The best Kill Bill quotes are powerful echoes of the kung fu revenge films and spaghetti westerns that inspired Quentin Tarantino's beloved, bloody duology. Loaded with action, tons of laughs, excessive violence, and Tarantino's signature dialogue, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 are widely regarded as two of the eccentric director's best movies. These movies tell the story of The Bride, the now-iconic protagonist who sliced her way toward killing the titular Bill, claiming revenge on her former crew and master.
Though the duology was short-lived, and it remains unclear whether Tarantino will make Kill Bill 3, the Kill Bill movies managed to seamlessly blend genre and styles while maintaining Tarantino's brilliant writing style that led to many memorable lines. Along with the unstoppable Bride at the center of it all, there was a collection of standout characters in the Kill Bill movies, delivering dramatic, funny, and thrilling quotes that elevate the epic two-part revenge saga.
26 “Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold.”
Opening Title Card - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
One of the greatest Kill Bill quotes wasn't a Tarantino original, but one lifted straight out of the iconic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It's hard to imagine a more fitting quote to kick off a revenge flick with, and it's another example of Tarantino's quirky sense of humor. The meaning of the proverb pops up several times throughout the two movies, most notably in Japan when Beatrix seeks out the legendary swordsman Hattori Hanzo.
This quote also serves as a warning to all the characters in Kill Bill.
While he builds the katana, he also bestows a few wise warnings about the nature of revenge, and what it can lead to. Essentially, this quote also serves as a warning to all Kill Bill. The entire movie is about revenge, and Beatrix doesn't care about the people she once worked with, not even if they had a child in the house when she killed them. She went in cold and gained revenge against everyone who hurt her.
25 "Bill... It's Your Baby."
The Bride - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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From the café scene in Pulp Fiction to the farmhouse interrogation in Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's opening scenes often grab the audience immediately and prepare them for a wild ride. Such is the case with Kill Bill, and while the first moment of the movie is not a long scene like the two aforementioned examples, it nevertheless leaves a big impact.
The moment she says this, The Bride is shot in the head, kicking the movie off with brutality and cementing The Bride's mission of revenge.
The black and white image of The Bride lying brutally beaten on the floor of a church in her wedding gown is the shocking first image the audience sees. She looks up in fear as her unseen killer, Bill, calmly speaks to her. However, the real shock comes with The Bride's first words in which she attempts to spot the inevitable as she tells Bill her baby is his. The moment she says this, The Bride is shot in the head, kicking the movie off with brutality and cementing The Bride's mission of revenge.
23 "Dying In Our Sleep Is A Luxury Our Kind Is Rarely Afforded. My Gift To You."
Elle Driver - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Elle Driver makes her iconic entry into the movie early on when The Bride is still in her coma. Confidently walking into the hospital and disguising herself as a nurse, she enters The Bride's room and prepares to finish the job they started earlier. As Elle stands over her unconscious enemy, she reflects on how she hates her but also cannot deny that she is an impressive warrior.
She also comments on how the life of warriors does not often end with a peaceful death, so Elle's plan to kill The Bride when she is in her coma could be seen as a generous act from one warrior to another. It is a glimpse inside the twisted mind of Elle as she tells The Bride she is doing this out of comion, but the anger she shows when Bill calls off the assassination suggests that she might be afraid of what happens if The Bride ever wakes up.
22 “Your Name Is Buck...Right?”
The Bride - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Controversial director Quentin Tarantino never shies away from vulgarity and brutality in his films and the Kill Bill movies are a sign of that. After awakening from a prolonged coma to realize that an orderly has been paying people to come and have sex with her after hours, she cuts his Achilles tendon before smashing his head with a door until he's dead.
The buildup is intense as Beatrix re some of the words he spoke to her while she was in a coma, then uses them back on him as the last thing he hears before she exacts her revenge on him. It is a brutal moment of vengeance and no one deserves it more than the man who used his position to sexually abuse a defenseless woman, and who has likely hurt many other women over his career at the hospital.
21 "It's Mercy, Comion, And Forgiveness I Lack. Not Rationality!"
The Bride - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Bride is a relentless warrior on her path of revenge, not letting any distance or threat stand in her way of making those who wronged her pay with their lives. However, she is also not a monster and shows her sympathetic side when she faces off with Vernita Green in her suburban home. After The Bride willingly calls a temporary truce when Green's daughter returns home from school, Green its that's more rational than she expected from her would-be assassin.
However, in this chilling line, The Bride quickly reminds her why she is there and that the truce will not last forever. Beatrix makes it clear that she has no reason to traumatize the little girl any more than she eventually will when she kills her mother. However, Beatrix is also there for revenge and Vernita needs to know that one moment of comion won't save her life.
20 “It Was Not My Intention To Do This In Front Of You."
The Bride - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
"For That, I'm Sorry. But You Can Take My Word For It - Your Mother Had It Comin'!"
While the Bride showed honor in stopping the fight, Green was not ready to return the favor, attempting to catch the Bride off guard and shoot her, forcing the Bride to throw a knife into her heart. When the little girl stumbled upon the bloody mess, the Bride lets her know that this is not what she wants before inviting her to take revenge when she grows up, if she so chooses.
Of the many memorable Kill Bill quotes, this is the one that actually teases a Kill Bill 3, or even a spinoff in the Kill Bill timeline. There is no way that a little girl can't see her mother murdered and not want to seek revenge later in her life. This looked like it could be a huge storyline in the future if Vernita's daughter came after Beatrix for her own dish of cold revenge.
19 "I Can Tell You With No Ego, This Is My Finest Sword."
Hattori Hanzo - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
"If On Your Journey, You Should Encounter God, God Will Be Cut."
Hattori Hanzo swore an oath to stop creating the world's finest katana blades out of moral and philosophical principles. He realized that his prowess as a sword maker allowed others to commit murder in his name, which was something he no longer wanted to be a part of. However, when Beatrix showed up in Japan demanding one of his blades, Hanzo felt a responsibility to aid her in her quest to take out Bill.
His conflicted thoughts come through in this line where he promises a perfect blade for the Bride to use in her bloody warpath. Few Kill Bill quotes convey the movie's reverence for the Kung Fu genre as much as this one. This is a quote that fits in perfectly with any kung fu movie and is so over the top and mythical that it sounds perfect coming from Hanzo.
18 "The Price You Pay For Bringing Up Either My Chinese Or American Heritage As A Negative Is...I Collect Your F*****' Head."
O-Ren Ishii - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Actress Lucy Liu played the iconic O-Ren Ishii, a woman who prided herself on being a cold, calculating yet fair leader of the famed Crazy 88, and her influence extended outwards towards the Yakuza circle she was involved in. Not everyone on the council was thrilled about having her lead, however, mostly due to her Chinese and American heritage. When one of her generals voices his displeasure, she immediately beheads him and delivers a warning to the rest.
Liu's delivery is darkly comedic as she warmly and gently tells the men she encourages them to speak to her about their concerns, before adding one exception which comes with a brutal price if disobeyed. The eventual battle between The Bride and O-Ren Ishii is set up with this quote, as this warrior proves that she is no one that anyone should mess with.
17 “Those Of You Lucky Enough To Still Have Their Lives, Take Them With You!"
The Bride - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
"However, Leave The Limbs You’ve Lost! They Belong To Me, Now!”
For a display of raw killing power and bloodthirsty determination, the sequence in which the Bride takes on the Crazy 88 is perfect as she kills most of them and leaves the survivors writhing on the floor. While she surveys her bloody handiwork, she offers some choice words for those still breathing. It's a testament to an earlier portion in the film when the Bride speaks with Vernita Green and tells her that comion is a quality she lacks, which plays out to startling reality in this scene.
Though she is not willing to kill injured and helpless enemies, she does insist that they pay a price for standing up against her. This is also just one of the many great Kill Bill quotes around the Bride and O-Ren Ishii's confrontation. This quote set up The Bride as someone everyone should fear.
