Sidney Poitier: 17 Movie Quotes with Audio – Page 2

Updated: Aug 3, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by Sidney Poitier, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

11 There isn't a government on this planet that wouldn't kill us all for that thing.

As Crease in Sneakers (1992)

12 Don't tell me you can't do it because I know you can. And don't tell me you won't do it, because I've got to have it.

As Crease in Sneakers (1992)

13 How could you be so goddamn stupid? Two guys show up, say they're government, and you just buy it. -They probably were government... just not ours.

David Strathairn as Whistler; Sidney Poitier as Crease in Sneakers (1992)

14 I have never taken my wife to Europe. -I'm sorry to hear it.

James Earl Jones as Bernard Abbott; Sidney Poitier as Crease in Sneakers (1992)

15 I believe Harvey is a southpaw. Now, ain't he, Shagbag? -What if he is? What's that make him? -Innocent.

As Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (1967)

16 I already knew why he changed his route. -Knew what? -He was afraid I'd see some naked white girl down the block.

As Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (1967)

17 He's a computer dater. -I love it. Let's get him a date.

Robert Redford as Martin Bishop; Sidney Poitier as Crease in Sneakers (1992)