OneLinerArchiveApril 22, 2026

OneLiner — April 22, 2026

Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Lorax (2012), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Romeo + Juliet (1996).

Matinee

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Answer: The Lorax ()

The film opens with this Dr. Seuss rhyme spoken as narration. Universal adapted Oh, the Places You'll Go! into the film's opening — one of the few times a picture book survived translation to screen.

Primetime

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

Answer: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ()

Hermione quotes Dumbledore to Harry. The line explains half the film's politics in a single breath.

Midnight

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene.

Answer: Romeo + Juliet ()

Baz Luhrmann opens with a newsreader delivering Shakespeare's prologue on a television. The clash of ancient text and modern visual established his entire aesthetic.

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