These Finding Nemo quotes are fun, inspiring, and all-around fin-tastic! We hope you enjoy our list of Finding Nemo quotes from one of Pixar’s most successful animated movies.
Few movies do a great job of being funny, heartfelt, and cute while also appealing to a wide range of audience demographics. But for Pixar, this seems to be their specialty.
While all Pixar movies are pretty dang quotable, one of our favorites is 2003’s Finding Nemo. I don’t know about you, but when the going gets tough, Dory’s mantra of “Just keep swimming” helps me get through the day.
Finding Nemo is overflowing with colorful characters and inspiring messages about life and family. We hope you enjoy these Finding Nemo quotes!
Don’t forget to also check out our list of The Goonies quotes about the 80s treasure hunt movie.
Famous Finding Nemo quotes from Marlin
1. “They just gotta grow up some–THE DROP OFF?! They’re going to the drop off?! What-what-what are-what are we, INSANE?! Why don’t we just fry them up now and serve them with chips?!” — Marlin
2. “Don’t tell me to calm down, pony boy!” — Marlin
3. “I’m gonna be your best friend.” — Marlin
4. “Good feelings gone.” — Marlin
5. “Of course I like you. It’s because I like you I don’t want to be with you. It’s a complicated emotion.” — Marlin
6. “Dory, no singing.” — Marlin
7. “Now I’m stuck with that song… Now it’s in my head.” — Marlin
8. “I don’t want to play the gender card right now. You want to play a card, let’s play the “let’s not die” card.” — Marlin
9. “Now it’s my turn. I’m thinking of something dark and mysterious. It’s a fish we don’t know. If we ask it directions, it could ingest us and spit out our bones.” — Marlin
Cute Finding Nemo quotes from Crush and Squirt
10. “Good afternoon. We’re gonna have a great jump today. Okay, first crank a hard cutback as you hit the wall. There’s a screaming bottom curve, so watch out. Remember: rip it, roll it, and punch it.” — Squirt
11. “Whoa! That was so cool! Hey, Dad! Did you see that? Did you see me? Did you see what I did?” — Squirt
12. “You so totally rock, Squirt! So gimme some fin.” — Crush
13. “Cause we were like, ‘woaaaah.’, and I was like, ‘woaaaah.’ and you were like, ‘woaaahh…’ ” — Crush
14. “You’ve got serious thrill issues dude… awesome.” — Crush
15. “Whoa, Dude. Mr. Turtle is my father. The name ’s Crush.” — Crush
16. Marlin: Hey, Crush! Crush, I forgot! How old are you?
Crush: Hundred and fifty, dude, and still young. Rock on.
17. Marlin: “How do you know if they’re ready?”
Cush: “Well, you never really know, but when they know, you know, y’know?”
18. “You rock, dude.” — Squirt
Funny Finding Nemo quotes from Dory
19. “I can read? That’s right, I can READ!” — Dory
20. “I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean… at least… I think it does.” — Dory
21. “So, we’re cheating death now. That’s what we’re doing, and we’re having fun at the same time.” — Dory
22. “I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my squishy.” — Dory
23. “P Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.” — Dory
24. “OK. I’m thinking of something orange, and it’s small…” — Dory
25. “Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.” — Dory
26. “I’m gonna getcha!” — Dory
27. “You got a problem, buddy? Huh? Huh? Do ya, do ya, do ya?” — Dory
28. “I look at you, and I… and I’m home. Please… I don’t want that to go away. I don’t want to forget.” — Dory
29. “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ho. I love to swim. When you want to swim you want to swim.” — Dory
30. “Give it up old man, you can’t fight evolution, I was built for speed!” — Dory
Finding Nemo quotes from The Tank Gang
31. “Fish aren’t made to be in a box, kid…” — Gil
32. “Sharkbait! Hoo Ha Ha!” — The Tank Gang
33. “Nemo, newcomer of orange and white, you have been called forth to the summit of Mt. Wannahockaloogie to join with us in the fraternal bonds of tankhood!” — Jacques
34. “I am ashamed.” — Jaques
35. “Now what?” — Bloat
More Finding Nemo quotes and lines
36. “Mine! Mine! Mine!” — The Seagulls
37. “On my honor, or may I be chopped up and made into soup.” — Bruce
38. “Fish are friends. Not food.” — Bruce
39. Dory: “Hey, look, balloons. It is a party.”
Bruce: “Mind your distance, though. Those balloons can be a bit dodgy. You wouldn’t want one of them to pop.”
40. “How old are sea turtles? Sandy Plankton from next door, he says they live to be a hundred years old!” — Nemo
41. “I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself.” — Bruce, Anchor, & Chum
42. “I’m gonna getcha!” — Dory
43. “Oh, boy! This is gonna be good, I can tell.” — Dory
44. “Hold on, here we go! Next stop, knowledge!” — Mr. Ray
45. “You guys made me ink.” — Pearl
46. “I know what that is. Sandy Plankton saw one. He called it… uh… he said it was called a “butt”.” — Tad
47. “That’s a pretty big butt.” — Pearl
48. “Oh, look at me… I’m gonna touch the butt.” — Sheldon
49. Crab#1: Hey.
Crab#2: Hey.
Crab#1: Hey.
Crab#2: Hey.
50. “I’m H2O intolerant.” — Sheldon
Which Finding Nemo quote did you find the most inspiring?
Ellen Degeneres knocked the fish out of the water with her portrayal of the forgetful little blue fish, Dory. And Marlin’s love for his son Nemo is something not even Dory could forget about. There’s no doubt as to why Finding Nemo was Pixar’s most successful film up to the release of Toy Story 3 in 2010.
With memorable characters like Bruce and Crush, a heartfelt storyline about a father and son’s love, and tons of unforgettable quotes, Finding Nemo remains one of our favorite Pixar films of all time.
Which Finding Nemo quotes and lines are your favorites? Let us know in the comments below!
