Nimona (2023) Best Movie Quotes

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles, Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman

OUR RATING: ★★★★☆

Story:

Netflix animated sci-fi fantasy adventure comedy directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane. Nimona (2023) centers on Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight in a futuristic medieval world who is framed for a crime he didn’t commit. The only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a mischievous shapeshifting teen who happens to be the monster he’s sworn to destroy.

Best Quotes

Nimona: If you want a happily ever after, you can never let your guard down, because the monsters are always out there.

Nate Knight: So tonight, only one question remains. Will the kingdom accept this knight who might not be right?

Ambrosius Goldenloin: And will Ballister be broody on the biggest day of his life?
Ballister Boldheart: I’m not brooding. I’m just, I’m thinking. This is my thinking face.

Queen Valerin: Congratulations, Sir Boldheart. Let a new era of heroes begin with you.

Nimona: Some of us don’t get the happily ever after we’re looking for, because it ain’t that kind of kingdom. And this ain’t that kind of story.

Reporter #1: [referring to Ballister] He’s a murderer!
Reporter #2: He’s a monster.
Nimona: He’s perfect.

Nimona: I love the secret lair. The garbage and the smell of sadness really pull the whole thing together.
Ballister Boldheart: Wait. Who are you?
Nimona: The name’s Nimona.

Nimona: I’m here about the job.
Ballister Boldheart: Job? What job?
Nimona: Oh, it’s all here in my application.
Ballister Boldheart: This is just a bunch of drawings. Very disturbing drawings.

Ballister Boldheart: Oh, look, it’s me. On a rhinoceros, skewering several guards like a human kebab.
Nimona: Yeah! Do you like it? I thought a visual aid would really make my resume pop.

Nimona: Your sidekick has arrived!
Ballister Boldheart: I don’t need a side…
Nimona: Every villain needs a sidekick.

Nimona: Who do you want to kill first?
Ballister Boldheart: I’m not killing anybody.
Nimona: [referring to Thoddues] This one. This guy looks extremely punchable.
Ballister Boldheart: You’re right. He is actually extremely punchable.

Ballister Boldheart: That is not a murder wall. It’s an innocence wall?

Ballister Boldheart: I’m not a villain! No!
Nimona: Oh.
Ballister Boldheart: What? Are you disappointed that I’m not a murderer?
Nimona: I mean, a little.

Nimona: [as she’s breaking Ballister out of jail] You could sit here for the rest of eternity, slowly watching your muscles atrophy, your skin turning to rot, your nails growing into long, curly-fry-looking talons. You know there’s no toilet in there.
Ballister Boldheart: Okay. Okay, but I lead. If you see anyone…
Nimona: Murder them.
Ballister Boldheart: Hide! If you see anyone, hide.
Nimon: Fine, because we’re still going to break stuff.

'Once everyone sees you as a villain, that's what you are. They only see you one way, no matter how hard you try.' - Nimona Share on X

Knight: Murderer!
Nimona: He is a murderer, of fun.

Ballister Boldheart: Did you even have a plan?
Nimona: This is the plan! I break you out, chaos, destruction, something, something, something, we win.
Ballister Boldheart: Oh, of course. The “old something, something, something, we win”. That’s a terrible plan.
Nimona: It’s better than your plan of, “I’m going to sit in the dark and mope in a room with no toilet.”
Ballister Boldheart: I was not moping! Knights don’t mope. We brood. I was brooding.

Ballister Boldheart: What are you?
Nimona: I’m Nimona!
Ballister Boldheart: So, you’re a girl and a rhino?
Nimona: I’m a lot of things.

Nimona: Are you going to be okay?
Ballister Boldheart: No!
Nimona: You promised.
Ballister Boldheart: Right!
Nimona: Right. You promised not to freak out!
Ballister Boldheart: No. Turn right!

Ballister Boldheart: Oh, no.
Nimona: Something, something, something, we win.

Ballister Boldheart: How long was I out for?
Nimona: Oh. Fifteen years.
Ballister Boldheart: Fifteen years?
Nimona: Don’t be so gullible. It was just a couple of hours.

Ballister Boldheart: How did I get here?
Nimona: Oh, I dragged you for like seven miles.
Ballister Boldheart: What happened?
Nimona: Your head bounced on the sidewalk a few times.
Ballister Boldheart: It’s all so foggy.
Nimona: Really? Well, you thanked me, said you’d forever be in my debt, and that we’d always be best friends. Totally happened.

Nimona: Hey, I spruced up the lair. I arranged all the weapons here in order of deadliness, unchildproofed the place, opened all the poisons laying around, and pulled some rusty nails one centimeter out of the floorboards. Overall, just made it much more evil lairy in here.

Nimona: Evil Larry. That’s a great villain name. You should totally change your name.
Ballister Boldheart: Never going to happen.
Nimona: Whatever, Larry.

Nimona: I updated your murder wall. Oops. Plus, I drew up some plans for revenge, and torment, and good old general malfeasance.

'They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I'm the monster?' - Nimona Share on X

Ballister Boldheart: You’re a mo…
Nimona: What? Marsupial? Mariachi? Meatball?
Ballister Boldheart: You’re a monster.
Nimona: Do not call me that!

Ballister Boldheart: Why are you helping me?
Nimona: Because I’m bored. And everybody hates you too.

Ballister Boldheart: The thing you do? It’s too much. No.
Nimona: I think what you’re trying to say is, “Thanks for saving my life.” Three times, if you’re keeping score.

Nimona: Here’s the thing. When we clear your name, then I am your official sidekick forever and ever. No take-backsies. Deal?
Ballister Boldheart: I’m not sure I’m comfortable with that.
Nimona: Don’t overthink it.
Ballister Boldheart: Can you just be you, please?
Nimona: I don’t follow.
Ballister Boldheart: Girl you.
Nimona: But I’m not a girl. I’m a shark.

Ambrosius Goldenloin: I tried to stop him, bro.
Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: Really? Like this? “Oh, hi, Ballister. Come right in. And of course you can bring your whale, ostrich, and big fat unicorn.”
Ambrosius Goldenloin: Fat unicorn?
Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: Yeah, you saw it. The thing with the horn that broke everything.
Ambrosius Goldenloin: You mean rhinoceros?
Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: If I meant rhinoperos, I would have said rhinoperos.

'I don't know what's scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart, or that sometimes I just want to let them.' - Nimona Share on X

Ballister Boldheart: Will you be quiet?
Nimona: Counterpoint. Your plan sucks, and it’s boring. Where’s the drama? The screams of terror?

Nimona: We are villains. Embrace it.
Ballister Boldheart: No. We’re doing things my way this time. No one gets hurt.
Nimona: I was going for the “hurting people” version.

Ballister Boldheart: We just find the squire and question him.
Nimona: And then hurt him.
Ballister Boldheart: No. And then find the proof.
Nimona: By hurting him.

Nimona: Oh! A “don’t-be-alarmed” alarm. Effective.

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Knight #1: So then an otter comes around the corner, and it bit me.
Knight #2: Was it a sea otter or a river otter?
Knight #1: Are you kidding? Does it even matter? It bit me.
Knight #2: There’s significant anatomical differences between the two.

Ballister Boldheart: We need a distraction.
Nimona: Who has four thumbs and is great at distractions?
Ballister Boldheart: Fine, but dial it down. Something inconspicuous and discreet, like… And she’s gone.

Ballister Boldheart: You never said you could turn into me.
Nimona: Oh. By the way, I can turn into you.
Ballister Boldheart: Well, for the record, that is nothing like me.
Nimona: You’re right. You’re never that much fun.

Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: [mocking Ambrosius] “Everyone to the market. I’m a dork, and my hair smells like lavender.”

Ballister Boldheart: I just think it’d be easier if you were a girl.
Nimona: Easier to be a girl? You’re hilarious.
Ballister Boldheart: I mean, easier if you look human.
Nimona: Easier for who?
Ballister Boldheart: For you. A lot of people aren’t as accepting as me.

Ballister Boldheart: How did you get like this?
Nimona: What? You mean awesome?
Ballister Boldheart: No. I’m just trying to understand what I’m working with here.
Nimona: I’m Nimona.
Ballister Boldheart: That explains literally nothing.

Nimona: I summoned my courage, held the coin tight, threw it into the well, and made a wish. A wish to one day be trapped on a subway with an uptight knight asking me small-minded questions.

Nimona: You want me to shift. You don’t want me to shift. Pick a lane.
Ballister Boldheart: And now you’re a boy.
Nimona: I am today.
Ballister Boldheart: Wait. No!

Kid: Can I get your autograph please?
Ambrosius Goldenloin: No. Okay. Just one signature. Who am I signing?
Fan: Do you sign skin?

Nimona: [as a young boy] Excuse me, Mr. Squire, sir. I can’t find my mommy. She went to that scary alley over there. Can you help me find her? Please?
Diego the Squire: Oh, no. Let me go ahead and pass this problem on to someone else.
Nimona: [turns into a demon baby] There’s no time!

Nimona: [as a pizza is thrown at her face] Pineapple on pizza? Blah!

Nimona: [referring to the squire] Aw. Why did you get to kill him?
Ballister Boldheart: He’s not dead. I hope.

Nimona: [to Ballister] I hate to say it, but you make a pretty good bad guy.

Ballister Boldheart: What if you held it in? If you didn’t shape-shift?
Nimona: I’d die.
Ballister Boldheart: Good Gloreth, that’s horrible!
Nimona: Don’t be so gullible. I wouldn’t die die. I just sure wouldn’t be living.

Nimona: Oh, yeah. The punk in the trunk. Let’s go dunk on the punk in the trunk.

Diego the Squire: Ballister’s armor. It’s speaking. It’s saying, “Respect me. Protect me. Put me on. No one’s watching.”
Nimona: Awkward.

Nimona: [to Ballister] Look, boss, you got betrayed by someone you trusted. Okay? I get it. It sucks. But we did it. You’re innocent, and we have the proof.

Nimona: This is the man who cut off your arm. Arm-chopping is not a love language!
Ballister Boldheart: He didn’t cut off my arm. He disarmed a weapon. It’s how we were trained.
Nimona: Wow! They brainwashed you good.

Nimona: You should be questioning everything right now. The will of Gloreth, the Institute, the wall. What’s it all really for?
Ballister Boldheart: For protecting the realm.
Nimona: Oh, you mean from villains like you? Or monsters like me?

The Director: Is something on your mind, Ambrosius? You can talk to me.
Ambrosius Goldenloin: My mind? I’ve lost my mind. I’ve lost everything. The man I love. My best friend. Although, now apparently, he’s got a new best friend. What’s that about? What else is he hiding? Who is the real him? Who am I?

Ambrosius Goldenloin: Now everyone expects me to arrest Ballister. And if I don’t, I’m a traitor to you. And if I do, I’m a traitor to him. Oh, and on top of that, I chopped off his arm! His arm! Who chops off an arm? Because I was trained to?

Nimona: He’s not a liar.
The Director: Says the miscreant, whispering in his ear.
Nimona: Aw, thank you.

Ballister Boldheart: You want to know who the kid is?
Nimona: Ooh, I like where this is going.
Ballister Boldheart: You want to show them?
Nimona: I’d love to.
Ballister Boldheart: Let’s break stuff.
Nimona: Metal.

Ballister Boldheart: Did I ever mean anything to you? Or was it all just a lie?
Ambrosius Goldenloin: A lie? Says the guy running around with a monster!
Ballister Boldheart: Don’t call her that! She’s smart, kind, and quite sophisticated.
Nimona: That guy just peed his armor! He peed his armor!

Nimona: Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster? I don’t know what’s scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart, or that sometimes I just want to let them.

Ballister Boldheart: No matter what we do, we can’t change the way people see us.
Nimona: You changed the way you see me. Didn’t you?

Nimona: And you made a deal, right? We clear your name, you make me your sidekick. And you can’t back out on a deal because you believe in truth, and honor, and blah, blah, blah. All that stupid stuff.
Ballister Boldheart: Truth and honor aren’t stupid, but alright.

Nimona: So, you got a plan?
Ballister Boldheart: Of course I got a plan. Something, something, something…
Nimona: We win.

Nimona: Was my acting okay? I was a little worried my last “Ehh” was too over the top.
Ballister Boldheart: If you’re really looking for some feedback, it was a little dramatic. I mean, you’re never going to win any awards or anything, but it was good.
Nimona: I’ve never taken a class.
Ballister Boldheart: Really? That’s a surprise.

Nimona: You called me your sidekick.
Ballister Boldheart: I did, didn’t I?
Nimona: You called me your sidekick.
Ballister Boldheart: And I regret it already.

Ballister Boldheart: [as he’s watching a movie] I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but I actually feel bad for the zombies.

Ambrosius Goldenloin: Your sidekick set you up.
Ballister Boldheart: What?
Ambrosius Goldenloin: This was all her plan. All of it. She’s evil, Bal.
Ballister Boldheart: Evil? No, you’re wrong. We’ve been wrong about everything.

Ambrosius Goldenloin: She’s Gloreth’s monster. She’s come back to finish what she started, and she’s using you to do it.
Ballister Boldheart: But she’s my friend.
Ambrosius Goldenloin: Aren’t I more than that?

Ambrosius Goldenloin: Why won’t you admit it? You’re in danger!
Ballister Boldheart: Why can’t you just leave me alone?
Ambrosius Goldenloin: Because I love you.

Nimona: I was helping you.
Ballister Boldheart: You were using me! You wanted them to see a villain. Someone else to hate so you wouldn’t be alone. Because you’re not a sidekick. You’re a m…
Nimona: What? I’m a what?
Ballister Boldheart: You know what you are.
Nimona: No, I want to hear you say it. Come on, say it. Say it!

Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: Do you feel that? I feel like the whole place just kind of went like “wubba, wubba, wubba, wubba, wubba”.

Sir Thoddeus Sureblade: Alright, monster slayers. Let’s shoot some darts and break some hearts. I’m going to be a freaking hero.

Ballister Boldheart: I’m sorry. I see you, Nimona. And you’re not alone.

The Director: I see what it really is, and so did Gloreth! That monster is a threat to our very way of life!
Ambrosius Goldenloin: And what if we’re wrong? What if we’ve always been wrong?

Nimona: It’s time to rewrite this story.

Ballister Boldheart: [after Nimona seemingly sacrifices herself to save the kingdom] Some of us don’t get the happily ever after we were looking for. Maybe it’s not that kind of kingdom. Or maybe it’s not the end of the story.

Nimona: Hey, boss.
Ballister Boldheart: Holy, sh…!

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