Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in*
In a workshop setting, they help break the ice, build trust, and surface insights that might otherwise stay unspoken. And maybe that’s the real magic: turning the cinematic into the practical, and the familiar into something that moves people forward.
Inspired by my previous article on business quotes I often carry from my professional life into my personal one, I recently had an idea while designing a new series of workshops: to use famous lines from cinema to bring key messages to life. It was a way to align everyone on what we’re trying to achieve—while also breaking the ice with a bit of humour.
Now, to be totally honest, the quotes in this article aren’t exactly the ones I used in the sessions—at least not all of them. But the spirit is the same: iconic movie catchphrases that, in my view, are fully transferable to real life—or business life, at the very least.
