Personally I do this all the time, quote movies or TV shows I think everyone knows then they stare at me like I'm a crazy person.
When I drink coffee I am always compelled to spew forth Twin Peaks quotes such as "Damn fine coffee! And hot!" and "There was a fish in the percolator." I also just like talking in the same voice as Gordon Cole, "COOPER, YOU REMIND ME TODAY OF A SMALL MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA!"
As anyone who knows me knows Harold and Maude is my favourite film, and often quotes pop into my head, my favourites being "No. No, I would not say benefit" and "Do you... enjoy... knives?"
I'm also partial to a particular misquote from Macbeth,"lead on, Macduff" is a good one whenever someone is taking you somewhere. It should of course be "lay on, Macduff".
The weirdest one, as in weird that people don't know where it comes from is Withnail and I - it's so easy to fit "my thumbs have gone weird", "GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!", "I feel like a pig shat in my head" and "I demand to have some booze!" into everyday conversation and I'm always flabberghasted when people don't know what I'm quoting... I mean come on, it's a classic!
The Lost Boys ("You wait 'till mom finds out, buddy!") , Stand By Me ("Suck my fat one, you cheap dime store hood") and Labyrinth ("It's very rude to stare!") are other favourites of mine, mostly just because I've seen them so many times that I know the dialogue backwards.
I may talk normally to my friend and family, but in my head there is a constant stream of film and TV quotes and I have to stop myself saying them out loud, especially in inappropriate situations.
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