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50 Best Elf Movie Quotes

Buddy the Elf is an Icon, and Iconic characters mean Iconic Quotes! And, although Buddy himself is quite a big thing, he’s not the only iconic character from the film. From Papa Elf to Jovie, there are so many notable characters with notable things to say!

Here are the best 50 Quotes from the ‘Elf’ Movie…

Buddy Elf Quotes

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” โ€“ Buddy

“I am a cotton-headed ninny muggins!” โ€“ Buddy

“I’m not an elf, Santa. I can’t do anything right.” โ€“ Buddy

“You have such a pretty face. You should be on a Christmas card.” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œSo, good newsโ€ฆI saw a dog today.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œMy finger has a heartbeat.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favourite.” โ€“ Buddy

“I’m sorry I ruined your lives and crammed 11 cookies into the VCR.” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œSon of a nutcracker!โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œItโ€™s just nice to meet another human who shares my affinity for Elf culture.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œThereโ€™s room for everyone on the Nice List!โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“If you can sing alone, you sing in front of other people. There’s no difference.” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œThen I travelled through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œYou have such a pretty face. You should be on a Christmas card.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œI thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and maybe even hold hands.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œSANTA! Oh my God! Santa, here?! I know him! I know him!โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œI planned out our whole day. First we make snow angels for two hours, and then weโ€™ll go ice skating, and then weโ€™ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie Dough as fast as we can, and then to finish, weโ€™ll snuggle.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œYou stink! You smell like beef and cheese, you donโ€™t smell like Santa.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œIโ€™m singing! Iโ€™m in a store and Iโ€™m singing!โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“Does somebody need a hug?”โ€“ Buddy

โ€œYou did it! Congratulations! Worldโ€™s best cup of coffee! Great job, everybody!โ€  โ€“ Buddy

“You sit on a throne of lies!” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œHave you seen these toilets? Theyโ€™re ginormous!โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“I love you! I love you! I LOVE YOU!” โ€“ Buddy

“What about Santa’s cookies? I suppose parents eat those, too?” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œHeโ€™s an angry Elf.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

โ€œIโ€™m in love, Iโ€™m in love and I donโ€™t care who knows it.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“I think you’re beautiful and I feel really warm when I am around you and my tongue swells up.” โ€“ Buddy

“Uh oh. Sounds like someone needs to sing a Christmas Carol” โ€“ Buddy

“Oh, it’s not a costume. I’m an Elf. Well, technically, I’m a human, but I was raised by Elves.” – Buddy

“We Elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œWhy donโ€™t you just say it? Iโ€™m the worst toy maker in the worldโ€ โ€“ Buddy

“What’s a Christmas gram? I want one!” โ€“ Buddy

“He must be a South Pole Elf.” โ€“ Buddy

โ€œThis place reminds me of Santaโ€™s Workshop. Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me.โ€ โ€“ Buddy

“I just like to smile. Smilingโ€™s my favorite!” โ€“ Buddy

“We can take them. Okay, just start making as many snowballs as you can.” โ€“ Buddy

 

Papa Elf Quotes

Elves love to tell stories. I bet you didnโ€™t know that about elves

โ€œElves love to tell stories. I bet you didnโ€™t know that about elves.โ€ โ€“ Papa Elf

โ€œThey tried to use gnomes and trolls, but the gnomes drank too much.โ€ โ€“ Papa Elf

“As you can imagine, it’s, uh, dangerous having an oven in an oak tree during the dry season.” โ€“ Papa Elf

โ€œAs you can imagine, itโ€™s dangerous having an oven in an oak tree during the dry season.โ€ โ€“ Papa Elf

โ€œSome call it โ€˜the showโ€™ or โ€˜the big dance;โ€™ itโ€™s the profession that every elf aspires toโ€”and that is to build toys in Santaโ€™s workshop.โ€ โ€“ Papa Elf

“” โ€“ Papa Elf

 

Santa Quotes

First off, You see gum on the street, leave it there. It isn't free candy

โ€œFirst off, You see gum on the street, leave it there. It isn’t free candy.” โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“Buddy you should know that your father… he’s on the naughty list. ” โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“Buddy, you’re more of an elf than anyone I ever met and the only one who I would want working on my sleigh tonight.” โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“If you see a sign that says “Peep Show”, that doesn’t mean that they’re letting you look at presents before Christmas.” โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“You believed in me. You made my sleigh fly! โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“They just lose sight of what’s important in life…doesn’t mean they can’t find their way again.”  โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

โ€œThe paparazzi have been trying to nail me for years.โ€ โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

“Christmas is about believing, not seeing.” โ€“ Santa (Ed Asner)

 

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We hope that’s enough Elf Quotes to get your teeth into, if you have any more you think should be added to the list, please let us know in the comments below…

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