What’s your favorite Fight Club quote?
Posted by Legal-Cry1270@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 211 comments
Mine is, of course a Tyler line: “We cook your meals. We haul your trash. We connect your calls. We drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not fuck with us.” - Tyler Durden
What’s yours?
alex889_@reddit
I have never seen this movie. Anyone else with me?
Powermac8500@reddit
When I was in college, I got a job at Best Buy. I bought an open box DVD player, my first DVD player. I bought two dvds, my first dvds. One was the Matrix. The other was Fight Club. It’s a great flick.
Legal-Cry1270@reddit (OP)
It’s okay. I know about a dozen people who haven’t seen it that are in our age range. Definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.
ericwbolin@reddit
"This is so fucking stupid."
Kosstheboss@reddit
"Oh, I get it. It's very clever. How's that working out for you? Being clever."
migs647@reddit
“I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise…”
Over_Season803@reddit
As I pass, do I give you the ass, or the crotch?
therealpopkiller@reddit
Not exactly a quote but I think of “single serving friends” all the time
d_the_m_80@reddit
I travel by myself a lot for work and think of this quote just about every time.
Klutzy_Word_6812@reddit
Came to add this. I do t talk to people, but I think of this when I’m on a flight. That and the image of another plane crashing into me which, until recently, seemed ridiculous.
Klutzy_Word_6812@reddit
Came to add this. I do t talk to people, but I think of this when I’m on a flight. That and the image of another plane crashing into me which, until recently, seemed ridiculous.
CaptShrek13@reddit
Um, I believe you're all breaking the first 2 rules? But "guys, what would you wish you'd done before you die?"
atuznik@reddit
Our fathers are our models for god. If they bailed on us, then what does that say about god?
seivad9@reddit
We are the middle children of history with no purpose or place. We have no Great War, no Great Depression. Our Great War is a spiritual war. Our Great Depression is our lives
mydogmakesdecisions@reddit
Self-improvement is masturbation
askyerma@reddit
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time.
Rengeflower@reddit
Thank you. This was so far down. I didn’t want to add it if someone else had.
*moment, not minute.
askyerma@reddit
You had me thinking the poster in my home office is wrong for a second there, but i checked and it's definitely minute.
Rengeflower@reddit
Sorry, I googled it as “second” and the results showed moment. It also comes up as minute if I use “minute”.
Gitxsan@reddit
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.
Rengeflower@reddit
Respectfully, moment not minute.
Warrior-Cook@reddit
slide
SteveEcks@reddit
🐧
SteveEcks@reddit
"Now, a question of etiquette - as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?"
Psychological-Let-90@reddit
The things you own, end up owning you.
seattle_exile@reddit
The book has an additional line:
If you don’t know what you want, you’ll end up with a lot you don’t.
Traditional_Cat_60@reddit
I tell this to my high school students in regards to their cell phones. They are slaves to their phones and it’s sad.
Effort, attention, grades, and mental health have all declined substantially over my career and it’s almost all because of the phones owning the kids.
chawrawbeef@reddit
I say this often
GonzoThompson@reddit
This was my answer too. It’s true. I do feel bogged down by my possessions sometimes.
Jifeeb@reddit
Love this.
Effective_Drawer_623@reddit
I think about this one all the time.
Funkopedia@reddit
This is the BEST. SOAP.
lifeat24fps@reddit
How’s that working out for you? Being clever.
Funkopedia@reddit
I say that all the time (usually under my breath)
GStarAU@reddit
The ass or the crotch! I still wonder if people picked up on that - Tyler gives Narrator the ASS... then when he squeezes past the flight attendant, what does he give her? Yup. All crotch, baby.
RogueAOV@reddit
It is details like that, that make Fight Club the cinematic equivalent of Seinfeld.
GStarAU@reddit
Yeah, good call ! There was a lot of subtle dry humour in Fight Club.
"You hit me in the EAR, man!"
RogueAOV@reddit
It is details like that, that make Fight Club the cinematic equivalent of Seinfeld.
RogueAOV@reddit
It is details like that, that make Fight Club the cinematic equivalent of Seinfeld.
uberallez@reddit
Oh we caught it
Katman666@reddit
As did she
SirLexington81@reddit
My coworker says that to me hahaha
automaticmantis@reddit
keep it up
Makotroid@reddit
This is the one. The older I get the more relatable this sarcastic irony becomes.
CombatDeffective@reddit
I felt like putting a bullet between the eyes of every Panda that wouldn't screw to save its species. I wanted to open the dump valves on oil tankers and smother all the French beaches I'd never see. I wanted to breathe smoke.
rosujin@reddit
“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.”
Shanntuckymuffin@reddit
His name is Robert Paulson
Warlord406@reddit
We're an entire generation of men raised by women. I wondering if another woman is really the answer we need.
ludomyfriend@reddit
You’re too old, fat man
Relevant_Pomelo_9658@reddit
Do you know what a duvet is?
Wooden-Somewhere-557@reddit
Comfort?
lurker512879@reddit
its a blanket, just a blanket
Dranem8762@reddit
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
WilliamMcCarty@reddit
This is Bob. Bob had bitch tits.
Not_So_Bad_Andy@reddit
RIP Meat Loaf
frippnjo1@reddit
Anti-vaxxer paying the piper. 🤷♀️ I hope he has no peace.
Snarktoberfest@reddit
The first part 🤷♂️. The second part is shitty. Why hold on to so much hatred for a dead man?
frippnjo1@reddit
He deserves it.
BlackPhoenix1981@reddit
His name is Robert Paulson.
Cheezslap@reddit
But isn't he the voice of Pinky?
AbibliophobicSloth@reddit
Also Yakko!
Cheezslap@reddit
And I'm sure, a billion other characters.
/AnimaniacsHighFive
OctoWings13@reddit
His name is Robert Paulson
DeadliftDingo@reddit
His name is Robert Paulson.
Tony_Tanna78@reddit
His name is Robert Paulson.
TiEmEnTi@reddit
You are not special. You're not a beautiful & unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing all dancing crap of the world!
lurker512879@reddit
You're not your fucking khakis
hjeff51@reddit
I love this one because it reminds of a one of my favorite samples that has been used over the years: "Man has given a forced importance to death...Every animal, plant or man that dies...adds nature's compost heap".
OddPlunders@reddit
I've used a version of this quote throughout my career to remind everyone that none of us are special.
Objective-Bird-3940@reddit
Yessss. This is mine, too. I use the snowflake line all the time.
Seriously-417@reddit
Now a question of etiquette as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch? (I think it every single time I have to pass by someone in any situation.)
dexbasedpaladin@reddit
Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler.
cupcakesparklies@reddit
We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.
Brym@reddit
unless im forgetting a part where this line also exists, i believe the line is "working jobs we hate to buy shit we don't need".
cupcakesparklies@reddit
That quote is, "Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need."
Brym@reddit
Right, but your line from your earlier post isn't in the movie, right? Just the book?
cupcakesparklies@reddit
They didn't specify. The first is the book. The other one is the movie. I like both :)
JizzKhalifa2021@reddit
“I needed to destroy something beautiful.” - Tyler
Traditional_Cat_60@reddit
I feel like seeing Jared Leto’s face get smashed in every time I see him
JuliusSeizuresalad@reddit
You are not your job, you’re not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world.
Warrior-Cook@reddit
Too many, yet the core breakdown of the we're the middle children of history still resonates. Our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives.
Dudeinairport@reddit
I would love to see a timeline where 9/11 didn't happen. A lot of the feelings brought up by this film were shoved under the rug when we had a new "enemy" to fight.
Traditional_Cat_60@reddit
We’ve lived through an unfortunate amount of history at this point. 9/11, two absurd wars, a massive recession, a pandemic, and the erosion of our democracy. We aren’t the middle children to anything when it comes to history,
Rare-Industry-314@reddit
This one still hits 25 years later
Still_Apartment5024@reddit
I find it fascinating how many people have favorite lines from this movie. I know I wasn't the target demographic, and I've only seen it once because my boyfriend insisted, but still. It is astonishing how formative it seems to be for so many people, most of whom managed to also spectacularly miss the point.
Warrior-Cook@reddit
Do tell, this point you hold over the crowd.
FishyFry84@reddit
I'd tell you, but I'm not supposed to talk about it.
AbbreviationsGlad833@reddit
Back in the 80s. My Dad used to ask. You Wanna join the tree club? Then push me into the tree. Wanna join the bush club? Pushes me into the bush. You get the idea. So now I'm middle aged. And Whatever we doing. Like going to the movies. I'll say. what's first rule of movie club? You do not talk about movie club! First rule if pizza club? You do not talk about.. well, you get it.
Snackatomi_Plaza@reddit
I haven't been fucked like that since grade school.
originalbrowncoat@reddit
Fun fact! This line was originally supposed to be “I want to have your abortion” but they were forced to change it.
Soggy-Blood9603@reddit
I’m sure her saying this (and other messed up stuff that was cut) was on the dvd as extra scenes. Showing my age by admitting I had it on dvd 😂
Klutzy_Word_6812@reddit
The DVD commentaries were awesome and something I miss. Helena Bonham Carter gave great insights. You absolutely do not get this by scrolling IMDB while watching the film.
dbzmah@reddit
More accurately, it is her line in the novel.
SirGuy11@reddit
The way the story goes is this: that the censoring body rejected the line, and the director changed it with the condition that it wouldn’t have the word “abortion” in it and it would get through. So he changed it to that. 😆
DiscordianStooge@reddit
And grade school means high school in the UK. She was mad to learn what it means in the US.
DamarsLastKanar@reddit
Though, Marla getting railed since grade school does easily correlate with her being a walking therapy case.
ms_lp@reddit
Never hesitate. - Tyler Durden
And I live by it to this day. If I make a decision; I fucking commit! I have fight club to thank for this mentality.
punkrawkchick@reddit
I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school
Busy_Fly8068@reddit
“Fucker’s setting up franchises!”
Apallo19@reddit
Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel's life. His breakfast will taste better than any meal you and I have ever tasted.
AndroidNumber137@reddit
"Guys, what would you wish you'd done before you died?"
"Paint a self-portrait."
"Build a house."
fannypaquin@reddit
We never like to imply ownership in the case of a dildo. It's always "a" dildo or "The" dildo. Never your dildo
Busy_Fly8068@reddit
His hand wave when he turns his attention back to the phone is everything.
CasinoMarginale@reddit
We always use the indefinite article “a”
pvirushunter@reddit
We never like to imply ownership in the case of a dildo. It's always "a" dildo or "The" dildo. Never YOUR dildo
Super_Fa_Q@reddit
In the world I see, you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of the Rockafeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures, pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway. Feel better, champ....
MOLDicon@reddit
This is one of my favorites too.
tinglep@reddit
Marla… the little scratch on the roof of your mouth that would heal if only you could stop tonguing it, but you can't.
Wooden-Somewhere-557@reddit
Slide
GloriousChamp@reddit
Now here’s a question of etiquette. As I pass, do I give the ass or the crotch?
(Proceeds to give the ass to Norton but the crotch to the Stewardess.)
blkdrgn42@reddit
His name was Robert Paulson.
Matt-J-McCormack@reddit
I love Fight Club, but gods damn too many people took the wrong messages from that bit of media. Hell, it was an inditement of the state of masculinity and basically a warning about incels nearly two decades in advance… but Tyler Durden cool hur hur.
hjeff51@reddit
I put all the blame on this movie on being a self professed anti-consumer.
originalbrowncoat@reddit
God right? It’s one of my favorite movies but I hesitate to tell people because I’m afraid they’ll think I like it for the wrong reasons
blood_bones_hearts@reddit
Saaaame
GStarAU@reddit
It's multi-layered though, mate. You could see it as purely an action/anarchy movie, like V is for Vendetta or something like that.
You could look at it as a really twisted love story, Narrator and Marla.
You could look at it as an incredible spiritual movie, with pieces of Buddhism, stoicism, gnosticism and others in there.
Or yeah, as you said, a warning about incel culture.
Plenty of others too.
Matt-J-McCormack@reddit
Okay ‘mate’ but not one of those layers suggests Tyler Durden is supposed to be aspirational.
FI-Engineer@reddit
The comic book series is a really good follow-up on how the book and the movie were misinterpreted.
castortroys01@reddit
Self improvement is just masturbation.
jordosmodernlife@reddit
You’re polishing brass on the Titanic.
Dudeinairport@reddit
I think it was "Fuck Martha Stewart! Martha's polishing the brass on the Titanic"
jordosmodernlife@reddit
I want you to hit me as hard as you can
flux_capacitor3@reddit
"You are not what you own."
Sometimes when I'm buying shit I don't need - I think about this.
Mizwaffles@reddit
“My God, I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school” - Marla Singer
GStarAU@reddit
I'm pretty sure I remember this correctly... they actually told Helena Bonham Carter to ad-lib a couple of lines, she came up with that one 🙂 Brad Pitt hadn't heard it before they filmed the scene, his slightly shocked reaction was genuine!
dbzmah@reddit
Not correct at all.
Zargoza1@reddit
The original line was “I want to have your abortion.”
The studio found that in poor taste and made Fincher change it.
He agreed, but the deal was that whatever other line they came up with couldn’t be changed no matter what.
dbzmah@reddit
"I want to have your abortion"
-Marla after banging Tyler the first time.
TrevorsPirateGun@reddit
Generation raised by women
sleepydad77@reddit
"You're not free to do anything, until you've lost everything "
vajrasana@reddit
“It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything”
sleepydad77@reddit
Yup, that's the one
silverdeane@reddit
I was watching this movie for the first time, under protest bc my boyfriend wanted to watch it and I felt it was a “stupid guy movie”. It was right after my mom died. I was 16 at the time and this line spoke to me at that moment. It’s weird and teenagery for me to say, but that line at that time, kept me going.
sleepydad77@reddit
I hear ya. I don't exactly know why, but this line has always stuck with me.
Zargoza1@reddit
Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don’t do one.
ScreenTricky4257@reddit
"And which car company do you work for?"
"A major one."
Zargoza1@reddit
Make these your primary action items.
SirLexington81@reddit
And the eighth rule and final rule...if this is your first time at fight club, you HAVE to fight.
analyticalscience11@reddit
Stuff? Are the exams hard?
CasinoMarginale@reddit
The question…RAYMOND…
vajrasana@reddit
…is, what did you want to be?
TheDevil-YouKnow@reddit
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. And the GOAT - YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN, LUGH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN!
DamarsLastKanar@reddit
The first rule of project mayhem is you do not ask questions. I say this regularly when I'm mentally checked out at the absurdity of anything.
ElPeroTonteria@reddit
I’ve said this line out loud at work so many times at work… for reference I’m an ER RN and Paramedic
“What the fuck happened in here?”
“Sir, the first rule of project mayhem is…”
DamarsLastKanar@reddit
Rectal insertion is very popular in Project Mayhem, for reasons we can't explain. Do not ask questions.
redshoetom@reddit
“WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! Ok, you are now firing a gun at your imaginary friend near 400 GALLONS OF NITROGLYCERINE!”
GStarAU@reddit
Haha I STILL (STILL!!) remember seeing that scene in the trailer for the movie!!!
It looked fun, so I went to check it out. Then it changed my life.
GreenZebra23@reddit
That was pretty much the only thing in the trailers that indicated it was about something other than guys hitting each other
todayIsinlgehandedly@reddit
“I don’t even have to come into the office, I can do this job from home”
ButterscotchAware402@reddit
These aren't necessarily my favorite but definitely my most quoted:
TD: How's that working out for you? N: What? TD: Being clever. N: Great. TD: Keep it up then... Right up. TD: Now a question of etiquette; as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch...?
You met me at a very strange time in my life
Bob had bitch tits
Songwren@reddit
I fell down some stairs…
SadEaglesFan@reddit
“I still can’t think of anything.”
“Ah. Flashback humor.”
CravinMohead13@reddit
You don’t know where I’ve been
Super_Fa_Q@reddit
You just made me realize I quote this movie probably too often.
Super_Fa_Q@reddit
Everytime I see a group of people really proud of themselves for accomplishing a really simple task, I can't help saying "Well thank God guys. Whatever else happens, we've got that sofa problem handled. We're close to being complete."
stricktd@reddit
9 times out of 10 it’s an electric razor but every once in a while…
billj457@reddit
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise
Effective_Drawer_623@reddit
My wife and I use this almost daily.
cruesoe@reddit
I was about to say the same thing. My wife and I use this too!
PvtHudson093@reddit
"Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off."
graveybrains@reddit
Single serving friends.
braywarshawsky@reddit
It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything. You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet.
randomhero1980@reddit
Ah yes, the illusion of safety.
graveybrains@reddit
Ah. Flashback humor.
Far_n_Away@reddit
Sticking feathers up your ass doesn't make you a chicken
genesimmonstongue415@reddit
Agree with OP quote. It gets me so pumped up.
MsBlondeViking@reddit
My lips are sealed, not feeling like a rule breaker today.
Former-Wish-8228@reddit
Was going to say…First Rule: Don’t talk about Fight Club
tinamc209@reddit
His name was Robert Paulson.
heyitsfelixthecat@reddit
Strangers with this kind of honesty make me grow a big rubbery one.
Jifeeb@reddit
looks around the USA
Martha’s polishing the brass on the Titanic,it’s all going down.
MysteriousBrystander@reddit
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. I say that at my job a lot.
Schmuck1138@reddit
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Jifeeb@reddit
I use this often.
megakungfu@reddit
hahhahahaa hahhahaha come on lou, we really like this place hahhahahhahah
CasinoMarginale@reddit
You don’t know where I been, Lou
Nobodys_Loss@reddit
“I’d fight William fuck’n Shattner”.
1_ticket_off_planet@reddit
Chicken Courdon Bleu hobby kit.
Dry_Celery_6254@reddit
OH COME ON LOU!!
cormac_mccarthys_dog@reddit
Yes, these are bruises from fighting. Yes, I'm comfortable with that. I am enlightened.
Numerous_Control_702@reddit
A major one
Not_So_Bad_Andy@reddit
And then, something happened. I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.
Cooper_Sharpy@reddit
“Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart”
uberallez@reddit
"You don't know where I've been Lou!"
Lives rent free everytime I see somebody being nasty in public, like grabbing something from the bins at Whole Foods with bare hands....
Orlando1701@reddit
“You met me at a very strange time of my life.”
Dramatic-Dark-4046@reddit
You don’t know where I’ve been Lou! You don’t know where I’ve been!
BeautifulEcho9719@reddit
You determine your own level of participation.
Tony_Tanna78@reddit
The first soap was made from heroes' ashes, like the first monkey shot into space.Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing. Like the first monkey shot into space.
taller2manos@reddit
And you?! You’re too… BLONDE!
OhTheHueManatee@reddit
"We just had a near-life experience, fellas."
DreadPirateR2891@reddit
"It's called a changeover. The movie goes on, and nobody in the audience has any idea." (4th wall break)
GogusWho@reddit
Can I get the icon in cornflower blue?
originalbrowncoat@reddit
I am Jacks broken heart
RepresentativeShop11@reddit
The one I think about most is “our fathers are our models for god.”
GStarAU@reddit
"and if our fathers fail us - what does that tell you about God??"
It's full of SO many gems. My fave movie.
rohm418@reddit
You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs.
Verbull710@reddit
HOW BOUT THEM APPLES
GStarAU@reddit
That'd be.... Good Will Hunting. Another of my favourite movies.
LiviJ419@reddit
Can’t talk about it…
RandomShake@reddit
“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero”
GStarAU@reddit
Love that one 😎
GStarAU@reddit
"it's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything".
"So what are we?" "Consumers?" "RIGHT! We're CONSUMERS!"
"I am the Zen master".
"Things you own, end up owning you". (I think about that one a lot actually)
"You are not your fuckin khakis"
It's my fave movie so I've got a tonne of them, and I still use them in convo's regularly!
jraa78@reddit
It was beautiful. We were selling rich women their own fat asses back to them.
unlvaztec@reddit
Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The queen is their slave.
77tassells@reddit
May I never be complete, May I never be content, May I never be perfect.
kingdoe@reddit
I am Jack’s raging bile duct
MIOTCH007@reddit
You're not your fucking khakis
mousicle@reddit
We are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world
PeterGibbons316@reddit
"Home was a condo on the fifteenth floor of a filing cabinet for widows and young professionals. The walls were solid concrete. A foot of concrete is important when your next-door neighbor lets their hearing aid go and has to watch game-shows at full volume. Or when a volcanic blast of debris that used to be your furniture and personal effects blows out of your floor to ceiling windows and sails flaming into the night....I suppose these things happen."
piscian19@reddit
"I will bring us through this. As always, I will carry you, kicking and screaming, and in the end, you will thank me."
LetJesusFuckU@reddit
Can you get me some gauze