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'Hugo' movie quotes represent some of the best lines from Martin Scorsese's epic family adventure/drama film (based on the 2007 Brian Selznick book 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret'). This fantastical, gorgeous movie is already getting serious Oscar buzz, so why wouldn't it contain some awesome movie quotes? We're talking about Scorsese here, after all, and we're talking about the legendary director's first-ever 3D movie (and one for kids, to boot). I've compiled what I think are some of the best quotes from 'Hugo,' though I'm sure there are many more. See a favorite listed? Vote it up! And if I've left off your personal favorite 'Hugo' movie quote, add it to the list.

In 'Hugo,' a 12-year-old orphan, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) sets out on a journey through 1930s Paris to find out more about his father (Jude Law) and the mysterious automaton he's created. Hugo lives in a train station, where his uncle tends to the many clocks. There, he meets young Isabelle (Chloe Moretz). Together, Hugo and Chloe try to unlock mysteries while eluding the evil train station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen).

'Hugo' was hailed by many critics as being one of Martin Scorsese's great films. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) apparently agreed: 'Hugo' garnered multiple 2012 Golden Globes Awards nominations, including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director and Best Original Score.

Looking for more great family adventure movies quotes? Check out these lists for the best lines from 'The Muppets,' 'Arthur Christmas,' 'Jack and Jill,' 'Puss in Boots,' 'Happy Feet 2' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II.'

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One Big Machine

Hugo: "I'd imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn't be an extra part. I had to be here for some reason."

Words of wisdom from Hugo Cabret. He is on Earth for a reason, even if he's not sure yet what that reason is...
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Remember

Mama Jeanne: ""You've tried to forget the past for so long. Maybe it's time to try and remember.""

Toy salesman George Melies (Ben Kingsley) is Isabelle's guardian. He's also a famous French filmmaker, who is bitter and destitute because his many great works went largely unnoticed and, out of frustration, he destroyed the films. Here, his wife, Jeanne (Helen McCrory) tries to convince him that it is possible for his reputation to be restored.
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The Key

Isabelle: "Why would my key fit into your father's machine?"

Isabelle and Hugo are kindred spirits: Two naturally curious, highly intelligent children with incredible imaginations. When Hugo notices that Isabelle wears a key around her neck that fits his dad's machine, he knows she can help him find the answers he seeks.
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Secrets

Isabelle: "Where do you live? Is it a secret?"
Hugo: "Yes."
Isabelle: "Oh good! I love secrets!"

Hugo and Isabelle are fast friends. Hugo trusts her almost instantly, letting her into his secrets one by one.
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Little Man

Station Inspector: "Where are your parents, little man?"

Sacha Baron Cohen plays the bumbling, mean train station inspector in 'Hugo,' a part that should keep the kids laughing throughout the film!
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Another Mystery

Hugo's Father: "You see this? A keyhole in the shape of a heart - another mystery!"

Hugo's father is a brilliant man, instilling in his child wonder and a natural curiosity for how things work (including a mysterious mechanical man). When his dad disappears, he's left to unravel the mysteries alone.
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Trouble

Isabelle: "Are you sure about this? We could get into trouble."
Hugo: "That's how you know it's an adventure!"

Isabelle isn't normally this adventurous, but with Hugo, she's forced to be!
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No Happy Endings

George Melies: "My life has taught me one lesson: Happy endings only happen in the movies."
Hugo: "The story's not over yet."

George Melies' bitterness is understandable, but with the help of those who care for him (including Hugo and Isabelle), the former filmmaker might be redeemed, after all.
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Capturing Dreams

Hugo's Father: "Films have the power to capture dreams."

If there was any doubt whatsoever that 'Hugo' is, at least in part, Martin Scorsese's love letter to films, there isn't with this quote.
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Dreams in the Middle of the Day

Hugo: "My father took me to the movies all the time. He told me about the first one he ever saw. He went into a dark room and on a white screen saw a rocket fly into the eye of the man in the moon. It went straight in."
Isabelle: "Really?!"
Hugo: "He told me it was like seeing his dreams in the middle of the day."

Hugo, understandably, misses his father terribly. The two of them spent many hours watching movies together in their special place.
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Neverland

Isabelle: "It's Neverland and Oz and Treasure Island all wrapped up into one."

Isabelle's observation also sums up Scorsese's masterful, magical movie, 'Hugo.'
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Where Dreams Come From

Georges Melies: "If you ever wonder where your dreams come from, look around: this is where they're made."

Melies explains to a young Hugo that there is true magic in movies.
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Clandestine Adventure

Hugo: "Why are you helping me?"
Isabelle: "Because, this might be an adventure! And I've never had one before, not outside of books at least. And I think it will be very clandestine."
Hugo: "Okay."

Isabelle discovers that Papa Georges still has Hugo's notebook - he didn't, as he'd threatened, destroy it. She's trying to help Hugo, but he's still not quite sure why.
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Pastry Thief

Inspector Gustav: "Yes, Gustav here. Yes, officer. Another orphan. Um - trespass and theft this time. His hand was trespassing inside a paper bag with intent of removing its contents. The object of his candor? A pastry."

Sacha Baron Cohen's Inspector Gustav is a dastardly guy, but he also provides some of the humor in 'Hugo.'
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An Adventure

Hugo (to Isabelle): "Do you want to have an adventure?"

Hugo Cabret is on a mission: To unravel the secrets of his past. He's bound for adventure, and he takes Isabelle right along with him.
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