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Popcorn Quotes

Snack-shaped lines about movies and small towns

These quotes treat popcorn as more than a snack, from a first job scooping it at a movie theater to a quaint shop perched above a waterfall. Fans of nostalgic Americana may enjoy our All-American page too.

The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.

Quotes by W. C. Fields

The distribution systems and the cinemas have adopted to the blockbusters, and they now get their main income from selling popcorn, and if you don't make a film that sells popcorn, it's very hard to get it out there.

Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

For me, a snack is supposed to be unhealthy! I like having chips or popcorn when I'm on set.

Quotes by Sara Sampaio

Americans love popcorn, and their love doesn't quit.

Quotes by Rosecrans Baldwin

Ale Quotes

My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.

Quotes by Ozwald Boateng

Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.

Quotes by Orville Redenbacher

I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.

Quotes by Orville Redenbacher

We were in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. It's a nice town, but it's aggressively quaint. They've got a popcorn shop above a waterfall and parades that come through town. It's all-American.

Quotes by Nick Robinson

I like butter with my popcorn.

Quotes by Kyle Gass

All-American Quotes

Starting at 11, I was a movie-theater popcorn girl, a babysitter, a sales clerk - in the Midwest, they start them early!

Quotes by Kate Spade

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

Quotes by Jodie Foster

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

Quotes by Fulton J. Sheen

We 'chicks' have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Matthew McConaughey or Seth Rogan.

Quotes by Emma McLaughlin

When I was 14 -years-old, I made this PowerPoint presentation, and I invited my parents into my room and gave them popcorn. It was called 'Project Hollywood 2004' and it worked. I moved to L.A. in January of 2004.

Quotes by Emma Stone

Ambition Quotes

I've never met a popcorn ball I didn't like.

Quotes by Deb Caletti

Films and gaming are blurring together, and it makes for brilliant popcorn entertainment.

Quotes by Bill Bailey

I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there since 2002. I used to make popcorn. I was an usher. Cleaned toilets, everything. Grew up there as a kid.

Quotes by Barry Jenkins

I love big popcorn movies.

Quotes by Alicia Vikander

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on this Popcorn page?
These quotes use popcorn as a small but memorable detail, from an old joke about lazy pancake-flipping to a quaint small-town shop and the cinema business's reliance on concession sales.
Why would someone search for quotes about popcorn?
People often look for lighthearted, nostalgic lines like these when thinking about movies, small towns, or first jobs, since popcorn tends to show up in all three.
Is there a quote here about working at a movie theater?
Yes, one quote recalls starting out as an eleven-year-old movie-theater popcorn seller, noting how early people in the Midwest tend to begin working.
Does any quote mention the business side of popcorn sales?
One quote points out that cinemas now earn much of their income from popcorn rather than tickets, and that films need to sell popcorn to justify getting made at all.
Where can I find more nostalgic, all-American quotes?
Our All-American page carries a similar small-town warmth.

There's a business angle too, with cinemas admitting popcorn sales matter as much as the films themselves. For more lighthearted lines, see our Ball collection.