Discover some of the most memorable and meaningful Edward Scissorhands Movie Quotes from the unique and touching Tim Burton film.
Quotes on Life, Perception & Being Different
- Well, there are all kinds of scissors, and once there was even a man who had scissors for hands.
- He died before he got to finish the man he invented, so the man was left by himself… incomplete and all alone.
- On TV they say repairmen are lonely. Housewives get lonely, too.
- Blending is the secret.
- Things feel strange now, but soon you’ll feel right at home.
- It is so easy to commit embarrassing blunders, but etiquette tells us just what is expected of us and guards us from all humiliation and discomfort.
- You’re not handicapped. You’re… What do they call that? Exceptional.
- But if you had regular hands, you’d be like everyone else.
- No matter what, Edward will always be special.
- The years spent in isolation have not equipped him with the tools necessary to judge right from wrong. He’s had no context. He’s been completely without guidance.
- His awareness of what we call reality is radically underdeveloped.
- We’re not talking nice. We’re talking right and wrong.
Quotes Reflecting Edward’s Innocence & Identity
- I’m not finished.
- He didn’t wake up.
- Don’t go.
- I think you should just come home with me.
- Myself?
- What’s been the best part of your new life? The friends I’ve made.
- Yes, I know.
- Because you asked me to.
- I knew it was Jim’s house.
Love & Affection Quotes
- With these hands I will cling to you. I’m yours forever…
- With this heart… I’ll provide For you Should there be a stormy sea I’ll turn the tides for you And I’ll never Oh, no, I’ll never I’ll never let you go.
- Give it to my loved ones?
Funny & Quirky Quotes
- Avon calling.
- Ding dong, the Avon lady.
- That’s a heck of a handshake you got there, Ed.
- Only thing is, you can’t cut.
- Let him chew, for heaven sakes.
- I thought this was shish kebab. It was a figure of speech. Don’t take things so literally.
- Lemonade?
Quotes on Judgment & Fear
- It’s not heaven he’s from. It’s straight from the stinking flames of hell. The power of Satan is in him. I feel it.
- We’re not sheep.
- He’s a perversion of nature.
- All along, I felt in my gut there was something wrong with him.
- I saw the sign of Satan on him.
- You can’t touch anything without destroying it.
Quotes on Practicality & Society
- Sweetheart… you can’t buy the necessities of life with cookies.
- No credit, no record of jobs you’ve held, no savings, no personal investments, no social security number… you may as well not exist… there is no collateral.
- But that’s breaking and entering.
- Look, my parents have insurance up the rear, OK? What’ll it have cost them? A little hassle, that’s it.