We have heard nothing but some great reviews on Queen of Katwe! It is a very moving movie that is very family friendly! Take your family to go and see it! If you are stumbling across this post it is probably because you have seen it already and want to check out our favorite Queen of Katwe Movie quotes! There are some great lines in the movie from all of the characters! Here are OUR favorites!
Queen of Katwe Movie Quotes
(Gathered by Myla Tosatto)
“I know a hyena when I see it.”- Harriet
“Welcome. This is a place for fighters.”- Coach Robert Katende
“In chess, the small one can become the big one. That’s why I like it.”- Gloria (Nikita Waligwa)
“Use your minds. Follow your plans and you will find safe squares.”- Coach
“Checkmate.”- Tournament opponent
“What? No, that’s impossible.”- Brian (Martin Kabanza)
“Goodnight, my Pioneers.”- Coach after finding his team huddled sleeping together on the floor
“I was only running for a meal. That cat? It was running for its life.” – Coach
“Sharp-eyed little friend.”-Pritchard (Warren Ncube) about Fiona
“HE TOOK MY QUEEN!”- Gloria
“Such aggressiveness in a girl is quite a treasure.”- Chess official after Fiona’s win
“I wish I could take all the knowledge of these books and put it in my head.”- Fiona
“Bring me maize and cake.”- Richard (Ivan Jacobo)
“Do not be quick to tip your queen, Fiona.”- Coach
“Sometimes the place you are used to is not the place you belong.”- Coach
“You don’t know much, do you”- Girl to Fiona
“I know a bit. Check.”- Fiona
“I always believed in that girl.”- Minister Aloysius Kyazze (Philip Luswata)
“Losing teaches me to play better.”- Fiona
“You’re my spice.”- Harriet to Fiona
“YOU BELONG HERE!”- Coach to Fiona to give her much needed confidence
“What does it mean???”- Harriet
“It means she’s winning! “{SNAP!}- Brian
“We are home, mama.”- Fiona
Queen of Katwe is playing in select theaters NOW! Purchase your tickets today!
“Queen of Katwe” is the colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.