40×40 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy! (2004)

Directed by Adam McKay.

“It seems our youngest, Chris, was joyriding with a sheet of acid and a speargun.”

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Directed by Jake Kasdan

“Oh my goodness, I’ve halved myself!”

There’s a scene in The 40-Year-Old Virgin where characters are watching The Bourne Identity and Paul Rudd’s character states…

“Y’know, I always thought that Matt Damon was like a Streisand, but he’s rocking the shit in this one!”

It’s not a classic or even a classy quote, but it got me thinking about movie performances that changed my mind about a performer.