Marvel’s Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings is undoubtedly one of our top films of the year and the best action film of the fall. We’re so excited to see it again in theatres this weekend. In addition to a great plot, incredible martial arts sequences, and brilliant cameos & callbacks, the film is riddled with amazing lines! We’ve curated a collection of Best Quotes in Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings...perfect for your next bus fight or battle with dark creatures unknown.
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Best Quotes in Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings
It’s never our intent to maliciously spoil the plot. However, key best quotes from Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings can definitely be spoilers, even out of context. Turn back now if you haven’t yet seen the movie.
SPOILERS AHEAD for Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings
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At the center of the Legend of The Ten Rings is always one man
The rings give him the power of eternal life. –Jiang Li
That was the first time I met your father. –Jiang Li
I left those powers in Ta Lo with our dragon but what I got in return was so much better. –Jiang Li
Get out. –Shaun
You get in. –Katy
I knew Katy was trouble the first time I saw her in high school. –Shaun
We’re now living in a world where half the universe can just disappear. –Soo
We could be responsible, or… –Shaun/Katy
Last year I put a bottle of whiskey on his grave. –Katy’s grandmother
I’m sorry for my unacceptable job and staying out late and trying to enjoy my life. –Katy
That is exactly the girl my mother wishes came out of her vagina. –Katy
You have the wrong guy. Does he even look like he can fight? –Katy
Holy sh*t? Who are you? –Katy
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You got this bro. My bad. –bus passenger
What is going on? –Katy
Do you really want to talk about this now? –Shaun
Bus driver’s down. I’m not gonna try to handle this because every time I try to drive a bus, I get yelled at. –bus passenger
Open the door, please. –Shaun
Everybody to the front. Now! –Shaun
I’ve known you more than half of your life. I get there are things you don’t want to talk about, but a guy with a machete for an arm just busted our bus in half. Who the hell are you? –Katy
You can explain on the plane, Shaun. –Katy
I knew I couldn’t go through with it, so I just ran. –Shaun
I should probably tell you my name isn’t technically Shaun. –Shaun
I go into hiding and tell people my name was “Gina” and now it’s “G-eye-na.” –Katy
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All good, I speak ABC. –John
What happened to your shirt? –Katy
I know you’re upset but could you please just hear me out? Dad’s coming for you. –Shang-Chi
Please don’t leave me. –Xialing
I’ll be back in 3 days. –Shang-Chi
You run this place? –Shang-Chi
I own it. –Xialing
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You’re such a badass. You’re so cool. –Katy
I like your pants. –Xialing
I built this place on my own. I didn’t need you then and I don’t need you now. –Xialing
Oh hellllll no. Screw you, I am not doing this. –Katy
You left us for dead. –Shang-Chi
Now you know how it feels. –Xialing
Did America make you soft? –Xialing
I told my men they wouldn’t be able to kill you if they tried. I’m glad I was right. –Wenwu
Let’s go home. –Wenwu
My son is home. –Wenwu
Take the girls to their room. –Wenwu
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I’ve seen some really scary stuff this past week, but your dad is a whole other level. Is going to kill us? –Katy
Just nod and stay quiet and he’ll forget you’re there. –Xialing
You started an underground fighting ring in Macau when you were 16. –Katy
If my dad wasn’t going to let me into his, I was going to build my own. –Xialing
How did you find me? –Shang-Chi
I’ve always known where my children are. –Wenwu
I gave you 10 years to live your life. –Wenwu
They were terrified of an orange. I have had many names over the years. –Wenwu
But then I met your mother and everything changed.
She gave up everything so we could be together, and so did I.
My real name is Wenwu—she was the only who called me that. –Wenwu
I was sitting right here deep in my research and she spoke to me. Ta Lo did this to her, they locked her behind the gate to punish us. –Wenwu
Mom’s gone. She not leaving any clues for us. –Shang-Chi
Then what are these? –Wenwu
You can’t just take out our mom’s village with this bullsh*t. Do you have any idea how insane… –Shang-Chi
When will you stop pretending? –Wenwu
So, um pretty confused right now. I thought your dad should see a therapist, but then that dragon vomited a crazy water map. –Katy
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You’re going toward that noise? –Katy
What is that? –Katy/Shang-Chi
You can see Morris? All this time I thought I was hallucinating. –Trevor Slattery
He knows who you are. He grew up with your mom in Ta Lo. –Trevor
Morris is 90% sure he can get you there safely. Oh, he said 19%. –Trevor
I’ve done a lot of dumb things in my life with worse odds. –Shang-Chi
Even if that chichur pig is right.–Katy
Do you mind? I get sick in the back? –Trevor
They will come back to me if I bring her home. Prepare the men for war. –Wenwu
Good for you dude. You found your passion and went for it. –Katy
It’s all about staying right in the pocket or the forest eats us. –Trevor
You might want to hurry up. —Trevor
Coming home, mommy. —Trevor
All we have to do is go through the waterfall and we’re pretty much there. –Trevor
That’s a weird noise. What’s it looking at me for? –Trevor
I’ve waited so long to meet you. –Ying Nan
I’m not a threat. Just an entertainer. Morris can vouch for me. –Trevor
You think soul eaters are talking to our dad? –Shang-Chi
They know the 10 Rings have the power to break them free. –Ying Nan
I just know my own limits. –Katy
If you aim at nothing, you hit nothing. —grandma
She knew one day you would make your way here and asked me to prepare something for your arrival. –Ying Nan
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You are children of this family and I welcome you here. –Ying Nan
In Ta Lo, we train as equals. –Ying Nan
You’ve been hiding in the shadows.–Ying Nan
My mother was the only one who could beat him. Show me how she did it. –Shang-Chi
Your mother knew who she was. Do you? –Ying Nan
You are a product of all who came before you, the legacy of the good and the bad.
Leads with your breath, the light, and the dark. To know yourself, you must know both. –Jiang Li
The Iron Gang is here to repay a debt. –Jiang Li
But you don’t have your powers? –Shang-Chi
She told me that I could change, that I could leave my past behind, but she was wrong. I should have never taken them off. I will find them and they will pay. –Wenwu
A blood debt has to be paid by blood. –Wenwu
We found the man responsible for killing your mom. It’s your right to kill him. –Wenwu
I’m not who you think I am. When my dad sent me to find the man who killed my mom, I said I couldn’t go through with it; I lied. I thought I could change my name. My mom would hate what I’ve become. –Shang-Chi
Your dad trained you to be an assassin at 14. You realize how messed up that is, right? –Katy
My mom is dead because of him and now he is trying to destroy her home. –Shang-Chi
I’m going to do what he trained me to go. I’ve going to kill him. –Shang-Chi
No, you’re not ready. She stays here. –Village elder
Are you here to help your mother being held captive? –Wenwu
Be careful how you speak up me young man. I lived 10 of your lifetimes. –Wenwu
Burn it down. –Wenwu
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Are you planning to stop me all by yourself? –Wenwu
I’m not afraid of you. –Shang-Chi
Yes, you are. You spend your entire life afraid. Always running. Always hiding. You were there when they came for her and you did nothing. You stood there at the window and watched her die. –Wenwu
You were gone and she needed you but you chose those damn rings over us. You trained your son to be a killer. Is that what you wanted? –Shang-Chi
Even if you could bring her back, what makes you think that she’d want anything to do with you? —Shang-Chi
We don’t need your help. We are the mighty…We should work together. –Razorfist
Aim at the sky, to win or die. –Grandfather/archer
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You have nothing to fear. You have the heart of a dragon. Take everything you fear and make it your own. –Jiang Li
Our family needs you. –Xialing
She’s not behind these, dad. –Shang-Chi
Get out of my way, boy! –Wenwu
Calm down, Mate. I’m not dead. It’s just a performance. Now get down here and play along. –Trevor
I have to save her. She’s calling to me. –Wenwu
I wish that were true. –Shang-Chi
Shiiit. –Shang-Chi
He’s headed for the village! –Shang-Chi
You have to let me go. –Xialing
I’m not leaving you again. –Shang-Chi
Holy sh*t! –Katy
Tonight we honor those who gave their lives so that we may see ours another day. –Ying Nan
A thousand years ago and a thousand years from now we will always be together. –Ying Nan
I seriously thought we were going to die and I’d only learned to shoot an arrow the day before. –Katy
‘Take the shot you little mooch.’ –Katy
Shang-Chi used the Ten Rings to do this crazy fish fall thing. –Katy
Do you have the rings? Good. Let’s go. We have a lot to talk about. You, too. –Wong
Doesn’t match any material from our codex. –Wong
It’s not Vibranium. –Bruce Banner
Or Chituri. –Captain Marvel
When did you say your father first got them? –Dr. Strange
About a thousand years ago. –Shang-Chi
They’re way older than that. –Dr. Strange
They put out some sort of beacon, sending a message. –Bruce
Ah, I gotta go. Bruce has my number. –Captain Marvel
She always does that. I don’t have her number. –Bruce
Stay safe. Welcome to the circus. –Bruce
This will change the trajectory of your entire lives and will be unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. –Wong
Go home, get some rest. –Wong
Yeah, that’s a good idea. Get some rest. Or…. –Shang-Chi/Katy
We’ve got a lot of work to do. –Xialing
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Do you have the quote that Jiang Li said to Wenwu right before their battle at the beginning of the movie?
I think she said to him, “Turn around now and I won’t have to hurt you.”