77 Paraprosdokian Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 6

Updated: Sep 11, 2025

A selection of paraprosdokian quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

51 If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

Alec Guinness as Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

52 Surely there must be something you can do. I'm doing everything I can. And stop calling me Shirley.

Robert Hays as Ted Striker; Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack in Airplane (1980)

53 Surely you can't be serious? -I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

Robert Hays as Ted Striker; Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack in Airplane (1980)

54 It's with these I cut him. I am a chain belt in Kung Fu. Bruce Lee was my teacher. Watch this.

Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine in Trading places (1983)

55 This is crazy. This is crazy. No, no, no. Joy. Be positive. I am positive this is crazy!

Phyllis Smith as Sadness in Inside Out

56 In this organization there is a president, a director, and a teacher. All of these offices are held by me.

Max Julien as Goldie The Mack in The Mack (1973)

57 Ah, you're the Eagle Claw Master. -Oh, I'm something else. I'm also the Master of the Iron Armor!

Quote from The Invincible Armour

58 CIA? -Former. Saved the planet once.

Ving Rhames as Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002)

59 And you don't like big shots. Not when you're bigger, sheriff.

Frank Sinatra as John Baron; Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

60 I am a great man. A serious man. I spit on you.

Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther in Beat the Devil (1953)

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