I recently read the American Film Institute's '100 Years... 100 Quotes' list and found myself struggling to think of lines of dialogue from the 2010s that were as iconic and memorable as "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" or "Go ahead. Make my day". After trawling through the last decade, I realised there are some iconic belters. Here are my 40 picks for the most quoted, memorable and best lines of the 2010s.
40. "I fucked up my whole life because of the way you sing" - Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
39. "A man becomes a critic when he cannot be an artist, the same way a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier" - Michael Keaton, Birdman
38. "Manners maketh man" - Colin Firth, Kingsman: The Secret Service
37. "Let them fight" - Ken Watanabe, Godzilla
36. "Hi Georgie!" - Bill Skarsgaard, IT
35. "Is that a monkey?" - Toby Kebbell, Kong: Skull Island
34. "I am fire... I am death" - Benedict Cumberbatch, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
33. "I'm kinda thinking it's the other way around. You know, like the moment seizes us" - Jesse Mechler, Boyhood
32. "Nah it was dumber than that" - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
31. "I ain't afraid to die anymore. I done it already" - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
30. "Mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now?" - Harrison Ford, Blade Runner 2049
29. "A man without balls is a Munich" - Ryan Gosling, The Nice Guys
28. "Just one more" - Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
27. "Which would be worse, to live as a monster or die as a good man?" - Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
26. "Docking" - Matthew McConaughey, Interstellar
25. "What do I have in my pocket?" - Martin Freeman, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
24. "Not everything. Not yet" - Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises
23. "The show goes on!" - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
22. "Apes together strong" - Andy Serkis, War for the Planet of the Apes
21. "My name is... Jeff" - Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street
20. "Oh fuck off you big lamp" - Simon Pegg, The World's End
19. "Wakanda Forever" - Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
18. "Never be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling" - Tom Hardy, Inception
17. "He's a friend from work" - Chris Hemsworth, Thor Ragnarok
16. "Get the sheriff and then the Marshall" - Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
15. "People love what other people are passionate about" - Emma Stone, La La Land
14. "A doughnut hole in the doughnut's hole" - Daniel Craig, Knives Out
13. "We are what they grow beyond" - Frank Oz, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
12. "Time takes everyone out; time's undefeated" - Sylvester Stallone, Creed
11. "Chewie, we're home" - Harrison Ford, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
10. "So this is what it feels like" - Hugh Jackman, Logan
9. "You should have gone for the head" - Josh Brolin, Avengers: Infinity War
8. "Always" - Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
7. "Look at me- I am the captain now" - Barkhad Abi, Captain Phillips
6. "You're awful Murray" - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
5. "Get me a Hammerhead Corvette. I have an idea" - Paul Kasey, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
4. "Avengers Assemble" - Chris Evans, Avengers: Endgame
3. "Not quite my tempo" - J.K Simmons, Whiplash
2. "No!" - Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
1. "What a day! What a lovely day!" - Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road
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