Everyone who is a lover of cinema has a set of dialogues that are their favourite and that they know by heart. For those of you who are newly admitted to the movie buff club, let me give you a low-down of those very Hollywood one-liners that you ought to know to stay in this club. After all, ‘This ain’t my first rodeo’!!
1. Frankenstein (1931) – “It’s Alive! It’s Alive!”, Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive)
2. Gone with the Wind (1939) – “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable)
3. The Wizard of Oz (1939) – “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”, Dorothy (Judy Garland)
4. Casablanca (1942) – “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine”, Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)
5. All About Eve (1950) – “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride”, Margo Channing (Bette Davis)

From the film ‘Frankenstein’
6. Psycho (1960) – “We all go a little mad sometimes”, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
7. Dr. No (1962) – “Bond. James Bond.” James Bond (Sean Connery)
8. Goldfinger (1964) – “Shaken – Not stirred”, James Bond (Sean Connery)
9. The Godfather (1972) – “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse”, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
10. Taxi Driver (1976) – “You talkin’ to me”, Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro)

From the film ‘The Godfather’
11. The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) – “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
12. Star Wars (1977) – “May the force be with you”, Hans Solo (Harrison Ford)
13. The Shining (1980) – “He-e-e-e-re’s Johnny!”, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson)
14. The Terminator (1984) – “I’ll be back”, The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
15. Die Hard (1988) – “Yippe-ki-yi-yay, Motherf*****”, John McClane (Bruce Willis)
From the film ‘The Shining’
16. A Few Good Men (1992) – “You can’t handle the truth”, Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson)
17. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – “Either get busy living, or get busy dying”, Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman)
18. Apollo 13 (1995) – “Houston, we have a problem”, Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks)
19. Jerry Maguire (1996) – “Show me the money”, Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise)
20. Titanic (1997) – “I’m the king of the world”, Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio)
From the film ‘A Few Good Men’
21. Forrest Gump (1994) – “Stupid is as stupid does”, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)
22. Love Story (1970) – “Love means never having to say you’re sorry”, Jenny (Ali MacGraw)
23. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – “Hasta la vista, baby”, The Terminator / T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
24. Mean Girls (2004) – “You can’t sit with us”, Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert)
25. The Dark Knight (2008) – “Why so serious?”, Joker (Heath Ledger)
From the film ‘Mean Girls’