The 53 best Braveheart phrases to reflect and inspire us

Braveheart (1995) is one of the most acclaimed historical drama films of recent decades. The screenplay was written by Randall Wallace and directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson. Describes the life of William Wallace and part of the process of the First War of Scottish Independence. Today we bring together the best phrases of Braveheart to remember its valuable messages and its main scenes.

The film is inspired by Blind Harry’s epic poem about Wallace from the 15th century. It was released in May 1995 to positive reviews from audiences and critics. At the time, it received ten nominations for the Academy Awards, of which it won five..

The best Braveheart phrases

Braveheart It has an IMDb approval rating of 8.3/10. Fans of the film remember it for memorable performances, for dramatic scenes and of course for very powerful dialogues.

Below, we present the best phrases of Braveheart that you can find in the film accompanied by some curious facts that every movie buff should know.

1. “We all end up dead. It’s just a question of how and why.”

Randall Wallace, the film’s screenwriter, was inspired after asking a tour guide about some unknown statues that adorned Edinburgh Castle. The statues corresponded to none other than William Wallace and Robert The Bruce.

2. “Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow him.”

The first shot that begins the film was the first one recorded (something relatively unusual).

3. “They can take our lives, but they can never take our freedom.”

Braveheart was a nickname given to Robert Th Bruce, not William Wallace.

4. “Every man dies. Not every man really lives.”

Mel Gibson’s brother, Donal Gibson, appears in one of the scenes in the film. He plays one of the clan leaders who joins Wallace’s cause.

5. “I want a wife and children and farming, but all this is in vain if you don’t have freedom.”

After the entire recording set was dismantled, the parking lot used by the entire crew was partially left. Today this parking lot is known as Braveheart Car Park.

6. “I know. I know you can fight, but it is our ingenuity that makes us men.”

A part of the Scots protested the role of Robert The Bruce in the development of the plot. He is considered a national hero, something that is not fully reflected in the film..

7. “Give me the strength to die well.”

The famous speech of freedom that we find in the phrases of Braveheart is inspired, at least partially, by Shakespeare’s St. Crispin’s Day speech in Henry V.

8. “They haven’t given me anything. “God makes men what they are.”

The script is officially the first produced by Wallace. Before that he had only done odd jobs, such as being a singer-songwriter and martial arts instructor.

9. “All men betray. “Everyone gets discouraged.”

Mel Gibson has once confessed that some ideas for violent scenes were inspired by Mad Max (1979).

10. “Now is our chance. Now, if we unite, we can win. If we win, then we will have what none of us have had before, a country of our own.”

Mel Gibson did not have much experience as a director before the film, except for having directed The faceless man (1993), but it was still approved by Paramount Pictures.

11. “The truth is true even when it is told by a liar.”

Contrary to what one would expect, Wallace completed the script before delving into more precious historical details.

12. “My hatred will die with you.”

Almost all the horses we see on screen are fake. They operated through nitrogen cylinders that made them move at considerable speed.

13. “I have lived long enough to live free and proud to see you become the man you are. “I am a happy man.”

It is known that Mel Gibson dispensed with the typical audition to choose the actors. Instead, he sat with them and had tea.

14. “Now, I know you have sacrificed a lot. But fighting these odds looks like rage, not courage.”

Some characters in the battle scenes were warriors in real life. They were part of the Irish Territorial Army. The characters played warriors from different sides, They only changed costumes during recordings. The total number of them was about 1500 soldiers.

15. “What does it mean to be noble? Your title gives you the right to the throne of our country, but men do not follow titles. They follow courage.”

About 40 real descendants of Wallace participated in the film. In many shots they occupy the foreground next to Gibson.

16. “I will invade England and defeat the English on their own ground.”

Some scenes were filmed longer than expected, as many extras forgot to remove decorations such as glasses and watches.

17. “Incompetence is often highly regarded in government circles.”

In real life the Scots did not wear skirts (kilt) until four centuries later.

18. “The problem with Scotland is that it is full of Scots.”

Although in the film we see Wallace in the role of a slightly disheveled peasant, He was actually the son of a noble landowner.

19. “You finally know what it means to hate. Now, you are ready to be a king.”

Gibson fainted during his death scene. The actor only remembers waking up with the recording equipment around him.

20. “I love you. I have always done it. I want to marry you”.

The role of Wallace was not originally wanted by Mel Gibson, but he had to do so as it was Paramount’s condition for financing the film.

21. “I don’t want to get discouraged. I want to believe like him.”

Gibson wanted to wear the Cross of Saint Andrew on his face, but the film’s makeup artist, Lois Burwell, opted for the iconic makeup that we can see in the final version.

22. “This Wallace, he doesn’t even have a knighthood. But he fights with passion and inspires.”

James Robinson, who gave life to young William Wallace, made his acting debut in the scenes we see in the film.

23. “I have never sworn loyalty to him in my entire life.”

In addition to the influences that we have already mentioned, Gibson has pointed out that one of the main references when creating the film were El Cid (1961) and Spartacus (1960).

24. “I thought generosity could demonstrate your greatness to those you intend to rule.”

At the time of the recording of the tape, Gibson was around 38 years old. At the time of Wallace’s death, in real life he was about 2o.

25. “Well, we don’t dress for nothing.”

In the beginning, Warner Bros. offered to produce the film on the condition that Gibson record the fourth installment of Lethal Weapon. Although the actor refused, a couple of years later he ended up recording said installment.

26. “A child who is not of your lineage grows in my womb. Your son will not sit on the throne much. I swear”.

The paint on Wallace’s face is an anachronism, since warriors did not use it at the time.

27. “Death comes to all of us. But before it comes to you you must know this: your blood dies with me.”

Most of the scenes were filmed in Ireland, although a few were filmed in Scotland.

28. “Historians of England will say that I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes.”

Although Gibson initially conceived the piece without opening credits, in the end they were added by Kyle Cooper.

29. “Just when we thought all hope was lost, our noble saviors have arrived.”

The now legendary Battle of Stirling was recorded for 6 weeks. The accumulated sequence at the end exceeded 90 hours of footage.

30. “Surely the Almighty didn’t send me to watch your back? I didn’t like it anyway, I wasn’t right in the head.”

Wallace’s wife’s name in real life was called Marian, although it was changed at the end for the film to Murron.

31. “arrows cost money. The dead cost nothing.”

Sean Connery was about to play King Edward I, but by then he was busy with the film Just cause (nineteen ninety five).

32. “There is a difference between us. You think the people of this country exist to give you a position. “I think their position exists to provide freedom to those people, and I’m going to make sure they have it.”

Gibson was investigated after finishing the film because he was accused of having used thousands of real horses against national regulations (most of these were fake, as we already pointed out in other quotes from Braveheart).

33. “I’m William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my countrymen, here, defying tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and you are free men. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?”

The film’s extras earned a total of $300 per week and worked an average of 14 hours per day.

34. “Say goodbye your way. Playing forbidden tunes in forbidden tubes.”

The disembowelment of Wallace was filmed in such a way that a classification that would impact the box office will be avoided. Regardless, the film received an R rating..

35. “All the nobles who had the will to fight were at that meeting. “We cannot defeat an army.”

Actor Brendan Gleeson is Irish, but plays a Scot. Curiously, David O’Hara is Scottish, but he plays an Irishman.

36. “I returned home to grow crops and, God willing, a family. If I can live in peace, I will.”

The right of stay was not as widespread as is thought, and was only practiced in some nations in Europe. It is not thought to have been common in Britain..

37. “We don’t have to defeat them, Just fight them. Now, who is with me?”

No special effects were used to film the scenes involving arrows.

38. “And the common man, who bleeds to death on the battlefield, risks less?”

Robin Williams was briefly considered to play the role of Wallace.

39. “Go back to England and tell them that the daughters and sons of Scotland are no longer yours. Tell him Scotland is free.”

Some phrases from Braveheart They were taken from poems with no relation to the character or the story.

40. “I’m the one that’s rotting, but your face looks bigger than mine.”

It is considered by many to be one of the least historically correct films ever made. Don’t watch the tape, then, if you want to hone in on historical details.

41. “You didn’t want your father to die either, but it happened.”

The film boosted tourism in Scotland, especially in the places where the most important scenes were filmed.

42. “William Wallace, we have come to fight and die for you.”

The sack of York scene never actually happened. It is one of the many scenes without historical correspondence in the film (it is not a documentary, after all). One of the curiosities that…