108 Movie Quotes about Languages (+ Sound Clips) - page 10

Updated: Apr 14, 2026

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

91 I speak Danish and have an working knowledge of Norwegian and English.

John Wayne as Col. Mike Kirby in The Green Berets (1968)

92 Yeah, quite a character. A tour in Korea, a year in Vietnam... Speaks 3 languages.

John Wayne as Col. Mike Kirby in The Green Berets (1968)

93 The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. -Mordor!

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

94 Whoa, little fella. You're not speaking my language.

Chris Farley as Tommy Callahan in Tommy Boy (1995)

95 The language doesn't matter if it's all hard cash.

Peter Sellers as Auguste Topaze in Mr. Topaze (1961)

96 Because when you're not there, I can be more free with my language, that's why.

Peter Sellers as Auguste Topaze in Mr. Topaze (1961)

97 Where in the world did you pick up such language?

Claire Trevor as Mary McCloud in Dark Command (1940)

98 Okay. If you do not stop using hateful language, you cannot work here.

Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen in The Dictator (2012)

99 Well, I don't fight. I shouldn't be here, I'm a scribe, I write down words, and speak seven languages.

Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000)

100 Good. Tomorrow, you can scream in seven languages.

Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000)