32 Famous Wes Anderson Movie Quotes

They’ll never catch me, man… because I’m f***ing innocent.Dignan

You haven’t worked a day in your life. How could you be exhausted?Grace

The world needs dreamers.Abe Henry

I saved Latin. What did you ever do?Max Fischer

Herman Blume: What’s the secret, Max?
Max Fischer: “The secret”?
Herman Blume: Yeah. Well, you seem to have it pretty figured out.
Max Fischer: The secret. I don’t know. Uh… I think you just gotta find something you love to do, and then do it for the rest of your life. For me, it’s going to Rushmore.Herman Blume, Max Fischer

You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because, the fact is, you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you, it doesn’t matter. You were born rich, and you’re going to stay rich. But here’s my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember: They can buy anything, but they can’t buy backbone. Don’t let them forget that. Thank you.Herman Blume

I’m very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.Royal

Chas: Why’d you try to kill yourself?
Ethel: Don’t press him right now.
Richie: I wrote a suicide note.
Chas: You did?
Richie: Yeah. Right after I regained consciousness.
Chas: Can we read it?
Richie: No.
Chas: Can you paraphrase it for us?
Richie: I don’t think so.
Chas: Is it dark?
Richie: Of course it’s dark. It’s a suicide note.Chas, Ethel, Richie

Royal: You know, Richie, this illness, this closeness to death has had a profound effect on me. I feel like a different person, I really do.
Richie: Dad, you were never dying.
Royal: But I’m going to live.Royal, Richie

Don’t point that gun at him. He’s an unpaid intern.Steve Zissou

Festival Director (translating): That’s an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?
Steve Zissou: Revenge.Festival Director, Steve Zissou

Please don’t make fun of me. I just wanted to flirt with you.Steve Zissou

Jack: What did he say?
Peter: He said the train is lost.
Jack: How can a train be lost? It’s on rails.Jack, Peter

Rita: What’s wrong with you?
Jack: Let me think about that. I’ll tell you the next time I see you.Rita, Jack

Brendan: Why are your eyes all red?
Francis: Why is your head so bald?Brendan, Francis

My suicide mission has been cancelled. We’re replacing it with a go-for-broke rescue mission.Mr. Fox

Mole: I just want to see a little sunshine.
Mr. Fox: But you’re nocturnal, Phil. Your eyes barely even open on a good day.
Mole: I’m sick of your double talk! We have rights!Mole, Mr. Fox

There’s a lot of attitudes going on around here. Don’t let me get one.Ash

It’s been proven by history. All mankind makes mistakes.Captain Sharp

Sam: I feel I’m in a real family now. Not like yours, but similar to one.
Suzy: I always wished I was an orphan. Most of my favorite characters are. I think your lives are more special.
Sam: I love you, but you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Suzy: I love you, too.Sam, Suzy

Sam: Why do you always use binoculars?
Suzy: It helps me see things closer, even if they’re not very far away. I pretend it’s my magic power.
Sam: That sounds like poetry. Poems don’t always have to rhyme, you know. They’re just supposed to be creative.Sam, Suzy

Rudeness is merely the expression of fear. People fear they won’t get what they want. The most dreadful and unattractive person only needs to be loved, and they will open up like a flower.M. Gustave

You’re looking so well darling, you really are. They’ve done a marvelous job. I don’t know what sort of cream they’ve put on you down at the morgue, but I want some.M. Gustave

I go to bed with all my friends.M. Gustave

Nutmeg: Will you help him? The little pilot?
Chief: Why should I?
Nutmeg: Because he’s a 12-year-old boy. Dogs love those.Nutmeg, Chief

Oracle: It may snow tonight.
Boss: Really? Thank you very much. Wow.
Oracle: To whom it may concern.
Boss: She sees the future.
King: Ha! No. She understands TV.Oracle, Boss, King

Perhaps the doubtful old maxim speaks true. All grand beauties withhold their deepest secrets.Herbsaint Sazerac

Nescaffier: Seeking something missing. Missing something left behind.
Roebuck Wright: Maybe with good luck, we’ll find what eluded us in the places we once called home.Nescaffier, Roebuck Wright

All artists sell all their work. It’s what makes you an artist. Selling it. If you don’t wish to sell it, don’t paint it.Julian Cadazio

I prefer to play abused, tragic alcoholics, and one day, I’ll probably be discovered lifeless in an overflowing bathtub with an empty bottle of sleeping pills spilled all over the floor, but the sad thing is, I’m actually a very gifted comedienne.Midge Campbell

In my loneliness, or perhaps because of it, I’ve learned not to judge people, to take people as I find them, not as others find them, and most of all, to give complete and unquestioning faith to the people I love.Stanley Zak

Augie Steenbeck: I still don’t understand the play.
Schubert Green: Doesn’t matter. Just keep telling the story.Augie Steenbeck, Schubert Green