Summary

• Nacho Libre's hilarious quotes show Jack Black's comedic genius in this classic luchador comedy from 2006.
• Ignacio's love plot and friendship with Steven bring humorous moments of self-reflection and mistaken beliefs.
• Jack Black's charm and physical comedy make every scene in Nacho Libre memorable and laugh-out-loud funny.

There are plenty of hilarious Nacho Libre quotes that show why Jack Black's 2006 luchador sports comedy still performs well on streaming almost two decades later. The story follows Ignacio (Black), a cook in a monastery orphanage who cooks by day and wrestles as the masked luchador Nacho Libre by night. The film grossed over $80 million at the domestic box office against its $35 million budget, going on to net a further $19 million internationally (via Box Office Mojo). It also amassed a strong following in the years since its theatrical run, thanks mainly to its array of incredibly quotable one-liners.

Jack Black is a beloved comedic performer thanks to his classic roles in School of Rock and as one half of the musical duo Tenacious D. 2006's Nacho Libre remains one of the best examples of the actor's amazing gift for making audiences laugh with both his skills at physical comedy, timing, and his unique vocal delivery. Black fully commits to the silly role and delivers these hilarious Nacho Libre quotes with his typical wild energy.

30 "Hug Hug, Kiss Kiss, Hug Hug, Big Kiss, Little Hug, Kiss Kiss, Little Kiss."

Ignacio (Jack Black) Signs Off His Letter To Sister Encarnacion

The romance plot in Nacho Libre sees Ignacio pining for the new Nun at the Oaxaca monastery, Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguera). It leads to some of the best quotes in the entire movie as Ignacio desperately tries to woo her without actually wooing her, since both of them have taken vows of celibacy. Ignacio constantly finds himself almost making a move but never quite doing it, and one of the funniest instances comes when he writes a letter to her.

While his letter is notably wholesome and innocent (though with clear undertones of barely-contained desire), he signs it off with a series of different-sized hugs and kisses. It's Jack Black's voiceover as Sister Encarnacion reads the letter that truly sells the scene, and Ignacio's need to leave as many x's and o's as he possibly can (as though he's actually hugging and kissing her) is both adorable and laugh-out-loud funny.

29 "I'm A Little Concerned Right Now. About... Your Salvation And Stuff."

Ignacio (Jack Black) Confronts Esqueleto About His Lack Of Faith

Ignacio's best friend in Nacho Libre is Steven (Hecto Jimenez) who wrestles under the Luchador name Esqueleto. While the pair got off to a rocky start since they met when Steven robbed Ignacio, the pair soon find themselves in the ring together as tag-team partners. However, one fact Ignacio can never seem to quite look past is Steven's belief in science over religion. He brings this up multiple times, especially after the pair have just lost a match. On one occasion, he asks Steven why he's never been baptized, which prompts this hilarious response:

Because I never got around to it ok? I dunno why you always have to be judging me because I only believe in science.

Not only is Esqueleto's response of "I never got around to it" incredibly funny, Ignacio's concern about his friends' salvation "and stuff" is one of many moments that Jack Black's titular character seems to downplay the importance of incredibly hefty existential topics of discussion. It's one of several times this aspect of the pair's friendship makes for an incredibly memorable bits of dialogue in Nacho Libre.

28 "How Did You Find Me In The Wilderness?"

Nacho (Jack Black) Is Astounded At Esqueleto's Hunting Abilities

After getting banished from the monastery, Ignacio goes into self-imposed exile from his community. He decides to go and live in the wilderness to be alone. However, much to his frustration, he's quickly found by Steven. Steven brings the news that he'd run over the foot of the top Luchador contender, which means that Ignacio has an opportunity to fight Ramses. While Ignacio eventually agrees, he's at first more concerned over how Steven managed to find him in "the wilderness".

Steven's response of "I could see you from the village" quickly reveals that Ignacio's retreat into "the wilderness" really just meant he'd walked out to the outskirts of the community, and hadn't actually gone far at all. It's a hilarious moment that also seems to somehow sum up Ignacio's character perfectly, and, as always, the delivery of both Jack Black and Hector Jiminez are what truly sell the scene.

27 "Eagle Powers... Come To Me! Please!"

Nacho (Jack Black) Can't Summon His Eagle Abilities

Ignacio tries many different things to become a better wrestler in Nacho Libre, including eating eagle eggs to get "eagle powers". While Ignacio ultimately ends up defeating his rival Ramses, it's not due to any kind of supernatural ability, though for much of the movie Ignacio genuinely believes that he has been gifted with the powers of an eagle when he enters the ring.

This leads to several hilarious Nacho Libre quotes, and one of the best is when he attempts to summon his non-existent eagle powers to help him win the match when hope of victory seems lost. Pleading for his eagle powers to come to him is one of the funniest moments that occurs when Ignacio is wrestling in the ring as Nacho Libre, and it also somehow makes his final victory against Ramses all the sweeter when he wins without them.

26 "My Mother Gave It To Me Before She Died. It Was Her Lucky Machete. You Can Have It."

Chancho (Darius Rose) Bequeaths A Gift To Ignacio

Chancho (Darius Rose), a young orphan at the Monastery, is one of the best ing characters in Nacho Libre, and always seems to be there with some words of encouragement for Ignacio. One of the funniest of these comes when Ignacio informs Chancho that he plans to leave the village to go to the wilderness:

There is no place for me in this world. I don't belong out there, and I don't belong in here. So I'm going out into the Wilderness. Probably, to die.

This line from Ignacio is hilarious in its own right, but it's nothing compared to Chancho's response, which is delivered to deadpan perfection by young actor Darius Rose. Chancho pulls a machete seemingly from nowhere, which he then offers to Ignacio saying "you might need this". Chancho then explains that it was his mother's lucky machete. While this is a touching moment, the idea that someone would have a lucky machete seems both hilariously ridiculous and completely apt for the world of Nacho Libre.

25 “Do You Not Realize I Have Had Diarrhea Since Easter?”

Señor Ramon (Enrique Muñoz) Lets Ignacio Know How His Cooking Truly Tastes

While there is a lot of quirky humor and sight gags to keep Nacho Libre hilarious, there are some moments where the movie leans into toilet humor incredibly well. While Nacho Libre avoids relying too much on these types of jokes, Señor Ramon's (Enrique Muñoz) very direct complaint about Nacho's cooking is an unexpected laugh-out-loud moment.

It is an ongoing joke that Nacho's cooking skills are not popular with the others in the commune, made worse by the fact that he has very little to work with in of ingredients. However, this is a very graphic visualization of how bad things have gotten. The idea of measuring the time of this illness to the last major holiday adds a somewhat absurd quality to the joke, rather than just betting on the fact that "diarrhea" will be a word the audience finds amusing.

24 “Ok... Maybe I Am Not Meant for These Duties. Cooking Duty. Dead Guy Duty. Maybe It’s Time for Me To Get A Better Duty!”

Ignacio/Nacho (Jack Black) Questions His Role At The Monastary

Nacho Libre may be a comedy but it is also a classic underdog movie at its center, with its hero a man with potential and desire who is nevertheless overlooked and unappreciated by the world around him. There is a sense that Nacho feels he has a lot more potential than what he is being used for. After Señor Ramon complains about Nacho's cooking, Nacho gently suggests that perhaps he is not the best one suited to these menial tasks.

Along with complaining about cooking duty, he suggests "dead guy duty" is also not his favorite, and the fact that Ignacio and his Monastic brethren are so used to this grim task that they casually rank it alongside regular daily chores is hilarious. It is also questionable to make the person on "dead guy duty" also responsible for the cooking.

23 "To Kiss Your Mouth. I Break My Vows. No No No No No No Way Jose. Unless You Want To.”

Ignacio/Nacho (Jack Black) its His Conflicted Feelings To Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguera) In Song

Nacho Libre is not just about Nacho's journey to become a wrestler, but it is also about his struggle with his forbidden love for the nun Sister Encarnacion, played by Ana de la Reguera. The feelings he has for her and his attempts to woo her suggest that his oaths as a priest are wavering. However, as Nacho shares his love song about Encarnacion, that message gets even more mixed, with him first emphatically denying that he would break his vows but insisting he would if she wanted to.

His conflicted desires expressed through Jack Black's inimitable musical comedic style make for one of the funniest moments in Nacho Libre.

While Nacho clearly cares about the orphans he looks after in the monastery, it is a funny ongoing joke throughout the movie that he is not all that ionate about his role as a priest. His conflicted desires expressed through Jack Black's inimitable musical comedic style make for one of the funniest moments in Nacho Libre.

22 “Do You When Everyone Was Shouting My Name, And I Used My Strength To Rip My Blouse.”

Ignacio/Nacho (Jack Black) Reveals His Selective Memory

Nacho's early attempts at wrestling do not go well, but they do work to ignite a ion inside of him. He wants to be a winner in the ring, but once the fight is over, he looks back on it as a moment of glory that he wants to continue to chase. Nacho seems to have a warped memory, making his rather embarrassing and clumsy antics seem heroic in his own mind.

However, Esqueleto is less enchanted by the whole experience and responds with a reality check — "Yea, and I saw them knock you unconscious, ok?" The exchange between the two makes for a humorous exchange that also shows Nacho's optimistic, if selective, way of viewing the world. Jack Black's stoic expression as he falsely re the moment sells the line even more and cements Nacho's charming delusions.

21 "I Saw A Bum Here."

Ignacio/Nacho (Jack Black) Fails To Cover His Tracks

Nacho usually has a pretty hard time hiding his double life which makes for a lot of his funniest hijinks in the movie. Not only does he have the kids to watch out for, but he also has to keep his true self from Sister Encarnacion. It's fair to say that Nacho's excuses as to why he's always running off aren't always the best. This gets ever more troublesome as Nacho grows more confident and bold with his lies.

This is shown as he tries to lead Encarnacion away from the fold by convincing her that he saw two homeless men in need of hearing the gospel, though Encarnacion isn't impressed by his description of them as "bums", and this Nacho Libre quote is all the funnier for Nacho's confusion as to the issue with such a description. It shows that, despite being a likable oaf, he is still far from perfect.