154 Movie Quotes about Waiting (+ Sound Clips) - page 14

Updated: Dec 18, 2025

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

131 I thought I might improve my mind, while I waited. -Boswell's Life of Johnson? Surely you didn't expect to wait that long? -I was just going to look at the pictures.

Barbara Stanwyck as Martha Ivers; Van Heflin as Sam Masterson in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

132 You should have kept me waiting. Big executives always keep people waiting, didn't you know that? -Good executives don't. -I'll bet you're good. -I am.

Barbara Stanwyck as Martha Ivers; Van Heflin as Sam Masterson in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

133 Coming up, Dave. -What's the delay? -Lots of material. -Well, just give me an abbreviated version then.

Ted Wass as Sgt. Clifton Sleigh in Curse of the Pink Panther

134 But come with us now. -Now? So soon? -You say so soon after six months?

Kirk Douglas as Ulysses in Ulysses (1954)

135 Chuck, somebody waited and waited all day. Chuck, somebody was stood up. What do you have to say to that? -Huh? -Yes, you didn't show up and now some people's feelings are hurt. You've done it, Chuck.

Victoria Vargas as Peppermint Patty in Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (1983)

136 Let's turn on some music while we're waiting. -Orders were to stay on our wavelength. -Oh, nothing will happen for a while. It'll help pass the time.

Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent in Superman (1948)

137 I didn't have to wait in line at the bakery on Sunday mornings for fresh bread.

Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in Goodfellas

138 I'm sorry to have to say I can't wait any longer now. The time limit is up.

Bruce Lee as Dubbed In English By Unknown Actor in Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection)

139 For 2000 centuries it has waited patiently here tuning and lubricating itself, replacing worn parts.

Walter Pidgeon as Dr. Edward Morbius in Forbidden Planet (1956)

140 Okay. I want to take a head count, uh, like maybe we'll have some breakfast, eh. Some back bacon sandwiches while we're waiting.

Dave Thomas as Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew (1983)

154 Movie Quotes about Waiting (+ Sound Clips) - page 14

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