How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Finding Nemo.
Quote #1
MARLIN: Coral, get inside the house, Coral. No, Coral, don't. They'll be fine. Just get inside, you, right now. No! […] There, there, there. It's okay, daddy's here. Daddy's got you. I promise, I will never let anything happen to you... Nemo.
This memory is pretty much the starting point for this entire movie and for good reason. It's the one moment Marlin can't forget about and that informs every decision he's going to make with his son. Marlin might not have been able to protect his wife and kids, but he's not gonna fail Nemo. No way.
Quote #2
DORY: I saw a boat.
MARLIN: You did?
DORY: Yeah, it went by not too long ago. Follow me… Would you quit it? What, the ocean isn't big enough for you or something like that? You got a problem? Huh? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? You wanna piece of me? Yeah, yeah! Ooh, I'm scared now! What?
MARLIN: What? You said you saw a boat.
DORY: A boat?
Not such a great introduction. Dory has a memory span of about three-seconds, which can be a problem when you're meeting new people or going off on new adventures. Can this fish with short-term memory loss actually help Marlin?