Flash gordon Quotes

19 quotes from 18 authors

Flash Gordon bursts onto the page as a daring space hero, and his catchphrases have become shorthand for bold adventure. These 19 excerpts, contributed by 18 writers, showcase the blend of optimism, humor, and futuristic flair that defined early sci‑fi storytelling.

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“Ahhh…now my victory is complete. With Flash Gordon dead, nothing can stop me from conquering the universe!”

Ming the Merciless

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Star Wars' was derivative of 'Buck Rogers' and 'Flash Gordon,' wasn't it?

Lorne Greene

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I like to play with things a while before annihilation.

Max von Sydow

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I grew up in the golden age of Flash Gordon and sci-fi.

Margaret Atwood

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When I was a young writer if you went to a party and told somebody you were a science-fiction writer you would…

Ray Bradbury

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I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's…

Sam J. Jones

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Adapted from the novel by L. Ron Hubbard, who cranked out sci-fi pulp by the cubic ton, 'Battlefield Earth' has the musty…

Elvis Mitchell

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When I was young, I ran to see Astaire and Rogers, Huston, Lubitsch - they were formative for me. I also read…

Lina Wertmuller

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I hate to date myself, but my earliest memories are Flash Gordon. I would love playing Flash Gordon in the neighborhood.

Bruce Davison

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I used to watch the old 'Flash Gordon' series on TV, and it was thrilling to rocket to the planet Mongo every…

Michio Kaku

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As a youngster, I read of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction. And…

Buzz Aldrin

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“They couldn't him because he was Tarzan, Mandrake, Flash Gordon. He was Bill Shakespeare. He was Cain, Ulysses, the Flying Dutchman; he…

Joseph Heller

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My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash…

Jack McDevitt

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Not only that, but when I first met Joe, to my intense delight, he showed me that he was a collector. He…

Joe Shuster

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'Blasto' is a new game for Sony Playstation. It's an awesome three-dimensional game, and I play the character Blasto who's sort of…

Phil Hartman

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People talk about the difference between radio acting, TV acting and stage acting, but I think it's all the same. For instance,…

Brian Blessed

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“The Captain was wearing his best blousey shirt, his beard was gleaming in the early morning light and he’d polished all his…

Gideon Defoe

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When I was a kid growing up in the '80s, the BBC showed those old Buster Crabbe serials like Flash Gordon and…

Mark Millar

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“As far back as Yossarian could recall, he explained to Clevinger with a patient smile, somebody was always hatching a plot to…

Joseph Heller

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