61 Movie Quotes about Toughness (+ Sound Clips) - page 6

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

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

51 Listen, where I was brought up, you had to be tough. It was a tough neighborhood. I learned it didn't pay to let anybody know how you feel or really think.

Keefe as Jerry Manning in The Leopard Man (1943)

52 Oh, you catch bullets with your teeth, too? -Less than 17.

Lee Van Cleef as John Peter McAllister in The Master (1984)

53 But don't lay down in front of him like this! Like a... I don't know, like some kind of mongrel or something. 'Cause he's gonna kick your face in pieces.

Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky II

54 That's a lot of man you're carrying in those boots, stranger.

Joan Crawford as Vienna in Johnny Guitar (1954)

55 Pull! -I'm trying! -Come on, you're a tough babe. You've got a tattoo. -Dad, it's just a little tattoo. -Well, then, be a little tough, then.

Martin Short as Martin Harvey in Captain Ron

56 You know, Chick is pretty bad when he wants to be. You don't want him feeding you bullets.

Mae West as Lady Lou in She Done Him Wrong (1933)

57 Oh. Forgot to tell you. There was some guys looking for you, asking a lot of questions. -What kind of guys? -Oh, tough guys. Very tough guys, Mike.

Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

58 Little Bill come out of Kansas and Texas, boys. He worked in tough towns.

Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven

59 Eddie, you keep talking like a _, I'm gonna slap you like a _.

Michael Madsen as Vic Vega Mister Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

60 In our struggle for freedom we've hit the canvas many a time, but we always bounce back because we're the people and we're tough.

Quote from Meet John Doe (1941)

61 Movie Quotes about Toughness (+ Sound Clips) - page 6

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