OneLiner — May 3, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Terminator (1984), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Maltese Falcon (1941).
I'll be back. Count on it.
Answer: The Terminator ()
Schwarzenegger wanted 'I will be back.' Cameron insisted on the contraction. It became the most quoted line of Schwarzenegger's career.
Quid pro quo, Clarice.
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs ()
Hopkins based Lecter's unnerving stillness on HAL 9000. He appears for only 16 minutes yet won Best Actor — the shortest screen time ever for that award.
The stuff that dreams are made of.
Answer: The Maltese Falcon ()
Bogart improvised this closing line. It paraphrases Shakespeare's The Tempest. AFI ranks it #14 on their greatest quotes list.