William Holden: 86 Movie Quotes with Audio – Page 2

Updated: Mar 1, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by William Holden, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

11 Howard, I'm taking you off the air. I think you're having a breakdown. Require treatment.

As Max Schumacher in Network (1976)

12 Here lies... You know, I've forgotten who we just buried. -Thomson. -Ah, yes.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

13 Ah, I've got to warn you, I don't do anything on my first date. -We'll see.

William Holden as Max Schumacher; Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen in Network (1976)

14 How to die like a gentleman, how to die by the rules when the only important thing is how to live like a human being!

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

15 I feel guilty and conscience-stricken and all of those things that you think sentimental, but which my generation calls simple, human decency.

As Max Schumacher in Network (1976)

16 What do you do here, major? -Oh, sabotage, demolition, that line of country.

Jack Hawkins as Major Warden; William Holden as Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

17 If he wants to go that bad, he can even take my place.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

18 What's the beef, boys? So I'm trading. Everybody here is trading. So, maybe I trade a little sharper. Does that make me a collaborator? -A lot sharper, Sefton.

As J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

19 Security officer, huh? Always screening everybody. Only, who screens you?

As J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

20 The professor says there's always one more thing to do. I can't think of what it could be. Except to wish you a long and happy life. -Thank you.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai