Thelma and Louise Quotes: An Exploration of Iconic Dialogue
You said you ‘n? me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darlin’, look out ’cause my hair is comin’ down!
Well, we’re not in the middle of nowhere, but we can see it from here.
Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back. I mean, I just couldn’t live.
You’ve always been crazy, this is just the first chance you’ve had to express yourself.
I don’t ever remember feeling this awake.
I may be the outlaw, but you’re the one stealing my heart.
The law is some kind of thing that people just thought up. I mean how can you say what’s fair?
Why do I feel like Thelma and you’re Louise?
Guess I went a little crazy, huh?
I feel like I’m gonna bust wide open.
Look, you shoot off a guy’s head with his pants down, believe me, Texas ain’t the place you want to get caught.
I know it’s crazy, but I just feel like I got a knack for this shit.
I’ve had it up to my ass with sedate.
Oh my God, Thelma. Look, you’re a police woman!
Let’s keep going!
It’s the one thing about the desert – you got all the room in the world.
That’s the first time I’ve ever felt really awake.
There are no accidents and no explanations. I am not just a random series of events.
Something’s, like, crossed over in me, and I can’t go back.
Sure, it’s a man’s world, but that’s okay because they’re making a total mess of it. We’re chipping away.
Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back.
I feel really awake. I don’t recall ever feeling this awake.
This IS my voice! WHAT’S WRONG WITH IT?
Hold on! We can make it! We can make it!
Where do you get off behaving that way with women you don’t even know, huh? How’d you feel if someone did that to your mother or your sister?
You’ve always been crazy, this is just the first chance you’ve had to express yourself.
You said you ?n? me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well, darlin?, look out ?cause my hair is coming down!
Okay, then listen, let’s not get caught.
Well, I don’t have a frying pan handy! But otherwise, you dead right.
You shoot off a guy’s head with his pants down, believe me, Texas ain’t the place you wanna get caught.
I’ve had it up to my ass with sedate.
I don?t ever remember feeling this awake.
I always wanted to travel. I just? I never got the opportunity.
Adventure and danger can be seductive. They change who you are.
Look, you shoot me, they’re gonna ask questions.
I swear, three days ago neither one of us would’ve ever pulled a stunt like this, but if you’d’ve met my husband, you’d understand why.
No matter what happens, I’m glad I came with you.
You said you ‘n’ me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darling, look out, ’cause my hair is coming down! – Thelma
I’ve always believed that done properly, armed robbery doesn’t have to be an unpleasant experience. – Louise
Something’s crossed over in me, and I can’t go back. I mean I just couldn’t live. – Thelma
Thelma, when we’re done with all this, we’ll go to Mexico. Just you ‘n’ me. We’ll start again, make some new lives for ourselves. It won’t be today, and it won’t be tomorrow, but someday, we’re gonna get a better life. – Louise
You get what you settle for. – Louise
I feel like I’m gonna bust wide open. – Thelma
We’re not gonna get caught. We’re on a mission from God. – Thelma
Thelma, I don’t ever remember feeling this awake. – Louise
Look, you shoot off a guy’s head with his pants down, believe me, Texas is not the place you wanna get caught. – Louise
I don’t think he’s gonna apologize…I said I don’t think he’s gonna apologize, I think he’s gonna shoot us instead. – Thelma
Well, we’ll not be stupid about it this time. When we make a move, we’ll know where we’re going. – Louise
Well, we could argue about this until we’re blue in the face, but we’re not going to. We’re just gonna keep going. – Thelma
Men are putty in the hands of a woman who’s got her head screwed on straight. – Louise
We may not have done what we set out to, but we’ve come a long way from where we used to be, and that’s something. – Thelma