'Top Gun's Iconic "Need for Speed" Quote Is Just as Meaningful 40 Years Later

In the course of delivering high-octane entertainment, many action movies wind up falling short when it comes to dialogue. However, the very best movies in the action genre almost always have at least one iconic, perpetually quotable line. In rare cases, these quotes become so renowned that they transcend the movies and become part of the lexicon, well-recognized by everyone whether they’ve seen the movie it’s from or not.