23 Iconic Movie Monologues

Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men... you had to know that would be on here. And yes, we can't handle the truth, Jack. And yes, we need you on that wall.

"You talking to me?" No, we’re not. We’re just listening to your iconic movie moment.

This monologue is so iconic from Michael Douglas in Wall Street, that it even went on to personify an entire decade. "The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit."

When Hoffman dresses up as a woman because he can't seem to get a job acting as a man, he scores the role of a lifetime on a soap opera. But after a long time behind a woman, he has had enough and this is how he busts out... on live TV! "For I am not Emily Kimberly, the daughter of Dwayne and Alma Kimberly. No, I’m not. I’m Edward Kimberly, the reckless brother of my sister Anthea … Edward Kimberly, who has finally vindicated his sister’s good name. I’m Edward Kimberly. Edward Kimberly."

What more needs to be said other than recalling Eastwood as Dirty Harry saying, "You have to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?”

That Quentin Tarantino knows how to write monologues for his actors! Who could forget Christopher Walken delivering this gem: "So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something: his ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then, he died of dysentery. He gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable piece of metal up my ass, two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you."