Forrest Gump Quotes
Forrest Gump: Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
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Forrest Gump: When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle.
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Jenny Curran: Were you scared in Vietnam?
Forrest Gump: Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.
Jenny Curran: I wish I could've been there with you.
Forrest Gump: You were.
Forrest Gump: Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.
Jenny Curran: I wish I could've been there with you.
Forrest Gump: You were.
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Jenny Curran: Do you think I could fly off this bridge, Forrest?
Forrest Gump: What do you mean, Jenny?
Jenny Curran: Nothing.
Forrest Gump: What do you mean, Jenny?
Jenny Curran: Nothing.
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John F. Kennedy: Congratulations, how do you feel?
Forrest Gump: I gotta pee.
John F. Kennedy: [turning to camera] I believe he said he had to go pee. Heh heh.
Forrest Gump: I gotta pee.
John F. Kennedy: [turning to camera] I believe he said he had to go pee. Heh heh.
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[Forrest is waiting with Forrest Jr. for the school bus on little Forrest's first day of school in Greenbow. The bus arrives and little Forrest is about to board it]
Forrest Gump: Forrest, don't... [pause, then]
Forrest Gump: I just wanted to tell you I love you.
Forrest Gump Jr.: [smiles] I love you too, Dad.
Forrest Gump: Forrest, don't... [pause, then]
Forrest Gump: I just wanted to tell you I love you.
Forrest Gump Jr.: [smiles] I love you too, Dad.
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Forrest Gump : Will you marry me? [ Jenny turns and looks at him ]
Forrest Gump : I'd make a good husband, Jenny.
Jenny Curran : You would, Forrest.
Forrest Gump : ...But you won't marry me.
Jenny Curran : [ sadly ] ... You don't wanna marry me.
Forrest Gump : Why don't you love me, Jenny? [ Jenny says nothing ]
Forrest Gump : I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is.
Forrest Gump : I'd make a good husband, Jenny.
Jenny Curran : You would, Forrest.
Forrest Gump : ...But you won't marry me.
Jenny Curran : [ sadly ] ... You don't wanna marry me.
Forrest Gump : Why don't you love me, Jenny? [ Jenny says nothing ]
Forrest Gump : I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is.
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[ young Jenny's father is chasing her through the fields to beat her when she stops and hides ]
Young Jenny Curran : Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far far away from here.
Young Jenny Curran : Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far far away from here.
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[ repeated line ]
Forrest Gump : My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
Forrest Gump : My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
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Drill Sergeant : Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest Gump : To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant : God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump. Listen up, people...
Forrest Gump : [ narrates ] Now for some reason I fit in the army like one of them round pegs. It's not really hard. You just make your bed real neat and remember to stand up straight and always answer every question with "Yes, drill sergeant."
Drill Sergeant : ...Is that clear?
Forrest Gump : Yes, drill sergeant!
Forrest Gump : To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant : God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump. Listen up, people...
Forrest Gump : [ narrates ] Now for some reason I fit in the army like one of them round pegs. It's not really hard. You just make your bed real neat and remember to stand up straight and always answer every question with "Yes, drill sergeant."
Drill Sergeant : ...Is that clear?
Forrest Gump : Yes, drill sergeant!
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Forrest Gump : Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.
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Forrest Gump : You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father's bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. Little Forrest, he's doing just fine. About to start school again soon. I make his breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. I make sure he combs his hair and brushes his teeth every day. Teaching him how to play ping-pong. He's really good. We fish a lot. And every night, we read a book. He's so smart, Jenny. You'd be so proud of him. I am. He, uh, wrote a letter, and he says I can't read it. I'm not supposed to, so I'll just leave it here for you. Jenny, I don't know if Momma was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time. I miss you, Jenny. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.
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Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan, I got you some ice cream. [ voice wavering ]
Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan, ice cream.
Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan, ice cream.
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Forrest Gump : And cause I was a gazillionaire, and I liked doin it so much, I cut that grass for free.
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Forrest Gump : When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle.
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Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?
Forrest Gump : I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir.
Forrest Gump : I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir.
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Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan, what are you doing here?
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : I'm here to try out my sea legs.
Forrest Gump : But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : [ mildly irritated, but understanding ] Yes... yes, I know that. You wrote me a letter, you idiot!
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : I'm here to try out my sea legs.
Forrest Gump : But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : [ mildly irritated, but understanding ] Yes... yes, I know that. You wrote me a letter, you idiot!
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Jenny Curran : Do you think I could fly off this bridge, Forrest?
Forrest Gump : What do you mean, Jenny?
Jenny Curran : Nothing.
Forrest Gump : What do you mean, Jenny?
Jenny Curran : Nothing.
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[ Forrest has finished assembling his rifle ]
Forrest Gump : DONE, DRILL SERGEANT!
Drill Sergeant : GUUUUUUMP! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
Forrest Gump : [ confused ] You told me to, Drill Sergeant?
Drill Sergeant : Jesus H. Christ! [ looks at stopwatch ]
Drill Sergeant : This is a new company record! If it wouldn't be such a waste of a damn-fine enlisted man I'd recommend you for OCS! You are gonna be a general someday, Gump, now disassemble your weapon and continue!
Forrest Gump : DONE, DRILL SERGEANT!
Drill Sergeant : GUUUUUUMP! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
Forrest Gump : [ confused ] You told me to, Drill Sergeant?
Drill Sergeant : Jesus H. Christ! [ looks at stopwatch ]
Drill Sergeant : This is a new company record! If it wouldn't be such a waste of a damn-fine enlisted man I'd recommend you for OCS! You are gonna be a general someday, Gump, now disassemble your weapon and continue!
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Bubba : Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.
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Bubba : Have you ever been on a real shrimp boat?
Forrest Gump : No, but I've been on a real big boat.
Forrest Gump : No, but I've been on a real big boat.
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Forrest Gump : Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!
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Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix : [ Forrest is watching "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." ] Gump, how can you watch that stupid shit? Turn it off.
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Forrest Gump : You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.
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