"What are you doing in my swamp?!"
— Shrek
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Iconic"Ogres are like onions. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. You get it? We both have layers."
— Shrek
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Philosophy"What are you doing in my swamp?"
— Shrek
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Iconic"For your information, there's a lot more to ogres than people think."
— Shrek
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Defense"Donkey: They stink? Shrek: Yes—No! Donkey: Oh, they make you cry? Shrek: No! Donkey: Oh, you leave 'em out in the sun, they get all brown, start sproutin' little white hairs..."
— Shrek and Donkey
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Dialogue"This is the part where you run away."
— Shrek
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Threat"I'm an ogre! You know, 'grab your torch and pitchforks!' Doesn't that bother you?"
— Shrek
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Self-awareness"Better out than in, I always say!"
— Shrek
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Humor"I live in a swamp! I put up signs! I'm a terrifying ogre! What do I have to do to get a little privacy?"
— Shrek
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Frustration"Well, that's not very nice."
— Shrek
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Sarcasm"I have to save my ass."
— Shrek
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Pun"Now, ogres—they're much worse. They'll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin. They'll shave your liver. Squeeze the jelly from your eyes! Actually, it's quite good on toast."
— Shrek
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Intimidation"I don't care what everyone likes! Ogres are not like cakes."
— Shrek
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Frustration"Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go 'Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!' They judge me before they even know me—that's why I'm better off alone..."
— Shrek
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Vulnerability"Well, at least we know where the princess is, but where's the—"
— Shrek
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Question"Dead broad off the table!"
— Shrek
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Humor"All right, nobody move! I got a dragon here, and I'm not afraid to use it!"
— Donkey
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Bravery"Man, I like you. What's your name?"
— Donkey
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Friendship"Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet!"
— Donkey
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Humor"You know what ELSE everybody likes? Parfaits! Have you ever met a person, you say, 'Let's get some parfait,' they say, 'Hell no, I don't like no parfait.'? Parfaits are delicious!"
— Donkey
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Humor"You're so wrapped up in layers, onion boy, you're afraid of your own feelings!"
— Donkey
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Confrontation"Now I'm a flying, talking donkey! You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkey fly!"
— Donkey
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Triumph"I can't feel my toes! I don't have any toes! I think I need a hug."
— Donkey
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Humor"This is gonna be fun. We can stay up late, swappin' manly stories, and in the mornin', I'm makin' waffles!"
— Donkey
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Enthusiasm"Donkey: Where do, uh, I sleep? Shrek: Outside!"
— Donkey and Shrek
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Humor"Blue flower, red thorns. Blue flower, red thorns. Blue flower, red thorns. Man, this would be so much easier if I wasn't COLOR-BLIND!"
— Donkey
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Humor"Don't die, Shrek, and if you see any long tunnels, stay away from the light!"
— Donkey
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Panic"Wow! Only a true friend would be that truly honest."
— Donkey
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Optimism"You definitely need some Tic Tacs or something, 'cause your breath stinks!"
— Donkey
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Honesty"I like that boulder. That is a NICE boulder."
— Donkey
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Humor"Huh, celebrity marriages. They never last, do they?"
— Donkey
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Humor"Run, run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"
— Lord Farquaad
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Mockery"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make."
— Lord Farquaad
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Villainy"What's that? It's hideous!"
— Lord Farquaad
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Insult"I'm not the monster here, YOU are! You and the rest of that fairytale trash, poisoning my perfect world."
— Lord Farquaad
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Villainy"Do you know the Muffin Man?"
— Gingerbread Man
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Iconic"Not the buttons! Not my gumdrop buttons!"
— Gingerbread Man
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Plea"Eat me!"
— Gingerbread Man
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Defiance"Well, she's married to the Muffin Man."
— Gingerbread Man
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Dialogue"You're a monster."
— Gingerbread Man
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Confrontation"This be-ith our first meeting."
— Princess Fiona
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Formal"You know, you should sweep me off my feet... out yonder window and down a rope onto your valiant steed."
— Princess Fiona
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Sarcasm"Please, I would'st look upon the face of my rescuer."
— Princess Fiona
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Request"What kind of knight ARE you?"
— Princess Fiona
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Question"But this isn't right! You're meant to charge in, sword drawn, banners flying! That's what all the other knights did!"
— Princess Fiona
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Expectation"I thought true love's kiss would break the spell."
— Princess Fiona
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Hope"Well, that explains a lot."
— Shrek
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Realization"Pinocchio: I'm not a puppet, I'm a real boy! [nose grows] Captain: Five shillings for the possessed toy. Take it away."
— Pinocchio and Captain
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Humor"Lord Farquaad: The muffin man? Gingerbread Man: THE MUFFIN MAN!"
— Lord Farquaad and Gingy
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Dialogue"Little Pig: Lord Farquaad. He huffed, and he puffed... and he signed an eviction notice."
— Little Pig
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Humor"Do you think he's maybe compensating for something?"
— Shrek
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Sarcasm"Mirror, mirror, on the wall—is this not the most perfect kingdom of them all?"
— Lord Farquaad
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Vanity"Magic Mirror: Well, technically, you're not a king. Lord Farquaad: [Thelonius smashes a mirror] You were saying?"
— Lord Farquaad and Mirror
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Intimidation"Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could only be broken by love's first kiss."
— Shrek
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Narration"Like that's ever gonna happen."
— Shrek
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Sarcasm"Old lady: [moves Donkey's lips] I can talk. I love to talk! I'm the talkin'est damn thing you ever saw. Captain: Get her outta my sight."
— Old Lady and Captain
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Humor"All right, you're going the right way for a smacked bottom."
— Shrek
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Threat"Donkey: You're gonna go fight a dragon and rescue a princess just so Farquaad'll give you back your swamp? Shrek: You know, maybe there's a good reason donkeys shouldn't talk."
— Donkey and Shrek
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Humor"Okay, fine. Attention all, fairytale things. Don't get comfortable. Your welcome is officially worn out."
— Shrek
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Announcement"I'm a donkey on the edge!"
— Donkey
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Threat"Dragon!"
— Donkey
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Panic"Shrek's ugly 24-7."
— Donkey
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Honesty"I was talkin' about the dragon, Shrek."
— Donkey
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Humor"Fiona: Where are you going? The exit's over there! Shrek: Well, I have to save my ass."
— Shrek and Fiona
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Humor"Fiona: What kind of knight ARE you? Shrek: One of a kind."
— Shrek and Fiona
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Pride"I don't mean to brag, but I make a mean weed rat stew."
— Shrek
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Humor"It's just a donkey."
— Shrek
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Dismissive"That's it. I've heard enough. Guards!"
— Captain of the Guards
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Command"Bear: [crying] This cage is too small."
— Little Bear
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Complaint"Donkey: Please, don't turn me in. I'll never be stubborn again. I can change. Please! Give me another chance!"
— Donkey
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Plea"Geppetto: This little wooden puppet. Pinocchio: I'm not a puppet. I'm a real boy. [nose grows]"
— Geppetto and Pinocchio
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Humor"Captain: That's 20 pieces of silver for the witch. Next!"
— Captain
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Transaction"Shrek: [to Donkey] Why are you following me? Donkey: I'll tell you why. [sings] 'Cause I'm all alone. There's no one here beside me..."
— Shrek and Donkey
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Dialogue"Shrek: Stop singing! Well, it's no wonder you don't have any friends."
— Shrek
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Sarcasm"Donkey: Listen, little donkey. Take a look at me, what am I? Donkey: Uh... really tall?"
— Shrek and Donkey
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Humor"Donkey: No! I'm an ogre! You know, 'grab your torch and pitchforks!' Doesn't that bother you? Donkey: Nope."
— Shrek and Donkey
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Friendship"Donkey: Oh, and it is LOVELY! You know, you're really quite a decorator. It's amazing what you've done with such a modest budget."
— Donkey
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Sarcasm"Shrek: I like my privacy. Donkey: You know, I do too! That's another thing we have in common."
— Shrek and Donkey
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Humor"Donkey: Can I stay with you? Shrek: Of course! Donkey: Really? Shrek: No."
— Shrek and Donkey
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Humor"Donkey: You don't know what it's like to be considered a freak! [pause] Well, maybe you do. But that's why we gotta stick together!"
— Donkey
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Friendship"Shrek: [discovers Snow White on his table] Oh, no, no, no, no! Dead broad off the table!"
— Shrek
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Frustration"Dwarf: Well, where are we supposed to put her? The bed's taken! Shrek: [finds the Big Bad Wolf in his bed] What?"
— Dwarf and Shrek
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Humor"Pinocchio: Oh, gosh, no one invited us! Shrek: What? Pinocchio: We were forced to come here!"
— Pinocchio and Shrek
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Explanation"Lord Farquaad: [to his knights] The winner of this tournament—no, no, the privilege—will have the honour of rescuing the beautiful Princess Fiona."
— Lord Farquaad
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Announcement"Magic Mirror: [introducing bachelorettes] Our first bachelorette is a mentally abused shut-in from a kingdom far, far away."
— Magic Mirror
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Humor"Magic Mirror: Bachelorette number two is a cape-wearing girl from the Land of Fantasy. Although she lives with seven other men, she's not easy."
— Magic Mirror
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Humor"Magic Mirror: And last but not least is a fiery redhead who lives in a dragon-guarded castle surrounded by a boiling lake of lava!"
— Magic Mirror
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Introduction"Lord Farquaad: [signaling his guards, one of them holds up a cue card reading 'Laugh'] An ogre and a princess!"
— Lord Farquaad
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Villainy"Fiona: Shrek, is this true? Lord Farquaad: Who cares? It's preposterous!"
— Fiona and Farquaad
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Confrontation"Lord Farquaad: This hocus-pocus alters nothing. This marriage is binding, and that makes me king!"
— Lord Farquaad
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Greed"Lord Farquaad: Now really, it's rude enough being alive when no one wants you, but showing up uninvited to a wedding?"
— Lord Farquaad
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Insult"Fiona: I wanted to show you before... [turns into an ogre] Shrek: Well... er... THAT explains a lot."
— Fiona and Shrek
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Revelation"Donkey: Hey, what's your problem, Shrek? What you got against the whole world anyway, huh?"
— Donkey
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Question"Shrek: You know, Shrek... when we first met, I didn't think you were a big, stupid, ugly ogre. Shrek: Yeah, I know."
— Donkey and Shrek
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Friendship"Donkey: She wasn't talking about you, okay? She was talking about... uh... somebody else. Shrek: [comes out] She... wasn't... talking about me?"
— Donkey and Shrek
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Hope"Shrek: Fiona! I need to talk to you. Fiona: Oh, now you wanna talk? Well, it's a little late for that."
— Shrek and Fiona
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Conflict"Shrek: Because... because he's just marrying you so he can be king. Fiona: And what do you know about true love?"
— Shrek and Fiona
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Confrontation"Shrek: [going to save Donkey] Well, I have to save my ass."
— Shrek
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Heroism"Donkey: [after the dragon eats Farquaad] All right, nobody move! I got a dragon here, and I'm not afraid to use it!"
— Donkey
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Triumph"Shrek: [first lines] Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could only be broken by love's first kiss... Like that's ever gonna happen."
— Shrek
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Opening