137 Movie Quotes about Jail Time (+ Sound Clips) - page 9

Updated: May 31, 2026

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

81 We'd rather die than wind up in jail. Leave it be. I'll find a way to help them.

Dwight Schultz as Howling Mad Murdock in The A-Team

82 I don't hold jail against you, but I hate a liar.

John Wayne as Wil Andersen in The Cowboys (1972)

83 Well, don't hold your breath, 'cause it'll be a long time. And it's ten-to-one you'll all be in your cells before I get out.

Quote from Lady Gangster (1942)

84 Oh boy is this nice in here. -Thought you didn't like jails. -This is the first time I ever appreciated one. It's so cozy, so solid. Don't they build them nice.

Quote from The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

85 Me? I've been in jail a long time, T. Sometimes I feel like a caged animal.

Quote from Don't Be a Menace

86 Please don't put me in a cell. I'm sick. Can't you see my nerves are all shattered? Look.

Quote from House of Wax (1953)

87 I'm going to jail, I'm going to jail! Lalalala...

Quote from Kung Fu Zombie

88 And I ask you: What is funny about going to the pokey for 10 years? -To me, in all sincerity, nothing.

Quote from Ocean's 11 (1960)

89 He's in prison, the electrician. Our master electrician is doing one to five.

Quote from Ocean's 11 (1960)

90 Hey, let's speak frankly together. Now why don't you want to leave prison, huh? -Well it's comfortable here. And if I do leave, where else am I gonna get food?

Bolo Yeung as Bolo The Brute in Bolo (1977)