154 Movie Quotes about Words (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jan 23, 2026

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

1 Sharp's the word and quick's the action.

Rod Taylor as Pongo in 101 Dalmatians (1961)

2 Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter in Rush Hour (1998)

3 Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?

Jonah Hill as Snotlout Jorgenson in How to Train Your Dragon

4 We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line.

Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men

5 No. No. No. You don't talk now. Okay? You're not good with the putting words together and their coming out good thing. You keep it shh.

Ben Stiller as Alex The Lion in Madagascar

6 That is where I left it. That was my last word. The last word. -Yes.

Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego in Ratatouille

7 Honey, you just said the magic words.

Pearl Bailey as Big Mama in The Fox and the Hound (1981)

8 But thick as you are, pay attention my words are a matter of pride.

Matthew Broderick as Simba in The Lion King (1994)

9 Now, I used the same words you did, and he ran out on me!

Phil Harris as Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967)

10 My answer is two words: Okay.

Tate Donovan as Hercules in Hercules