1. “Say hello to my little friend!” — Tony Montana (Scarface, 1983)
A classic quotes from a drug fueled a machine gun wielding gangster. Scarface is a classic example of going out in style. Truly the perfect example of going out in style. No redemption for Al Pacino’s Tony Montana. He stays true to his character until the very end. Would probably go the same way if I was high on cocaine and my mansion was being raided.
2. “Get away from her, you bitch!” — Ellen Ripley (Aliens, 1986)
Who would think that the sequel to a isolated space horror movie, would be an action movie filled with badass Colonial Marines. And that Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley would be the baddest of them all. We thought she was a badass when she operated that “Caterpillar P-5000 Work Loader”, but she showed her true badass colors when she took on the freaking Alien Queen one-on-one.
3. “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance. In this life or the next.” — Maximus (Gladiator, 2000)
I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen “Gladiator” but this scene never get old. You could see Maximus giving the Commodus a chance to simply walk away. But when Commodus presses and arrogantly demands Maximus to remove his mask we get this epic quote. A vow of vengeance, in front of the entire Colosseum stadium. Making his statement of revenge public and making him a martyr at the same time.
4. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” — Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore (Apocalypse Now, 1979)
This quote is both badass and depressing at the same time. Here is a man so entrenched in war that he enjoys the art of warfare. He enjoys chemicals that literally burn the skin off your body. This quote single handily shows how war changes people. Interesting fact is that Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore’s monologue was voted the best speech of all time. Way to name a character “Kilgore”.
5. “Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn’t have f’ed with? That’s me.” — Walt Kowalski (Gran Torino, 2008)
There are time when you come across somebody and go oh shit. I made a mistake. You would think that some old grandpa who spends most of his time sitting out in the yard would be a docile person. But this is Clint Eastwood you’re messing with. The original badass cowboy. Even in his old age Clint Eastwood continues to show that he is the baddest sheriff in town. Do you feel lucky punk?
6. “I ain’t got time to bleed.” — Blain Cooper (Predator, 1987)
Spoken like a true professional. A badass mercenary who gets the job done no matter what. It also shows how experience of a soldier Blain is. Despite being shot. He stays cool under pressure and recognizes the shot is just a flesh-wound. A normal civilian would panic under the same circumstances. It’s no surprise that the Jesse Ventura starred as the hulked out “Captain Freedom” in the Running Man, and went on to become the badass governor of Minnesota.
7. “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” — Don Vito Corleone (The Godfather, 1972)
The one and only Godfather Don Vito Corleone. Severing the head of a horse and leaving it on someones bed is quite an effective persuasion tactic. A fun fact is that they were originally planning to use a fake dummy head. But decided to use a real horse head at the last minute. Which is why the actor’s shock looks so genuine.
8. “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.” — Bryan Mills (Taken, 2008)
Who knew that Liam Neeson was such a badass. I mean he was an amateur boxer in Ireland (one of the roughest nations in the world). But until then he mostly starred in dramatic roles such as “Schindler’s List”. While we get a glimpse of Bran Mills’ ability as a body guard. By the time he finishes this phone call was know what he can do. The East European mobster should have taken the deal, “good luck”.
9. “Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty… For tonight, we dine in hell” — King Leonidas (300, 2006)
Who in their right mind would gather 300 elite soldiers to go against an army of a million Persian soldiers. The toughest baddest Spartan warrior out there. Only a great badass King would be able to inspire his soldiers by telling them about the bloody battle. An inspirational quote for a suicidal mission against an infinite amount of enemies. It’s badass lines like these that give soldiers hope and the inspires the entire Greek city-states to unite.
10. “When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die.” — Bane (The Dark Knight Rises, 2012)
Let’s finish off on a strong note. Bane is the biggest and baddest character on this list. Fitting to his massive size and unrelenting metallic voice. Bane even denies Batman from death. Instead of simply finishing off Batman after breaking his back. Bane went through all the trouble of moving Batman across the world, in order to imprison him in the same cage that he was molded in.
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