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Matthew Lillard Movie Quotes That Prove He’s The King Of The One-Liner

Matthew Lillard is one of those actors where, as soon as you see him onscreen, you just know something funny is going to happen. Whether he's in a horror classic like Scream or a family-friendly movie like Scooby-Doo: The Movie, he knows how to deliver a good one-liner. Below I've compiled some of Matthew Lillard's best lines from movies - the ones that were most memorable, or simply made us laugh the hardest.


1. Even killers can be afraid of their parents


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Stu: Did you really call the police? My mom and dad are going to be so mad at me...

Scream (1996)


2. When Billy took it too far


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Stu: Oh stop it Billy, would you... all right? I can't take it anymore. I'm feeling a little woozy here! Scream (1996)


3. Ouch!


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Billy Loomis: I thought you said she was dead.

Stu: She looked dead, man. She still does.

Scream (1996)


4. He's got hobbies


matthew lillard one-liners
Scooby-Doo / Warner Bros.

Mary Jane: I'm Mary Jane.

Shaggy: Like, that's my favorite name.

Scooby-Doo (2002)


5. It's not his fault


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Sidney Prescott: Ah, Stu, Stu, Stu... What's your motive? Billy's got one. The police are on their way. What are you going to tell them?

Stu: Peer pressure. I'm far too sensitive.

Scream (1996)


6. Everybody's got boundaries


matthew lillard one-liners
Scooby-Doo: The Movie / Warner Bros.

Mondavarious employee: Oh no, I've been sent by my employer, Mr. Emile Mondavarious, to invite you to his world-famous amusement park, Spooky Island.

Shaggy: Oh, we don't go near any place with spooky, haunted, forbidden, or creepy in the name.

Scooby-Doo: Or hydrocolonic.

Shaggy: Right. Or hydrocolonic, but that's for a whole different reason, man.

Scooby-Doo: The Movie (2002)


7. The most extra Real World alum ever


matthew lillard one-liners
She's All That / Miramax

Brock Hudson: You didn't really think I'd leave for All-Star "Road Rules" and still be dating you? Oh, you did? That's so sweet.

She's All That (1999)


8. Interesting use of the word 'fun'


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Stu: Watch a few movies. Take a few notes. It was fun.

Scream (1996)


9. On American punk music


matthew lillard one-liners
SLC Punk! / Sony Pictures Classics

Stevo: I don't know who started it and I don't give a f**k. The one thing I do know is that we did it harder, we did it faster, and we definitely did it with more love, baby. You can't take that away from us.

SLC Punk! (1998)


10. People change


matthew lillard one-liners
SLC Punk! / Sony Pictures Classics

Stevo: You see life is like that. We change, that's all. You see, the guy I am now is not the guy I was then. If the guy I was then met the guy I am now he'd beat the s**t out of me. Those are the facts.

SLC Punk! (1998)


11. Super tactful


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Stu: Liver alone!

Scream (1996)


12. So respectful


matthew lillard one-liners
She's All That / Miramax

Brock Hudson: It's not about disrespect, it's just gas.

She's All That (1999)


13. The one where he says the movie's name in the movie


matthew lillard one-liners
Scream c/o Dimension Films

Stu: Oh, this is the greatest fun. You're going to love this. We got a surprise for you, Sidney. Yeah, you're going to love this one. It's a scream, baby. Hold a second, be right back.

Scream (1996)


14. Tell us how you really feel


matthew lillard one-liners
Hackers / MGM/UA Distribution Company

Cereal Killer: Spandex: it's a privilege, not a right.

Hackers (1995)


15. Life is ruff


matthew lillard one-liners
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed / Warner Bros.

Shaggy: This is tied for the most terrifying day of my life!

Velma: Tied with what?

Shaggy: Every other freaking day of my life!

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)


16. Nameless


matthew lillard one-liners
Hackers / MGM/UA Distribution Company

Cereal Killer: We have no names, man. No names. We are nameless!

Hackers (1995)


17. Confidence is key


matthew lillard one-liners
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed / Warner Bros.

Shaggy: [rapping] My name is Shaggy Fresh, and I'm the best at solving crimes. When the monsters see my face, they start to scream and shake like a girl with Justin Timberlake!

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)


18. Get a clue


matthew lillard one-liners
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed / Warner Bros.

Shaggy: [about Old Man Wickles] Here's a clue for ya, Scoob - that guy's wearing his freak hat 24/7.

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)


This was originally published on Ranker.com.

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