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Veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson has played many great parts over the years, but he’s probably best well-known in recent times as Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He may not have had as much screen time as the main group of Avengers but he still plays an integral role in motivating our heroes and trying to lead them down the right path - and rolls out some unforgettable one-liners in the process!
Let’s take a look at some of Nick Fury’s most memorable quotes in the Quality Comix ultimate list, starting with this improvised classic to our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man!
B*tch please, you've been to space!
Movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home
How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war. You steal a force you can't hope to control. You talk about peace, and you kill 'cause it's fun. You have made me very desperate. You might not be glad that you did.
Movie: The Avengers
The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Space invasion, big car chase... truth be told, I was ready to hang it up. 'Till I met you today.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Is the sun coming up? Then put it on the left!
Movie: The Avengers
But if you want to stay ahead of me, Mr. Secretary, you need to keep both eyes open
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to exit the donut.
Movie: Iron Man 2
You never know. You hope for the best, then make do with what you get.
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Nick Fury: (after knocking out Ned Leeds with a dart) Nice to finally meet you, Spider-Man.
Peter Parker: You're Nick Fury.
Nick Fury: Put some clothes on. Let's go for a ride.
Peter Parker: Is he gonna be okay like that?
Nick Fury: Might try to turn him over so he doesn't swallow his tongue.
Movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home
Agent Coulson: So is it true? That the Kree burned your eye out because you refused to give them the Tesseract?
Nick Fury: I will neither confirm nor deny the facts of that story.
Movie: Captain Marvel
You’re Iron Man and he just took it?
Movie: Iron Man 2
Oooh, you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
If a toast is cut diagonally, I can't eat it.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Well, let me know if 'real power' wants a magazine or something.
Movie: The Avengers
Here we all are back on earth, with nothing but our wit and our will to save the world.
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.
Movie: The Avengers
Nick Fury: It’s called compartmentalization. Nobody spills the secrets, because nobody knows them all.
Steve Rogers: Except you.
Nick Fury: You’re wrong about me. I do share. I’m nice like that.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative.
Movie: Iron Man
I recognize the Council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I have elected to ignore it.
Movie: The Avengers
And the new girl… she is a risk.
TV Series: Agents of Shield
Vers: You have three names. What do people call you?
Nick Fury: Fury.
Vers: Just Fury?
Nick Fury: Yep. Not Nicholas. Not Joseph. Just Fury.
Vers: What does your mother call you then?
Nick Fury: Fury.
Vers: What do your friends call you?
Nick Fury: Fury.
Vers: Kids?
Nick Fury: If I ever have them? Fury.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up?
Movie: The Avengers
Nick Fury: Do you know how to fly this thing?
Carol Danvers: We'll see.
Nick Fury: That’s a yes or no question.
Carol Danvers: Yes.
Movie: Captain Marvel
he idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, to see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we needed them to, to fight the battles that we never could.
Movie: The Avengers
This man declined the Nobel Peace Prize. He said peace wasn't an achievement, it was a responsibility. See, it's stuff like this that gives me trust issues.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
War is a universal language. I know a renegade soldier when I see one. Never occurred to me that one might come from above.
Movie: Captain Marvel
I still believe in heroes.
Movie: The Avengers
I'm about five seconds from complicating that wall with some ugly-ass Skrull brains.
Movie: Captain Marvel
What do we want from you? Uh-uh. What do you want from me? You have become a problem, a problem I have to deal with. Contrary to your belief, you are not the center of my universe. I have bigger problems in the southwest region to deal with.
Movie: Iron Man 2
Yeah, you say "peace," I kind of think you mean the other thing.
Movie: The Avengers
Carol Danvers: What's this?
Nick Fury: It’s the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo.
Carol Danvers: Does announcing your identity on clothing help with the covert part of your job?
Nick Fury: Says the Space Soldier who was wearing a rubber suit.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Phil Coulson died, still believing in that idea. In heroes. Well, it’s a good old-fashioned notion.
Movie: The Avengers
You got gifts, Parker, but we have a job to do. Are you going to step up or not?
Movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home
Well...looks like you're giving the orders now, Captain.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I'll give you $50 right now if you turn into a venus fly trap.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Loki: We have no quarrel with your people.
Fury: An ant has no quarrel with a boot.
Movie: The Avengers
Sam Wilson: 41st floor! 41st!
Nick Fury: It’s not like they put the floor numbers on the outside of the building.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The world can still use a man like you, Cap. There's a place here for you.
Movie: Captain America: The First Avenger
You look like somebody's disaffected niece.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Thor: Loki is a prisoner.
Fury: Then why do I feel like he's the only person on this boat that wants to be here?
Movie: The Avengers
You know you're glowing, right?
Movie: Captain Marvel
Trouble, Ms. Romanoff. No matter who wins or loses, trouble still comes around.
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Wanna see my lease?
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
“I am Iron Man”. You think you’re the only superhero in the world? Mr. Stark, you’ve become part of a bigger universe. You just don’t know it yet.
Movie: Iron Man
You know anything about a lady blowing up a Blockbuster? Witnesses say she was dressed for laser tag.
Movie: Captain Marvel
The world adjusts, evolves to live with changes.
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
We’re dead in the air up here. Our communications, the location of the Cube, Banner, Thor… I got nothing for you. I lost my one good eye. Maybe I had that coming.
Movie: The Avengers
I am very real. I’m the realest person you’re ever gonna meet.
Movie: Iron Man 2
Last year, Earth had a visit from another planet that had a grudge match that leveled a small town. We learned that only are we not alone, but we are hopelessly, hilariously outgunned.
Movie: The Avengers
Legend tells us one thing; History, another. But, every now and then, we find something that belongs to both.
Movie: Thor
Steve Rogers: Those hostages could have died, Nick.
Nick Fury: I sent the greatest soldier in history to make sure that didn’t happen.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
We’ve made some mistakes along the way. Some, very recently.
Movie: The Avengers
Nick Fury: Get me Agent Hill.
Fury’s Car: Communications array damaged.
Nick Fury: What’s not damaged?
Fury’s Car: Air conditioning is fully operational.
Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
He’s called Loki. He’s not from around here. There’s a lot we’ll have to bring you up to speed on if you’re in. The world has gotten even stranger than you already know.
Movie: The Avengers
You’ve come up with some pretty impressive inventions, Tony. War isn’t one of them.
Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Medical Examiner: How’s your eye?
Nick Fury: Well, I’d say fine, but it can’t believe what it’s seeing.
Movie: Captain Marvel
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Stark said you wouldn’t get that because it’s not a Star Wars reference.
Movie: Spider-Man: Far from Home
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