There are many famous quotations that have never actually been said.
Casablanca: Play it again, Sam.
Not once in the whole movie did anybody ever say this line. But still...it lives on in history.
Anybody think of any others?
Star Trek: "Beam me up, Scotty".
Seriously? They never said that?? : )
yes, the closest was Beam me Up, in Star Trek4, the Voyage Home
ps. I got the t-shirt it says Beam me Up Scotty ,
there is no intellegent life here (shows Earth)
Sherlock Holmes: Elementary, my dear Watson.
Incidentally, years ago I was watching some TV show and they played an audio clip of Humphrey Bogart saying, "I never said, 'Play it again Sam' or 'Tennis anyone?'" This amused me because while he never said them in the films he was alleged to have said them in, he just said them. ;-)
I'm not sure what film "Tennis anyone?" is supposed to be from.
I seem to think there are other quotes never said, but I'm drawing a blank.
"Billions and Billions" -- Carl Sagan
In the introduction to one of his books, one of the first things he says is "I never said it." He goes on to explain that he did intentionally stress the "b", in order to distinguish "billions" from "millions", but that even though he may have said it since, it was never a part of the Cosmos series to which it is attributed.
I believe the meme actually stems from Johnny Carson's parody of Carl Sagan. The next day, it seemed like everyone was saying "billions and billions."
Cary Grant - "Judy Judy Judy."
Marie Antoinettte - "Let them eat cake."
Hamlet: Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well.
Dirty Harry: "Feel Lucky, Punk?"
Bill Gates: Who in their right mind would ever need more than 640k of RAM?
You dirty rat. You killed my bother....
Dubya: I've got an IQ of 250!
"Me Tarzan, you Jane."
A couple of years ago, I'd heard that Sen. Kennedy had given some speech which contained a quote from Abraham Lincoln. As it turned out, the info in the speech had been gathered by one of his aides, and in fact the Lincoln quote had not been said by him, but rather the actor playing Lincoln in an episode of the original Star Trek! I wish I knew what the quote was.
KAM wrote (a good while back): I'm not sure what film "Tennis anyone?" is supposed to be from.
I don't know what particular movie it's supposed to be from, but it was supposedly his first on-screen line.
Referring to Humphrey Bogart, of course.
Sorry about leaving that out.
I did not have sex with that woman!
Clinton to Congress?
He did say that, but not to Congress. He said it at a press conference:
I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.
I thought he said "I did not have sex with that woman, Mrs. Clinton."
Dirty Harry: "Feel Lucky, Punk?"
Actually, it was close. Here's the whole quote (from IMDB): "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"
Followed by the thug telling him, "I got to know", and Harry pointing the gun, and pulling the trigger.... click.
Barroid balco Bond:I thought I was taking flaxseed oil ! NO wonder my head grew!
Followed by the thug telling him, "I got to know"...
The thug was played by the late Albert Popwell, who was in the first four Dirty Harry movies, in four different roles. He was the aforementioned thug in the first one, a pimp who got blown away in Magnum Force, militant leader Big Ed Mustafa in The Enforcer, and Horace, Harry's friend in Sudden Impact. I looked for him in The Dead Pool, and was disappointed when he didn't appear.
Hank Hill: Kahhhhhhn!
Hank Aaron : You bet me, Barryioyd! You beat me fair and sqaure. You belong in the Hall of Fame
I dont know if he'll make it.
John Facenda, NFL Film's Voice of G-d".
"The frozen tundra of Lambeau Field".
It was actually said by ESPN's Chris Berman, spoofing Facenda.