"It ain't ogre... til it's ogre."
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Walt Dohrn
Shrek Forever After — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Sometimes I wish I had just one day to feel like a real ogre again.
Context
He says it to Rumpelstiltskin, who immediately offers a magical transaction.
Meaning
It states the film's central wish and the mistake that causes the plot.
Magical transactions are my specialty!
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His reply to Shrek's wish for one day as a real ogre.
Meaning
It shows the villain's opportunism.
How could you when you never existed?
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He says it after Shrek claims he ended Fiona's curse.
Meaning
It brings home the central twist: Shrek has been erased from the world.
Please eat my face last and send my hooves to my momma!
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Donkey says it when he faces ogres in the altered world.
Meaning
It is a comic burst of panic.
I am her true love. I ended her curse.
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He insists on it to Puss in Boots after seeing Fiona react to him.
Meaning
It captures his stake in the story: the romance he fears has been lost.
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