Jack Palance Movie Quotes & Lines – 35 Classics (+ Audio)

Updated: Feb 13, 2026

Find and rate the best quotes by Jack Palance, selected from famous or less known movies, as rated by our community, featuring short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 You're saying funny things, Smiley, but I don't see you smiling.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

2 Once you steal something, you spend your whole life fighting to keep it.

As Sir Rothbart in The Swan Princess

3 Oh, I love it. I mean, this is really classy. This is me!

As Sir Rothbart in The Swan Princess

4 Naive, ain't I? -Yes, but it's one of your best qualities.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

5 Look at him. Get his act. He's trying to play the crocodile. And what is he? A little lizard under a rock.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

6 Yeah, yeah. So what do you want from me? Bright dialogue? Something brilliant and witty?

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

7 I can't keep doing those lousy pictures.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

8 Every way is a way to die, huh?

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

9 I'll keep the pen. It's my only proof that the war is over or that it was ever fought.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

10 Leave a lot of cars out front, and the drunks will be dropping in all night.

As Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)