Planet of the Apes — Movie Quotes

Spoken when Taylor is caught in a net by gorillas, struggling to escape. It marks the first time he speaks after regaining his voice.

This is the moment Taylor violently asserts his humanity and sentience. It shatters the apes' worldview and establishes him not as a beast, but as an equal.

Screamed by Taylor in the film's final scene as he falls to his knees before the ruined Statue of Liberty.

The ultimate realization of humanity's failure. It is a powerful condemnation of nuclear war and the self-destructive tendencies of mankind.

Spoken by Taylor in his opening monologue while recording a log aboard his spaceship before going into hypersleep.

Sets up Taylor's misanthropic worldview and the film's central irony: he traveled through space and time hoping to escape humanity's flaws, only to find the terrifying end result of them.

Read by Cornelius from the 29th scroll during Taylor's tribunal.

Highlights the apes' religious justification for oppressing humans, while also serving as a stark, accurate warning about human nature that foreshadows the film's ending.

Exchanged just before Taylor and Nova ride off into the Forbidden Zone.

A touching, humorous moment that shows a genuine cross-species connection and mutual respect, while playing on the relative nature of physical beauty.