There are many great movies based on the Spider-Man comics, but most focus on Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man. On the flip side, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse shines the spotlight on Miles Morales as he learns how to become a similarly amazing Spider-Man to his interdimensional counterparts.

After Peter Parker's death, Miles has to save his world alongside Spider-people from other dimensions, including Gwen Stacy, Peni Parker, Peter B. Parker, Peter Porker, and a 1930s hard-boiled noir version of Spider-Man. Into the Spider-Verse was praised for many reasons, but one of the best was the amazing interactions Miles has with the other characters. Into the Spider-Verse has dozens of emotional moments and memorable quotes fans still remember to this day.

Updated on April 10, 2024, by Ajay Aravind: Across the Spider-Verse has become as much of a blockbuster hit as its predecessor, and fans can't wait for the third installment: Beyond the Spider-Verse. That said, the original movie still contains numerous quotable lines. As such, we've updated this article with some more relevant information.

25 "Every Choice That We Make Would Create Countless Other Possibilities."

Doc Ock

Every choice that we make would create countless other possibilities.

While Dr. Olivia Octavius, also known as Doc Ock, is one of the main villains in the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie, she's also a renowned scientist who specializes in the multiverse. This quote is casually mentioned in the background as Dr. Octavius is shown in a video in Miles' class.

Even though many people in the audience may have missed this quote, it's one of the most important ones in Into the Spider-Verse. This quote summarizes the entire plot of both Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse, explaining the core dynamic of the multiverse. Miles himself realizes the impact of this quote when his actions threaten to destabilize the entire multiverse and the existence of every Spider-being within.

24 "It's A Leap Of Faith."

Peter B. Parker

It's a leap of faith. That's all it is, Miles. A leap of faith.

One of the main plots of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse revolves around the fact that Miles has a hard time becoming Spider-Man and mastering his powers. When everyone gets ready for the final mission, Peter B. Parker decides to leave Miles behind because he doesn't believe Miles is ready. That said many fans suspect that Peter B. just wants to keep Miles safe since he becomes a sort of mentor figure towards the young Spider-Man.

However, Miles asks when he's going to be ready, and Peter replies that it's a leap of faith. Every superhero has to embrace the risk that comes with their superpowers. Miles wasn't ever going to be ready. He just needed to go with it and expect the best. In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse it becomes obvious that Miles has learned this lesson.

23 "Sometimes I Let Matches Burn Down To My Fingertips."

Spider-Man Noir

Sometimes I let matches burn down to my fingertips just to feel something, anything.

Spider-Man Noir is an alternative version of Spider-Man that lives in a 1930s aesthetic. The character features the cliché tropes of a black-and-white character living through the Great Depression. As a passionate superhero who takes himself too seriously, Spider-Man Noir has several hilarious quotes that have the audience in stitches.

When Spider-Man Noir introduces himself to the other characters, he explains he loves fighting Nazis and that he "sometimes let marches burn to [his] fingertips just to feel something." The sheer silliness of this quote clearly mocks the concept of toxic masculinity that appears in several superhero stories. More importantly, it's a subtle joke that totally makes the movie better.

22 "You Can’t Always Save Everybody."

Peter Porker

Miles, the hardest thing about this job is you can’t always save everybody.

After Miles's dear uncle Aaron dies, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Gwen, and Peter B. Parker all try to make Miles feel better. They explain that they also lost someone close and that it's part of the Spider-Man job to accept the fact that saving everyone is impossible.

This is a central topic in the Spider-Man franchise. All Spider-People go through an altering life event that they are unable to stop, also called "canon events." In fact, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse delves into this very subject as Miles tries his best to stop his father from dying. At this point, however, Miles has found himself captured by an alternate-history version of himself, demonstrating that he has yet to understand the ramifications of this idea.

21 "I Can't Do It On Command..."

Miles Morales

I can't do it on command...

While Miles has a couple of powers that make him unique among the Spider-Man interactions, such as using electricity to attack and turn himself invisible, he has a hard time mastering these abilities in the beginning. When Peter B. Parker tries to convince the others that Miles has what it takes to get them home, he has a hard time proving his point, since Miles can't use his powers on command.

This quote isn't only hilarious, but it summarizes the first half of the movie. Miles Morales has a hard time coming to terms with his new superhero persona and using his powers. However, little by little, Miles reaches his full potential and becomes the superhero he was meant to be all along.

20 "We're A Little Team!"

Peter B. Parker

We're a little team! Me as the teacher who can still do it. You as the student who can do it, just not as good.

Miles and Peter B. didn't get along when they first met. Peter B. wanted to return to the dimension he came from rather than help Miles save his world. However, after the two escaped from Olivia Octavius, they realized how well they worked as a team and became inseparable from that point onwards. That said, Peter B. simply had to stress that he was better than his "student."

Eventually, Peter B. started to see potential in Miles and wanted to help make him a hero. Regardless, the older Spider-Man is still somewhat sensitive about his lack of practice, which is clear through his quote. This mentor-mentee relationship was one of the highlights of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and also played a major role in Across the Spider-Verse.

19 "You're Nothing!"

Kingpin

The real Spider-Man couldn't even beat me. You're nothing!

When Kingpin fought the original Peter Parker, his wife and son ran away after seeing the truth about the man they loved and his villainous nature. In Vanessa and Richard's haste to escape from him, they ended up in a fatal accident. This event inadvertently led Kingpin down a dangerous path.

Everything Kingpin did during Into the Spider-Verse was to get them back and earn their love again. After Peter died, Kingpin's hatred was unjustifiably transferred to Miles. This is shown when he ominously declares how he'll "make sure [Miles] never sees" his own family again. Then again, it took multiple Spider-people working together to destroy the collider and defeat Kingpin.

18 "With Great Ability Comes Great Accountability."

Jefferson Davis

You know, with great ability comes great accountability.

As a cop who regularly puts his life "on the line," Jefferson Davis doesn't like Spider-Man. As such, he consistently minimized the superhero's achievements as mediocre and considered him a problematic vigilante. Jefferson mentioned police officers don't hide behind masks because "with great ability comes great accountability."

Miles is mortified by his father's lack of pop-culture knowledge, replying "That's not even how the saying goes, Dad." The film is packed with hilariously oblivious zingers, and many of them are Jeff's. Into the Spider-Verse paid homage to Spider-Man's most famous quote by subverting it.

17 "You Don't Have It Yet."

Peter B. Parker

Look, I know how much you want this, kid, but you don't have it yet. I'm sorry.

In this quote, Peter B. tries to explain to Miles why he can't help in the fight against Kingpin. When he says that he doesn't want him to join the final fight, Miles doesn't agree because he knows Peter B. was planning to sacrifice himself in order to send the others to their home dimensions.

As Miles Morales had previously failed to prove his mettle against the Spider-people, he was left behind. However, after he started to believe in himself, he eventually caught up to his friends and saved them all. This Into the Spider-Verse quote is easily one of the most relatable, forcing Miles to alter his core thought process in order to become a better and more capable version of himself.

16 "I Don't Ever Quit."

The Prowler

If the kid's out there, I'll find him. You know me, sir. I don't ever quit.

Miles Morales' uncle Aaron was his role model at the beginning of Into the Spider-Verse, entertaining his nephew despite Jefferson's protests. When Miles became Spider-Man, the first enemy he made was the Prowler. As both of them were completely unaware of their relationship at the time, both Aaron and Miles ended up in multiple fight/chase sequences that would have never happened otherwise.

Sadly, the revelation of this villain shocked Miles and Aaron as much as the audience. Miles was upset to learn that his beloved uncle was also his nemesis, but he still tried to appeal to Aaron's avuncular side. For his part, Aaron promised Kingpin to defeat and/or kill Spider-Man, but ultimately reneged on his promise to protect his beloved nephew.

15 "Imagine A Seahorse Seeing Another Seahorse."

Peter B. Parker

Could you imagine a seahorse seeing another seahorse and then making it work?

Peter B. laments his miserable life and messy divorce, ironically claiming he "handled it like a champion." He proudly states he "always get[s] back up" no matter "how many times [he] gets hit." The truth, however, is obviously different than what he announces — and the audience completely understands that he makes believe because he doesn't want to accept his painful reality.

In a particularly sentimental scene, Peter B. compares his failed marriage with the seahorse: animals that supposedly "mate for life." Peter B. wonders how seahorses could possibly be attracted to each other, but watching them reminds him of all the mistakes he made with his version of MJ.

14 "It's Kinda Nice Not Being The Only Spider-Person Around."

Gwen Stacy

It's kinda nice not being the only Spider-Person around.

Uncle Aaron wasn't the only person Miles Morales knew with a secret identity. Miles had a crush on Gwen Stacy and was surprised to find out she was a Spider-Woman from another dimension. It was one in which she lost her best friend, Peter Parker, much like the original Spider-Man had lost his Uncle Ben.

Unable to deal with the trauma, Gwen decided not to make friends anymore. However, as she bonded with Miles, she rediscovered the power of human connection. Gwen empathized with Miles' predicament, asserting that it's not easy "to figure this stuff out" without support. Thankfully, this character's role in Across the Spider-Verse is significantly more profound.

13 "I Was Bitten By A Radioactive Pig."

Peter Porker

I was bitten by a radioactive pig.

Fans of the adolescent animated sitcom Big Mouth may find it difficult to divorce Andrew Glouberman's uniquely raspy voice from that of Peter Porker in Into the Spider-Verse. However, viewers have to agree that John Mulaney was the best choice for this quirky cartoon creature.

Peter Porker was originally a sentient spider who was "bitten by a radioactive pig," transforming him into the zany superhero called Spider-Ham. Besides his standard arsenal of Spider-powers, Porker had access to something known as Spider-Nonsense, which allows him to materialize cartoon objects from thin air. Interestingly, this ability also makes him one of the strongest combatants in the story.

12 "I Need You To Call Me If You've Heard From Miles."

Jefferson Davis

Aaron, it's Jeff. Look, I need you to call me if you've heard from Miles.

Between Miles' busy schedule and his father's hatred of Spider-Man, Miles didn't speak to his parents for quite some time. Fearing for his son, Jeff put his conflict with Aaron aside and called his brother, which was extremely hard for him to do.

Since Aaron's line was busy, Jeff left the quoted message on his answering machine, not realizing that those would be the final words he'd ever say to his brother. Jeff tells Aaron he "wouldn't reach out if [the situation] wasn't important," before signing off with "hope you're good." Jeff and Miles would later spray-paint an homage to Aaron on the side of a building, proving that the cop really did care for his brother.

11 "We Are All Spider-Man."

MJ Parker

In our own way, we are all Spider-Man. And we're all counting on you.

After Peter Parker died, the citizens of New York City learned the identity of the hero who'd been saving them for years. Mary Jane tried to inspire the mourning public with these words, hoping they'd feel as heroic as the man she loved. Like many others in the crowd, Miles wore a Spider-Man mask and whispered to himself that "they're counting on him."

The man next to Miles hears this and whispers back that he thinks it's a metaphor, which is one of the funniest moments in the film. That said, Miles ended up saving the city anyway, so MJ's words must have had a positive impact on him. In any case, the fate of the multiverse has been in Miles' hands on more than one occasion.

10 "I Love You, Dad."

Miles Morales

I love you, dad.

Jefferson loved teasing his son more than anything else, as seen when he dropped Miles off at his new school. When Miles didn't respond to his father's terms of endearment, Jeff promptly turned on his megaphone and openly demanded reciprocation from his son.

Much to Miles' chagrin, his dad refused to concede until he actually said, "I love you, Dad." This scene was simultaneously charming and relatable, even if Miles was driven to the point of public embarrassment. But more importantly, it highlighted Jeff's lighthearted personality. Love and family remain important concepts in Across the Spider-Verse.

9 "You Don't Have To Say It Back, Though."

Jefferson Davis

You don't have to say it back, though.

Like many dads, Jeff embarrassed Miles a lot, especially in front of his friends. After Peter B. Parker tied up Miles to stop him from joining them, Jeff visited his son to inform him of Aaron's death. He didn't want to repeat the mistakes he made with his brother, which is why Jeff attempted to mend fences with his son.

Miles heard everything his father told him, even if he couldn't respond due to being tied up and gagged. Jeff even added that Miles doesn't have to say "I love you" back to him, which was a heartbreaking callback to the adorable scene at the beginning of the film. Luckily for Jeff, Miles does love his dad and has even said the words back to him.

8 "Making You Feel Guilty. Is It Working?"

Miles Morales

Making you feel guilty. Is it working?

Miles desperately tried to enlist Peter B.'s help to save the millions of people who'd perish if Kingpin's scheme came to fruition. But the older Spider-Man simply walked away, leaving his would-be protégé crestfallen. As a result, Miles employed a different tactic to keep Peter B. around.

He parked himself on the side of the building with his head in his hands, forcing Peter B. to pay attention to him. Adorably childish though it might be, the plan worked without a hitch. Peter B. was successfully guilted into staying back, and Miles couldn't have been more excited about the prospect.

7 "Anyone Can Wear The Mask."

Miles Morales

"Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask."

Miles explains how he "never thought [he'd] be able to do any of this stuff" until meeting his new friends. He reminded viewers that heroism isn't about gaining radioactive spider powers, as literally everyone is capable of protecting the world if they try hard enough. Although the idea doesn't translate as well to the real world, viewers can certainly take a lesson from this.

Miles knows that "anyone can wear the mask" and become Spider-Man. Consequently, this quote can be interpreted as a call to action. It shows people that even powerless individuals are capable of saving themselves as well as others. Real heroes don't need suits or costumes — the mask, in this case, is nothing more than a metaphor.

6 "You're The Best Of All Of Us, Miles."

Aaron Davis

You're the best of all of us, Miles. You're on your way. Just keep going.

Aaron Davis was shocked to discover the enemy he was supposed to kill was the nephew he cared deeply about. He refuses to murder Miles, but his hesitation leads to his own downfall. An infuriated Kingpin grew tired of his employee's lapse of judgment and shot Aaron instead, leaving him fatally injured.

The quoted line was Aaron's dying statement to his nephew: words that would inspire Miles to become New York's next hero. Aaron's death was arguably the saddest scene in Into the Spider-Verse, but it forges Miles into the crucible of loss all Spider-people go through at some point. That said, Across the Spider-Verse takes a different approach to this metaphorical crucible.