"Well anyway, neither Beast nor man. Something monstrous. All powerful. Still living. Still holding that island in a grip of deadly fear."
-Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)
"We're millionaires, boys. I'll share it with all of you. Why, in a few months, it'll be up in lights on Broadway: Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World."
-Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)
"Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."
-Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)
"His ship had run aground on an island way west of Sumatra. An island hidden in fog. He spoke of a huge wall... built so long ago... no one knew who'd made it. A wall 100 foot high... as strong today as it was ages ago."
-Lumpy, King Kong (2005)
"Kong's a pretty good king. Keeps to himself, mostly. This is his home, we're just guests. But you don't go into someone's house and start dropping bombs, unless you're picking a fight."
-Hank Marlow, Kong: Skull Island
"Kong's god on the island, but the devils live below us."
-Hank Marlow, Kong: Skull Island