Miss Trunchbull: 13 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Feb 11, 2026

Movie quotes spoken by Miss Trunchbull, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

1 My school is a model of discipline. Use the rod, beat the child, that's my motto. -Terrific motto.

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

2 They're all mistakes, children. Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one.

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

3 You're too small. Grow up quicker!

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

4 A bright child? -Yes. She can multiply large sums in her head. -So can a calculator.

Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz) in Matilda (1996)

5 Listen to me, Jen. The distance the shot put goes depends upon the effort you put into it. Perspiration!

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

6 Don't speak unless you're spoken to. Don't laugh. Don't smile. Don't even breathe loudly. -Don't breathe at all.

Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz), Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris) in Matilda (1996)

7 I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately just to annoy me.

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

8 Besides, even if you didn't do it, I'm gonna punish you because I'm big and you're small, and I'm right and you're wrong. And there's nothing you can do about it.

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

9 Am I wrong? I'm never wrong. In this classroom, in this school, I am God!

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)

10 I'll be watching you, each and every one. When you turn the corner, when you go to your cubbies to get your smelly coats, when you skip merrily to lunch, I'll be watching you, all of you and especially you.

Pam Ferris in Matilda (1996)