Mr. Grasshopper: 16 Movie Quotes with Audio – Page 2

Updated: Apr 23, 2026

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

11 Or do all grasshoppers play music? -All grasshoppers try. I'm sure you've heard this. -Mmm-hmm. -Ghastly, isn't it? Cricket stuff.

Simon Callow in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

12 Great! We're stuck here until we shrivel up and die. -Highly improbable. -That's a relief. -We're far more likely to drown. -Oh, no!

Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis), Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

13 Not so fast! -Hey! -You? -I need this food. I have a much higher metabolism. -Bite me! -What?

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

14 For dinner on my birthday shall I tell you what I chose? Hot noodles made of poodles on a slice of garden hose and a rather smelly jelly made of armadillos' toes.

Simon Callow in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

15 The jelly is delicious, but you have to hold your nose.

Simon Callow in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

16 We're gonna be frozen like living statues. -Dead living statues.

Mr. Grasshopper (Simon Callow), Mr. Earthworm (David Thewlis) in James and the Giant Peach (1996)