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Iron Giant, The

Kent Mansley: The biggest thing in this town is probably the homecoming queen.

The Iron Giant: I am not a gun.

Hogarth Hughes: Welcome to downtown Coolsville! Population: us.

Hogarth Hughes: You are what you choose to be.

General Rogard: You'll be Chief Inspector of Subway Toilets by the time I'm through with you!

Hogarth Hughes: I know you feel bad about the deer, but it's not your fault. Things die. That's part of life. It's bad to kill, but it's not bad to die.
The Iron Giant: You die?
Hogarth Hughes: Well, yes, someday.
The Iron Giant: I die?
Hogarth Hughes: I don't know. You're made of metal, but you have feelings, and you think about things, and that means you have a soul. And souls don't die.
The Iron Giant: Soul?
Hogarth Hughes: Mom says it's something inside of all good things, and that it goes on forever and ever.
[Hogarth leaves. The Iron Giant lays back to look at the stars.]
The Iron Giant: Souls don't die.

[A nuclear missile threatens Rockwell.]
The Iron Giant: I... fix.
Hogarth Hughes: Giant?
The Iron Giant: Hogarth, you stay. I go. No following.
Hogarth Hughes: I love you.

[The Iron Giant is eating one of Dean's sculptures.]
Dean McCoppin: There are two kinds of metal in this yard: scrap and art. If you gotta eat one of them, eat the scrap. uxm What you currently have -- IN YOUR MOUTH!! -- is ART.

Dean McCoppin: If we don't stand up for the kooks, who will?

The Iron Giant: No Atomo... I Superman!

Kent Mansley: Hogarth? That's an embarrassing name. They might as well have called him Zeppo or something

Dean McCoppin: [To the people in the restaurant] Excuse me! I would like to take this opportunity to apologize in advance!
[Zips down his fly]
Dean McCoppin: .

Hogarth Hughes: You can fly? YOU CAN FLY!

Hogarth Hughes: So she moved me up a grade 'cause I wasn't fitting in, so now I'm even more not fitting in. I was getting good grades, you know, like all A's. So my mom says, "You need stimulation." I said, "No, I don't. I'm stimulated enough right now."
Dean McCoppin: That's for sure.
Hogarth Hughes: So she says, "Uh-uh. You don't have a challenge. You need a challenge." So now I'm challenged, all right- I'm challenged to hold on to my lunch money because of all the big mooses who wanna pound me, 'cause they think I'm a shrimpy dork who thinks he's smarter than them! But I don't think I'm smarter, I just do the stupid homework! If everyone else JUST DID THE STUPID HOMEWORK, they could move up a grade and get pounded, too! Is there anymore coffee?

Dean McCoppin: Oh, hey, I know you. Squirrel boy.
Hogarth Hughes: Uh, Hogarth.
Dean McCoppin: By night known as Hogarth.




	Home Jokes Film Quotes Boss Alert News Forum Links		Back to - Film Quotes - I Iron Giant, The Kent Mansley: The biggest thing in this town is probably the homecoming queen. The Iron Giant: I am not a gun. Hogarth Hughes: Welcome to downtown Coolsville! Population: us. Hogarth Hughes: You are what you choose to be. General Rogard: You'll be Chief Inspector of Subway Toilets by the time I'm through with you! Hogarth Hughes: I know you feel bad about the deer, but it's not your fault. Things die. That's part of life. It's bad to kill, but it's not bad to die. The Iron Giant: You die? Hogarth Hughes: Well, yes, someday. The Iron Giant: I die? Hogarth Hughes: I don't know. You're made of metal, but you have feelings, and you think about things, and that means you have a soul. And souls don't die. The Iron Giant: Soul? Hogarth Hughes: Mom says it's something inside of all good things, and that it goes on forever and ever. [Hogarth leaves. The Iron Giant lays back to look at the stars.] The Iron Giant: Souls don't die. [A nuclear missile threatens Rockwell.] The Iron Giant: I... fix. Hogarth Hughes: Giant? The Iron Giant: Hogarth, you stay. I go. No following. Hogarth Hughes: I love you. [The Iron Giant is eating one of Dean's sculptures.] Dean McCoppin: There are two kinds of metal in this yard: scrap and art. If you gotta eat one of them, eat the scrap. uxm What you currently have -- IN YOUR MOUTH!! -- is ART. Dean McCoppin: If we don't stand up for the kooks, who will? The Iron Giant: No Atomo... I Superman! Kent Mansley: Hogarth? That's an embarrassing name. They might as well have called him Zeppo or something Dean McCoppin: [To the people in the restaurant] Excuse me! I would like to take this opportunity to apologize in advance! [Zips down his fly] Dean McCoppin: . Hogarth Hughes: You can fly? YOU CAN FLY! Hogarth Hughes: So she moved me up a grade 'cause I wasn't fitting in, so now I'm even more not fitting in. I was getting good grades, you know, like all A's. So my mom says, "You need stimulation." I said, "No, I don't. I'm stimulated enough right now." Dean McCoppin: That's for sure. Hogarth Hughes: So she says, "Uh-uh. You don't have a challenge. You need a challenge." So now I'm challenged, all right- I'm challenged to hold on to my lunch money because of all the big mooses who wanna pound me, 'cause they think I'm a shrimpy dork who thinks he's smarter than them! But I don't think I'm smarter, I just do the stupid homework! If everyone else JUST DID THE STUPID HOMEWORK, they could move up a grade and get pounded, too! Is there anymore coffee? Dean McCoppin: Oh, hey, I know you. Squirrel boy. Hogarth Hughes: Uh, Hogarth. Dean McCoppin: By night known as Hogarth.