--- title: "12 Optimus Prime Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Optimus Prime quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Optimus Prime sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/anonymous-1_chuck_chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-tru_2705740.jpg" --- > [Chuck Norris once urinated in a semi truck's gas tank as a joke.. ..that truck is now known as Optimus Prime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-truck-s-gas-tank-as-a-joke-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/anonymous-1_chuck_chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-tru_2705740.jpg) > [“This is not war, its human extinction. ~ Optimus Prime”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-akart/this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-optimus-prime/) [Bobby Akart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-akart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/bobby-akart-12240_extinction_this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-opt_2800597.jpg) > [I kind of modeled Optimus Prime's voice out of many people I had known over the years, my family especially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cullen/i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice-out-of-many-people-i-had/) [Peter Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/peter-cullen-43081_family_i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice_2000493.jpg) > [To understand how toddlers feel about vacuum cleaners imagine turning around and seeing Optimus Prime coming at you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-vacuum-cleaners-imagine-turning/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/anonymous-1_technology_to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-va_2713920.jpg) > [I describe our family as the Transformers. Separately, we can do our own thing, but the minute we start locking in, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gok-wan/i-describe-our-family-as-the-transformers-separately-we-can-do-our/) [Gok Wan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gok-wan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/gok-wan-6346_change_i-describe-our-family-as-the-transformer_2371746.jpg) > [I'm a real geek and fan when it comes to 'Transformers.' I remember being at my first rehearsal for this film, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsey-grammer/i-m-a-real-geek-and-fan-when-it-comes-to-transformers-i-remember/) [Kelsey Grammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelsey-grammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/kelsey-grammer-8855_change_i-m-a-real-geek-and-fan-when-it-comes-to_2386298.jpg) > [“Great. There was no scenario in this whole damn thing where Jack didn't come off looking as awesome as the love child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brodi-ashton/great-there-was-no-scenario-in-this-whole-damn-thing-where-jack-didn/) [Brodi Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brodi-ashton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/brodi-ashton-2357_love_great-there-was-no-scenario-in-this-whol_909315.jpg) > [I didn't have an imaginary friend, and even if I did I'm sure it would have been derivative of something I saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-santat/i-didn-t-have-an-imaginary-friend-and-even-if-i-did-i-m-sure-it-would-2/) [Dan Santat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-santat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/dan-santat-64253_derivatives_i-didn-t-have-an-imaginary-friend-and-ev_2348751.jpg) > [I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cullen/i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-program-and-nasa-and-goddard/) [Peter Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-cullen-43081_academics_i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-p_1648082.jpg) > [“To all the usual folks: Mom, Sally, Nik, Russell, the DFWWW, my agent, my editor, Orbit Books, the people who buy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-lee-martinez/to-all-the-usual-folks-mom-sally-nik-russell-the-dfwww-my-agent-my/) [A. Lee Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-lee-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/a-lee-martinez-11831_comic-book_to-all-the-usual-folks-mom-sally-nik-rus_2101088.png) > [“I was eight years old when I realized that my G.I. Joe and Optimus Prime were more than friends,” I told her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tj-klune/i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-that-my-g-i-joe-and-optimus/) [Tj Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tj-klune/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/tj-klune-28598_children_i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-th_2297410.jpg) > [I was completely familiar with Transformers. I grew up watching the cartoon, playing with the action figures myself, Optimus Prime and Megatron…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-anderson/i-was-completely-familiar-with-transformers-i-grew-up-watching-the/) [Anthony Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/anthony-anderson-12594_change_i-was-completely-familiar-with-transform_1870808.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimus-prime/#itemlist", "name": "Optimus Prime Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chuck Norris once urinated in a semi truck's gas tank as a joke.. ..that truck is now known as Optimus Prime.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-truck-s-gas-tank-as-a-joke-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/anonymous-1_chuck_chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-tru_2705740.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/anonymous-1_chuck_chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-tru_2705740.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/anonymous-1_chuck_chuck-norris-once-urinated-in-a-semi-tru_2705740.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Chuck Norris once urinated in a semi truck's gas tank as a joke.. ..that truck is now known as Optimus Prime.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This is not war, its human extinction. ~ Optimus Prime”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Akart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-akart/this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-optimus-prime/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/bobby-akart-12240_extinction_this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-opt_2800597.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/bobby-akart-12240_extinction_this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-opt_2800597.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/bobby-akart-12240_extinction_this-is-not-war-its-human-extinction-opt_2800597.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is not war, its human extinction. ~ Optimus Prime” — Bobby Akart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I kind of modeled Optimus Prime's voice out of many people I had known over the years, my family especially.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Cullen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cullen/i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice-out-of-many-people-i-had/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/peter-cullen-43081_family_i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice_2000493.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/peter-cullen-43081_family_i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice_2000493.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/peter-cullen-43081_family_i-kind-of-modeled-optimus-prime-s-voice_2000493.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I kind of modeled Optimus Prime's voice out of many people I had known over the years, my family especially.” — Peter Cullen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To understand how toddlers feel about vacuum cleaners imagine turning around and seeing Optimus Prime coming at you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-vacuum-cleaners-imagine-turning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/anonymous-1_technology_to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-va_2713920.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/anonymous-1_technology_to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-va_2713920.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/anonymous-1_technology_to-understand-how-toddlers-feel-about-va_2713920.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To understand how toddlers feel about vacuum cleaners imagine turning around and seeing Optimus Prime coming…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I describe our family as the Transformers. 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And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Cullen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cullen/i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-program-and-nasa-and-goddard/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-cullen-43081_academics_i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-p_1648082.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-cullen-43081_academics_i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-p_1648082.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-cullen-43081_academics_i-m-always-involved-with-the-aerospace-p_1648082.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. 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Joe and Optimus Prime were more than friends,” I told her. “Theirs was a forbidden love that dared not speak its name.” “Optimus Prime is a robot,” Jenny said. “Humans and robots can’t be in love.” “Oh,” Sandy groaned. “You shouldn’t have said that.” “Blasphemy!” I hissed at her. “It’s true!” she insisted. “I hope you never have children,” I snapped.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tj Klune" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tj-klune/i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-that-my-g-i-joe-and-optimus/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/tj-klune-28598_children_i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-th_2297410.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/tj-klune-28598_children_i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-th_2297410.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/tj-klune-28598_children_i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-realized-th_2297410.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was eight years old when I realized that my G.I. 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