8 Movie Quotes about Probation (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Nov 29, 2025

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

1 You know what probation is? -Yeah, sure. A knife sticking in your back.

Van Heflin as Sam Masterson; Lizabeth Scott as Antonia "Toni" Marachek in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

2 The law is very specific on violation of probation. -It's specific about everything.

Kirk Douglas as Walter O'Neil; Lizabeth Scott as Antonia "Toni" Marachek in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

3 Hey, Pop. Can I give that bottle of Blue Nun from cousin Ornella to my probation officer?

Michael Rispoli as Joe Fusco Jr. in While You Were Sleeping (1995)

4 You know what he's on probation for? -Ain't got a clue. -Possession of unregistered machine guns.

Quote from Jackie Brown

5 You mean they offered you a deal, and you grabbed it. He did time, you did probation.

Quote from Jackie Brown

6 Well, I ain't going back to jail and I ain't doing that probation thing again.

Quote from Jackie Brown

7 He can't leave Chicago. He has to report to us every week. -Why? -Because he's on probation.

Quote from The Front Page (1974)

8 How come they gave you probation? -First offense.

Quote from The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)