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Dio knew the school’s team would want to snap Jojo up. Both himself and Jojo had undergone growth spurts as of late, so it went without saying that Jonathan had been mistaken as older recently. He was built more like he was seventeen than fifteen.

Garcie: To be honest? I'm not sure... I kinda lost track of time for a real long time, spent a whole bunch of time in stasis...
GG: Hey, how about this: You choose your age now. How old do you feel?
Garcie: (Garcie smiles) Um... 17... ish?
(GG would do a Spit Take if he were currently drinking anything)
GG: Sev- seventeen? ...wow. You are a very mature 17-year-old, then.
(GG laughs.)
GG: But really, it's a good thing if you feel so young. Much better than feeling too old.
— Conversation during Garcie's birthday in We Are Our Avatars

Hector: Grr! You ill-hearted old man!
Oswin: Not that I'm correcting you, but I'm only in my thirties... I would say that "ill-hearted gentleman" to be more appropriate.
— Hector/Oswin B Support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Sakuragi: Wild Monkey! You got someone who already graduated to play for you!? That's unfair!
Nobunaga: Is there something wrong in your head!? Maki-senpai's only in the 3rd year! 17 years old!
Sakuragi: What!? 17!? (looking at Maki again) He's 17?! Who're you trying, kid?!

"You think I look great, but I'm 28!"
Santa explaining to Brian and Stewie how the pressures of Christmas aged him prematurely, "Road to the North Pole"

Stella Zhau: Mr B., how does it feel to turn 62?
Mr. Bolhofner: (angrily) I'm 34!

"My name is Hans. Drinking has ruined my life. I'm 31 years old!"
Hans Moleman, The Simpsons, "Duffless"

Marcus: (throwing open the door to his house) Who the fuck are you?
Reggie: Hi, Mr. Burnett, I'm Reggie.
Marcus: Whatcha doing here?
Reggie: I came to take out Megan.
Marcus: (stares in disbelief) How old are you?
Reggie: I'm 15, Mr. Burnett.
Marcus: (looks up at the kid who is considerably taller than him) Motherfucker, you look 30.

Mike: You taking Megan out? How old is you?
Reggie: 15.
Mike: Shit, nigga, you at least 30.
Bad Boys II, about 30 seconds after the previous quote.

"Remember, Lord Lion-O spent ten galacto years in a suspension capsule. During that time he grew in size, but he did not grow up."
Tygra, Thundercats 1985, "Unholy Alliance"

"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a tough franchise to get a bead on shipping-wise because for like half the speaking cast, their character design says 'disaffected thirtysomething rock star having their midlife crisis a decade early', but their official bio says 'high school sophomore'."

"Aging is nothing to fear. I have been 50 years old since I was 25."
Andrea Pirlo, The Champions

Frontier Doctor: You're in marvelous shape for a man in his late forties, MacCallister.
Jamie Ian MacCallister: I'm sixty-one years old, mister.
—- Scream of Eagles by William Johnstone

Godfree: Now, now, Sir Kirito. Thou must respect thy elders. What he lacks in youthful good looks, he more than maketh up for in decades of experience!
Kuradeel: I'm... 26.

El Patron: Look at him, Matt. Would you believe that he's my grandson?
Matt: I could believe he's your grandfather.

"The older guys like Miller, Sergeant Sullivan, and myself, we're known as 'the old breed'. 'Old'. ...We're not even out of our twenties."
Corporal Roebuck, Call of Duty: World at War, "Little Resistance" Intro

Aurelia: How old are you, if I may ask?
Yay: Age doesn't map to maturity for AIs in the same way it does for humans.
Aurelia: Okay, then how long have you existed for?
Yay: ...Just over two years.
Aurelia: Oh my god you're not a teen you're a BABY
Yay: IT DOESN'T MAP THE SAME WAY

Scientist: Mister Stinkmeaner, do you understand what I've just told you?
Clone Stinkmeaner: I'm a Clone.
Scientist: Yes, created at this secret, and highly illegal underground cloning facility.
Clone Stinkmeaner: Why am I so old?
Scientist: Uh, what?
Clone Stinkmeaner: If you cloned me when you say you did, shouldn't I still be a little kid?
The Boondocks, "Stinkmeaner 4: Begun The Clone War Has"

Mrs. Moore: I feel ten years younger!
Dr. Carver: Oh, splendid, splendid!
Mrs. Moore: Be honest now, do I look like a woman of forty?
Dr. Carver: You really feel as young as that?
Mrs. Moore: No, that's what I am.

"Did you say 'old man', Mr. Kennedy? It might come as a surprise, but I am only 20 years old."
Ramon Salazar, Resident Evil 4

Reki: We gotta get ahead, old man!
Shadow: I'm not old, I'm TWENTY-FRICKIN-FOUR!

"In Pokémon, they're like, 'Hey, here's this college-age girl, that, like, looks like she'd be super popular in college! By the way, she's 10.'"

Will: Wait...you're the rebel leader? What are you rebelling against? Diaper rash?
Caleb: Hey girly-girl, I'm fifteen!
Jade: You're fifteen?! You look like you're in your twenties for crying out loud! You must really pack your protein meals here.

Angela: Hey Trevor, I must say you are coping quite well with all this physical stress. Despite your age.
Trevor: What do you mean my age? I'm 28.
Angela: You're... Oh! Ooh! S-sorry about that, I-I...
Trevor: (chuckles) Don't worry about it. It's the moustache.

Knuckles: I mean, what's the problem, man? Like, ain't [Amy Rose] your fanbase's biggest ship?
Sonic: Yeah, but it seems like everyone forgot that this bitch IS TWELVE-YEARS-OLD!

"Jonathan Majors is thirty-four years old. That blew my mind when I heard that. We're closer in age than I thought. He doesn't look thirty-four. He looks forty-six from 1958. Every time I see him, I think that he should be in sepia tone."
— Josh Johnson

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