25 Bambi Quotes From the Classic Disney Movie
Published March 6, 2023
Everyone will love these Bambi quotes from the classic Disney movie about a deer and his forest friends!
Bambi is an animated drama movie that was released in 1942 and is the fifth Disney animated feature movie.
The movie is based on the Austrian hunter and author Felix Salten’s 1923 book Bambi, a Life in the Woods, and was directed by David Hand.
Bambi was released during WWII and was met with mixed critical reviews and a lower showing at the box office.
However, Bambi was re-released in 1947, 1957, 1966, 1975, 1982, and 1988 and has become a classic and the second highest-grossing (at the time) animated movie of all time.
The movie has grossed more than $267 million at the box office against its $858,000 budget.
Enjoy reliving this classic movie through these Bambi quotes!
You will also enjoy our article on Mighty Ducks quotes.
Popular Bambi quotes
These quotes from the film have stuck with people long after seeing the movie.
1. “Purty.” — Bambi
2. “Man was in the forest.” — Bambi’s Mother
3. “Wake up, wake up!” — Thumper
4. “Bambi, quick! The thicket!” — Bambi’s Mother
5. “Life is all about perspective.” — Bambi
6. “Well, I think I’ll call him Bambi.” — Bambi’s Mother
7. “No, that’s not a bird. That’s a butterfly.” — Thumper
8. “We’re not the only deer in the forest.” — Bambi
9. “He’s kinda bashful isn’t he momma?” — Faline
10. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” — Thumper
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Bambi quotes from the other characters
These quotes are from Bambi’s friends and family.
11. “I’m thumpin’! That’s why they call me Thumper!” — Thumper
12. “Oh, that’s all right. He can call me a flower if he wants to.” — Flower
13. “He talked, Mama! The Young Prince said ‘bird.’” — Rabbits
14. “All us flowers sleep in the winter. Well, good night.” — Flower
15. “You must never rush out on the meadow. There might be danger.” — Bambi’s Mother
16. “If you’re scared just be scarier than whatever is scaring you!” — Thumper
17. “Your mother can’t be with you anymore.” — Great Prince of the Forest
Bambi quotes to remind you of the movie
Even if you saw the movie long ago, it’s likely to have stuck with you because of the storytelling and quotes like the following.
18. “Winter has come to the forest.” — Bambi’s Mother
19. “He doesn’t walk very good, does he?” — Thumper
20. “Everybody falls down. Getting back up is how you learn to walk.” — Bambi
21. “Eating greens is a special treat; it makes long ears and great big feet.” — Thumper
22. “There are many this time. We must go deep into the forest.” — Great Prince of the Forest
23. “You know, just the other day, I was talking to myself about you, and we were wondering what had become of you.” — Friend Owl
24. “You’re looking neither to the left nor to the right when all of a sudden, you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo!” — Friend Owl
25. “For of all the deer in the forest, not one has lived half so long. He’s very brave and very wise.” — Bambi’s Mother
What is the plot of Bambi?
Bambi is a young fawn born to his mother and his father, who is the Great Prince of the Forest, as he guards the forest animals against the danger of hunters.
Bambi becomes great friends with a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower, but soon after, his mother is killed by a hunter.
Bambi begins to grow up over the next year and falls in love with a doe named Faline.
When the hunters return, and a forest fire ensues, Bambi must protect his love Faline and help his father save the forest creatures.
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