Characters from literature, movies, and pop culture leave us with words that stick with us long after their stories are told.
These quotes carry weight, sometimes inspiring us, sometimes making us laugh, and often holding up a mirror to our own lives.
Here’s a collection of character quotes to spark your thoughts, emotions, or even just a smile.
Best Character Quotes
“I am the danger.” – Walter White
“I am Groot.” – Groot
“After all this time? Always.” – Severus Snape
“With great power comes great responsibility.” – Uncle Ben
“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” – Harvey Dent
“Why so serious?” – The Joker
“I drink and I know things.” – Tyrion Lannister
“Freedom is life’s great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart, you will know peace.” – Loki
“You have no power over me.” – Sarah Williams
“I’m the king of the world!” – Jack Dawson
“Some men just want to watch the world burn.” – Alfred Pennyworth
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” – Bruce Wayne
“Hasta la vista, baby.” – The Terminator
“You’re a wizard, Harry.” – Hagrid
“It’s a-me, Mario!” – Mario
“Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” – William Wallace
“I’ll be back.” – The Terminator
“You had me at hello.” – Dorothy Boyd
“You can’t handle the truth!” – Colonel Jessup
“I have a particular set of skills…” – Bryan Mills
“May the Force be with you.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” – Michael Corleone
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” – Fred & George Weasley
“Fear is the mind-killer.” – Paul Atreides
“To infinity and beyond!” – Buzz Lightyear
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” – Rhett Butler
“I see dead people.” – Cole Sear
“Why is the rum always gone?” – Captain Jack Sparrow
“Elementary, my dear Watson.” – Sherlock Holmes
“Magic always comes with a price.” – Rumplestiltskin
“Bend the knee.” – Daenerys Targaryen
“I volunteer as tribute!” – Katniss Everdeen
“Not today.” – Arya Stark
“Go ahead, make my day.” – Harry Callahan
“Who runs Bartertown?” – Master Blaster
“The night is dark and full of terrors.” – Melisandre
“I am the one who knocks.” – Walter White
“Don’t call me Shirley.” – Dr. Rumack
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine
“Call me Ishmael.” – Ishmael
“It’s alive!” – Dr. Frankenstein
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” – Clemenza
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom.” – William Wallace
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.” – Roy Batty
“Winter is coming.” – Ned Stark
“The world is not in your books and maps. It’s out there.” – Gandalf
“Say ‘hello’ to my little friend!” – Tony Montana
“I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” – Ratso Rizzo
“Houston, we have a problem.” – Jim Lovell
“Why’d it have to be snakes?” – Indiana Jones
“There’s no place like home.” – Dorothy Gale
“Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy Gale
“Get busy living or get busy dying.” – Andy Dufresne
“You talking to me?” – Travis Bickle
“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.” – John Keating
“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” – Indiana Jones
“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” – Anna Scott
“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” – Margo Channing
“I’m the king of the North!” – Jon Snow
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.” – Bilbo Baggins
“I’ll have what she’s having.” – Customer in When Harry Met Sally
“As you wish.” – Westley
“My precious.” – Gollum
“I have spoken.” – Kuiil
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” – Oscar Wilde
“A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep.” – Tywin Lannister
“I live my life a quarter-mile at a time.” – Dominic Toretto
“If you build it, he will come.” – Voice in Field of Dreams
“I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” – Emily Charlton
“Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” – Alfred Pennyworth
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” – Doc Brown
“I know what I have to do now. I’ve got to keep breathing.” – Chuck Noland
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
“To love another person is to see the face of God.” – Jean Valjean
“A dream is a wish your heart makes.” – Cinderella
“You can’t sit with us!” – Regina George
“Keep swimming.” – Dory
“Remember who you are.” – Mufasa
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” – Stitch
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Christian
“Everything is possible, even the impossible.” – Mary Poppins
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” – Galadriel
“Today is a good day to die.” – Worf
“There is no spoon.” – Spoon Boy
“Welcome to the real world.” – Morpheus
“I aim to misbehave.” – Malcolm Reynolds
“You’ve got red on you.” – Shaun
“I am not in danger, I am the danger.” – Walter White
“I’ve made a huge mistake.” – Gob Bluth
“Hakuna Matata!” – Timon and Pumbaa
“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” – Maximus
“I’m Mary Poppins, y’all!” – Yondu
“I’m having an old friend for dinner.” – Hannibal Lecter
“I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” – Captain McCrea
“I know.” – Han Solo
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Chief Brody
“I’m the man who can.” – John Luther
“I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you.” – Malcolm Reynolds
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” – Blanche DuBois
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” – Andy Dufresne
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – Arya Stark
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” – Cersei Lannister
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” – The Emperor
“You are my density.” – George McFly
“Why is a raven like a writing desk?” – Mad Hatter
“Adventure is out there!” – Ellie
“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” – Edna Mode
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – Darth Vader
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” – Zuzu Bailey
“You’re my only hope.” – Leia Organa
“I can do this all day.” – Steve Rogers
