126 Movie Quotes about Reading (+ Sound Clips) - page 7

Updated: Sep 1, 2025

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

61 OK, so let's all open up our 'Reading is fun' books to page 69.

Quote from Billy Madison

62 Making fun of a little kid for trying to read! Are you psycho? Do you not have a soul?

Quote from Billy Madison

63 I can understand nine words in that book now.

Adam Sandler as Billy Madison in Billy Madison

64 I started to read, and then I woke up naked at the zoo.

Quote from An American Werewolf in London

65 Is it racy? Are you reading a racy book?

Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton in The Remains of the Day

66 Yes. I read these books, any books, to develop my command and knowledge of the English language. I read to further my education.

Anthony Hopkins as Mr Stevens in The Remains of the Day

67 He moves his lips when he reads. What does that tell you?

Bridget Fonda as Melanie Ralston in Jackie Brown

68 You're right. It's wrong to destroy literature. It's such fun to read.

Judd Nelson as John Bender in The Breakfast Club

69 Every day I see you reading. What's with this reading? Some guy makes up some story... _ 'em! It's a waste of time.

Quote from Jungle Fever

70 Well, are you sure you're doing the right thing? You know what happens to girls like you when they read books like mine. They begin to think. That's bad.

James Stewart as Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story (1940)