Anne Bancroft movie quotes

View Quote Queen: [to Mandible] General, we've been at peace with that colony for years. Why would they attack us?

View Quote Ladybug: This tastes just like crap.
Beetle: Really? Let me try some. Hey, it is crap. Not bad.
Mosquito: What if, like, we're just these tiny things... and we're just, like, part of this whole other huge universe...that's, like, so big we don't even know it exists?
Ladybug: Man, that is so deep.
Bala : Excuse me. I guess you didn't recognize me. My name is Princess Bala. I've been traveling, and I'm all... schlumpy.
Chip: It's worse than I thought. They're Euro-trash.
Bala : Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
Z: Well, maybe, then again, maybe not, and then again... yowch.
Bala : That's it. You're the guy from the bar.
Z: Shhh.
Queen: Bar? What bar?
Bala : I... danced with this guy at the bar the other night. He was just a worker, then.
Queen: What were you doing at a bar?
General Mandible: Precisely what I want to know.
Bala : No. This isn't about me. I mean, Look at this worker. Look what he's done.
Z: I think - I think you're thinking of someone else. After all, I am a soldier.
Bala : Exactly. You WERE a worker, but now you're a war hero.
Queen: He's a worker?
General Mandible: A worker danced with my fiance?
Z: F-fiance? Hey, w-wait a minute. Th-this is not how it looks. I-I can explain this... hey, SHE was the one making all the moves.
Bala : Don't you get it? I chose you because you were the most pathetic bug in the joint.
Z: You know, I was going to let you become a part of my most erotic fantasies, but now you can just write it off.
Bala : I've been kidnapped by the village idiot.
Z: Who's the bigger idiot? The idiot, or the idiot who gets kidnapped by the idiot?
Z: Let me ask you something - what made you come to the bar that night?
Bala : I guess I was looking for a little trouble.
Z: Well, trouble's my middle name. Actually, my middle name is Marion, but I don't want you spreading that around.
Weaver: Z, I've known you for a long time, right?
Z: Definitely; you were born two seconds after me.
Weaver: And ever since I've known you, all you do is complain; what are you bitching about? If you haven't noticed, us ants are runnin' the show. We're the lords of the Earth!
Z: Hey. Don't talk to me about "Earth", 'cause I just spent my day hauling it around.

View Quote Z Marion-4195: Princess, fancy meeting you here. What do you say we lose this crowd? Oh, me? You know, I... I wear many hats. I guess you'd have to call me a Renaissance ant.
Man: Eyes right!
General Mandible: Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Princess Bala: Mm.
General Mandible: The precision. The order.
Z Marion-4195: Princess Bala! Princess Bala! Hey. It's me. Remember Z from the bar? Princess Bala! Princess Bala! Princess...
Queen: Bala, you must encourage the troops. Wave.
Z Marion-4195: Oh. She sees me. Excuse me, guys. I... Sorry. I just got a better offer. Could you excuse me?
Soldier Ant: Company halt!
[they all stand to halt]
Z Marion-4195: Princess. Princess Bala!
Soldier Ant: Quiet there! Get back in rank.
Barbatus: You new, kid?
Z Marion-4195: Oh, yes, but I'm getting out soon. I got a trial membership.
Barbatus: Trial membership. [chuckling] That's a good one! Name's Barbatus.
Z Marion-4195: Z.
Man: Right face!
[They turn right]
Barbatus: Psst.
[???]
General Mandible: Sacrifice. To some, it is just a word. To others, it is a code.
Z Marion-4195: Jeez. I'm really bad at word games.
General Mandible: A soldier knows that the life of an individual ant doesn't matter. What matters is the colony. He's willing to live for the colony, to fight for the colony, to die for the colony.
Z Marion-4195: This guy's crazy.
Barbatus: I hear ya.
General Mandible: At 0800 hours, we received word that the termite enemy has mobilized. We have no choice but to launch a preemptive strike. You are the queen's finest. I know you will all do you duty. I am proud to send you into battle.
Z Marion-4195: Into... I'm sorry-I'm sorry, into battle?
General Mandible: Dismissed.
Man: Left face! Forward march!
Z Marion-4195: Talk to me. You know, I think there's been a terrible mistake. [being shipped off to battle] You know, the truth is I just... I just came for the speech.
Barbatus: Don't worry, kid. I'll watch out for ya.
[???]
Ant: Sound off.
Soldier Ant: One.
Soldier Ant: Two.
Ant: Sound off.
Barbatus: Three.
Z Marion-4195: Huh?
Ant: Sound off.
Soldier Ant: Five.
Soldier Ant: Six.
Soldier Ant: Seven.
Soldier Ant: Eight.
Soldier Ant: Nine.
Soldier Ant: Ten.
Soldier Ant: Eleven.
Soldier Ant: Twelve.
Soldier Ant: Thirteen.
Soldier Ant: [singing] The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah!
All: [singing] We slaughter termites just for fun, hurrah, hurrah!
Z Marion-4195: So these termites, they're, they're pushovers, right?
Barbatus: Not really, kid. They're five times our size, and they shoot acid from their foreheads.
Z Marion-4195: Huh?! [stops marching, gaping in disbelief]
Soldier Ant: [gives Z a shove from behind] Hey! Keep it movin', shorty!
[Later, as the ant army is marching towards the termites' nest]
Z Marion-4195: So, what exactly does our platoon do? Are we gonna be serving beverages, or processing paperwork?
Barbatus: Our platoon has the best assignment of all. We're the first into battle.
[They marched up the termites' nest]
Z Marion-4195: [panicked] Hey, wait a minute, let's not get...we're being too hasty here! These guys sound like bruisers! Just how were you figuring on beating them?!
Barbatus: Superior numbers, kid. Overwhelm their defenses, and kill their queen.
Z Marion-4195: [stammering] I, um...Hey, fellas, that's...you're being a little extreme, I feel. Why don't...Why don't we just try and influence their political process with campaign contributions?
Barbatus: [laughing] I like you, kid. You got a sense of humor!
Ant Officer: FORWARD!!
Barbatus: Come on! Let's kick some termite butt!
Soldier Ant: OVER THE TOP!!!
Soldier Ant: Where is everyone?
[???]
Soldier Ant: Something's not right.
Barbatus: Don't be scared, kid.
[One of the soldier ants looks up, the termite let out a roar and eats it. Many of termites storm out of Termite's hole]
Ant Officer: ATTACK!!!
[???]
Soldier Ant: Come on.
Z Marion-4195: Barbatus, you saved my life.
Barbatus: Ah, don't get all sappy about it. [Barbatus attacks the termite, while the soldier ants catches up]
Z Marion-4195: Hey, guys. Look out behind you! Hey... Hey, guys. Can somebody help me here? Can anybody... Hey.

View Quote [on why she started Lt. O'Neil on the SEAL program in the first place] Truthfully, I never expected you to do so damn well! I figured you'd ring out in two weeks, bing bang it's over, and we're popular. In Washington, you don't even need the Ten Commandments when you're popular!

View Quote Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mr. Hayes. If a cannibal used a knife and fork, would you call that progress too?

View Quote DeHaven: Captain, are you in the habit of lettin' reporters traipse around your base, snappin' their fill? These are supposed to be discreet test cases!
C.O. Salem: Senator, they stand out on a public highway using telephoto lenses. There is nothin' I can do about it, unless you want me to infringe on their civil liberties, which I will be glad to do, if you'll just trim a little fat off the Constitution.
DeHaven: Did you just mouth off to a senior member of the Senate Arms Committee? I mean, I'll give you points for style, just nothin' for smarts!

View Quote She'll only break your heart, it's a fact. And even though I warn you, even though I guarantee you that the girl will only hurt you terribly, you'll still pursue her. Ain't love grand?