23 Movie Quotes about Misunderstanding (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

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

1 Come on down. But not all at once. -What did he say? -I think he said, All at once. -No. No. No, no, no, no, no!

Tom Hanks as Sheriff Woody; John Ratzenberger as Hamm in Toy Story 3

2 Wait a second. I think you misread who you're talking to here. -Misread?

Steve Martin as Lucky Day in Three Amigos

3 I? Misunderstood? Inconceivable.

Owl in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

4 I might be able to clear up this little misunderstanding if... -If what? -If you marry me.

Richard White as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991)

5 No, I'm sure there must be some mistake. I know Lady wouldn't...

Quote from Lady and the Tramp

6 So how did we end up on the curb? -That was a mistake. Andy's mom thought you were trash. -Yeah. After he put us in a trash bag. -And called us junk!

John Ratzenberger as Hamm; Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head; Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head; Tom Hanks as Sheriff Woody in Toy Story 3

7 I can't understand you. -What? My hand's in a tan shoe? -What? Japan's eating lamb stew?

Adam Sandler as Count Dracula; Andy Samberg as Johnny in Hotel Transylvania

8 Come on, all you had to do was knock! -Then you would have misunderstood the purpose of my visit.

Van Williams as The Green Hornet; Robert Strauss in The Green Hornet (1966)

9 A world of misunderstanding, a world of doubt, a world of whores, a world of hypocrites!

Quote from The Mack (1973)

10 What? Wait a minute, translate that into English, will you? What? Who?

Humphrey Bogart as Alfred "Gloves" Donahue in All Through the Night (1942)