Mr. Centipede: 18 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Apr 23, 2026

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

1 What's your latitude? What's your longitude? -Hey, hey, hey! That's personal, bub.

Mr. Centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

2 All right! Teach you to mess with me, you overgrown sardine! I'm from Brooklyn.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

3 I'm in defeat able. I'm indivisible. I'm... in trouble!

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

4 No one will be eating you, James. -Nah. She'll just puncture your head and suck out the brains. -That I am saving for you.

Mr. Centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), Miss Spider (Susan Sarandon) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

5 Listen to me, kid. I know a place that will refresh your memory.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

6 We're in the middle of the... How do you say, the big puddle? -Biggest puddle of them all, angel fangs. The Atlantic Ocean. -Technically, the Pacific is larger. -Well, that goes without saying.

Mr. Centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow), Miss Spider (Susan Sarandon) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

7 Keep your pants on. I've only got 12 hands.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

8 I've eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes in my time. Like chili bugs and curried slugs and earwigs cooked in slime.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

9 And mice with rice is very nice when they're roasted in their prime. But don't forget to sprinkle them with just a pinch of grime.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

10 We are not lost! -Then where are we? -Somewhere north! Or possibly very, very far south.

Richard Dreyfuss in James and the Giant Peach (1996)