Forrest Gump Quotes
Mrs. Gump : Life's a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.
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Fat Man at Bench : It was a bullet, wasn't it?
Forrest Gump : A bullet?
Fat Man at Bench : That jumped up and bit you.
Forrest Gump : Oh, yes sir. Bit me right in the buttocks. They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars.
Forrest Gump : A bullet?
Fat Man at Bench : That jumped up and bit you.
Forrest Gump : Oh, yes sir. Bit me right in the buttocks. They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars.
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Forrest Gump : I'm sorry I had to fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.
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Bubba : My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol' redneck boys. Can you believe that?
Forrest Gump : My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump : My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.
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[ first lines ]
Forrest Gump : Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?
Forrest Gump : Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?
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Forrest Gump : I'm sorry I ruined your New Year's Eve party, Lieutenant Dan. She tasted like cigarettes.
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Jenny Curran : His name's Forrest.
Forrest Gump : Like me.
Jenny Curran : I named him after his daddy.
Forrest Gump : He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny Curran : You're his daddy, Forrest.
Forrest Gump : Like me.
Jenny Curran : I named him after his daddy.
Forrest Gump : He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny Curran : You're his daddy, Forrest.
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Forrest Gump : When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went.
Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench : And so, you just ran?
Forrest Gump : Yeah.
Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench : And so, you just ran?
Forrest Gump : Yeah.
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Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Where are you boys from in the world?
Forrest Gump, Bubba : Alabama, sir!
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : You twins?
Forrest Gump : No Sir, we are not relations.
Forrest Gump, Bubba : Alabama, sir!
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : You twins?
Forrest Gump : No Sir, we are not relations.
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Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : That's what all these cripples down at the VA talk about: Jesus this and Jesus that, have I found Jesus yet? They even had a priest come and talk to me. He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I'd get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven. Did you hear what I said? WALK beside him in the kingdom of Heaven! Well kiss my crippled ass. God is listening? What a crock of shit.
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Forrest Gump : Hello. I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump.
Recruit Officer : Nobody gives a hunky shit who you are, pus ball. You're not even a low-life, scum-sucking maggot. Get your ass on the bus, you're in the army now!
Recruit Officer : Nobody gives a hunky shit who you are, pus ball. You're not even a low-life, scum-sucking maggot. Get your ass on the bus, you're in the army now!
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Jenny Curran : Have you ever been with a girl, Forrest?
Forrest Gump : [ nervously ] I sit next to them in my Home Economics class all the time.
Forrest Gump : [ nervously ] I sit next to them in my Home Economics class all the time.
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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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Lyndon B. Johnson : [ Putting medal on Forrest ] America owes you a debt of gratitude, son. Now I understand you were wounded. Where were you hit?
Forrest Gump : In the buttocks.
Lyndon B. Johnson : Oh that must be a sight. [ Whispering to Forrest ]
Lyndon B. Johnson : I'd like to see that. [ Forrest shows him; Johnson walks away embarrassed ]
Lyndon B. Johnson : God damn, son.
Forrest Gump : In the buttocks.
Lyndon B. Johnson : Oh that must be a sight. [ Whispering to Forrest ]
Lyndon B. Johnson : I'd like to see that. [ Forrest shows him; Johnson walks away embarrassed ]
Lyndon B. Johnson : God damn, son.
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Abbie Hoffman : Tell us a little bit about the war, man.
Forrest Gump : The war in Vietnam?
Abbie Hoffman : [ to audience ] War in Viet-Fucking-Nam! [ Audience cheers ]
Forrest Gump : The war in Vietnam?
Abbie Hoffman : [ to audience ] War in Viet-Fucking-Nam! [ Audience cheers ]
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Richard M. Nixon : Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice president Ford will be sworn into office at that hour in this office.
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Forrest Gump : [ in the Watergate hotel; on phone with security ] Yeah, sir, you might want to send a maintenance man over to that office across the way. The lights are off, and they must be looking for a fuse box, 'cause them flashlights, they keep me awake.
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[ Forrest has just graduated from college ]
Recruit Officer : Have you given any thought to your future, son?
Forrest Gump : "Thought"?
Recruit Officer : Have you given any thought to your future, son?
Forrest Gump : "Thought"?
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[ Describing Vietnam ]
Forrest Gump : We was always taking long walks, and we was always looking for a guy named "Charlie".
Forrest Gump : We was always taking long walks, and we was always looking for a guy named "Charlie".
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Forrest Gump : The best thing about visiting the President is the food! Now, since it was all free, and I wasn't hungry but thirsty, I must've drank me fifteen Dr. Peppers.
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Forrest Gump : [ dejected ] No shrimp.
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Where the Hell is this God of yours?
Forrest Gump : [ narrating ] It's funny Lieutenant Dan said that, 'cause right then, God showed up.
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Where the Hell is this God of yours?
Forrest Gump : [ narrating ] It's funny Lieutenant Dan said that, 'cause right then, God showed up.
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Forrest Gump : My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
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[ Forrest Gump referring to Apple Computer ]
Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, that's good! One less thing.
Forrest Gump : Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, that's good! One less thing.
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Bumper Sticker Guy : [ running after Forrest ] Hey man! Hey listen, I was wondering if you might help me. 'Cause I'm in the bumper sticker business and I've been trying to think of a good slogan, and since you've been such a big inspiration to the people around here I thought you might be able to help me jump into - WOAH! Man, you just ran through a big pile of dog shit!
Forrest Gump : It happens.
Bumper Sticker guy : What, shit?
Forrest Gump : Sometimes.
Forrest Gump : It happens.
Bumper Sticker guy : What, shit?
Forrest Gump : Sometimes.
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Forrest Gump : [ running ] I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours. [ he stops and turns around ]
Young Man Running : Quiet, quiet! He's gonna say something!
Forrest Gump : [ pause ] I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now.
Young Man Running : Quiet, quiet! He's gonna say something!
Forrest Gump : [ pause ] I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now.
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Dorothy Harris : Are you coming along?
Young Forrest Gump : Mama said not to be taking rides from strangers.
Dorothy Harris : This is the bus to school.
Young Forrest Gump : I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump.
Dorothy Harris : I'm Dorothy Harris.
Young Forrest Gump : Well, now we ain't strangers anymore.
Young Forrest Gump : Mama said not to be taking rides from strangers.
Dorothy Harris : This is the bus to school.
Young Forrest Gump : I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump.
Dorothy Harris : I'm Dorothy Harris.
Young Forrest Gump : Well, now we ain't strangers anymore.
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[ last lines ]
Dorothy Harris : You understand this is the bus to the school, now, don'tcha?
Forrest Gump Jr. : Of course; you're Dorothy Harris, and I'm Forrest Gump.
Dorothy Harris : You understand this is the bus to the school, now, don'tcha?
Forrest Gump Jr. : Of course; you're Dorothy Harris, and I'm Forrest Gump.
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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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