Amelia Earhart: I just feel as if I've been asleep for along time and now suddenly I'm awake.
Larry Daley: I can explain that.

Amelia Earhart: I take it you have a plan?
Larry Daley: I'm going to divide the house.

Amelia Earhart: Do you know why I became a pilot?
Larry Daley: I have no idea.
Amelia Earhart: For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything?

The Thinker: I'm thinkin'...
Larry Daley: This is hopeless.

Larry Daley: A good place to check out is the miniatures.
Woman: Can you take me there? I always get lost.

Larry Daley: You know how you were telling me that the key to happiness was something but then the sun came up? I think I figured it out. It's doing what you love.
Teddy Roosevelt: I was going to say diet and exercise, but the love thing is good.

Larry Daley: Sorry, I don't mean to stare. You just look very familiar.
Woman: I get that a lot.

Kah Mun Rah: [dramatically] I have come back to life!
Larry Daley: No, I heard that. I got that. Welcome back.

Cecil: [while Larry is chasing Cecil] These are trained horses, Larry. They won't stop until they hear a specific word.
Larry: Oh, you mean a word like... DAKOTA!

Larry: Ah yes, he was our fourth president, right?
Rebecca: Twenty-sixth

[Showing lighter to cavemen] Hey guys? Quest for fire, over.

Larry: [speaking to Civil War diorama figures] The North wins. Slavery is bad. But the South has the Allman brothers...
[hesitates]
Larry: ... and... NASCAR.

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Larry Daley

Larry Daley Picture

Larry Daley is at the center of both Night at the Museum movies. He's a security guard that gets into unique typoes of trouble while keeping watch late at night. He's also a single father.

Played By
Ben Stiller
Full Name
Larry Daley