Hundreds of lines from hundreds of scripts easily go un-noticed, but the beauty of a good film can often lie in a single quote (as demonstrated by RHW in the video below).
From Mean Girls to Gone With The Wind, we’ve charted some of our favourites that span a lifetime and beyond; some inspirational, some romantic and some just downright hilarious.
Which is your favourite?
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‘Nobody puts Baby in a corner.’ Dirty Dancing
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‘The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.’ Dumbo
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‘You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how.’ Gone with the Wind
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‘I was in here yesterday, you wouldn’t wait on me… Big mistake. Big. Huge! I have to go shopping now.’ Pretty Woman
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‘In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!’ The Truman Show
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‘If you're a bird, I'm a bird.’ The Notebook
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‘You’re mad, bonkers, off your head! But I’ll tell you a secret: all the best people are.’ Alice in Wonderland
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‘One time at band camp...’ American Pie
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‘Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.’ Forrest Gump
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‘I'm also just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.’ Notting Hill
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‘You had me at hello.’ Jerry Maguire
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‘Life’s not a spectator sport. If watchin’ is all you’re gonna do, then you’re gonna watch your life go by without ya.’ Hunchback of Notre Damn
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‘But for now, let me say — without hope or agenda, just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth — to me, you are perfect. And my wasted heart will love you. Until you look like this [picture of a mummy]. Merry Christmas.’ Love Actually
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‘Open different doors, you may find a you there that you never knew was yours. Anything can happen.’ Mary Poppins
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‘I’ll have what she’s having.’ When Harry met Sally
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‘That’s why her hairs so big, it’s full of secrets.’ Mean Girls
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‘Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man mad.’ The Shawshank Redemption
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‘There’s no place like home.’ The Wizard of Oz
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‘I wish I knew how to quit you.’ Brokeback Mountain
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‘…when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.’ When Harry Met Sally