“You have the ring. And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine. Now, let’s see how well you handle it.”

From: Spaceballs

Genre: Movies

Who said it?: Dark Helmet

The story behind the quote: This quote comes from the 1987 Mel Brooks comedy parody Spaceballs. A clear satirical take on Star Wars, Spaceballs generally follows the plot of the sci-fi epic but done in a much more silly tone, poking fun at sci-fi tropes.

The quote comes from near the end of the film. Dark Helmet (played by Rick Moranis) stops Lone Starr (played by Bill Pullman) from pushing the self-destruct button on Spaceball One/Mega Maid, which is in the process of sucking off all the air from the planet Druidia. Dark Helmet then activates his Schwartz, a ring analogue version of Star Wars’ lightsaber. Lone Starr activates his Schwartz and this is when Dark Helmet delivers the quote before the two get into a comedic battle with each other.

Geek wisdom: Having anything, be it a talent, skill or object, is useless unless it’s, well, used. If it’s not, then there’s no point of having that talent, skill or object.