on much longer. I'm a goner. Done for.

Paul Winchell as Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

61 Introspection Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

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