Reel Love

It’s that time of the year again when you can indulge yourself and watch soppy movies guilt-free, and mouth the dialogues from romantic flicks you’ve watched multiple times over. We’ve picked some of the best quotes from movies through the years — ones that make our hearts flutter, get us reminiscing about romantic moments from the past, and hope that some day, a grand romantic gesture will change our own lives.

I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle in your nose when you’re looking at me like I’m nuts. I love that after I spend a day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep every night. And it’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”


— Harry (Billy Crystal) to Sally (Meg Ryan) in When Harry Met Sally

I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and… I watch them, wondering how they can watch you bring their food, clear their tables and never get they just met the greatest woman alive. And the fact that I get it makes me feel good, about me.”

— Melvin (Jack Nicholson) to Carol (Helen Hunt) in As Good as It Gets

It was a million tiny things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together… and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home… only to no home I’d ever known… I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like… magic.”

— Sam (Tom Hanks) in Sleepless in Seattle

Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all, I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life, the way I feel when I’m with you.”

— Baby (Jennifer Grey) to Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in Dirty Dancing

…If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”

— Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen) to Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) in Pride and Prejudice

Love is too weak a word for what I feel — I luuurve you, you know, I loave you, I luff you, two Fs, yes I have to invent, of course I do, don’t you think I do?”

- Alvy (Woody Allen) to Annie (Diane Keaton) in Annie Hall

So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now? What does it look like? 
If it’s with him, go. Go! I lost you once; I think I can do it again. But don’t take the easy way out.”

— Noah (Ryan Gosling) to Allie (Rachel 
McAdams) in The Notebook

But for now, let me say — without hope or agenda, just because it’s Christmas, and at Christmas you tell the truth. To me, you are perfect. And my wasted heart will love you, until you look like this (picture of a mummy). Merry Christmas.”

— Mark (Andrew Lincoln) to Juliet (Kiera Knightley) in Love Actually