Luke Skywalker Quotes

Luke Skywalker quotes – Star Wars is a sci-fi movie series that has given many memorable phrases from a wide range of characters. Even if you are not a fan of the franchise, you may be familiar with a few lines from the epic. As the hero of the first few films, Luke Skywalker has his own fair share of memorable lines. Here are some of the best quotes from the protagonist.

Top 10 Luke Skywalker Quotes

• “Never. I’ll never turn to the Dark Side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker to Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious
• “I’m Luke Skywalker. I’m here to rescue you.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker to Princess Leia when first meeting her.
•  “You’ll find I’m full of surprises.”
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
• “The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. My sister has it.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. Luke Skywalker to Princess Leia when revealing she also has The Force.
• “It’s your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my powers.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “I’ll not leave you here. I’ve got to save you.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
• “Your thoughts betray you, Father. I feel the good in you, the conflict.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader aka Anakin Skywalker
• “There’s nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi
• “Your overconfidence is your weakness.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

More Luke Skywalker Quotes

• “Because, there is good in him. I’ve felt it. He won’t turn me over to the Emperor. I can save him. I can turn him back to the good side. I have to try.”
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – Luke Skywalker on Darth Vader
• “That’s why I have to go. As long as I stay, I’m endangering the group and our mission. I have to face him.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker on why he has to face Darth Vader.
• “I won’t fail you. I’m not afraid.”
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “No, I can’t keep the vision out of my head. They are my friends; I’ve got to help them.”
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “But I’ve learned so much since then. Master Yoda, I promise to return and finish what I’ve begun. You have my word.”
  Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – Luke Skywalker to Master Yoda
• “Jabba, this is your last chance. Free us… or die!”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker to Jabba the Hutt
• “Search your feelings, Father, you can’t do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader trying to turn him to the light side.
• “But I can help them! I feel the Force!” 
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “I have a very bad feeling about this.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker with one of the most classic of all Star Wars quotes.
• “Come on. Why don’t you take a look around? You know what’s about to happen, what they’re up against. They could use a good pilot like you. You’re turning your back on them.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker to Han Solo

Other Luke Skywalker Quotes

• “There’s a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won’t take long.”
  – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
• “You couldn’t bring yourself to kill me before and I don’t believe you’ll destroy me now.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
• “He would bring destruction and pain and death, and the end of everything I love because of what he will become, and for the briefest moment of pure instinct, I thought I could stop it. It passed like a fleeting shadow, and I was left with shame and with consequence. And the last thing I saw were the eyes of a frightened boy whose Master had failed him.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “Strike me down in anger and I’ll always be with you. Just like your father.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Jedi.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “No one’s ever really gone.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – Luke Skywalker on death
• “It offered something you needed. And you didn’t even try to stop yourself.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “I’m ending all of this. The tree, the texts, the Jedi. I’m going to burn it all down.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – Luke Skywalker on The Force and the Jedis
• “The Force is not a power you have. It’s not about lifting rocks. It’s the energy between all things, a tension, a balance, that binds the universe together.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – Luke Skywalker explains The Force
• “I will never train another generation of Jedi. I came to this island to die. It’s time for the Jedi to end.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – Luke Skywalker to Rey

Funny Luke Skywalker Quotes

• “I’m not going to Alderaan, I’ve gotta get home, it’s late! I’m in for it as it is!”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
• “I’m not such a bad pilot myself.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker evaluating his own skills as a pilot.
• “You know, between his growling and your blasting everything in sight, it’s a wonder the whole station doesn’t know we’re here.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker to Han Solo
• “What a piece of junk!”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Luke Skywalker to Han Solo about the Millenium Falcon
• Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock.”
  – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
• “Impressive. Every word in that sentence was wrong.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “Why did you think I chose the hardest location to find in the entire galaxy? I came to this island to die.”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “Hey, sacred planet. Watch the language!
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “That was a cheap move!”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “I’m not going to Alderaan, I’ve gotta get home, it’s late! I’m in for it as it is!”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• All right, that is pretty much nowhere.” 
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• “You think what? I’m gonna walk out with a laser sword and face down the whole First Order? What did you think was going to happen here? You think that I came to the most unfindable place in the galaxy for no reason at all?”
  – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

Short about Luke Skywalker for people not knowing the Star Wars Galaxy: Luke Skywalker is the son of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. Anakin Skywalker later became Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker has a twin sister: Princess Leia. They were divided by birth as the Padmé and Obi-Wan Kenobi was afraid Darth Vader would find them both and turn them to the dark side of The Force.

There are many different Star Wars quotes that may catch your eye and another list you can check out is Han Solo Quotes and of course, you have to check out these awesome Obi Wan Kenobi quotes as well.

The Best of Luke Skywalker – Movie Clips

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