Cars 3 movie quotes help tell the story in the third film in the Disney Pixar Cars series. Brian Fee directed the movie using a screenplay by Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson and Mike Rich using a story by Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell and Jonathan E. Stewart. Cars 3 opened theatrically in the United States on June 16, 2017.
In Cars 3, Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) had a good run but his racing career seems to be ending as new high-tech race cars are taking over the industry. One especially bad crash plus hot newcomer Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer) has many in the news media wondering if it's time for Lightning McQueen to retire.
But McQueen doesn't feel ready to stop racing and hires trainer Cruz Ramirez (voiced by Cristela Alonzo) to help him get back in the game. Alongside friends like Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy), Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt), Smokey (voiced by Chris Cooper) and Sterling (voiced by Nathan Fillion), among others, McQueen tries new tactics to remain competitive ahead of a big race against Jackson Storm.
Cars 3 was just one of several great summer 2017 movies in theaters including The Hero, It Comes at Night, Megan Leavey, and The Mummy.
Cars 3 Movie Quotes,
You Can Be Smarter Than Him
Smokey Yunick: You'll never be as fast as Storm, but you can be smarter than him.
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Lightning McQueen: The racing is the reward, not the stuff!
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Natalie Certain: Storm's chances of winning are 95.2%.
The odds are clearly in Storm's favor when Storm and McQueen line up for a race. Everyone knows McQueen can't be as fast as Storm, but as Smokey mentions in these Cars 3 movie quotes, McQueen can play smarter.
This Is My Last Chance
Lightning McQueen: This is my last chance, Cruz. Last! If I lose, I never get to do this again!
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Sally Carrera: Don't fear failure. Be afraid of not having the chance, you have the chance! I used to watch you TV, flying through the air. You seemed so fearless. I wish I knew what that felt like.
Knowing Lightning McQueen is under a lot of pressure to succeed, Sally Carrera gives him a pep talk in these Cars 3 movie quotes. She remembers seeing him on television and being inspired by what he did and expresses that in the hopes of inspiring him now.
Jackson Storm Set a New Record
Natalie Certain: Jackson Storm set a new record today when he pulled off the fastest lap ever recorded.
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Reporter #1: How you feeling?
Reporter #2: Have you seen the latest record Storm's been set?
Reporter #3: Have you given any thought to retiring?
Reporter #4: McQueen, over here!
After Jackson Storm takes the racing world, well, by storm, the media is eager to hear Lightning McQueen's take on the new rival. The press has a lot of questions, but as of that moment, McQueen doesn't have too many answers.
So Excited to Train You
Cruz Ramirez: I am so excited to train you. I like a challenge... I call you, my senior project.
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Luigi: On your mark, get set, and go!
Cruz Ramirez: Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! The beach ate me.
Cruz Ramirez seems especially excited when the youngster gets to train racing legend Lightning McQueen. While McQueen is willing, when Ramirez gets buried in the sand in these Cars 3 movie quotes, his confidence in her falls.
Do the Same Old Thing
Sally Carrera: How you feeling?
Lightning McQueen: I can't go out on the track and do the same old thing. It won't work!
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Fillmore: It's futile to resist change, man.
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Mater: You know what I'd do?
Lightning McQueen: What?
Mater: I don't know. I got nothin.'
As much as McQueen doesn't want to admit that the racing industry is changing, and leaving him behind, he knows he must try new things to remain competitive. Unfortunately though, his friends don't have a lot of great ideas on how to do that.
I Decide When I'm Done
TV Announcer: We can only hope that this race today wasn't his last.
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Lightning McQueen: I decide when I'm done.
After a tough crash, many speculate if McQueen is done in racing for good. But as McQueen states himself in these Cars 3 movie quotes, only he can decide when he's done.
Your Racing Days Are Coming to an End
Sterling: You are about to become the biggest brand in racing. Movie deals, infomercial, product endorsements, you think you're famous now? You'll be rich beyond belief.
Lightning McQueen: Mr. Sterling, what is this about?
Sterling: Your legacy... every time you lose, you damage yourself. I'm sorry... your racing days are coming to an end.
Knowing that McQueen's racing days are limited, Sterling tries to transition McQueen into post-racing life in these Cars 3 movie quotes. Sterling offers some endorsement ideas to supplement McQueen's income, not that McQueen is ready to admit that his career is ending.