Language quotes
295 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: Dunkirk
“He doesn't speak English. If he does, it's with an accent thicker than sauerkraut sauce.”
- 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'". - From the movie: French Postcards
“- Toni: You know, I don't understand anything you are saying.
- Joel: Don't you speak French?
- Toni: Not your French.” - From the movie: Jaws 2
“- Bob: Look at her. Well?
- Larry: She's got, tits like a sparrow.
- Bob: Do you, have to talk like that?
- Larry: What are you, my mother?” - 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: The Cable Guy
- From the movie: Mickey Blue Eyes
“- Gina Vitale: It's called 'The La Trattoria'.
- Michael Felgate: You mean 'La Trattoria'.
- Gina Vitale: No.
- Michael Felgate: 'The La Trattoria' means 'The The Trattoria'.” - 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: A Walk in the Clouds
“Just because I talk with an accent doesn't mean I think with an accent.”
- From the TV Series: Everwood
“Amy Abbott-What?
Ephram Brown-You're talking faster than my brain processes language.” - From the TV Series: Modern Family
- From the TV Series: The Office
- From the movie: Whiplash
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job".
- From the TV Series: Twin Peaks
“Letters are symbols. They are building blocks of words which form our languages. Languages help us communicate. Even with complicated languages used by intelligent people, misunderstanding is a common occurrence. We write things down sometimes — letters, words — hoping they will serve us and those with whom we wish to communicate. Letters and...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Big Hero 6
“Fred-Ah, welcome to mi casa! It's French for 'front door'.
Honey Lemon-It's really... not.” - From the TV Series: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
“The English language can not fully capture the depth and complexity of my thoughts, so I’m incorporating emojis into my speech to better express myself. Winky face.”
- 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.”
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