Shrek quotes - 30 Funniest and 20 Wisdom-pacts Quotes You Will Love

May 2024 · 6 minute read

If there is one this the 22 years old animated movie Shrek can boast for, then it is definitely the hilarious lines of the characters in the movie that is centred on the lives of a green ogre, ‘Shrek’ and Princess Fiona. It is for this reason that Shrek which was originally a 1991 book of the same title by William Steig has set itself at the forefront of comedy animations that since its first release in 2001, many animations have chosen a similar path.

Shrek is one animation that continues to be enjoyed by adults and children from around the world. This is evident in its ability to generate over $487 million in the box office with a budget of $60 million. The animation has more than 20 casts with Shrek (Mike Myers), Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Robin Hood (Vincent Cassel), and Gingerbread (Conrad Vernon) as the main characters.

Apart from the hilarious aspect of Shrek, one other important this animation teaches is the fact that you don’t have to be perfect and neither is perfection the ultimate for a happy ending. Rather than dealing with all the aspects of Shrek, here, we’ll deal with the aspect of the funny quotes of Shrek as a character and 20 other impactful quotes of the other Shrek and the other characters of the animation as gotten from Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010).

30 Funniest Shrek quotes You Should Know

  • Donkey, you have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity”. 
  • “There’s a stack of freshly made waffles in the middle of the forest! Don’t you find that a wee bit suspicious? 
  • “Hey! I’m no one’s messenger boy, all right? I’m a delivery boy.”
  • “…and I’m proud to call you my son. King-dad-inlaw!”
  • “The Kingdom of Far Far Away, Donkey? That’s where we’re going! FAR! FAR!… away”
  • “Thank you, gentlemen. Someday I will repay you, unless of course, I can’t find you, or if I forget”.
  • “Aww, come on, Donkey, look at him, in his wee lil’ boots! I mean, how many cats can wear boots? Honestly?” 
  • Actually, it’s quite goon on toast”.
  • “I’m an ogre! you know, grab your torch and pitchforks. Doesn’t that bother you?”
  • “You’re going the right way for a smacked bottom”
  • “A cute, button nose? thick, wavy locks? Taut, round buttocks?”
  • “I live in a swamp! I put up signs! I’m a terrifying ogre! What do I have to do to get a little privacy?”
  • “Well, that’s not very nice. It’s just a donkey.”
  • “Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something?
  • “Donkey, two things okay? Shut… up.”
  • “What are you doing in my swamp?”
  • “Ogres are like onions.”
  • No! Layers! Onions have layers. Ogres have layers.” 
  • “[going to save Donkey] Well, I have to save my ass.”    
  • “Well my stomach aches and my palms just got sweaty, must be a high school”.
  • “Donkey, if that was me, you’d be dead. That’s brimstone… we must be getting close.”
  • “This is the part where you run away”
  • “They don’t have dental. Okay, we’re gonna have a look around. And buddy, it would be better if the Fairy Godmother doesn’t know about this. Know what I mean? Hmm?”
  • “Face it, Donkey. We’re lost… We passed that bush three times already”.
  • “I… have helmet hair”.
  • [chuckles when the villagers saw him] “yes, well, actually, that would be a giant. Now ogres, off, they’re much worse! They’ll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin… They’ll shave your liver. Squeeze the jelly from your eyes! Actually, it’s quite good on toast”.
  • “Maybe you can come to visit me in the swamp sometime… I’ll cook all kinds of stuff for you: swamp toad soup, fish-eye tartar, you name it!”
  • “Hey, come on, I’m scarier than anything we’re gonna meet in this forest…”
  • “She said do you love me. I said only partly, I only love my swamp and my donkey, I’m sorry…”
  • “Even on your death bed, you’re still making jokes.”
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    20 Most Inspirational Quotes From The Green Ogre Film You Will Love

  • “Maybe it’s hard to believe what’s with my obvious charm and good looks but people used to think that I was a monster. And for a long time… I believe them. But calling after a while, you learn to ignore the name people calling you. You just trust who you are”
  • “You know what the best part of today was? I got the chance to fall in love with you all over again.”
  • “They judge me before they know me, that’s why I’m better off alone”.
  • “Look, I’m not the one with the problem, okay? it’s the world that seems to have a problem with me”.
  • “Whether your parents like it or not, I *am* an ogre… and guess what, princess? That’s not about to change”.
  • “I don’t care what everybody like! Ogres are not like cakes”. 
  • “You know, Donkey, things are more than what they seem, hmm?”
  • “That’s what friends do, they forgive each other! – Donkey
  • “A good friend of mine once told me. The thing that matters is what you think of yourself” – Artie
  • “If there’s something you want to do, or someone you really want to be, then the only one standing in your way… is you” – Artie
  • “You go there are tell her how you feel”
  • “I’m not looking for prince charming. Just need a man who knows what wonderful princess i am – Princess Fiona
  • “If you love someone, then you love all of them. Not just the good things. Support them and be there for them. Flaws and all” – Princess Fiona
  • “It’s gonna be champagne wishes and caviar dreams from now on”.
  • “I want what any princess wants; to live happily ever after with the ogre I married” – Princess Fiona
  • “The wind of fate have blown on my destiny. But I will never forget you. You are the love of my life” – Puss in Boots
  • “I know I’ve made many mistakes… But your love for Shrek has taught me so much” – King Harold
  • “You have everything. Why is it that the only person that cannot see that is you” – Princess Fiona
  • “I know you’ll do the right thing” – King Harold
  • “…but you’re beautiful”
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