Apollo 13 quotes

65 total quotes

Gene Kranz
Jack Swigert
Jim Lovell
Marilyn Lovell
Multiple Characters

View Quote Listen to a recording of the original performance of this quote: Houston, we have a problem. Note: ranked #50 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. In real life, the quote was "Houston, we've had a problem." Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, ch. 13.1, by James A. Lovell. The original phrase pronounced by Jack Swigert, "Houston, we've had a problem here" and then repeated by Lovell, "Houston, we've had a problem", was altered to a present-tense in the film script.

View Quote [looking at the fogged-up instrument panels] It's like tryin' to drive a toaster through a car wash.

View Quote We've never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option.

View Quote Marilyn Lovell: Blanche, Blanche, these nice young men are going to watch the television with you. This is Neil Armstrong, and this is Buzz... Aldrin.
Neil Armstrong: Hi.
Blanche Lovell: Are you boys in the space program too?

View Quote Chris Kraft: This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever faced.
Gene Kranz: With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.

View Quote Jim Lovell: Freddo, how long does it take to power up the LEM?
Fred Haise, Sr.: Three hours by the checklist.
Jim Lovell: We don't have that much time.

View Quote [On the night of the Apollo 11 landing] Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong. Ha, ha, ha. Neil Armstrong!

View Quote From now on, we live in a world where man has walked on the moon. And it's not a miracle, we just decided to go.

View Quote There's nothing routine about flying to the moon, I can vouch for that.

View Quote [Apollo 13's center engine cuts out right after liftoff] Looks like we just had our glitch for this mission.

View Quote We just lost the moon.

View Quote I am sick and tired of the entire western world knowing how my kidneys are functioning!

View Quote Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you.

View Quote Gentlemen, what are your intentions? I'd like to go home.

View Quote I'm gonna give these guys a beautiful ride.