Ewan McGregor movie quotes
249 quotes from 19 movies
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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(Obiwan to Anakin) Use the Force, think yourself through, the ship will follow.
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Anakin, let's be fair. Today, you are the hero, and you deserve your glorious day with the politicians.
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You were the Chosen One! It was said you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
Trainspotting (1996) as Renton
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It seems, however, I really am the luckiest guy in the world. Several years of addiction right in the middle of an epidemic, surrounded by the living dead. But not me. I'm negative. It's official. And once the pain goes away, that's when the real battle starts. Depression, boredom . . . You feel so **** low, you want to **** top yourself.
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At, or around this time, Spud, Sick Boy and I made a healthy, informed, democratic decision to get back on heroin as soon as possible.
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Begbie didn't do drugs either. He just did people. That's what he got off on; his own sensory addiction.
The Ghost Writer (2010) as The Ghost
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[To Amelia asking about his hotel] Monastic.
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Your hair's all wet, you're drenched. Let me get you a towel. [Goes to bathroom and whispers in mirror] Bad idea.
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[Consoling Ruth] It's all right. Everything'll be all right.
Robots (2005) as Rodney Copperbottom
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You're Tim from the TV show!
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I met Mr. Bigweld, but he's not like himself.
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I'll get to the bottom of this.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Next time, try not to lose it. This weapon is your life!
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Be mindful of your thoughts, Anakin, they betray you. You have made a commitment to the Jedi Order, a commitment not easily broken.
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Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?
Moulin Rouge! (2001) as Christian
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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
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Above all things I believe in love. Love is like oxygen- love is a many splendored thing- love lifts us up where we belong! All you need is love!
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Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months. And then, one not-so-very special day, I went to my typewriter, I sat down, and I wrote our story. A story about a time, a story about a place, a story about the people. But above all things, a story about love. A love that will live forever.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this.
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You were right about one thing, Master; the negotiations were short.
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Darth Maul
Shallow Grave (1994) as Alex Law
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I mean this: good luck!
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When was the last time you heard these exact words: "You are the sunshine of my life"?
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I'd like to ask you about your hobbies... Now when you sacrifice a goat and you rip its heart out with your bare hands, do you then summon hellfire? Or do you just send out for a pizza?
Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Lumière
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[singing] Be our guest.
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Cogsworth, we beat the clock!
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Lumière: Oh, my prince!
Prince Adam: Hello, old friend.
[hugging Lumiere]
Lumière: It's so good to see you!
Plumette: You saved our lives, mademoiselle.
Chip: Belle, It's me! It's Chip!
[he hugs Belle]
Prince Adam: Hello, old friend.
[hugging Lumiere]
Lumière: It's so good to see you!
Plumette: You saved our lives, mademoiselle.
Chip: Belle, It's me! It's Chip!
[he hugs Belle]
Black Hawk Down (2001) as Grimes
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SP4 Grimes: "I can hear bells ringing..."
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SP4 Grimes: (after he was knocked to the ground by the shockwave of a RPG) "**** thiiiis!!"
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SP4 Grimes: (in the back of a Pakistani vehicle) "Come on! These **** things are bullet magnets. Come on!"
The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009) as Bob Wilton
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Every single one of Bill's soldiers fired high. They instinctively hadn't wanted to shoot another person. Later, Bill would come across a study which revealed that only 15-20% of fresh soldiers shot to kill. The rest aimed high, didn't fire at all, or pretended to be busy doing something else.
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Now, more than ever, we need the Jedi!
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Jesus, Lyn. You had like the whole desert to drive in, Lyn!
Angels & Demons (2009) as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
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I want people's last memory of the church to be of them walking out with their heads held high, not of some old men sneaking out a back door.
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If science is allowed to claim the moment of creation, what is left for God?
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Who is more ignorant — the man who cannot define lightning, or the one who does not respect its awesome natural power?
Brassed Off (1996) as Andy Barrow
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The only reason I get up in the morning is to see if my luck's changed. And it never bloody has.
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Gloria: Do you want to come up for a coffee?
Andy: I don't drink coffee.
Gloria: I haven't got any.
Andy: I don't drink coffee.
Gloria: I haven't got any.
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Andy: I'm not a kid any more, Jim, right?
Jim: Oh, aye. Old enough to be a scab then?
Ernie: It's all right, Andy. He doesn't mean it.
Andy: You don't mess around with words like that.
Jim: Aye, I'm sorry, Andy. I take it back. You're just a stupid ****er.
Andy: That's more like it.
Jim: Oh, aye. Old enough to be a scab then?
Ernie: It's all right, Andy. He doesn't mean it.
Andy: You don't mess around with words like that.
Jim: Aye, I'm sorry, Andy. I take it back. You're just a stupid ****er.
Andy: That's more like it.
The Island (2005) as Lincoln Six-Echo
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I just want to live. I don't care how.
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You still think there's an Island?
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Jordan Two-Delta: (seeing a motorcycle scream down the road) What was that?
Lincoln Six-Echo: I don't know. (smiles) But I want one.
Lincoln Six-Echo: I don't know. (smiles) But I want one.
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) as Roman Sionis / Black Mask
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I want to kill you, because without the Joker around... I can. For all your noise and bluster, you're just a silly little girl with no one around to protect her.
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Friends! Brothers! Men of Gotham! I have funded you. I have protected you. I've scratched your backs and kept you out of jail. Well, now it's time to say thank you. Go show those little bitches you don't mess with Roman Sionis!
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[Dinah Lance walks into apartment complex coming across Cassandra sitting on steps looking dejected]
Distant man: You're the one who wanted the kid! I never wanted her!
Dinah Lance: Let me guess. Parents?
Cassandra Cain: Foster parents.
Dinah Lance: Right. Sorry, kid.
Cassandra Cain: Sorry about your face. Shit, you do have something on your face.
Dinah Lance: You should've seen the other guy. Uh...
Distant man: I want that kid out of my **** house!
Dinah Lance: You know, kid, not every day is gonna be like this. You just gotta hang in there. [Puts dollar bill on stairway railing post] Get something to eat. Stay outta that. It's not worth it.
Distant man: Don't talk to me like that!
...
Harley Quinn: Canary spends the next week settling in to her new job as Roman's personal driver.
Roman Sionis: [Walks to vehicle in fish market] Ew. Okay.
Harley Quinn: What she didn't know is that driving Mr. Face-peely-pants was gonna put her right in the crosshairs of my favorite little piggy.
...
Renee Montoya: [Approaches Dinah leaving apartment] Dinah Lance?
Dinah Lance: Who the hell are you?
Renee Montoya: I'm Renee Montoya, detective with GCPD. Your predecessor and I had an arrangement.
Dinah Lance: Oh, really?
Renee Montoya: He told me that there was a shipment coming in. A diamond. A very special diamond.
Dinah Lance: Yeah, not interested, lady. Thanks for the coffee. [Starts walking down hallway]
Renee Montoya: Do you know who you're working for?
Dinah Lance: Damn right, I do. He's the man who gave me a job. Took me off the streets. [Starts walking down stairs]
Renee Montoya: Yeah, well, he's also a very dangerous man. A criminal. A murderer. What would your mother think of you working for a guy like that, huh? You have the same power she had. Don't you think she would want you to use it?
Dinah Lance: [Turns and walks back up stairs] The hell do you know about my mother?
Renee Montoya: Back in the day, she used to help the GCPD. She was a good woman.
Dinah Lance: Yeah. She was a damn good woman. The kind of woman who put everyone else's lives before her own. And when she was found dead in the street, where the **** were you and your boys in blue then? Now you wanna come and knock on my door and ask me to help you out and make the same mistake she did? Yeah. Good luck with that.
Renee Montoya: That's fair enough. And I'm sorry for your loss. For the record, that would never happen on my watch.
Distant man: You're the one who wanted the kid! I never wanted her!
Dinah Lance: Let me guess. Parents?
Cassandra Cain: Foster parents.
Dinah Lance: Right. Sorry, kid.
Cassandra Cain: Sorry about your face. Shit, you do have something on your face.
Dinah Lance: You should've seen the other guy. Uh...
Distant man: I want that kid out of my **** house!
Dinah Lance: You know, kid, not every day is gonna be like this. You just gotta hang in there. [Puts dollar bill on stairway railing post] Get something to eat. Stay outta that. It's not worth it.
Distant man: Don't talk to me like that!
...
Harley Quinn: Canary spends the next week settling in to her new job as Roman's personal driver.
Roman Sionis: [Walks to vehicle in fish market] Ew. Okay.
Harley Quinn: What she didn't know is that driving Mr. Face-peely-pants was gonna put her right in the crosshairs of my favorite little piggy.
...
Renee Montoya: [Approaches Dinah leaving apartment] Dinah Lance?
Dinah Lance: Who the hell are you?
Renee Montoya: I'm Renee Montoya, detective with GCPD. Your predecessor and I had an arrangement.
Dinah Lance: Oh, really?
Renee Montoya: He told me that there was a shipment coming in. A diamond. A very special diamond.
Dinah Lance: Yeah, not interested, lady. Thanks for the coffee. [Starts walking down hallway]
Renee Montoya: Do you know who you're working for?
Dinah Lance: Damn right, I do. He's the man who gave me a job. Took me off the streets. [Starts walking down stairs]
Renee Montoya: Yeah, well, he's also a very dangerous man. A criminal. A murderer. What would your mother think of you working for a guy like that, huh? You have the same power she had. Don't you think she would want you to use it?
Dinah Lance: [Turns and walks back up stairs] The hell do you know about my mother?
Renee Montoya: Back in the day, she used to help the GCPD. She was a good woman.
Dinah Lance: Yeah. She was a damn good woman. The kind of woman who put everyone else's lives before her own. And when she was found dead in the street, where the **** were you and your boys in blue then? Now you wanna come and knock on my door and ask me to help you out and make the same mistake she did? Yeah. Good luck with that.
Renee Montoya: That's fair enough. And I'm sorry for your loss. For the record, that would never happen on my watch.
The End of Oak Street (2026) as Greg Platt
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How the hell is that even possible?
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Oh, my god, run!
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God's not gonna let us die here.
The Impossible (2012) as Henry
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Maria: [Watching in horror as the tsunami crashes into the resort] COVER THE BOYS!!!
Henry: LUCAS!
Lucas: DAD!!
Henry: LUCAS!
Lucas: DAD!!
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Thomas: I'm scared.
Henry: I know, I know. I'm scared too but do you know, the most scary bit for me?
Thomas: When the water hit?
Henry: No, after that, when I came up and I was all on my own. That was the scariest part. Then I saw the two of you, clinging to that tree, I didn't feel so scared anymore because I knew I wasn't on my own. What if Mommy and Lucas are on their own right now? Hmm? Imagine how scared they'll be.
Thomas: We'll look for them together.
Henry: No.
Thomas: You can't...
Henry: Thomas, no, you have to look after Simon and I'm gonna keep looking for them. Okay? Okay?
Henry: I know, I know. I'm scared too but do you know, the most scary bit for me?
Thomas: When the water hit?
Henry: No, after that, when I came up and I was all on my own. That was the scariest part. Then I saw the two of you, clinging to that tree, I didn't feel so scared anymore because I knew I wasn't on my own. What if Mommy and Lucas are on their own right now? Hmm? Imagine how scared they'll be.
Thomas: We'll look for them together.
Henry: No.
Thomas: You can't...
Henry: Thomas, no, you have to look after Simon and I'm gonna keep looking for them. Okay? Okay?
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Henry: [on the plane, flying to Thailand] Did you set the alarm before we left?
Maria: Yeah, it was the last thing I did.
Henry: No, I was the last one to leave. I was the last one to leave, and I'm sure I didn't set it.
Maria: No darling, I was the last one out, and I did. I promise.
Henry: You sure?
Maria: Yup.
Henry: K.
Henry: [after a long pause] No, no, I was the last one, 'cause I went back in, and that means the alarm is not set, 'cause I didn't set it.
Maria: [shrugs] Well, um, I guess that means we'll be coming home to a large bunch of hippies sleeping in our bed.
Henry: [smiles] What, just like your old college days?
Maria: Yeah, it was the last thing I did.
Henry: No, I was the last one to leave. I was the last one to leave, and I'm sure I didn't set it.
Maria: No darling, I was the last one out, and I did. I promise.
Henry: You sure?
Maria: Yup.
Henry: K.
Henry: [after a long pause] No, no, I was the last one, 'cause I went back in, and that means the alarm is not set, 'cause I didn't set it.
Maria: [shrugs] Well, um, I guess that means we'll be coming home to a large bunch of hippies sleeping in our bed.
Henry: [smiles] What, just like your old college days?
Valiant (2005) as Valiant
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Valiant: We’re all a bit thirsty. If we could have some cold drinks, that would be nice.
Monty: Of course. That can certainly be arranged. [Yells at him] RIGHT AFTER I SPROUT FEET FEATHERS AND TURN INTO A FLAMINGO!!!
Monty: Of course. That can certainly be arranged. [Yells at him] RIGHT AFTER I SPROUT FEET FEATHERS AND TURN INTO A FLAMINGO!!!
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Elsa: Listen to your mother! You can't go!
Valiant: Mum, there's a war going on, and I want to do my bit.
Elsa: Why, why, why?
Valiant: Oh, Mum! Goodbye. [Before Valiant can leave, Elsa grabs his tail]
Elsa: Those falcons are going to tear you apart!
Valiant: Oh, Mum!
Elsa: My dear little baby!
Valiant: Mum! Mother, that's not helping! [Elsa lets go of Valiant and he crashes] Mother, honestly I'm going to be fine.
Elsa: [Shows him a picture of an egg] You were such a cute little egg.
Valiant: Oh, Mum. I'm not an egg anymore. It's time I left the nest. No one thinks I can do this, and it may be my only chance to show them and myself that they're wrong.
Elsa: Well, at least have some breakfast before you go. [Spits out a bug.]
Valiant: Oh, Mum. Ugh! No, thanks.
Elsa: Oh, Valiant.
Valiant: Right, then. I love you. Goodbye!
Valiant: Mum, there's a war going on, and I want to do my bit.
Elsa: Why, why, why?
Valiant: Oh, Mum! Goodbye. [Before Valiant can leave, Elsa grabs his tail]
Elsa: Those falcons are going to tear you apart!
Valiant: Oh, Mum!
Elsa: My dear little baby!
Valiant: Mum! Mother, that's not helping! [Elsa lets go of Valiant and he crashes] Mother, honestly I'm going to be fine.
Elsa: [Shows him a picture of an egg] You were such a cute little egg.
Valiant: Oh, Mum. I'm not an egg anymore. It's time I left the nest. No one thinks I can do this, and it may be my only chance to show them and myself that they're wrong.
Elsa: Well, at least have some breakfast before you go. [Spits out a bug.]
Valiant: Oh, Mum. Ugh! No, thanks.
Elsa: Oh, Valiant.
Valiant: Right, then. I love you. Goodbye!
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Valiant: Come on! Chin up, Valiant! Stiff upper-beak.
Gutsy: Gentlemen, get ready to drop!
Tailfeather: Are you ready to drop?
Toughwood: I think I dropped already!
Gutsy: It's okay to be scared! I'd be worried if you weren't. It won't get better, but you'll get used to it! Go! Go! Go! It's jammed!
Valiant: Sir, let me help you!
Gutsy: NO! Go now! That's an order!
Valiant: Yes, sir. Come on Gutsy, get out of there! (groans) Oh, come on.
Gutsy: Gentlemen, get ready to drop!
Tailfeather: Are you ready to drop?
Toughwood: I think I dropped already!
Gutsy: It's okay to be scared! I'd be worried if you weren't. It won't get better, but you'll get used to it! Go! Go! Go! It's jammed!
Valiant: Sir, let me help you!
Gutsy: NO! Go now! That's an order!
Valiant: Yes, sir. Come on Gutsy, get out of there! (groans) Oh, come on.
Down With Love (2003) as Catcher Block
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I'm sorry I have to say this, Barbara but....I love you. So I can make love to you heartfelt, passionate, worshiping, adoring love and you can still have meaningless sex with me, right?
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I'm taking [Barbara] to my place which she still thinks is your place by saying the guy she thinks I am who acts like you has a meeting there with you and the guy who she still doesn't know I really am.
