62 Movie Quotes about Silence (+ Sound Clips) - page 3

Updated: Feb 26, 2026

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

21 Most of the time, I have all these thoughts bouncing around in my head. But with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet.

Rachel Mcadams as Allie Hamilton in The Notebook (2004)

22 Oh, _ it. I don't have to talk either, man. See how you like it. Just total _ing silence.

Steve Buscemi as Carl Showalter in Fargo

23 I'm going to bed now, and it better be plenty quiet around here. What I want is peace and quiet!

Bill Thompson as Droopy Dog in The Tex Avery Show

24 Silence! I'm about to say the sooth.

Zero Mostel as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

25 You're so quiet. -I'm looking at you. I can't speak when I do that.

Charles Boyer as Pepe Le Moko in Algiers

26 S, I, I, E, N, C, E, pronounced (silence). -Beautifully pronounced!

Harry Secombe; Harry Secombe as Neddie Seagoon in The Goon Show

27 It's a new explosive that makes no noise. It's called silentmite.

Julie Newmar as Catwoman in Batman (1966)

28 Give me the simple primitive woman, the woman of long silences... -Well, I'm only a publisher, but I'll see what I can do.

James Stewart in The Moon's Our Home (1941)

29 And then the rats... quite suddenly... were silent.

Vincent Price as Jean in Three Skeleton Key (Escape)

30 Maybe he's talking, but we ain't hearing. -You can see his lips ain't moving. -Not with wordstuff, with sonic.

Mel Gibson as Mad Max Rockatansky in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome