When it comes to movie quotes, our writer Myla Tosatto picked out her list of favorite Marshall Quotes. If you have stumbled across this post, than you have probably seen the movie. Let us know what your favorite line from the movie is by commenting below. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out our Marshall review that we published!
Marshall Quotes
“There may not be a next one. We needed this one.”- Marshall explaining to his wife why a win for the NAACP was so important
“How many Thurgoods are there? 5? 10?”- Walter White (Roger Guenveur Smith)
“Nice swimsuit.”- Ted Lancaster (Derrick Baskin) to Sam
“I’m working with the Bridgeport NAACP. Actually, I am the Bridgeport NAACP.”- Ted to Sam
“Whatcha got in here?”- Sam struggling to pick up Marshall’s suitcase.
“Guns.”- Marshall with a sly smile.
“Books.”- Marshall
“You argued in front of the United States Supreme Court?”- Sam
“No, the Maryland Supreme Court. I didn’t argue in front of the U.S. Supreme Court until last year.”- Marshall
“Buster is my wife. People think I’m talking about my dog.”- Marshall
“You should get a dog and name it Mrs. Marshall.”- Bertha Lancaster (Barrett Doss)
“Your honor, may I be heard?”- Marshall
“NO!”- Judge Foster (James Cromwell)
“I got Gruber on the phone. What do you want me to tell him?”- Irwin (John Magaro)
“I don’t know. Tell him he’s a schmuck.”- Sam
“Thank you for your candor, Mr. Wright.”- Sam to a racist perspective juror
“How can a man have a fair trial when he is denied council?”- Marshall
“Why are you smiling?”- Marshall
“I think we scored some points here.”- Sam
“This isn’t a sporting event. A man’s life is on the line.”- Marshall
“We aren’t slaves because we rose up and fought and fought and fought.”- Marshall to Joseph
“We’ve got the law, and we got Sam.”- Marshall to Joseph on why he would win
“The only way to get through a bigot’s door is to break it down.”- Marshall