100 Best Quotes From Netflix’s Don’t Look Up

Don’t Look Up is an American science fiction film on Netflix that follows two astronomers who decide to go on a media tour to notify people that a deadly comet is heading in the direction of Earth. The film became an instant hit and is one of Netflix’s most-streamed releases.

The movie has a remarkable cast, some of the big names including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep. All in all, Don’t Look Up is a powerful movie with powerful quotes to match.

Here is the scoop on the best quotes from Don’t Look Up!

1. “Not everything needs to sound so clever, or charming, or likable all the time. Sometimes we need to just be able to say things to one another. We need to hear things.” -Randall Mindy

2. “Yeah, we call him Teddy ’cause he ain’t no Teddy Bear.”​​ -General Themes

3. “We really did have everything, didn’t we? I mean, when you think about it.” -Randall Mindy

4. “The snacks are free.” -Kate Dibiasky

5. “The truth is way more depressing. They’re not even smart enough to be as evil as you’re giving them credit for.” -Kate Dibiasky

6. “I think that’s photoshopped, Kate.” -Randall Mindy

7. “You cannot go around saying to people that there’s 100% chance that they’re gonna die.” -Jane Orlean

8. “How do we even talk to each other? What’ve we… What’ve we done to ourselves? How do we fix it?” -Randall Mindy

9. “I got to go get high.” -Kate Dibiasky

10. “Are you sure the video of the puppy on the rooster is optimizing our prepubescent sense memory consumer sector? I find the bird quite threatening.” -Peter Isherwell

11. “This will affect the entire planet.” -Randall Mindy

12. “We’re trying to tell you that the entire planet is about to be destroyed!” -Kate Dibiasky

13. “You’re just telling a story. Keep it simple. No math.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

14. “We have exactly 6 months, 10 days, 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 41 seconds, until a comet twice the size of Chicxulub tears through our atmosphere and extincts all life on Earth.” –Kate Dibiasky

15. “A man’s always got choices. Sometimes you just gotta choose the right one.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

16. “You’re breathing weird. It’s making me uncomfortable.” -Jason Orlean

17. “Make sure this one gets media training before he hits the shows.” -Adul

18. “I’ve gone over it again and again and again in my head and I still can’t make sense of it. He’s a three-star general. He works at the Pentagon. Why would he charge us for free snacks?”  –Kate Dibiasky

19. “You Ever See Inside A Man’s Torso?!” -Benedict Drask

20. “We’re gonna get the news out there, one way or another.” -Randall Mindy

21. “I put the moment of impact on a diet app. So, impact is when my diet ends. Only I’m not on a diet. I’m just crying 5 times a day.” –Kate Dibiasky

22. “Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done.” -Randall Mindy

23. “Madam President, this comet is what we call a planet-killer.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

24. “I can’t even think of another president that I’d ever wanna see in Playboy.” -Jason Orlean

25. “What do these trillions of dollars even matter if we’re all gonna die?” -Randall Mindy

26. “How is it criminal if we just tell people, like the public, you know, what we saw and tell them the truth?” -Randall Mindy

27. “We got to get out of here. This place is a freakshow.” -Kate Dibiasky

28. “Short, sweet and simple science. Science tells the truth.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

29. “Isn’t that from Saving Private Ryan?” -Kate Dibiasky

30. “Maybe the destruction of the entire planet isn’t supposed to be fun. Maybe it’s supposed to be terrifying. And unsettling.” -Kate Dibiasky

31. “Call it 70% and let’s just move on.” -Jane Orlean

32. “She asked you if you were a lesbian. She did not say that you were a lesbian. It was a question.” -Phillip

33. “I’m so bored. Just tell us what it is.” -Jason Orlean

34. “I’ve been noticing a lot of prayers recently for people during this time and I commend that, but I also wanna give a prayer for stuff. There’s dope stuff, like material stuff, like sick apartments and watches, and cars, and clothes and stuff that could all go away and I don’t wanna see that stuff go away. So I’m gonna say a prayer for that stuff. Amen.” -Jason Orlean

35. “As long as you do the right thing. We’re there for you.” -Randall Mindy

36. “You guys discovered a comet? That’s so dope. I have a tattoo of a shooting star on my back.” -Riley Bina

37. “Are we really about to tell the President of the United States that we have just over six months until humankind, basically every species is completely extinct?” -Kate Dibiasky 

38. “Okay, funny story. When I was running for president, I had to sneak cigarettes for the whole first month of the campaign because, you know, photographs of me smoking went for, what, a hundred grand a pop? So, I’m always hiding, but, you know, I just got sick of it. And I just said, ‘You know what, I’m going to smoke whenever I want to.’ Guess what happened? I went up three points in the polls.” -Jane Orlean

39. “I will be 100% behind this effort. No matter how offensive I may find you.” -Kate Dibiasky

40. “Man… I time this Molly perfectly.” -Jason Orlean

41. “Well, it’s, you know, it’s something we do around here. We just keep the bad news light.” -Brie Evantee

42. “Do you know how many ‘the world is ending’ meetings that we’ve had over the years? Economic collapse, loose nukes, car exhaust killing the atmosphere, Rogue AI.” -Jane Orlean

43. “I have news for you. It’s already a complete disaster.” -Kate Dibiasky

44. “If I get snuffed, that you all earn the extra living my sacrifice gives you.” -Benedict Drask

45. “The entire planet. OK, well, as it’s damaging, will it hit this one house, in particular, that’s right on the coast of New Jersey? It’s my ex-wife’s house. I need it to be here. Can we make that happen?” -Jack Bremmer

46. “In case you didn’t notice, the White House just blew us off.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

47. “Washington’s always gotta have a hero.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

48. “We’ll lay out some newspaper.” -Jason Orlean

49. “A spoonful of Xanax makes the medicine go down, right?” -Brie Evantee

50. “Is there life out there? Can you tell us? Yes or no, final answer.” -Jack Bremmer

51.  “Yeah, she’s the head of NASA. But look, she’s a former anesthesiologist and a President Orlean super donor. It’s all corrupt.” -Randall Mindy

52. “Yes, aliens are real.” -Randall Mindy

53. “This is the worst news in the history of humanity.” -Randall Mindy

54. “Well, the handsome astronomer can come back anytime. But the yelling lady, not so much.” -Brie Evantee

55. “I’m grateful we tried.” -Kate Dibiasky

56. “Look I’m just like all of you.” -Randall Mindy

57. “See, I knew I would like this guy. Didn’t I tell? You owe me fifty bucks.” -Jack Bremmer

58. “There’s three types of American people. There are you, the working class. Us, the cool rich, and then them. I’m sorry, but we need them. We need them because you build us up to fight them. The working class, the lower.” -Jason Orlean

59. “And we are supposed to trust you? The comet’s got your name.” -Jason Orlean

60. “Dearest Father and Almighty Creator, we ask for Your grace tonight despite our pride, Your forgiveness, despite our doubt. Most of all Lord, we ask for Your love to soothe us through these dark times. May we face whatever is to come in Your divine will with courage and open hearts of acceptance. Amen.” -Yule

61. “We’re people just like you. We deserve to know.” -Random person at the bar

62. “I’m not saying there’s little green men in flying saucers.” -Randall Mindy

63. “I heard there’s an asteroid or a comet or something that you don’t like the looks of. Tell me about it and then tell me why you’re telling me about it.” -Jane Orlean

64. “I just despise the ‘getting to know you’ parts of relationships.” -Kate Dibiasky

65. “Why did you do that? I really liked you, and I despise most people.” -Brie Evantee

66. “This sounds very, very exciting. Exploding stars, like stars actually explode. So, how big is this thing? Can it destroy someone’s house? Is that possible?” -Jack Bremmer

67. “They want you to look up because they are looking down their noses on you.” -Politician

68. “It helps the medicine go down.” -Jack Bremmer

69. “Maybe I should have given her that extra Xanax that I had.” -Randall Mindy

70. “But I think mullet girl, she probably needs some media training.” -Jack Bremmer

71. “Why aren’t people terrified? What do we have to say? What do we have to do?!” -Randall Mindy

72. “She’s the head of NASA, but maybe she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.” -Adul Grelio

73. “When did you do those calculations?” -Randall Mindy

74. “Jesus Christ! You could’ve just called me. Or showed up to my apartment. What are you, dressed up as a blind guy?” -Kate Dibiasky

75. “I didn’t vote for you. But this is obviously much bigger than my misgivings.” -Kate Dibiasky

76. “You know, I did have the FBI put that bag over your head. They don’t do that. The CIA does, but I made them do it.” -Jane Orlean

77. “Tell me we’re all going to die.” -Brie Evantee

78. “My grandfather invented the flash-freezing process. So I come from grotesque money, but I got away from it by getting three master’s degrees. I’ve been divorced twice. One was a Secretary of State, and the other one was a sport fisherman. I have slept with two former presidents. I speak four languages, and I own two Monets.” -Brie Evantee

79. “My father was a middle school geography teacher. My mother, she cut hair out of the kitchen. About two years ago, our family dog, Jojo, died, which was really, really emotional. I can’t remember crying that much ever. And I finally got my Stars Wars poster signed by Mark Hamill. It’s in the garage.” -Randall Mindy

80. “Your nation thanks you. Your planet thanks you. And God and I thank you.” -Jane Orlean

81. “The only thanks I need is a shot of Jack Daniels. And a couple of DUIs to magically go away.” -Benedict Drask

82. “You do not have clearance for this, sweetheart. Don’t trip. Got you some crackers, some waters.” -Jason Orlean

83. “Oh, no! What we’re rich and we’re safe?” -Jason Orlean

84. “One time, I met Sting, and I swear to God, he farted right in front of me. Didn’t break eye contact, and didn’t even say ‘excuse me’. And the thing is, he actually pulled it off. Because I still found him quite charming.” -Teddy Oglethorpe

85. “This is a nine-kilometer-wide planet we’re talking about, not roaming charges.” -Kate Dibiasky

86. “So who do you want in the actual room to make sure this whole thing doesn’t turn out to be a complete goddamn disaster? Jason Orlean? You want Jason Orlean in that room? Huh?” -Randall Mindy

87. “They’re talking about letting a comet the size of a mountain hit the planet to jack up a cell phone company’s stock!” -Kate Dibiasky

88. “You want to overthrow the government? I mean, look at this.” -Randall Mindy

89. “Oh, can we just skip past this part, please? Where you get to feel self-righteous, and we put our tails between our legs. It is just so boring.” -Brie Evantee

90. “You want to skip the part where you feel bad for screwing my husband?” -June Mindy

91. “And for America’s sexiest scientist, a bottle of goddamn Cialis!” -June Mindy

92. “Are you that girl from live TV who said we’re all going to die?” -Yule

94. “Our algorithms can even predict how you’ll die. To ninety-six point five percent accuracy. I looked you up after we met. Your death was so unremarkable and boring. I can’t remember the details, apart from one thing. You’re going to die alone. Alone.” -Peter Isherwell

95. “Look, let’s establish, once again that there is a huge comet headed towards Earth. And the reason we know that there is a comet is because we saw it. We saw it with our own eyes using a telescope.” -Randall Mindy

96. “Well, maybe he just gets off on the power, you know, like any kind of power.” -Kate Dibiasky

97. “Yeah, guys are weird.” -Yule

98. “I feel like if God wanted to destroy the Earth, He would destroy the Earth.” -Yule

99. “Want to make out?” -Yule

100. “It’s unbelievable. It’s horrific and it’s beautiful at the same time.” -Randall Mindy

It is pretty evident that Don’t Look Up has some pretty amazing quotes, and there are still so many notable quotes that didn’t make the cut.

If you want to see the quotes mentioned in this list as well as the ones not mentioned in this list, check out the movie on Netflix!

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