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Quotes from King Kong (2005)
1
Carl Denham: And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty. And beauty stayed his hand. And from that day on, he was as one dead.
(183 votes)
2
[last lines] Carl Denham: It wasn't the airplanes; it was beauty killed the beast.
(132 votes)
3
Hayes: We could not understand because we were too far and could not remember because we were traveling in the night of first ages, of those ages that are gone, leaving hardly a sign - and no memories. The earth seemed unearthly. We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there - there you could look at a thing monstrous and free.
(129 votes)
4
Carl Denham: Ladies and Gentlemen... I give you... KONG! THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD!
(115 votes)
5
Carl Denham: Defeat is always temporary!
(118 votes)
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Ann Darrow: Why would you do that? Jack Driscoll: Why would I write a play for you? Isn't it obvious? Ann Darrow: Not to me. Jack Driscoll: It's in the subtext.
(12 votes)
7
[the boat is leaving the dock, and Carl made Jack stay because he hasn't finished the script] Carl Denham: I keep telling you, Jack, there's no money in theater. That's why you should stick with film. Jack Driscoll: No Carl, I love theater. Carl Denham: No you don't. If you really loved it, you would've jumped.
(14 votes)
8
[Hayes has just explained the hidden meaning of Heart of Darkness to Jimmy] Jimmy: This isn't an adventure story. Is it, Mr. Hayes? Hayes: No, Jimmy. It's not.
(11 votes)
9
Ann Darrow: Good things never last Mr. Denham.
(10 votes)
10
Carl Denham: Goddammit, Preston! All you had to do was look her in the eye and lie!
(6 votes)
11
Jack Driscoll: It's not about words.
(5 votes)
12
Bruce Baxter: I'm just an actor with a gun who's lost his motivation.
(5 votes)
13
Hayes: When I tell you to run, run. Jimmy: I'm not a coward. I'm not running. Hayes: Jimmy, sometimes it not about being a coward.
(4 votes)
14
Carl Denham: 2000 is a deal. Will you take a check? Captain Englehorn: Do I have a choice?
(2 votes)
15
Jack Driscoll: Where's Carl? Bruce Baxter: Oh he's just over there... filming.
(4 votes)
16
Captain Englehorn: That's the thing about cockroaches. No matter how many times you've flushed them down the toilet, the always crawl back up the pipe.
(2 votes)
17
Carl Denham: I've risked everything I had on this film. Captain Englehorn: No, you risked everything I have.
(2 votes)
18
[Jack Driscoll must sleep in a cage where animals slept] Captain Englehorn: So what are you, Mr. Driscoll, a lion, or a chimpanzee?
(2 votes)
19
Lumpy the Cook: Excuse me, Shakespeare.
(2 votes)
20
Carl Denham: Monsters belong in B movies.
(2 votes)
21
Sleazy Studio Guy: Will there be boobies?
(3 votes)
22
[repeated line] Carl Denham: We're going to finish this movie, dedicate this movie to him and give the profits to his wife and kids
(1 vote)
23
Captain Englehorn: There's nothing out there! Carl Denham: Then you have nothing to lose...
(5 votes)
24
Jack Driscoll: Taxi! Follow that ape!
(1 vote)
25
Carl Denham: I'm not gonna let them kill my film!
(4 votes)
26
Captain Englehorn: Ma'am? Ann Darrow: Ann Darrow. Captain Englehorn: So, are you ready for this voyage, Miss Darrow? Ann Darrow: Sure. Captain Englehorn: Nervous? Ann Darrow: Nervous? No. Why, should I be?
27
Carl Denham: [filming the dinosaurs] Walk towards them. Bruce Baxter: What? Carl Denham: Walk towards them so people won't think they're fake! Bruce Baxter: Oh don't worry, they won't think they're fake!
28
Ann Darrow: Beautiful. [first lines] Manny: [practicing sneezes] How was that? Was that funnier?
29
Captain Englehorn: [after saving Denham and his film crew from natives] Seen enough?
30
Carl Denham: I'll give you another thousand if you leave right now. Captain Englehorn: You haven't given me the first thousand yet.
31
Carl Denham: Ann, I'm not that kind of person. Ann Darrow: Oh really, then what kind of person are you Mr.Denham? Carl Denham: I'm someone you can trust, I'm a movie producer.
32
Lumpy the Cook: [seeing a footprint that Kong has left] There's only one creature in the world that could have done this... the Abominable Snowman.
33
Jack Driscoll: Actors! They travel the world, and all they see is a mirror.
34
Carl Denham: Bring the tripod and all of the film. Herb: Want to switch to the six-inch lens? Carl Denham: The wide-angle will do just fine.
35
Carl Denham: Fay! What about Fay? Fay's a size 4! Preston: She's already filming something for RKO. Carl Denham: Cooper.
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