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The Nightmare Before Christmas Quotes

“Sally: [examining Jack in his newly finished Santa suit] You don't look like yourself, Jack. Not at all.

Jack Skellington: Isn't that wonderful? It couldn't be more wonderful!

Sally: [holds up the clipboard sketch of him] But you're the Pumpkin King!

Jack Skellington: Not anymore!
[breaks it over his knee] I feel SO much better now!

Sally: [pulling a loose thread from his cuff] Jack, I know you think something's missing, but—[accidentally catches his finger]

Jack Skellington: [lightly] Ow.

Sally: Sorry.

Jack Skellington: You're right. Something is missing. But what? I've got the beard...the coat...the boots...the belt...”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Santa Claus, pumpkin king
“Ashes to ashes and dust to dust! Ohh... I'm feeling weak—with hunger! One more roll o'the dice oughta do it! [places the dice in the skull shaker but receives a pair of ones] WHAT? SNAKE-EYES! [strikes the table hard enough to overturn them and get a larger number]”
— Oogie Boogie (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, snake eyes, dice
“J-J-J-Jack! But they said you were dead. You must be—double dead!”
— Oogie Boogie (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: dead, double dead
“[singing] And on a dark cold night, under full moonlight, he flies into the fog like a vulture in the sky! [in a deeper tone] And they call him, Sandy... Clawssss...!”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Santa Claus, cold dark night
“No, Zero. Down, boy....My, what a brilliant nose you have. The better to light my way! You're the head of the team, Zero!”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: leader, light the way
“ [sung] Well, what the heck, I really did my best/And by God I really tasted something swell, that's right/And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky/And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did/And for the first time since I don't remember when/I felt like my old bony self again/And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King... [spoken] That's right. I AM THE PUMPKIN KING! [sung] And I just can't wait until next Halloween/'Cause I've got some new ideas that will really make them scream/And by God, I'm really gonna give it all my might!/ [spoken] Uh-oh, I hope there's still time to set things right. Sandy Claws...”
— Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: pumpkin king, Halloween, Santa Claus
“What have I done? What have I done? How could I be so blind? All is lost. Where was I? Spoiled all! Spoiled all! Everything's gone all wrong. What have I done? What have I done? Find a deep cave to hide in. In a million years, they'll find me. Only dust, and a plaque that reads: 'Here Lies Poor Old Jack.'”
— Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Blind, lost, spoiled, Regret
“Won't they be impressed, I am a ge-ni-us! See how I transform this old rat inTO a most deLIGHTful hat!”
— Harlequin Demon, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Genius, Delightful
“Sally: I had the most terrible vision.

Jack Skellington: That's splendid!

Sally: No—it was about your Christmas. There was smoke... and fire!

Jack Skellington: That's not my Christmas! My Christmas is filled with laughter, and joy...and this: my Sandy Claws outfit. I want you to make it.

Sally: Jack, please listen to me. It's going to be a disaster!

Jack Skellington: How could it be? Just follow the pattern! [holds up design of outfit] This part's red, the trim is white...

Sally: It's a mistake, Jack!

Jack Skellington: Now don't be modest. Who else is clever enough to make my Sandy Claws outfit?

Mayor: Next!

Jack Skellington: I have every confidence in you.

Sally: But it seems wrong to me. Very wrong.”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Christmas, Laughter, disaster
“[attempting to push Santa down the pipe]
Shock: I think he might be too big!
[she tries again, he groans]

Lock: No, he's not! If he can go down a chimney... he can fit...[shoves]...down...[shoves again]...here!...[Santa slides down the pipe]”
— Sally / Shock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: santa, Chimney
“Santa: [singing] Release me now or you'll have to face the dire consequences. / The children are expecting me, so please come to your senses.

Oogie Boogie Man: [singing] You're jokin', you're jokin'! / I can't believe my ears! / Would someone shut this fella up? / I'm drownin' in my tears! / It's funny, I'm laughing! / You really are too much. / And now, with your permission, / I'm going to do my stuff. [snake dangles from his mouth]

Santa: [fearfully] What are you going to do?

Oogie Boogie Man: I'm gonna do the best I can!”
— Santa Claus (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: snake, Threats
“[singing] I am the clown with the tear-away face! [Pulls face off...demonic voice] Here in a flash and gone without a trace! [vanishes in a puff of smoke]”
— Clown, The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Jack Skellington: The job I have for you is top secret. It requires skill, craft, cunning, mis—

Shock: And we thought you didn't like us, Jack.”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: top secret, skill, Craft, Cunning
“Sally: Lunch!

Dr. Finkelstein: Mm, what's this? [sniffs] Wormswort! Mmm... [prepares to take a bite but then sniffs suspiciously]

Dr. Finkelstein: ...And frog's breath?

Sally: [innocently] What's wrong? I thought you liked frog's breath.

Dr. Finkelstein: Nothing's more suspicious than frog's breath! Until you taste it, I won't swallow a spoonful!

Sally: I'm not hungry. [shrugs and in doing so pretends to accidentally knock over the spoon he holds up] Oops!

Dr. Finkelstein: [as she shoves the spoon aside on the floor and, still bent over, removes a slotted spoon from her sock] You want me to starve! An old man like me who hardly has strength as it is! Me! To whom you owe your very life!

Sally: Oh, don't be silly! [Dips the sifting spoon in the soup and pretends to taste it] Mmmm! See? Scrumptious.”
— Sally / Shock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Lunch, wormswort, Silly
“What a joy to think of all we'll have in common. We'll have conversations worth having.”
— Sally / Shock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Conversations, common traits
“Of course, I've been too close to see! The answer's right in front of me!”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: The Answer
“Santa: [from in the bag] Me on vacation? On Christmas Eve?

Barrel: Where are we taking him?

Shock: Where?

Lock: To Oogie Boogie, of course. There's no where in the whole world more comfortable than that. And Jack said to make him comfortable, didn't he?

Barrel, Shock: Yes, he did.”
— Santa Claus (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: vacation, Christmas Eve
“Jack Skellington: Sally! I need your help most of all.

Sally: You certainly do, Jack. I've had the most horrible vision!

Jack Skellington: That's splendid!”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: help, Vision
“Shock: [singing] I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb.

Barrel: I'm not the dumb one.

Lock: You're no fun!

Shock: Shut up!

Lock: Make me!”
— Lock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: dumb, shut up, make me
“And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing.”
— Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: same old thing, Tired, pumpkin, Over It
“Lock: [singing] I say that we take a cannon, aim it at his door, and then, knock three times, and when he answers, Sandy Claws will be no more!

Shock: [singing] You're so stupid! Think now! If we blow him up to smithereens, we may lose some pieces!

Lock, Shock: [singing] And then Jack will beat us black and green!”
— Lock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Santa Claus, smithereens, Threats
“Lock, Shock, Barrel: Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws?

Lock: I wanna do it.

Barrel: Let's draw straws!

Shock: Jack said we should work together.

Barrel: Three of a kind.

Lock: Birds of a feather.

Lock, Shock, Barrel: Now and forever!”
— Lock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Kidnapping, draw straws, birds of a feather
“Kid: Santa?

Jack Skellington: Merry Christmas! And what is your name?

Kid: Uh... uh...

Jack Skellington: That's all right. I have a present for you, anyway. There ya go, sonny! Ho ho ho! HEEHEEHEE! [slips out the chimney]

Mother: And what did Santa bring you, honey? [kid shows parents his present—a shrunken head; parents scream]

Jack Skellington: [flying away] Merry Christmas!”
— Jack Skellington (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: santa, Merry Christmas, ho ho ho
“Well well well. What have we here? Sandy Claws, huh? Ooo I'm really scared! So you're the one everybody's talking about? [laughs...singing] You're joking, you're joking/I can't believe my eyes/You're joking me, you've gotta be/ This can't be the right guy! He's ancient, he's ugly/ I don't know which is worse! I might just spit a seam now if I don't die laughing first!”
— Oogie Boogie (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: joking, ugly, ancient, die laughing
“Goodbye, Jack...My dearest Jack... Oh, how I hope my premonition is wrong. [the musicians start playing, Sally starts singing] I sense there's something in the wind / That feels like tragedy's at hand / And though I'd like to stand by him / Can't shake this feeling that I have / The worst is just around the bend / And does he notice / My feelings for him? / And will he see / How much he means to me? / I think it's not to be. / What will become of my dear friend? / Where will his actions lead us then?”
— Sally / Shock (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: goodbye, premonition
“Well, at least they're excited, but they don't understand that special kind of feeling in Christmas Land. Oh, well.”
— Santa Claus (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Excited, Christmas
“Naughty children never get any presents!”
— Santa Claus (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: naughty, santa, presents, Christmas
“Jack Skellington: Forgive me, Mr. Claus. I'm afraid I've made a terrible mess of your holiday.

Santa: Bumpy sleigh ride... Jack. Next time you get the urge to take over someone else's holiday, I'd listen to her. [points to Sally]  She's the only one who makes any sense around this insane asylum! [walks away, muttering]

Santa: Skeletons, boogie men...

Jack Skellington: I hope there's still time.

Santa: To fix Christmas? Of course there is! I'm Santa Claus! [flies out chimney]”
— Santa Claus (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Apologies, sleigh ride, insane asylum, Christmas, Santa Claus
“What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere! What's this? There's white things in the air! What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming; wake up, Jack, this isn't fair! What's this?”
— Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: Dreaming, Color
“I'm a master of fright, / and a deeeemon of light, / and I'll scare you right out of your pants. / To a guy in Kentucky / I'm Mister Unlucky / And I'm know thoughout England and France, / And since I am dead, / I can take off my head / [does it] to recite Shakespearean quotations. / No animal or man [puts it back on] / Can SCREAM like I can / With the fury of my ree-cii-ta-tions.”
— Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice), The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tagged: demon', Kentucky, Unlucky, shakespeare
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