70 Fun Facts About Disney Movie Quotes

"Remember who you are." Which Disney film features this line, spoken by a father's ghost in the clouds?

Mufasa's voice is James Earl Jones, who returned to the role for the 2019 remake, the only original cast member to do so.

Which character purrs the words "Long live the king" before letting his brother Mufasa fall to his death?

Jeremy Irons voiced the villain and also sang "Be Prepared," though he strained his voice and Jim Cummings finished the song.

Which mandrill tells Simba 'you can either run from it, or learn from it' after bonking him with a stick?

Robert Guillaume voiced the character in the original film and continued in the sequels and TV series.

"PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS! Itty-bitty living space." Who says this in Aladdin?

Robin Williams recorded roughly sixteen hours of improvised material for the role, much of it unusable in a family film.

"Whoever has the gold makes the rules." Which villain offers this twist on the Golden Rule?

Jonathan Freeman voiced the sorcerer and later played him on stage in the Broadway musical for years.

Which three things does the Genie tell Aladdin he cannot do with a wish?

The famous "no wishing for more wishes" line is not one of the three official rules in the film's dialogue; it comes from the Genie's playful add-ons.

Who says "Only one may enter here... A diamond in the rough" in Aladdin?

The tiger-headed cave was voiced by Frank Welker, who also provided the sounds for Abu and Rajah.

"This isn't flying. This is falling... with style!" In Toy Story, who says this about Buzz Lightyear?

The cowboy dismisses Buzz's feat early on, then joyfully repeats the phrase himself during the finale as they glide toward Andy's car.

"There's a snake in my boots!" is one of the pull-string phrases of which toy?

Tom Hanks has voiced the sheriff in every Toy Story feature; his brother Jim Hanks handles most of the video-game and toy lines.

"It came! It finally came! The Big One." Which toy-torturing neighbor says this in Toy Story?

Sid appears again in Toy Story 3 as a garbage collector, still wearing his skull T-shirt.

"Fish are friends, not food." This pledge is recited by a support group of what?

Bruce, the great white who leads the group, is named after the mechanical shark from Jaws.

"P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney." Which character memorizes this address in Finding Nemo?

Ellen DeGeneres landed the role after the director heard her change the subject five times in one minute on her talk show.

"Some people are worth melting for." Who says this in Frozen?

Josh Gad's snowman was originally written as a sidekick to the villainous Elsa before the story was rewritten around sisterhood.

Which Frozen character says "If only there was someone out there who loved you"?

Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is the thirteenth of thirteen brothers, which he cites as motivation for marrying into a throne.

"The cold never bothered me anyway" is the final line of which Frozen song?

Idina Menzel's performance won the Oscar for Best Original Song, and the songwriters credit it with turning Elsa from villain to heroine.

"I use antlers in all of my decorating!" Which Disney character boasts this?

Richard White sang the villain's self-tribute in Beauty and the Beast, whose title song won the Oscar in 1992.

"If it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Which enchanted household object makes this pun?

David Ogden Stiers voiced the fussy majordomo and also narrated the film's prologue.

"You will join me for dinner! THAT'S NOT A REQUEST!" Who bellows this at Belle?

Robby Benson provided the voice, with animal growls mixed into his performance to roughen it.

"He's no monster. You are!" Who says this to the film's human villain in Beauty and the Beast?

Paige O'Hara, who voiced Belle, was a Broadway performer chosen from about 500 auditioners.

"Life's full of tough choices, innit?" Which sea witch says this to Ariel?

Pat Carroll's villain was modeled on the drag performer Divine, right down to the makeup and body language.

Which character calls a fork a 'dinglehopper' that humans use 'to straighten their hair out'?

Buddy Hackett voiced the know-it-all seagull, who also thinks a pipe is a "snarfblatt."

"As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey MY rules." Which father lays down this law?

Kenneth Mars voiced the sea king; the film's success in 1989 kicked off the era now called the Disney Renaissance.

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." Who says this in Mulan?

Pat Morita, best known as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid, voiced the Emperor of China.

"Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Make a note of this." Which pint-sized dragon says it?

Eddie Murphy voiced Mushu three years before he played another wisecracking sidekick, Donkey, in Shrek.

"Punch him. It's how men say hello." Which soldier gives Mulan this advice?

The short-tempered soldier was voiced by Harvey Fierstein, who also wrote the book for the musical Kinky Boots.

"No capes!" Which diminutive superhero costume designer issues this rule?

Director Brad Bird voiced Edna himself after failing to find an actress who fit, and she went on to present at a real fashion award show.

"You sly dog! You got me monologuing!" Which superhero-movie villain says this?

Jason Lee voiced Buddy Pine, the rejected fan whose plan is that when everyone is super, no one will be.

"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now." Which film is this line from?

The line belongs to the diminutive designer character, whose look was partly inspired by costume designer Edith Head.

"A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep" opens which Disney film?

The 1950 film's success saved Disney's studio from the debts of the 1940s and financed Disneyland.

Who warns "On the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken"?

Verna Felton voiced the Fairy Godmother and returned for Disney as Flora and later Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp.

Who says "A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face", and in which film?

Evelyn Venable, the Blue Fairy's voice, was also the model for the torch-bearing lady in the Columbia Pictures logo.

"Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday you'll be a real boy" is from which 1940 film?

Its song "When You Wish Upon a Star" won the Oscar and later became the musical signature of the whole Disney company.

"Hi diddle dee-dee! An actor's life for me!" Which sly fox sings this?

The fox's real name is J. Worthington Foulfellow, and his silent cat sidekick is Gideon.

"Second star to the right and straight on till morning" gives directions to which place?

The line comes from J. M. Barrie's play, though Barrie's original directions were even vaguer.

Which villain is forced to shout "I'M A CODFISH!" at the end of a Disney film?

Hans Conried voiced both Hook and Mr. Darling, continuing a stage tradition of doubling the two roles.

"Most everyone's mad here." Which grinning character says this to Alice?

Sterling Holloway, the cat's voice, later became the original voice of Winnie the Pooh.

"A very merry unbirthday to you!" is sung by which pair?

Ed Wynn voiced the Hatter, and animators kept his ad-libbed asides in the finished film.

Which character repeats his father's rule "If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all"?

The rabbit's advice became known as "Thumper's Law" and is quoted far more often than anything Bambi himself says.

"Your mother can't be with you anymore. Come, my son." Who says this in Bambi?

The film's opening credits do not name a single animator, though Walt Disney credited its scenery to Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong.

Which tiny character tells a big-eared elephant "The very things that held ya down are gonna carry ya up"?

At 64 minutes, the 1941 film is one of Disney's shortest features and was made cheaply to recoup losses from Pinocchio and Fantasia.

"A delicious man-cub." Which hypnotic snake says this in The Jungle Book?

Sterling Holloway voiced the python and sang "Trust in Me," a song recycled from a number cut from Mary Poppins.

Who turns villain with "I'll kidnap 1,000 children before I let this company die!"?

James Coburn voiced the crab-legged CEO, whose confession is captured on the company's own scare simulator.

"I have just met you and I love you!" Which talking dog says this in Up?

Dug's collar translates his thoughts; his pack leader Alpha's collar malfunctions and gives him a squeaky voice.

"Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great." Which fictional chef wrote this?

Brad Garrett voiced the ghostly chef, whose motto is tested by the critic Anton Ego, voiced by Peter O'Toole.

"I don't want to survive! I wanna live!" Who says this in WALL-E?

Jeff Garlin voiced the captain of the Axiom, and Sigourney Weaver played the ship's computer.

"Speed. I am speed." Which character opens a Pixar film with this mantra?

Owen Wilson has voiced the race car in every Cars film, and the character's number 95 refers to the year Toy Story was released.

"If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess." Who says this in Moana?

Dwayne Johnson sang "You're Welcome" himself; his grandfather, wrestler Peter Maivia, partly inspired the character's look.

"It's called a hustle, sweetheart." Which fox says this in Zootopia?

Jason Bateman voiced the con-artist fox; the film was originally built around him before Judy Hopps became the lead.

Which gruff police captain says 'Life isn't some cartoon musical where you sing a little song'?

Idris Elba voiced the cape buffalo, whose line pokes fun at Disney's own formula and is followed by "So let it go."

"They just can't get my nose right!" Who complains about his wanted poster in Tangled?

Zachary Levi's thief is really named Eugene Fitzherbert, and his "smolder" was animated from the actor's own face.

"Pull the lever, Kronk!" and "Why do we even have that lever?" belong to which villain?

Eartha Kitt voiced the scheming advisor in The Emperor's New Groove and won two Emmys reprising the role on television.

"No touchy. No touchy." Which ruler-turned-llama says this?

David Spade voiced the emperor; the film began life as a musical epic called Kingdom of the Sun before being rebuilt as a comedy.

"Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts." Which stuffy banker says this?

David Tomlinson's banker learns to fly a kite by the end, and the film earned Julie Andrews the Best Actress Oscar.

"Practically perfect in every way." What does Mary Poppins consult to reach this verdict about herself?

The measuring tape also judges Jane "rather inclined to giggle" and Michael "extremely stubborn and suspicious."

"I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day." Who says this to Hercules?

Susan Egan voiced Meg; the animators gave her a Barbara Stanwyck attitude to contrast with earlier Disney heroines.

Which god says 'A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart'?

Rip Torn voiced Zeus, and Danny DeVito's Phil trained the hero with the growled motto "Two words: I am retired."

In Snow White, the Queen begins her question to the enchanted glass with which exact words?

Nearly everyone misremembers the 1937 line as "Mirror, mirror," a version that appears in the Grimm translation but not in Disney's film.

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten." Which film made this line famous?

The line is spoken as a call-and-response between Lilo and her sister Nani, and Stitch later says it back to them.

"This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little and broken, but still good." Who says this?

Director Chris Sanders voiced Experiment 626 himself and has continued to do so in every sequel and series.

"Seize your moment" is the motto of which musician in Coco?

Benjamin Bratt voiced the celebrity singer, whose signature song "Remember Me" won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Where is the affirmation 'I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad' recited?

The Bad-Anon meeting is held inside a Pac-Man cabinet and includes Bowser, Zangief and Dr. Eggman.

"Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion." Which question follows this greeting?

Scott Adsit voiced the inflatable robot, whose design came from a soft robotics lab at Carnegie Mellon.

Who says 'I was so afraid to lose it that I lost sight of who our miracle was for' in Encanto?

María Cecilia Botero voiced the matriarch of the Madrigal family in Disney's sixtieth animated feature.

"The Code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules." Which pirate says this?

Geoffrey Rush's captain also warns Elizabeth that she had best start believing in ghost stories, because she is in one.

Which two words follow "Gentlemen," in Jack Sparrow's "the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow" line?

Johnny Depp based the swaggering pirate on Keith Richards, and the studio initially worried he was playing the role drunk.

Which villain says 'Now shall you deal with me, O Prince, and all the powers of Hell!' before becoming a dragon?

Eleanor Audley voiced both Maleficent and Lady Tremaine, and served as live-action reference for both.

"Congratulations, San Francisco! You've ruined pizza!" Which emotion says this in Inside Out?

Lewis Black voiced Anger; the pizza in question is topped with broccoli, which the filmmakers changed to bell peppers for Japan.

"Take her to the moon for me." Whose farewell is this in Inside Out?

Richard Kind voiced the imaginary friend, part cat, part elephant, part dolphin, who cries candy.

"To infinity and beyond!" is the catchphrase of which toy, hailed as one of the greatest film quotes ever?

Time named the space ranger one of the most influential toys of the 1990s, and the line has turned up in song lyrics and beyond.

Which motto of the forgetful blue tang in Finding Nemo did Ellen DeGeneres adopt as a life philosophy?

She credited director Andrew Stanton with building the character around her personality, and leaned on the line after ABC cancelled her sitcom.