How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie Quotes
Grinch
I specifically bought enough food to last me until January. How much emotional eating have I been doing?
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Grinch
[trying to sneak into Whoville; in a strained whisper]
This is the loudest snow I've ever heard in my life!
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Mr. Bricklebaum
I don't know what's in this cake but I think I just saw Santa Claus. I'ma get me another slice!
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[last lines]
Narrator
And the Grinch raised his glass, and led the Whos in a toast.
Grinch
To kindness and love, the things we need most!
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Grinch
Max, I'm promoting you. YOU will guide my sleigh tonight!
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Grinch
It was me. I stole your Christmas. I stole it because I thought it would fix something from the past. But it didn't.
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Donna Who
Um, what are you doing with my bowling ball?
Cindy-Lou Who
Chasing it.
Donna Who
I see, and you're taking it where?
Cindy-Lou Who
It's a secret.
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Donna Who
How did I get such a wonderful daughter like you?
Cindy-Lou Who
I don't know. Sometimes you just get lucky.
Donna Who
If so, then I really did.
Cindy-Lou Who
So did I. I love you, Mom.
Donna Who
I love you too, sweetheart.
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Grinch
[Max is giving him puppy eyes, hoping to gain sympathy]
Max, you know the rules. You sleep in your bed and I sleep in-
[notices Fred is also giving him puppy eyes]
Grinch
Oh, no, no! Not you, too! I don't believe this. Max, did you teach him puppy eyes?
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Grinch
Today was - grr-eat! We did mean things, AND we did them in style.
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Grinch
If I'm gonna become Santa, then I need to get into character.
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Donna Who
Buster, we've talked about this, your brother's head is not breakfast.
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Mr. Bricklebaum
Hey, who taught Mabel how to use the doorbell? That's awesome!
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[repeated line]
Grinch
MAX!
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Cindy-Lou Who
No, just batter. Mrs. Wilbur and I made cookies.
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Grinch
Christmas already? Ugh!
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Grinch
Look at those greedy little gift monsters.
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Donna Who
[on the phone]
No, I can't, I have a list of errands today a mile long, and the babysitter left the sink clogged up! No, I'm not complaining, I'm venting, there's a difference.
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Narrator
As he looked at the girl, he felt like he would melt. If he did what she did, would he feel what she felt?
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Grinch
What's this?
Who Lady
Excuse me! Are you getting that? I need it for my Christmas stuffing.
Grinch
Mmm, no.
Who Lady
Well, that's not very nice.
[Grinch drops it on the floor and it shatters, she stamps her foot]
Who Lady
Oh sugar plums.
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Donna Who
Don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Cindy-Lou Who
Roger that, Mom!
[grabs inner tube and slides downhill]
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Grinch
Beautiful, isn't it, Max? This, my little friend, is the Rein-horn. It perfectly recreates the mating call of the reindeer. Behold.
[blows it, but instead attracts a goat]
Grinch
Oh, hey there. Sorry, little goat. I was calling for a rein-
[the goat suddenly screams at him and Max]
Grinch
What was that? Scram! Skedaddle! Strange goat.
[he and Max run off]
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Narrator
Then he got an idea. An awful idea. The Grinch got a wonderful, awful idea.
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Grinch
It's go time!
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Narrator
Yes, the Whos down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch - in his cave north of Whoville, did not!
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Narrator
From the edge of his ledge, way up in the sky, The Grinch felt upset. But he wasn't sure why. It could have been Christmas. All that joy and such. Or something from his past that he just couldn't quite touch. But whatever it was, it made his heart moan. Though he was used to it now, this being alone. And now safe in his cave and apart from the fray, he reminded himself...
Grinch
It is better this way.
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[Cindy-Who Lou and her group is going through the Ice Maze]
Cindy-Lou Who
[to her group]
All right everybody, brace yourselves. In exactly 48 hours, we are going to do something, that's never been done before.
Cindy-Lou Who
We're gonna...
Cindy-Lou Who
[shows the huge lighted statue of Santa Claus]
... trap Santa Claus!
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Grinch
[to Fred and Max, showing them a wrapped present]
The present! THIS is our enemy! You WILL want to unwrap it.
[mesmerized]
Grinch
And... play with it.
[Fred and Max exchange confused looks. The Grinch starts to slowly pull the present's ribbon, but regains his senses and tosses the present aside]
Grinch
But you must NOT! If you can get past the present, the only obstacle left is...
[holds out a Santa-shaped sugar cookie]
Grinch
THE COOKIE. Look at it in all its red, sugary splendor.
[Fred tries to grab the cookie with his mouth, but the Grinch takes it away]
Grinch
No, no, no! Look at yourselves! Discipline! We must...
[Fred snatches the cookie from the Grinch's hand and eats it. The Grinch sighs in disgust]
Grinch
Resist.
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Narrator
All this excess and nonsense. It was all about greed. About meaningless stuff that they didn't even need. The Grinch went to work. He scooped up the toys. He raced against time. He raced against joy.
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[first lines]
Narrator
From the place that you come from to beyond what you see, is a town like your town, if your town was a dream. Only it's not a dream, or a hoax, or a ruse. It is Christmas in Whoville, the home of the Whos.
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Axl
[Cindy Lou has called her friends together]
Alright, let's get on with this.
Ozzy
Yeah, I don't have much time, my mom set the timer.
Axl
Dude!
Ozzy
Don't ask. It's new.
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Cindy-Lou Who
[to the Grinch, after accidentally running over him with her inner tube]
I'm sorry for bumping into you but this is really important. Have you seen my letter?
Grinch
[growls in frustration]
And that, right there, Max, is the true nature of the Who child. Just right to, "Me, me, me. My letter. Me, me, me."
Cindy-Lou Who
No! You don't understand. This isn't just A letter. This is THE letter.
Grinch
[turns to face her]
Oh, really? Let me guess. Small child, December 20th, rapidly searching for a 'really important' lost letter. Might it be your list of demands to Santa?
Cindy-Lou Who
They're not demands! It's more like a wish. And what I'm wishing for is really, really important.
Grinch
Well then, why send a letter? I mean, if it's really that important, you should just ask him face-to-face.
[mockingly]
Grinch
Oh, but that's right! No one's ever seen him! My bad.
[turns to leave; coldly]
Grinch
C'mon, Max. Let's get out of here.
Cindy-Lou Who
[waves to Max]
Bye, doggy.
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