Men in Black 3 (2012) - Quotes

The Inevitability of Death

Griffin: Where there is death... there will always be death.

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Unexpected Outcomes Are Part of Life

Griffin: [followed on] - Oh dear, I never see this one coming.

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Cherishing Moments Amidst Uncertainty

Griffin: [[planet; [history] I lost my ]. I don't want you to lose yours. It'll take a miracle, but if you pull this off, you'll be my new favorite moment in human ].

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The Impact of Small Decisions on Fate

Griffin: [[baseball] When that ball is pitched to Davey Johnson- who only became a ] player because his father couldn't find him a football to give him for his eighth birthday- it hits his bat two micrometers too high, causing him to pop out to Cleon Jones- who would have been born Clara, a statistical typist, if his parents didn't have an extra glass of wine that night before going to bed.

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The Nature of the Impossible

Griffin: [[miracle] A ] is what seems impossible but happens anyway.

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A Narrow Escape Acknowledged

Griffin: [repeated line] That was a close one.

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Defiance in the Face of Arrest

Boris the Animal: [last words] Go ahead. Arrest me.

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Boris's Plan for Invasion and Revenge

Boris the Animal: (To past self) With my help, we'll get the Arc Net, kill Agent K, the invasion will be successful and we'll get to keep both of our ar...AR...ARRR...STOP STARING AT IT!

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Longing for a long-awaited moment

Boris the Animal: (To K): Yes, my arm. (Speaking to his pet) We've thought about that moment...(looking up) everyday...for the last 40 years.

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Rewriting History in Men in Black 3

Boris the Animal: Let's rewrite history, shall we, K?

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Regret Over Cake and Affection

Boris the Animal: [hanging on to Lily, preventing her from being sucked out into space; releases her] Sorry, darling. We did love the cake.

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A Declaration of Unconditional Connection

Boris the Animal: [after his weasel animal settles into the cavity in his hand] You complete me.

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Agreeing to Disagree

Boris the Animal: Let's agree to disagree!

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Introducing Boris the Animal

Boris the Animal: [repeated line, whenever someone calls him "Boris the Animal"] It's just Boris!

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A Moment of Defiance in 1969

1969: (Before shooting 1969 Boris) Not this time.

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Taking Charge in 1969

1969: [While pointing his gun in J's temple] We'll take it from here.

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Observation on Permanent Change

2012: (To Boris): You haven't changed very much. I see the arm I shot off is...still shot off.

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Reference to Lunar Max Prison and Boris

2012: (To O on the phone): ...Lunar Max Prison- Boris the Animal.

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Regret Over a Past Decision

2012: (To J): Boris the Animal...I put him away a long time ago, it's the worst mistake I ever made.

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Avoiding Unwelcome Answers

2012: I don't ask questions I don't want to know the answer to.

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Reflections on a Long Working Relationship

2012: [giving a eulogy; long pause] I worked with Zed for over 40 years and in all that time he never invited me to dinner, he never asked me to his house to watch a game, he never shared a single detail of his personal life. Thank you!

The Inevitability of Death

Agent J: [After seeing 1969 K shoot 1969 Boris; [death] Where there's ], there will always be death.

Agent J Suggests a Pedicure Reminder

Agent J: [To Boris] You might wanna get a pedicure if you get a second.

Reflections on a Strange Conversation

Agent J: [from trailer, talking to Marco, a graffiti alien, and a graffiti artist] Crazy, right? Two grown men, talking to the wall, wall talking back, it's a mess. But hey. Don't even worry about it.

Agent J Asserts His Identity

Agent J: First of all, my name is J. Okay? It's not Son, it's not Slick, and it damn sure ain't no Cochise.

Agent J's Unique Perspective on Gendered Letters

Agent J: No, I call ladies "O." To me O is feminine, K is masculine. Y'know, I see a couple, I'm like... OK.

The Consequences of Lying to Children

Agent J: [Neuralyzes a crowd; Points to an alien fish being towed away] May I have your attention please... Okay. You know how your kid won the goldfish in that little baggy from the school fair, but you didn't want that nasty thing in your house so you told your kid it ran away but what you really did was flush it down the toilet? Well, this what happens. Okay, see what I'm talking about? Don't lie to your kids!

Agent J's Observation on Appearance

Agent J: [looking at an ugly alien fish] Ooh, man, you look like you come from the planet... Damn.

Aging and Its Challenges in Agent J's Perspective

Agent J: [talking to K at Wu’s restaurant] Man, I am getting too old for this. I can only imagine how you feel.

The Consequences of Ignoring Instructions

Agent J: [Showing the crowd a crashed spaceship] Okay! You know how you're on a airplane and the flight attendant asks you to turn your cell-phone off. And you're like, I ain't turning my cell-phone off, that don't have nothing to do with no damn airplane. Well, this is what we get, that's what happens. It gets up there, bounces around on the satellites, then blam! Just turn your damn cell-phone off. Now you're gonna drive off a cliff tonight because your GPS don't work.