Sterling Hayden Movie Quotes & Lines – 84 Classics (+ Audio)

Updated: Jul 12, 2025

Sterling Hayden in 1952 (34 years old)

Explore the memorable movie quotes of Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986), the versatile actor known for his powerful performances. Listen to his iconic lines with downloadable sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 You know, some men got the cravin' for gold and silver, Others need lots of land with herds of cattle. And there's those that got the weakness, for whiskey and for women.

As Johnny Guitar Logan in Johnny Guitar (1954)

2 I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

As General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove

3 Women sense my power and they seek the life essence.

As General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove

4 Your Commie has no regard for human life, not even his own.

As General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove

5 Have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rainwater, and only pure grain alcohol?

As General Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove

6 Look, if you had the gun, what would you do with it? Stick up a filling station?

As Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

7 Teaching children the art of death and destruction, the cruelties, the tortures? -Ah, he's gotta know these things exist. Then he can fight against 'em when it's his turn.

As Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

8 What's that code word again? -Hangover.

As Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

9 Say, look... I've got a message here, the code word is hangover.

As Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

10 Don't be funny. This is police business.

As Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

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