50+ Humorous Coming to America Quotes You Might Like

Best Coming to America Quotes

The best Coming to America quotes are here.

• Prince Akeem: "But when I marry, I want the woman to love me for who I am, not because of what I am."
  King Jaffe Joffer: "And who are you?"
  Prince Akeem: "I am a man who has never tied his own shoes before!"
  King Jaffe Joffer: "Wrong. You are a Prince who has never tied his shoes. Believe me. I tied my own shoes once. It is an overrated experience."
  

• “Look… me and the McDonald’s people got this little misunderstanding. See, they’re McDonald’s… I’m McDowell’s. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds.” — Cleo McDowell

• “I want a woman that will arouse my intellect as well as my loins.” — Prince Akeem

• “Well, that’s where you messed up, son, you can’t go to no bar to find a nice woman. You gotta go to a nice place, a quiet place like a library, there’s good women there and ‘erm, church, they’re good girls.” — Clarence

• “But it is also tradition that times must and always do change, my friend.” — Prince Akeem

• Lisa McDowell: "Would you really have given up all of this just for me?"
  Prince Akeem: "Of course. If you like, we can give it all up now."
  Lisa McDowell: "Nah!"
  

• Semmi: "Let me get this straight. You can have a woman that will obey you’re every command, but you want a woman who has an opinion!"
  Prince Akeem: "Only dogs are to obey."
  

• “A man has the right to change his name to whatever he wants to change it to. And if a man wants to be called Muhammad Ali, godammit this is a free country, you should respect his wishes, and call the man Muhammad Ali!” — Saul

• “Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis was always lying about his age. He lied about his age all the time. One time Frank Sinatra came in here and sat in this chair. I said Frank ‘you hang out with Joe Louis, just between me and you, how old is Joe Louis?’ You know what Frank told me, he said “Hey, Joe Louis is 137 years old.” A hundred and thirty-seven years old!” — Clarence

• “I didn’t come to preach to you today… But you know, when I look at these contestants! For the Miss Black Awareness Pageant, I feel good! I feel good, because I know there’s a God somewhere! There’s a God somewhere! Turn around ladies for me, please! You know there’s a God who sits on high and looks down low! Man cannot make it like this! Larry Flynt! Hugh Hefner! They can take the picture, but they can’t make it! Only God above, the Hugh Hefner on high, can make it for ya!” — Reverand Brown

• Vendor: "This is the greatest day of my life!"
  Lisa McDowell: "Who was that?"
  Prince Akeem: "Oh, just a man I met in the bathroom."
  

• Darryl: "So, what do you people play in Africa? Chase the monkey?"
  Prince Akeem: "No, our favorite game there is football, but I believe you call it. SOCCER!!!"
  

• Cab Driver: "This sh*tty enough for ya?"
  Prince Akeem: "Yes, this is perfect."
  

• “If loving the Lord is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right!” — Reverand Brown

• “Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now… now I’m washing lettuce. Soon I’ll be on fries; then the grill. In a year or two, I’ll make assistant manager, and that’s when the big bucks start rolling in.” — Louie Anderson

• “See, that’s the problem. I can’t find a man that can satisfy me. Now some guys go an hour, hour in a half, that’s it. A man’s gotta put in overtime for me to get off.” — Big Stank Woman

• “The royal penis is clean, your Highness.” — Bather

• Prince Akeem: "So, you would share your bed, and your fortune, with a beautiful fool?"
  Semmi: "That is the way it has always been with men of power. It is tradition.”
  
  

Eddie Murphy Coming to America Quotes

These are some best Coming to America quotes from the three characters that are all played by Eddie Murphy. Here they are!

• Prince Akeem, Clarence, Saul, and Randy Watson.
  "Give a hand to my band, Sexual Chocolate." - Randy Watson
  

• Darryl Jenks: "I bet you learned all that stuff fighting lions and tigers and shit."
  Prince Akeem: "...Yes. Where I'm from, we have to be very aggressive."
  Darryl Jenks: "I'm all for that. Especially with women. You know, they may not admit it, but they all want a man to... Take charge. Tell them what to do."
  

• "Sexual Chocolate. Sexual Chocolate!" - Randy Watson

• "Get outta here." - Saul

• "I wanted you to love me for who I am." - Prince Akeem

• "I have a date with Lisa! Isn't that wonderful?" - Prince Akeem

• "I ain't saying Clay ain't bad. I'm just saying I stopped liking Cassius Clay once he changed his name to Moh-hammad Ali! What kinda shit is that?" - Clarence

• "He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk." One cannot fly into flying. That is not mine. That is Nietzsche's." - Prince Akeem

• Morris: "Pound for pound, Sugar Ray Robinson's the greatest fighter that ever lived!"
  Clarence: "Aw, come on, man! What about Joe Louis?"
  Saul: "The Brown Bomber! Now that was a great boxer!"
  Morris: "You damn right!"
  

• "Ha-ha-ha! That's right! That's right! He gonna always be Clay to me. I don't give a fuck what he change his name to. He is Clay! He Clay to me. I say Clay." - Clarence

• Clarence: "Heyyy, it's the boys from Africa, how y'all doin this evenin'?"
  Prince Akeem: "Sir, where can one go to find nice women here?"
  Clarence: "You gotta get out and look, they ain't just gonna fall on your lap."
  

• Prince Akeem: "Does your apartment look poor?"
  Landlord: "Yeah, it's a real shithole. You'll love it."
  

• Prince Akeem: "Halt!"
  Cab Driver: "You dumb fuck!"
  

• Prince Akeem: "So, you would share your bed, and your fortune, with a beautiful fool?"
  Semmi: "That is the way it has always been with men of power. It is tradition."
  

• "But how can a man get excited about a woman he's never seen?" - Prince Akeem

• "Fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you! Who's next?" - Clarence

• "Hello, Babar. " - Prince Akeem

• "Fascinating! Semmi, look at this! America is great indeed. Imagine a country so free, one can throw glass on the streets!" - Prince Akeem

• Prince Akeem: "Are you saying that no matter what I tell you to do, you will do?"
  Imani Izzi: "Yes, Your Highness."
  Prince Akeem: "Anything I say, you'll do?"
  Imani Izzi: "Yes, Your Highness."
  Prince Akeem: "Bark like a dog."
  Imani Izzi: "Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf!"
  Prince Akeem: "A big dog."
  Imani Izzi: "Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!"
  Prince Akeem: "Hop on one leg."
  Imani Izzi: (hops on one leg)  "Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!"
  Prince Akeem: "Make a noise like an orangutan."
  Imani Izzi: "(still hopping on one leg)  "Oo! Oo! Oo! Oo!"
  

Coming to America Movie Quotes

Down here are some of the Coming to America quotes from the movie.

• Prince Akeem: "Look, I know what I like. And I know that you know what I like because you were trained to know what I like, but I would like to know what you like. For instance, do you have a favourite food?"
  Imani Izzi: "Yes!"
  Prince Akeem: "Good! What is your favourite food?"
  Imani Izzi: "Whatever food you like."
  Prince Akeem: "This is impossible. Listen, from this moment on, I command you not to obey me!"
  Imani Izzi: "No."
  

• Prince Akeem: "We desire a room."
  Landlord: "You'd better not be wasting my time. You got money?" (Semmi holds up a wad of cash in a gold money clip)
  Landlord: (smiles) "Come on in, gentlemen."
  

• King Jaffe Joffer: "And who are you?"
  Prince Akeem: "I am a man who has never tied his own shoes before!"
  King Jaffe Joffer: "Wrong. You are a prince who has never tied his shoes. Believe me, I tied my own shoes once. It is an overrated experience."
  

• "Time does fly fast, my son. It seems only yesterday I ordered your first diaper changed and now you're a man who's about to be married. She will give you much pleasure, don't you think?" - King Jaffe Joffer

• "Apparently these are the best women Queens has to offer. Pick one and let's go home." - Semmi

• "Just a man I met in the restroom.

• "Just for once, I would like to cook for myself and take care of myself, dress myself, wipe my own backside." - Prince Akeem

• "Don't use the bucket. It'll just confuse you." - Cleo McDowell

• "Is it just me, or does every woman in Queens have a severe emotional problem?" - Prince Akeem

• "But you know, when I look at these contestants! For the Miss Black Awareness Pageant, I feel good! I feel good, because I know there's a God somewhere! There's a God somewhere! Turn around ladies for me please! You know there's a God who sits on high and looks down low! Man cannot make it like this! Larry Flynt! Hugh Hefner! They can take the picture, but you can't make it! Only God above, the Hugh Hefner on high, can make it for ya!" - Rev. Brown

• "I will cherish this experience for the rest of my life. For the rest of my life." - Basketball Game Vendor

• "This shitty enough for ya?" - Cab Driver

• "Son, I know we never had a talk about this but I always assumed that you had sex with your bathers. I know I do." - King Jaffe Joffer

• "Knocked the wind out of me, yes he did." - Clarence

• “She's your Queen-to-be. A Queen-to-be forever. A Queen who'll do whatever his highness desires. She's your Queen-to-be. A vision of perfection. An object of affection to quench your royal fire. Completely free from infection. To be used at your discretion. Waiting only for your direction. Your Queen-to-be.”- Oha

• “Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. In a year or two, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in.” - Maurice

• “Fascinating! Semmi, look at this! America is great indeed. Imagine a country so free, one can throw glass on the streets!” - Prince Akeem

So, these are all Coming to America quotes that most of them come from hilarious conversations in the movie you might like.