100 Movie Quotes about Wasting Time (+ Sound Clips) - page 8

Updated: Mar 15, 2026

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

71 But, please, don't let me take up any more of your precious time.

Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone (1993)

72 That's it. Goodbye. I won't waste my time arguing with a man who's lining up to be a hot lunch.

Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody in Jaws

73 With a great big valise full of books to read where it's peaceful while I'm killing time being lazy.

Bing Crosby as Jim Hardy in Holiday Inn (1942)

74 If you're talking to him, you're wasting your time. He's deaf. He's also a mute.

George Peppard as Col. John Hannibal Smith in The A-Team

75 Why do you shamelessly waste my time like this?

Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

76 Hey, listen, let's cut out the talkie. Serves no point. All it does is waste time.

Quote from The Avenging Eagle

77 Oh, I never saw such lazy people, standing around like statues. There's work to be done. Let's get to it.

GJohn Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

78 What do you do? What? Listen, wise guy, don't waste my time. The ad said 'no cowboys.'

Janet Gaynor as Esther Blodgett in A Star is Born

79 Why should I waste my time on you when I'm hungry?

Quote from Game of Killers (1978)

80 Just dropped by to tell you you're wasting your time.

Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson in Criss Cross (1949)