The 100 Best 'High School Musical' Quotes From All 3 Movies: How Many Do You Remember?
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'High School Musical' series is created by Peter Barsocchini.
The first of the three films in the series was released as a Disney original movie. It got the highest ratings at that point.
The second movie in this series, called 'High School Musical 2', broke the first film's records, and the third movie, 'High School Musical 3', got a theatrical release.
If your childhood is filled with Wildcats, Troy, and Garibella, this article is perfect for you. If you like such quotes, check Addams family quotes and 'Toy Story' quotes.
Funny 'High School Musical' Quotes
The film's cast includes Zac Efron as Troy Bolton, Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez, Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans, and Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans. Some of the corny 'High School Musical' quotes are listed below, including 'High School Musical' quotes about graduation.
1."Chad Danforth: So I guess when they hand us that diploma, we're actually done here.
Troy Bolton: What makes you think we're getting diplomas?"
-'High School Musical 3.'
2."Sharpay Evans: Hey, Troy, when's the big game?
Troy Bolton: Yesterday.
Sharpay Evans: Well, good luck. Toodles!"
-'High School Musical.'
3."We need to save our show from people who don't know the difference between a Tony Award and Tony Hawk."
-Ashley Tisdale.
4."Now my mom, she's seen that musical twenty-seven times. And she put Michael Crawford's picture in our refrigerator."
-Chad.
5."I don't know, one of her crazy diet ideas. Look, I don't attempt to understand the female mind, Troy."
-Chad.
6."Troy: Well, Chad's hoping for two pages on himself. And maybe even a third page, just for his hair.
Chad: Hey, what's right is right."
-'High School Musical 3.'
7."[Troy and Gabriella have shown up after her terrible performance with Rocketman] Oh, perfect! Go for it! Save the day, whoopee!"
-Sharpay Evans.
8."She won't stop talking about it. It's embarrassing."
-Gabriella Montez.
9."Troy: Kid's party?
Mrs. Bolton: Young Adult's."
-'High School Musical.'
10."We're singing a duet, Troy! A duet means two people! Well, mostly me in this case, but whatever! DUET!"
-Sharpay Evans.
11."Sharpay Evans: But... you were so loyal. And sweet.
Tiara Gold: That's called acting. You should try it sometime."
-'High School Musical 3.'
12."Sharpay Evans: How can you be thinking of food at a time like this?
Ryan Evans: Maybe cuz it's lunchtime?"
-'High School Musical 3.'
Inspiring 'High School Musical' Quotes About Friendship
The movie quotes from 'High School Musical' have been an inspiration for friendship. Some best quotes, including classic 'High School Musical' quotes about being apart, are listed below.
13."Gabriella: So, another top-secret hiding place?".
Troy: [laughs] You're the second girl I've ever had up here."
-Troy and Gabriella, 'High School Musical 3.'
14."I told you to hire Troy Bolton, not the entire East High student body!"
-Sharpay Evans.
15."Gabriella: When I was singing with you, I felt like just a girl.
Troy: You even look like one too!"
-'High School Musical.'
16."There were amazing friends and I got to wear really cool dresses. It was a fantasy."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
17."Sharpay Evans: I heard Kelsi is writing something amazing for Troy and Gabriella.
Ryan Evans: [beat] A song, most likely."
-'High School Musical 3.'
18."I'm more interested in what my friends think of me, and what I think of myself."
-Troy.
19."Ryan Evans: Speaking of prom, what are you doing?
Kelsi Nielsen: Well, that's two days before the show. You know, I'm writing orchestrations, fixing charts, I still have to write lyrics...
Ryan Evans: [cuts her off] Great. I'll pick you up at eight."
-'High School Musical 3.'
20."If I'm gonna have the last dance at East High, it's gonna be with you."
-Troy.
21."It's taken me two weeks to get used to being away from you. From East High and all my friends."
-Gabriella.
22."I'm a lot better at saying goodbye than you."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
Iconic 'High School Musical' Quotes For Senior Quotes
These 'High School Musical' quotes about high school and motivational 'High School Musical' quotes are perfect for relatable high school experiences.
23."I guess my heart just doesn't know it's in high school."
-Gabriella.
24."In my other schools, I was the freaky math girl. It's cool coming here and being… whoever I wanna be."
-Gabriella.
25."Gabriella Montez: You know, my mom and I have been talking about Stanford University pretty much since I was born.
Troy Bolton: Hey, you're already in. That's so cool."
-'High School Musical 3.'
26."Mrs. Montez: The teen party? I've laid out your best clothes. Come get ready.
Gabriella: Can I have my book back?"
-'High School Musical.'
27."I can't have people staring at me. I really can't."
-Gabriella.
28."Hip hop is my passion. I love to pop, and lock, and jam, and break."
-Martha Cox.
29."What's the prize?! Troy?! The Star Dazzle Award?! You're going through all of this just to get either one? No thanks, Sharpay."
-Gabriella.
30."What? It's only the second day back; even I'm not even behind on homework yet."
-Chad.
31."I'd rather stick pins in my eyes."
-Sharpay Evans.
32."Ms. Darbus: We'll call it, Senior Year!
Sharpay Evans: Genius."
-'High School Musical 3.'
'High School Musical' Quotes About Basketball
The East High Basketball Team is called the Wildcats. Troy Bolton is the team captain, and their saying is, "Get'cha head in the Game." Here are some Troy from 'High School Musical' quotes about teamwork and the game.
33."[Hands Chad flowers] The garden club is rooting for you."
-Troy.
34."How can you expect the rest of us to be focused on a game when you're off somewhere in leotards singing 'Twinkle Town'..."
-Chad.
35."Behold lunkhead basketball man."
-Taylor.
36."You're my guys and this is our team. Gabriella is not important. I'll forget about her. I'll forget the audition and we'll go out and get that champion for the team. Everybody happy now?"
-Zac Efron.
37."[Talking to basketball team] Who washed their lucky socks? Our lucky socks that we've worn for three straight playoff games... [hits shoe]... games that we won!"
-Troy.
38."Mrs. Bolton: Did we really fly all this way just to play more basketball?
Jack Bolton, Troy Bolton: Yeah."
-'High School Musical.'
39."The way we play tonight is what we leave behind. It all comes down to right now it's up to us. So what are we gonna be? T-E-A-M Team! Gotta work it out turn in on!"
-Troy Bolton.
40."You know, I once scored 41 points on a league game."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
41."So my point is, if you play basketball, you're gonna end up on a cereal box. If you sing in musicals, you're gonna end up in my mom's refrigerator."
-Chad.
42."This school is about more than just young men in baggy shorts flinging balls for touchdowns."
-Ms. Darbus.
43."Isn't the composer of a show kind of like the playmaker, in basketball?"
-Troy.
Meaningful 'High School Musical' Quotes
We have collected some 'High School Musical' quotes about breaking the status quo and deep 'High School Musical' quotes to live by.
44."Taylor: As in, like, a date?
Chad: Must be your lucky day."
-'High School Musical.'
45."East High is a place where teachers encouraged us to break the status quo and define ourselves as we choose."
-Troy.
46."All part of the frightening concept called our future."
-Troy.
47."We're supposed to be a team! Win together, lose together, teammates."
-Troy.
48."My mom said summer jobs are good on college applications."
-Gabriella.
49."You're a cool guy, Troy. But not for the reasons your friends think."
-Gabriella Montez.
50."Promise is a really big word, Troy."
-Gabriella.
51."Gabriella Montez: Here's to our future.
Troy Bolton: No. Here's to right now."
-'High School Musical 2.'
52."'Going to movies, listening to music, and golly Troy! I have first-aid training! aha! aha! aha!' Oh please..."
-Sharpay Evans.
53."Troy Bolton: I thought you were my friends!
Chad: But suddenly the girl and the singing."
-'High School Musical.'
54."Troy Bolton: She has an amazing voice.
Ms. Darbus: Perhaps the next musical."
-'High School Musical.'
55."Dad, did you ever think about trying something new, but were afraid of what your friends might think?"
-Troy Bolton.
56."Troy Bolton: I always liked the idea of being in charge of my future, until it actually started happening.
Gabriella Montez: So, let's just think about right now."
-'High School Musical 2.'
'High School Musical' Quotes For Graduation Speeches
In the third movie from the 'High School Musical' Disney franchise, there is an iconic graduation speech given by the lead, Troy. This speech has inspired many. Some of the movie quotes from the speech are listed below.
57."It's a place where one person if it's the right person, changes us all."
-Troy Bolton.
58."Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat!"
-Troy Bolton.
59."East High is having friends we'll keep for the rest of our lives, and that means we really are 'all in this together.'"
-Troy Bolton.
60."Did you ever feel like there was a whole other person inside you just looking for a way to come out?"
-Gabriella Montez.
Other Movie Quotes From 'High School Musical'
Some of the one-liners, famous quotes, funny quotes by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens from the Disney movie have been listed below. These quotes might remind you of some of the scenes from the popular Disney movie.
61."High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift."
-Zac Efron.
62."I'm going to be doing movies kids can't watch."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
63."That girl is named Gabriella. And she's very nice."
-Troy Bolton.
64."Well, you sound like you've done a lot of singing, too."
-Gabriella Montez.
65."Actually, I think it's two rats, neither of them named Darbus."
-Kelsi.
66."Well, my mom's company transferred her here to Alberquerque."
-Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens).
67."Do you know what I'm gonna do to those two over mousse show dogs?"
-Chad.
68."Goldenthroat, this is Jazz Square, we may have a problem."
-Ryan Evans.
69."Sharpay Evans, you're wearing the wrong dress."
-Sharpay Evans.
70."Ryan Evans: Wait a minute. Mrs. D says there's only one scholarship, there's two of us.
Sharpay Evans: We're twins. They're gonna have to take us both."
-'High School Musical 3.'
71."But he doesn't know they're gone yet, so you have to eat all the evidence."
-Troy Bolton.
72."I wish it would all just stop. At least just slow down."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
73."Maybe we're being Punk'd... maybe we're being filmed right now! Maybe we'll get to meet Ashton!"
-Ryan Evans.
74."Evaporate tall person!"
-Sharpay Evans.
75."No, but seriously guys. This summer I got to make bank."
-Troy Bolton.
76."At our country club, our rehearsal pianist is evidently moving."
-Sharpay Evans.
77."Oh, and I have first aid training so I can patch myself up afterward."
-Vanessa Hudgens.
78."Hi, Kelsi! What are you planning on doing this summer?"
-Martha Cox.
79."When did you turn into one of....them?"
-Sharpay Evans.
80."[to the Wildcats] This year is the Last Waltz, but don't be the last to get your tickets."
-Taylor McKenzie.
81."Hey! If anyone thinks that, they're not thinking that today."
-Gabriella.
82."Troy, I think it's time you met my parents... Mommy!"
-Sharpay Evans.
83."It's summer, Ryan. Everything changes."
-Sharpay Evans.
84."We're all in this together"
-'High School Musical'.
85."High School Musical is what got me here today and I'm very grateful - but the fame part isn't so fun."
-Zac Efron.
86."[to Troy] Troy, my brother, can I have your gym locker?"
-Jimmie Zara.
87."Oh, honey. If that's what you call an invitation, you'll be dancing with yourself."
-Taylor McKessie.
88."I love you, wildcat. But I need to stay right where I am. I'm sorry. [hangs up]"
- Gabriella Montez.
89."My prom is wherever you are."
-Troy Bolton.
90."Sharpay: Someone's got to tell her the rules.
Ryan: Exactly. And what are the rules?"
-'High School Musical.'
91."But you are easier to dance with than she is."
-To Ryan, about Sharpay.
92."[singing] The boys are back! The boys are back! The boys are back, gonna do it again, gonna wake up your neighborhood."
-Troy Bolton.
93."If you'd have asked me when I was auditioning for High School Musical if I ever thought I was going to play a Marine."
-Zac Efron.
94."You're the playmaker... not a singer... right?"
-Jack Bolton.
95."Sharpay's kinda cute too."
-Troy Bolton.
96."Have you ever seen Michael Crawford on a cereal box?"
-Chad Danforth.
97."Mmm hmm, and on the same day, I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn."
-Gabriella Montez.
98."You know, someday, someday you might thank me for this."
-DJ.
99."How dare she [Gabriella] sign up? I've already picked out the colors for my dressing room!"
-Sharpay.
100."Do you know something about this?... short person."
-Chad Danforth.
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