10 Funniest Quotes From How The Grinch Stole Christmas

10 Funniest Quotes From How The Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a holiday favorite for many fans, and thanks to Jim Carrey’s wild performance, it is filled with hilarious quotes.

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Dr. Seuss’s classic Christmas story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a beloved children’s holiday story and has received some notable big-screen adaptations. The 2000 live-action version starring Jim Carrey has a special place in the hearts of many fans who will undoubtedly be revisiting it over the Christmas season.

The movie is full of the Christmas cheer and festive energy audiences want this time of year, but it is also packed with laughs. Thanks largely to Carrey’s wild performance in the lead role, How the Grinch Stole Christmas features hilarious one-liners and quotes to add to the holiday fun.

10 The Grinch Takes Issue With Santa

Grinch: “Talk About A Recluse. He Only Comes Out Once A Year, And He Never Catches Any Flak For It!”

Interestingly, this is a rare Christmas movie without Santa Claus playing a very large role. He is only seen from a distance as The Grinch watches him finish delivering presents to the citizens of Whoville before his own Christmas stealing mission.

Despite the brief appearance, The Grinch does take the time to point out the hypocrisy in how people love Santa but hate The Grinch. It does make for a funny connection, especially hearing Santa referred to as a recluse.

9 The Mayor’s Generous Proposal

Mayor Augustus: “It’s A New Car. Generously Provided By The Taxpayers Of Whoville.”

While The Grinch is a villainous protagonist in the movie, the real bad guy in the story is Mayor Augustus Maywho. Not only is he largely responsible for shunning The Grinch from society, but he also exemplifies Whoville’s excessive commercialization of Christmas.

This is hilariously shown as Mayor Augustus tries to bribe his girlfriend into marrying him with a new car. To add to his corruption, he also slips in the fact that it was bought with taxpayers’ money.

8 Lou Assures The Mayor

Lou: “I’m Sure They Were Just Up On Mount Crumpit… Playing With Matches… Defacing Public Property Or Something Or Other.”

The movie goes in an interesting new direction from the source material as it is not only that The Grinch doesn’t like Christmas but also that the Whos don’t want him to be a part of the holiday.

When a couple of youngsters run into The Grinch on Mount Crumpit, Mayor Augustus worries that he will now ruin Christmas. However, their father, Lou, assures the mayor that the boys didn’t see The Grinch and they were just committing various mischievous crimes. The fact that the mayor is relieved to hear this speaks to how much The Grinch is unwanted.

7 A Family Reunion

Grinch: “Are You Two Still Living?”

The movie delves into The Grinch’s backstory which includes being adopted by a couple of older Who women. Despite them raising him, The Grinch doesn’t appear to have a lasting relationship with the women as seen when he is reunited with them at the holiday celebration.

When the women come to greet The Grinch, he wonders how his former caregivers are still alive. It is a surprisingly darker bit of humor in the movie but still makes for a big laugh thanks to Carrey’s delivery.

6 Talking To Himself

Grinch’s Echo: “You’re An Idiot!”

Even when he is causing mischief and being mean, it is not hard to sympathize with The Grinch as he is obviously a lonely creature. When he returns to his home, he tries to convince himself that he isn’t alone by talking with his own echo.

The Grinch quickly becomes annoyed with it just repeating everything he says, so he tries to trick his echo by saying “I’m an idiot” only for the echo to respond with “You’re an idiot.” It is a fun bit of absurd comedy.

5 Rhyme Time

The Grinch: “Oh, No. I’m Speaking In Rhyme!”

One of the movie’s great overlooked aspects is Anthony Hopkins serving as the narrator for the story. He brings to life the fun and magical rhymes of Dr. Seuss’s writing and allows the source material to be very much a part of the movie.

However, there are also moments when those rhymes seep into the dialogue, much to The Grinch’s annoyance. After delivering the famous line from the book, “They’ll eat their Who-Pudding and rare Who-Roast Beast. But that’s something I just cannot stand in the least,” he realizes in disgust that he’s rhyming.

4 A Busy Schedule

Grinch: “6:30, Dinner With Me. I Can’t Cancel That Again.”

This version of The Grinch is a surprisingly relatable character in some ways. After young Cindy Lou convinces everyone to invite The Grinch to their festivities, he struggles with the anxiety of a social situation and attempts to make excuses for why he can’t go.

There are probably many introverts that can relate to this scenario which makes it even funnier as The Grinch goes through his appointment book of all the things he needs to do by himself, pretending that he is completely booked.

3 The Grinch’s Answering Machine

Grinch: “If You Utter So Much As One Syllable, I’ll Hunt You Down And Gut You Like A Fish!”

Jim Carrey has been fun in villain roles and The Grinch gives him an opportunity to embrace that type of performance again. He seems to enjoy leaning into the more unhinged aspects of the character while still being funny.

One moment that is a hilarious example of Carrey just embracing the outrageousness of the role is when he checks his answering machine. After finding he has no new messages, he checks the outgoing message which is a violent threat.

2 The Grinch’s Redemption

Grinch: “Max. Help Me… I’m Feeling.”

While it might be a trope of many Christmas movies that the main character discovers the Christmas spirit at the end, it is still touching when it happens. In that way, How the Grinch Stole Christmas follows its source material with The Grinch’s eventual redemption.

But in a fun twist on the moment, The Grinch is unaccustomed to having these warmer emotions and doesn’t know how to react. As his heart fills with joy, he calls out to his trusty dog Max as if he is dying.

1 The True Meaning Of Christmas

Cindy Lou: “Santa, What’s The Meaning Of Christmas?” Grinch: “Vengeance!”

Even behind the extensive makeup that makes him look unrecognizable, Jim Carry’s considerable personality shines through as The Grinch and he seems to be having a great time with such a wild character.

When pretending to be Santa Claus, young Cindy Lou sweetly asks The Grinch the true meaning of Christmas. The Grinch forgets he’s supposed to be Santa for a moment and answers as himself with an aggressive “Vengeance!” before insisting that he actually meant to say presents.

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