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Comment RSSTop 10 Star Wars Quotes (and what makes them great)
31.07.08 # Top Ten # 25 Comments3. “…I know”
Film: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Who: Han Solo to Princess Leia Organa
What makes it great?
As Han Solo is about to be frozen in carbonate, the tensions between him and Leia surface in the form of affection, and seconds before his displacement, she declares her love for him. In the original screenplay, Solo was written to respond with a generic “I love you, too”, but caught up in the character of Han Solo, and in true Harrison Ford improvisational fashion, he simply spouted “I know” with a cheeky grin. A defining moment in the characterization of Solo. Just goes to show it isn’t all in the script.
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Hey Thomas…enjoyed your musings. You are quite the gifted writer. Very good use of words to describe your defense of each quote.
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A couple/few that I think were overlooked. I will leave it to others to debate.
Do. Or do not. There is no try. Yoda
Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. Emperor
You were right about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short. Obi-Wan.
Never tell me the odds. Han Solo
Thanks for the comments guys. This has got quite a lot of attention and I’m flattered. Sorry about the Jedi mistake though, D’oh!
- Tom
“Oh Anny! You’re breaking my heart” was the very line that not only solidied, in my mind, that ep 1 – 3 were pure trash, but made me want to go ahead and get up and leave ep 3. Though, my friend asked me about an hour into the movie “Hey, ya wanna leave? This sucks.”, it was tempting, but i stomached it through.
Wow, what a great list. In addition to picking out great lines, you also have great commentary for them. Might not have agreed with all of these choices before, but now I do.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this”
Probably the most PIMP line in history
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” By Yoda
“The Force is strong with this one.”
Who’s more foolish the fool or the fool who follows him. BY Obi-Wan
“Do or not do, there is no try,” is by far the best quote of all the SW movies. Yoda the master tells it all with these few words.
Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.
Use the force.
Ive got a bad feeling about this
I am your father
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This battle station will be quite operational when your friends arrive.
“Your confidence is your weakness” Luke
“Your faith in your friends is yours” The Emperor.
Love this quote, it’s like tit for tat on a galatic scale!
also
“The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am” Vader
in plan speak I’m a b@stard wait till my boss gets here!
and finally
“You rebel scum” Imperial Officer
I love this guy! it’s his only line in the film so he makes it count!!
very nice list man my fav made number 3 hahaha
…. i know
that is the most romantic scene in a movie
See now this line is so much more memorable to me in Return of the Jedi. When Leia returns the favor. I prefer that exchange to this one but this is amoung my favorites.