11 Movie Quotes about Protests (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 1, 2026

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

1 I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore!

Peter Finch as Howard Beale in Network (1976)

2 Once again, I must protest!

Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany's

3 A riot is an ugly thing und I think that it is just about time that we had one!

Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein (1974)

4 Huh. He wasn't wearin' any shoes. -Well, must be some form of protest.

Bette Midler as Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson in Hocus Pocus

5 Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there, and know what the hell they're yellin' about?

Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo in Rambo 1 - First Blood

6 He protests against all the evils in the world. The greed, lust, hate, fear. All of man's inhumanity to man.

Quote from Meet John Doe (1941)

7 What, urge you your petitions in the street? Come to the Capitol.

John Gielgud as Cassius in Julius Caesar (1953)

8 In protest, I'm committing suicide by jumping of the City Hall roof.

Quote from Meet John Doe (1941)

9 What does he do? He decides to commit suicide in protest against the state of civilization.

Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)

10 Tonight, any protestor, any instigator or agitator will be made example of!

John Hurt as Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta