Quotes tagged ‘Literal’

“Ronna: Todd, I would never fuck you like that. Todd: How would you fuck me?”

— John August, Ronna, Sarah Polley, imdb.com

“Mr. Pendanski: D-I-G. What does that spell? Zero: [takes shovel and whacks Mr. Pendanski across the face with it] DIG.”

— Louis Sachar, Hector "Zero" Zeroni, Khleo Thomas, imdb.com

“Susie: The Fly is about body dysmorphia. Harvey: Isn’t it about a guy who turns into a giant fly?”

— Donna Thorland, Salli Richardson Whitfield, Jeff Woolnough, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Lee Toland Krieger, Ross Maxwell, Oanh Ly, Michael Goi, Matthew Barry, Alex Garcia Lopez, Mj Kaufman, Christina Ham, Harvey Kinkle, Ross Lynch, imdb.com

“Bert: Speaking of names, I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith. Uncle Albert: What's the name of his other leg? Everyone: [laughs]”

— Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Bert/Mr. Dawes, Sr., Dick Van Dyke, imdb.com

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.”

— Morrie Ryskind, Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, Groucho Marx, imdb.com

“Inga: You haven't even touched your food. [Frederick explodes and slaps on his food] Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: There. Now I've touched it. Happy?”

— Mel Brooks, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, imdb.com

“I cried the other day listening to a techno song. My tweets have been extremely literal.”

— Camilla Blackett, Schmidt, Max Greenfield, imdb.com

“Dreams aren’t literal, they’re impressionistic.”

— Alex Berger, Dr. Robert Borden, Ukweli Roach, imdb.com

“Will wanted me to give him some space, so I’m giving him a few feet.”

— Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Joyce Byers, Winona Ryder, imdb.com

“Ellen Hartley: Howard, I want to tell you something but I don't want you getting all jealous. Howard Borden: You don't have to worry about that anymore. I don't have a jealous bone in my whole body. Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: I'm surprised you can walk.”

— Michael Zinberg, Howard Borden, Bill Daily, imdb.com

“Special Agent Seeley Booth: You're a smartass, you know that? Dr. Temperance Brennan: Objectively, I'd say I'm very smart. Although it has nothing to do with my ass.”

— Laura Wolner, Seeley Booth, David Boreanaz, imdb.com

“Sheriff Andy Taylor: Now I'm warning you, if you throw one more rock... Ernest T. Bass: I promise you Sheriff, I won't throw one more rock. [Sheriff Taylor walks away] Ernest T. Bass: Didn't say nothin' 'bout no brick!”

— Harvey Bullock, Sheriff Andy Taylor, Andy Griffith, imdb.com

“Laverne: Squiggy, true or false... Squiggy: True! Laverne: I didn't ask the question yet! Squiggy: Yes, you did. You said, 'Squiggy, true or false?' I'm Squiggy, that would be true.”

— Chris Thompson, Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman, David L. Lander, imdb.com

“That's kind of catchy. It's got a nice ring to it. I mean it's not technically accurate. The suit's a gold titanium alloy, but it's kind of provocative, the imagery anyway.”

— Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., amazon.com

“What’s a foot long and slippery? A slipper.”

— Unknown, thoughtcatalog.com

“What’s brown and sticky? A stick.”

— Unknown, thoughtcatalog.com

“Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up literally everything.”

— Unknown, tcat.tc

“Time flies when you throw your obnoxious alarm clock across the room.”

— Unknown, tcat.tc

“Taking things literally can lead to confusion, but at the end of the day, 11:59.”

— Unknown, tcat.tc