50 Best Independence Day Movie Quotes From Both Movies
“All you need is love. John Lennon. Smart man. Shot in the back, very sad.” – Julius Levinson
“You really think you can fly that thing?” – David Levinson
“You really think you can do all that bullshit you just said?” – Captain Steven Hiller
“I saw… its thoughts. I saw what they’re planning to do. They’re like locusts. They’re moving from planet to planet… their whole civilization. After they’ve consumed every natural resource they move on… and we’re next. Nuke ’em. Let’s nuke the bastards.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“Let’s kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!” – Capt. Jimmy Wilder
“You punched the President?” – Julius Levinson
“He wasn’t the President yet!” – David Levinson
“Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. “Mankind.” That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!” – President Thomas Whitmore
“I ain’t heard no fat lady!” – Captain Steven Hiller
“Forget the fat lady. You’re obsessed with fat lady. Drive us out of here!” – David Levinson
“I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin’.” – Russel Casse
“The only mistake I ever made was to appoint a sniveling little weasel like you Secretary of Defense. However, that is a mistake, I am happy to say, that I don’t have to live with. Mr. Nimzicki… you’re fired.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“I don’t understand, where does all this come from? How do you get funding for something like this?” – President Thomas Whitmore
“You don’t actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?” – Julius Levinson
“If you’re so smart, tell me something, how come you go to M.I.T. for 8 years to become a cable repairman?” – Julius Levinson
“They’re chasing us!” – David Levinson
“Really, YOU THINK?” – Captain Steven Hiller
“Once again, the L.A.P.D. is asking Los Angelenos not to fire their guns at the visitor spacecraft. You may inadvertently trigger an interstellar war.” – Video Newscaster
“I’m not Jewish.” – Albert Nimzicki
“Nobody’s perfect.” – Julius Levinson
“Mr. President! Wow! This is… what a pleasure. As you can imagine, they… they don’t let us out much.” – Dr. Okun
“Mr. President, I’d sure like to know what you’re doing.” – Gen. Gray
“I’m a combat pilot, Will. I belong in the air.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“Didn’t I promise you fireworks?” – Captain Steven Hiller
“Haven’t you ever wanted to be part of something special?” – Constance
“I was part of something special” – David Levinson
“Payback’s a bitch, ain’t it?” – Russel Casse
“Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. have been left in ruins…” – Reporter
“Good God! I’ve been sayin’ it. I’ve been sayin’ it for ten damn years. Ain’t I been sayin’ it, Miguel? Yeah, I’ve been sayin’ it.” – Russel Casse
“What your father did was very brave. You should be proud of him.” – Major Mitchell
“I am.” – Miguel Casse
“I have got to get me one of these!” – Captain Steven Hiller
“Everyone’s trying to get out of Washington, and we’re the only schmucks trying to get in.” – Julius Levinson
“It’s Air Force One, for crying out loud, and still he gets sick!” – Julius Levinson
“Don’t worry about it, Big Man. I’m sure she got out before it happened. Or, as the Good Reverend would say:” – Capt. Jimmy Wilder
“Why we are on this particular mission, we’ll never know. But I do know, here today, that the Black Knights will emerge victorious once again.” – Capt. Jimmy Wilder
“Oh god, I hope they bring back Elvis.” – Elvis Fanatic
“Okay, boys, let’s give Mr. Casse some cover. Gentlemen, let’s plow the road!” – President Thomas Whitmore
“It’s funny, I always thought these things were gonna kill me.” – David Levinson
“This could be our last night on Earth. You don’t want to die a virgin, do you?” – Philip
“[seeing the approaching explosion] Oh, crap.” – Marty Gilbert
“Look, I really don’t think they flew 90 billion light years to come down here and start a fight. Get all rowdy.” – Captain Steven Hiller
“This is the vault. Or as some of us like to call it: The Freak Show.” – Dr. Okun
“There you go, thinking you’re all that. But you are not as charming as you think you are, sir.” – Jasmine Dubrow
“Yes, I am.” – Captain Steven Hiller
“Man, you know I really like Jasmine. You know that, right? Man, you are never gonna get to fly the space shuttle if you marry a stripper.” – Capt. Jimmy Wilder
“If I had known I was gonna meet the president, I would’ve worn a tie. I mean, look at me. I look like a schlemiel.” – Julius Levinson
“Oh no, you did NOT shoot that green shit at me!” – Captain Steven Hiller
“What’s the matter with you?” – Julius Levinson
“Genius. My dad. Total genius.” – David Levinson
“Is Mommy sleeping now?” – Patricia Whitmore
“Yeah, Mommy is sleeping now.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“A toast, to the end of the world.” – David Levinson
“Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down.” – Gen. Gray
“What do you want us to do?” – President Thomas Whitmore
“Die. Die.” – Captured Alien
“Angelenos are advised to avoid the highways wherever possible.” – Radio newsman
“Oh, yeah, great. Now he tells me.” – Jasmine Dubrow
“Doesn’t anybody have any missiles left?” – President Thomas Whitmore
“If you feel compelled to leave these cities, please do so, in an orderly fashion.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“It’s the White House, for crying out loud. You can’t just go up and ring the doorbell.” – Julius Levinson
“[taking a leak] A little shake and they all runnin…” – Captain Steven Hiller
“If we don’t act now, we may not have much of an America left to defend.” – Albert Nimzicki
“Must go faster, must go faster!” – David Levinson
“It’s a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one. You can tolerate a little compromise, if you’re actually managing to get something accomplished.” – President Thomas Whitmore
“The end has come! He speaketh His Word and the end hast come!” – Street Preacher
“Hop on! We’re headed out to El Toro.” – Jasmine Dubrow
“You cannot defy what has come. It is the end!” – Street Preacher
