Language quotes
288 language quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Arrival
“- Ian Donnelly: If you immerse yourself into a foreign language, then you can actually rewire your brain.
- Louise Banks: Yeah, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. It's the theory that the language you speak determines how you think and...
- Ian Donnelly: Yeah, it affects how you see everything.” - From the movie: Tombstone
- From the movie: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Baby Groot: I am Groot.
- Yondu: What's that?
- Rocket: He says, "welcome to the frickin' Guardians of the Galaxy". Only he didn't use "frickin'". - La trovi in Actors' Love Affairs
- From the movie: The Lost Battalion
“- Lt. Leak: Captain, uh... there must be some mistake. I'm supposed to be in a Texas unit. Most of these boys are from New York and I just don't understand a word these city fellers are sayin'.
- Capt. George McMurtry: You don't have to understand them Lieutenant, they have to understand you.” - From the movie: 2 Fast 2 Furious
“Jodia puta, te estoy comiendo el culo!”
- From the movie: Snatch
- From the movie: European Vacation
“Hello, my family and I were looking for sex.”
- From the movie: Charlie's Angels
“- Pete Komisky: Okay, Thursday?
- Natalie Cook: [excited] My favorite day!
- Pete Komisky: Great. I'm gonna tickets.
- Natalie Cook: [still excited] I love tickets!
- Alex Munday: [over Walkie-Talkie] Whadda'ya know. A guy who speaks Natalie.” - From the movie: Missing Link
“- Sir Lionel Frost: How do you speak English so well?
- The Elder: How do you speak English so well?
- Sir Lionel Frost: Well...
- The Elder: How do you know I'm not speaking Yeti?” - From the movie: Tolkien
“I made stories, legends. After all, what is language for? It's not just the naming of things, is it? It's the lifeblood of a culture, a people.”
- From the movie: Inherit the Wind
“I don't swear just for the hell of it. Language is a poor enough means of communication. I think we should all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands.”
- La trovi in Actors and Art
“I think all art - if it's good - is a result of really trying to create something that you can't put into words. Where language ends is where good art begins.”
- From the movie: Gigi
- From the movie: Forbidden Planet
“If you do not speak English, I am at your disposal with 187 other languages along with their various dialects and sub-tongues.”
- From the movie: The Two Popes
- From the movie: Avengers: Infinity War
“- Rocket Raccoon: You speak Groot?
- Thor: Yes, they taught it on Asgard. It was an elective.” - From the movie: Monkey Business
“The language is confusing but the actions are inimitable.”
- From the movie: Brawl in Cell Block 99
- From the movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still
“- Mrs. Crockett: You're a long way from home, aren't you, Mr. Carpenter?
- Klaatu: How did you know?
- Mrs. Crockett: Oh, I can tell a New England accent a mile away.” - From the movie: An American in Paris
- From the movie: The Lost Weekend
“- Gloria: Don't be ridic'.
- Don Birnam: Gloria, please. Why imperil our friendship with these loathsome abbreviations?” - From the movie: Avanti!
“I don't object to foreignersspeaking a foreign language. I just wish they'd all speak the same foreign language.”
- From the movie: Flower Drum Song
“- Wang Chi-Yang: What language is he using? I have a feeling he has been disrespectful, but I am not sure.
- Madame Liang: No, no. That is American style slang.” - From the movie: Suspiria
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