Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse went to great lengths to heighten the tension and deliver an epic endeavor into the Marvel multiverse and its endless Spider-Man variants. Across the Spider-Verse connects with viewers thanks to its dramatic moments, heartfelt characterizations, and stand-out quotes.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse features many inspiring, dramatic, and humorous lines from its main characters as it balances deep character moments with laugh-out-loud one-liners. Whether it’s Gwen Stacy’s promise, Spider-Man’s introduction, or Rio Morales’s motivational speech, Across the Spider-Verse is full of great quotes.
Updated by Christopher Raley on July 8, 2024: Fans of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse can catch it on Netflix and relieve the great moments of the movie. This franchise is one of the great explorations of the Spider-Man mythology, giving audiences a host of new/old characters to love and a series of conflicts that are as deep and as they are emotional. This list has been updated to include even more great quotes from the movie.
20“I Don’t Believe In Consistency”
Hobie Brown
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“I don’t believe in consistency.”
Hobie Brown is a standout favorite in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Also known as Spider-Punk, Hobie has no interest in blending in with the crowd, developing a series of statutes to which he refuses to adhere. When Miles points out that some of his rules are contradictory, Hobie cheekily responds that he doesn’t believe in consistency either.
From his permanent smirk to his thick cockney accent, Hobie’s witty remarks are part of what makes him such a fun character to watch onscreen. Moreover, his collage-like appearance is animated at a different framerate than the other characters in the film, meaning that he is literally inconsistent with the rest of the film, adding to his uniqueness.
19“You’re The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done.”
Captain Stacy
“You’re the best thing I’ve ever done.”
Gwen Stacy’s relationship with her father, Police Captain George Stacy, is explored in some depth during the events of Across the Spider-Verse. George is aghast when he learns that his daughter is Spider-Woman, but eventually comes around at the end of the film, retiring from his position on the police force and expressing his deep love for Gwen.
The resolution to George and Gwen’s storyline is immensely satisfying, as the two find a way to overcome a seemingly insurmountable threat to their relationship. The audience is almost as moved as Stacy to hear of George’s decision to leave the police force. This also comes as a great relief, since it no longer seems likely that he will be required to die as part of a Canon event.
18“In Every Other Universe . . . It Doesn’t End Well.”
Gwen Stacy
“In every other universe, Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-Man… And in every other universe, it doesn’t end well.”
Across the Spider-Verse explores the budding romance between Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales. Now aware of a bigger multiverse, Gwen comments on the recurring relationship between her variants and those of Spider-Man. She notes that their story always ends in tragedy, causing Miles to pull back from taking her hand.
Gwen’s observation is both tragic and astute, noting the unfortunate pattern at play in the universe. Gwen Stacy typically dies at the hands of the Green Goblin, as seen in the original comics and in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Gwen’s tragic death is almost always a gut punch, making it seem like Gwen is right. It may be that Gwen and Spider-Man are never meant to get together.
17“Taking a Crap On the Establishment”
Hobie
Taking a crap on the establishment. I salute you.
Hobie is one of several comedic characters who lighten the mood of the film. While it’s probably the case that his only role is to lighten the mood of the film (unlike Pavitr Prabhakar), he is so delightfully contrarian that it’s impossible not to love him. One of his best quotes comes when Mayday is crawling around while Peter B. Parker tries to corral her so Miguel can have his serious conversation about the spider-verse.
After declaring the child “an anarchist,” Hobie briefly holds her when Peter realizes that she has pooped her pants. “Taking a crap on the establishment,” he says. “I salute you.” Like so many of Hobie’s comments, it’s delivered softly and quickly. Rather than play him off as the loud in your face character, Hobie is actually kind of hard to understand at first. You have to pay attention to get his lines.
16“I Created You. You Created Me.”
Spot
“I created you. You created me.”
Spider-Punk makes quite an impression in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, often in the form of his memorable quips and quotations.
The Spot is the main antagonist of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, whose powers allow him to travel between space and different realities. He reveals that, in a strange twist of fate, he received these powers as a result of Spider-Man’s actions in the first film. Likewise, the Spot’s experiments prior to gaining superpowers were responsible for Miles getting his powers in the first place.
This revelation is the perfect setup for Spider-Man and Spot’s final battle in Beyond the Spider-Verse. Since both gained their powers from the other’s actions, one will ultimately be responsible for his own downfall. This helps contribute to the deeper feeling of a cliff-hanger when the movie comes to an end. The audience can’t help but wonder if the franchise will come to a kind of karmic climax.
15“Don’t ‘Eat. Pray. Love’ Me, Bro!”
Spider-Man India
“Don’t ‘Eat. Pray. Love’ me, Bro!”
Pavitr Prabhakar, a.k.a. Spider-Man India, is the Spider-Man of Earth-50101, whom Miles and Gwen meet while on their misadventures throughout the multiverse. When he learns that they’ve come for his help, Pavitr jokingly accuses them of coming to Mumbattan to find themselves ala Eat. Pray. Love.
This quote encapsulates all the best parts of Spider-Man India, whose jokey quips often come at the expense of his heavily Americanized variants. It gives his role a deeper place in the spider-verse that goes beyond simply being sarcastic and quippy. Hopefully, Pavitr will get more screen time in Beyond the Spider-Verse, having joined Spider-Gwen’s army to help Miles.
14“Let’s Do Things Differently This Time. So Differently”
Gwen Stacy
Let’s do things differently this time. So differently.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens with a sequence that follows Gwen Stacy on her homeworld of Earth-65. Long before the audience reacquaints themselves with Miles Morales, the film chooses to catch up with Spider-Gwen, beginning with a voiceover from the character that declares that things will be different this time.
As an opening to a sequel as highly anticipated as Across the Spider-Verse, this line is perfect. Not only does it harken back to the fun voiceover segments from the original film, but it also signals to viewers that things are about to change drastically. Gwen Stacy is a rebellious character, so viewers can rest assured that her promise to shake things up will prove true.
13“Sorry . . . Thinking About My Past”
Ben Reilly
Sorry, I can’t talk right now, thinking about my past.
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Andy Samberg has a small but memorable role in Across the Spider-Verse, playing Ben Reilly, aka the Scarlet Spider. In the comics, Reilly is a Peter Parker clone, and his constant musings about his dark past become the subject of a running joke in Across the Spider-Verse.
Across the Spider-Verse celebrates the Scarlet Spider while also making fun of the overly dramatic comics era that spawned him. With Samberg providing the perfect voice and comedic timing for such a character, the Scarlet Spider’s humor is one of the many brilliant parts of Across the Spider-Verse.
12“This Mask Is My Badge”
Gwen Stacy
You’re a good cop, Dad. You know you put on that badge because you know if you don’t, someone who shouldn’t will. But you have to understand, this mask is my badge, and I’m trying to be good too.
Across the Spider-Verse goes down hard as both Gwen and Miles deal with honesty with their parents and their desire to do what is right. While Miles’ attempted reconciliation with his mom is thwarted by complications he doesn’t understand, Gwen’s is both honest and moving. Her father’s response from early caps off the moment, but Gwen’s speech is what gives it so much weight.
She expresses empathy and admiration for her father that goes beyond the troupe of the alienated child talking to the obtuse parent and shows that Gwen has truly developed as a character and that she wants more than to just be understood. She wants her father to know that she is doing what she does because, essentially, she wants to be like him.
11“The Power Of The Multiverse In The Palm Of My Hand”
The Spot
The power of the Multiverse in the palm of my hand.
Jason Schwartzman voices the Spot, a villain who gains the ability to travel to different universes in Across the Spider-Verse. Upon discovering this new and powerful ability, the Spot comments that he holds the power of the multiverse in the palm of his hand.
While this line acts as a crucial turning point for the Spot’s character as he discovers the true extent of his power, many viewers may recognize its familiarity. The Spot’s line is a direct reference to Doctor Octopus’s well-remembered quote from Spider-Man 2, where he claims to hold the power of the sun in the palm of his hand.
10“Take Care Of That Little Boy For Me”
Rio Morales
Wherever you go from here, you have to promise to take care of that little boy for me. Make sure he never forgets where he came from. And never doubts that he’s loved. And never lets anyone tell him that he doesn’t belong there.
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Across the Spider-Verse‘s first act deals heavily with Miles Morales’s increasingly tenuous relationship with his parents, Jefferson and Rio. As the film begins to pick up the pace, Miles has one last heartfelt conversation with his mother, who gives him a much-needed pep talk. After the movie has already opened with Gwen and her relationship to her father, this scene between Miles and his mom takes a big risk. But it pays off.
Rio’s words to her son are truly touching, as they outline just how deeply she and her husband care for Miles. During his adventures, Miles eventually realizes that the other Spider-Man variants never cared for him quite like his parents did, though the film’s ending proves he may not be as friendless as he thinks.
9“I’ve Got Trapped You In My Well-Defined Musculature”
Ben Reilly
I’ve got you trapped in my well-defined musculature, so don’t even–
Ben Reilly, AKA the Scarlet Spider’s bit character role in the movie, is pure comedy gold. He takes his ultra-dramatic character to extremes, as he takes moments like prowling the alley in search of a disturbance and narrates them with a careful seriousness that begs to be laughed at.
As Miles tries to escape Spider Society, a hoard of Spider-Men chase him up to the top of the building and then back down. Amid a long free fall after a series of near misses and rapid-fire quips, Ben Reilly grabs him and threatens Miles in one of his dramatic lines that is cut off by an explosion. The Scarlet Spider’s dramatic moment comes to a hilarious end.
8“Miles, Being Spider-Man Is A Sacrifice. That’s The Job”
Miguel O’Hara
“Miles, being Spider-Man is a sacrifice. That’s the job”
Miles Morales and Miguel O’Hara are at odds throughout most of Across the Spider-Verse, with the elder Spider-Man taking issue with his younger counterpart’s approach to crime fighting. Annoyed with his insistence upon changing Canon to save his father, Miguel reminds Miles that sacrifice is an integral part of being Spider-Man.
Miguel’s words to Miles certainly ring true, but Across the Spider-Verse leaves their debate open-ended. Both Miles and Miguel have held beliefs about who they can save in the vast Spider-Verse, yet the film lets the audience decide who is correct. 2024’s Beyond the Spider-Verse, however, must finally answer this question once and for all.
7“You’re saying ‘Tea Tea'”
Pavitr Pakhabar
You’re saying Tea, Tea!
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While this line may seem like a throwaway joke, it actually cements Pavitr’s sarcastic veil for his humor’s deeper context. “You’re saying Tea Tea” could almost be shorthand for every ignorant Americanization of another culture, as India’s Spider-Man continues to poke fun at his Westernized friends.
At its most basic element, the joke points out the tendency of Americans to assume they know everything while simultaneously making wildly ignorant statements. But what makes Pavitr’s humor play so well is the amiable way that he delivers it. He’s teasing, not putting them down. Like Hobie, he’s a character that could have gone off poorly if his tone had been even a smidge more in-your-face.
6“My Name Is Miles Morales…”
Miles Morales
My name is Miles Morales. I was bitten by a radioactive spider. I’m pretty sure you know the rest.
Keeping one of the running themes in Into the Spider-Verse, Miles introduces himself to the audience in the 2023 sequel. This is where Across the Spider-Verse walks a thin line. If they tried to make the introductions more outrageous than in the first movie, it would have fallen flat.
When Miles introduces himself, it’s a callback of the best kind. But he also chooses to keep things short and comments that the audience probably knows the rest of his story. Miles Morales is one of the best Spider-Man variants in Across the Spider-Verse, as well as the entire Spider-Verse itself. Audiences have come to love Miles over the years, so it’s exciting to have the new Spider-Man reintroduce himself for another adventure in a way that doesn’t try to one-up to the former introductions by being over-the-top.
5“One Thing I’ve Learned From Miles: It’s All Possible”
Gwen Stacy
One thing I’ve learned from Miles: It’s all possible.
Across the Spider-Verse leaves audiences hanging in several ways, but the film offers a ray of hope in Gwen Stacy, who promises to set things right. Upon reuniting with Miles’s parents at the end of the film, she assures them that anything is possible, citing their son as the one who taught her this lesson.
Gwen’s story is extremely important in Across the Spider-Verse, as she comes to adopt the same optimism that she sees in Miles. By making this statement to Jefferson and Rio, Gwen attempts to see the world Miles does. In so doing, she commits herself to finding a way to save Miles, change the multiversal Canon, and kick off a new stage of her own life as well. Ultimately, Gwen’s arc is part of what makes Across the Spider-Verse one of the best animated movies of all time.
4“Sorry. I’m Doing My Own Thing”
Miles Morales
Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Sorry, I’m doing my own thing.
After Miguel O’Hara and the other members of the Spider Society chase and attack Miles, he is finally cornered. They give him an ultimatum to surrender his mission to save his father, but Miles declines and refuses to let anyone other than himself dictate how his story should go.
Miles proves to be different from every other Spider-Man in the Spider-Verse by refusing to adhere to the status quo. Undeterred by the preeminence of the multiversal canon, Miles sets out to change fate itself. Only time will tell whether Miles was right in this decision, but he proves his strength and his fearless commitment to doing what is right.
3“Bad Things Are Gonna Happen…”
Peter B. Parker
Bad things are gonna happen; it makes us who we are. But good things are gonna happen too.
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Although Peter B. Parker didn’t get nearly enough screen time in Across the Spider-Verse, he does receive one terrific scene with his pupil. Locating Miles during the big chase scene, Peter tries to make Miles understand that the bad things that happen in life don’t always outweigh the good things.
Peter’s wisdom and experience as Spider-Man shines through here, even if he is misguided in his application. Nevertheless, it never gets old to see Spider-Man acting as a devoted mentor to his younger, but no less wise, pupil. Ultimately, though, Peter’s advice may either doom or save the Spider-Verse.
2“Mom, I’m Spider-Man”
Miles Morales
I know you know I’ve been lying to you. It’s because I thought, if you knew, you wouldn’t love me the same. And then I went out there, and now I’m not afraid of anything. Mom, I’m Spider-Man.
Another extremely important arc belongs, of course, to Miles. At the beginning of the film, his duplicity frustrates his parents (who know that something is wrong, but can’t pinpoint it) and it bothers Miles who feels guilty for not being truthful to his parents. It’s a conflict that Miles can’t resolve because he is afraid of what will happen if he takes the big step of telling the truth about who he is.
At the end of the film, he has gone through a lot and now has the courage to be truthful no matter what the consequences are. Both he and the audience is unaware of the version of Earth that he has stepped into. His confession feels off, and Miles can’t understand why until he sees the revelation of himself in that universe.
1“I Never Found The Right Band. So I Started My Own”
Gwen Stacy
I never found the right band. So, I started my own.
In the final moments of Across the Spider-Verse, Gwen Stacy vows to help Miles wherever he is in the multiverse. Gathering a group of Spider-Man variants to help her, Gwen remarks that because she was unable to find a “band” she properly fits into, she decided to start her own.
This line perfectly wraps up Gwen’s arc in Across the Spider-Verse. After changing herself to better fit into various other groups, including Miguel’s Spider Society, Gwen instead decided to form a group that would support her for who she is, rather than who they wanted her to be. With these variants supporting her, no one can stop Gwen Stacy.
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Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
