Top 77 Indiana Jones Quotes

Doc Savage, Indiana Jones, Flash Gordon… these were the kinds of characters I was thinking about as I was developing Jonas Quantum because there aren’t that many brand new characters being introduced anymore.

I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn’t really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, ‘E.T.’ and ‘Indiana Jones.’ Those were the only things I knew existed.

The only time I have a good hunch the audience is going to be there is when I make the sequel to ‘Jurassic Park’ or I make another Indiana Jones movie. I know I’ve got a good shot at getting an audience on opening night. Everything else that is striking out into new territory is a crap shoot.

Think about what would happen if Indiana Jones and Google Earth had a love child. I use high-resolution and NASA satellites and look for subtle differences on the surface of the earth that locate buried ancient pyramids and towns and ancient tombs, which we then go and excavate.

I wanted to be a stuntman first, and I used to pretend to be Indiana Jones and jump off roofs and slide under garage doors. I was 29 at the time.

Harrison Ford has always been one of my favorite actors. I grew up with Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and ‘Regarding Henry’ is one of my favorite movies of all time.

It is very hard for me to think of Logan without thinking of Hugh Jackman and I have no idea who out there could take over from him if they moved ahead. It’s like thinking of anyone other than Harrison Ford playing Han Solo or Indiana Jones.

Honestly, I’m not a big movie buff in general. The only movies I own is probably the ‘Indiana Jones’ trilogy.

I’m a huge ‘Indiana Jones’ fan.

I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.

If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film.

‘Young Indiana Jones’ was one of the happiest times I ever had, so I love television.

‘Young Indiana Jones’ was one of the happiest times I ever had, so I love television.

Above all, avoid the Indiana Jones fedora. It’s very yesterday, and if you wear a black one, you might be mistaken for an Orthodox Jew.

Above all, avoid the Indiana Jones fedora. It’s very yesterday, and if you wear a black one, you might be mistaken for an Orthodox Jew.

Carter Hall is a cross between Indiana Jones and Robert Langdon from ‘Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels and Demons.’

I’d love to do another ‘Indiana Jones.’ A character that has a history and a potential, kind of a rollicking good movie ride for the audience, Steven Spielberg as a director – what’s not to like?

None of the films I’ve done was designed for a mass audience, except for ‘Indiana Jones.’ Nobody in their right mind thought ‘American Graffiti’ or ‘Star Wars’ would work.

My youngest son has a very clear idea of what he wants to be when he grows up: he wants to be Indiana Jones, Batman and Jack Sparrow. Yes, all three at the same time. So he basically wants to be an archaeologist who wears tights and fights crimes on pirate ships. That’s pretty cool, huh?

You can’t go looking for another one of those franchises. You only ever get one of those. You get ‘Stars Wars’; you get ‘Indiana Jones’ or get ‘The Matrix.’ I’ve had my franchise.

It is very hard for me to think of Logan without thinking of Hugh Jackman and I have no idea who out there could take over from him if they moved ahead. It’s like thinking of anyone other than Harrison Ford playing Han Solo or Indiana Jones.

Indiana Jones is very much an old-world kind of hero. He doesn’t really have any kind of superpower or rely on any kind of technology to help him out of things.

My family loves movies. My dad and I used to eat a huge breakfast, and then we’d just go hang out at the theater all day together. We loved movies like ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘James Bond.’ We were both big action-adventure movie fans. So I kind of grew up with an appreciation for film.

Doc Savage, Indiana Jones, Flash Gordon… these were the kinds of characters I was thinking about as I was developing Jonas Quantum because there aren’t that many brand new characters being introduced anymore.

I was a comic book nut and grew up on ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones.’

‘The Avengers’ is exciting on the level ‘The Matrix’ or ‘Indiana Jones’ was when I was kid. I think it will be timeless.

Well, for me, my favourite ‘Indiana Jones’ is ‘The Last Crusade,’ because you get tears in your eyes when you see the old guard standing at the end, so that’s my favourite one.

‘The Avengers’ is exciting on the level ‘The Matrix’ or ‘Indiana Jones’ was when I was kid. I think it will be timeless.

Han Solo is more interesting than Superman because he’s flawed. Superman’s flaw is kryptonite, and that’s it. He can make time go backwards, for God’s sake, but with Han Solo or Indiana Jones, there’s a bit of humanity there.

I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn’t really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, ‘E.T.’ and ‘Indiana Jones.’ Those were the only things I knew existed.

I saw ‘Tintin’ in Europe – it is ‘Indiana Jones’ on steroids. Unbelievable. What a fantastic movie. Steven Spielberg, you rock the house. And working with those young English guys like Edgar Wright, and also Peter Jackson; what a great combination.

I wanted to be a stuntman first, and I used to pretend to be Indiana Jones and jump off roofs and slide under garage doors. I was 29 at the time.

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn’t want to.

I never had an imaginary friend, just imaginary circumstances. I was so into the Indiana Jones movies, and I would constantly reenact circumstances. I broke my left arm three times, two of which were me trying to be Indiana Jones.

Indiana Jones is old school; we’ve moved on from Indy. Sorry, Harrison Ford.

I’m a huge ‘Indiana Jones’ fan.

If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film.

When I was a kid, I loved Elvis, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. But I had no connection to Hollywood – and being a movie star was such a far-fetched idea, growing up in Hawaii.

What I love about Indiana Jones is he always bites off slightly more than he can chew. The guy he’s fighting is always slightly tougher than he is, but he just refuses to give up. And that’s what makes Indiana Jones a hero: not his superpowers, but his refusal to be beaten.

I look at decisions like – it’s like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he’s being chased. There’s uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he’s going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.

Harrison Ford has always been one of my favorite actors. I grew up with Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and ‘Regarding Henry’ is one of my favorite movies of all time.

There was an enormous revival of pulp fiction that started in the ’60s and continued into the ’70s, which in large part gave rise to things like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones,’ among others. But I developed an appetite for the original stuff at the time, and that appetite has never really abated.

It’s very surreal. It seems like everywhere I go, people always talk about ‘Indiana Jones,’ and I realized over the years it has made a huge impact on their childhoods… I feel very fortunate to be a part of this.

Indiana Jones is old school; we’ve moved on from Indy. Sorry, Harrison Ford.

It doesn’t interest me to be Harrison Ford. It interests me to be Mike Pomeroy and Indiana Jones and Jack Ryan. I don’t want to be in the Harrison Ford business. I take what I do seriously, but I don’t take myself seriously.

Han Solo is more interesting than Superman because he’s flawed. Superman’s flaw is kryptonite, and that’s it. He can make time go backwards, for God’s sake, but with Han Solo or Indiana Jones, there’s a bit of humanity there.

I saw ‘Tintin’ in Europe – it is ‘Indiana Jones’ on steroids. Unbelievable. What a fantastic movie. Steven Spielberg, you rock the house. And working with those young English guys like Edgar Wright, and also Peter Jackson; what a great combination.

I’ve known I wanted to do this ever since I was four years old and watched ‘Star Search’ for the first time. I mean, Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark?’ My hero.

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn’t want to.

‘Indiana Jones’ wasn’t physically tough, but they are the only two films I’ve ever been ill on. On ‘The Last Crusade,’ I got sciatica. That’s when the sciatic nerve, which goes through the funny hole in your pelvis down your leg, swells and rubs against the nerves.

Indiana Jones is very much an old-world kind of hero. He doesn’t really have any kind of superpower or rely on any kind of technology to help him out of things.

There was a time when I just loved ‘Indiana Jones’ so much. I was in fourth or fifth grade, and I wore a fedora like that one to school every day. It was so dumb.