AFI'S 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases
The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie quotes of all time in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes, a three-hour special television event on CBS hosted by actor and action star Pierce Brosnan with commentary from many of Hollywood's most celebrated actors and filmmakers. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," spoken by Clark Gable in the celebrated Civil War epic, GONE WITH THE WIND as the most memorable movie quote of all time.
1. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
GONE WITH THE WIND: 1939
2. I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
THE GODFATHER: 1972
3. You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
ON THE WATERFRONT: 1954
4. Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
THE WIZARD OF OZ: 1939
5. Here's looking at you, kid.
CASABLANCA: 1942
6. Go ahead, make my day.
SUDDEN IMPACT: 1983
7. All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
SUNSET BLVD.: 1950
8. May the Force be with you.
STAR WARS: 1977
9. Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.
ALL ABOUT EVE: 1950
10. You talking to me?
TAXI DRIVER: 1976
11. What we've got here is failure to communicate.
COOL HAND LUKE: 1967
12. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
APOCALYPSE NOW: 1979
13. Love means never having to say you're sorry.
LOVE STORY: 1970
14. The stuff that dreams are made of.
THE MALTESE FALCON: 1941
15. E.T. phone home.
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL: 1982
16. They call me Mister Tibbs!
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 1967
17. Rosebud.
CITIZEN KANE: 1941
18. Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
WHITE HEAT: 1949
19. I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!
NETWORK: 1976
20. Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
CASABLANCA: 1942
21. A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: 1991
22. Bond. James Bond.
DR. NO: 1962
23. There's no place like home.
THE WIZARD OF OZ: 1939
24. I am big! It's the pictures that got small.
SUNSET BLVD.: 1950
25. Show me the money!
JERRY MAGUIRE: 1996